PabloSniper Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 (edited) Hello everyone! Well, I don't know about you, but the first movie that made me pay attention to airplanes was Flying Tigers with John Wayne. And it was love at first sight with the P-40. I think it would be interesting to include Pearl Harbor as an additional campaign within this DLC. And we would have access to some less famous, but no less important warbirds. The first would be the P-40B, which was the first operational version of the P-40, and saw combat in China, and at Pearl Harbor. The second is the father of the P-47, which was called the P-43. And unlike the P-40, the P-43 performed well above 15,000 feet. And it was used in China And finally, the father of the P-40, which was basically a P-40 with a radial engine, and was called the P-36. A P-36 was even shot down in Pearl Harbor by American anti-aircraft, as it was mistaken for an A6m2. Not to mention that the P-36 could also be used in a possible Battle of France, and even in Finland like Hawk 75 And since the focus of the game is the pacific, it's only fair that we have the Flying Tigers, don't you think? Edited September 10 by PabloSniper 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Lee Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 I'd fly a mod like that. I was at an airshow in Ypsilanti, Michigan and saw Tex Hill and Don Lopez speak about their time in the Flying Tigers. Don recalled an event where he had collided his P40 with a Japanese fighter (Oscar maybe??). He said after the collision, he saw one wing was missing a couple of feet of length. He slid the canopy back and unbuckled his seat harness. He then realized the plane didn't really fly any different, so he buckled back up and flew it home. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabloSniper Posted September 11 Author Share Posted September 11 23 hours ago, Major Lee said: I'd fly a mod like that. I was at an airshow in Ypsilanti, Michigan and saw Tex Hill and Don Lopez speak about their time in the Flying Tigers. Don recalled an event where he had collided his P40 with a Japanese fighter (Oscar maybe??). He said after the collision, he saw one wing was missing a couple of feet of length. He slid the canopy back and unbuckled his seat harness. He then realized the plane didn't really fly any different, so he buckled back up and flew it home. This must be a unique experience. I had the opportunity to meet a Brazilian Air Force pilot who flew a Piper as an aerial reconnaissance aircraft in Italy. We were having a great conversation until at one point he remembered his fallen comrades. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonan Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 On 9/10/2024 at 11:23 PM, Major Lee said: Don recalled an event where he had collided his P40 with a Japanese fighter (Oscar maybe??). He said after the collision, he saw one wing was missing a couple of feet of length. He slid the canopy back and unbuckled his seat harness. He then realized the plane didn't really fly any different, so he buckled back up and flew it home. There is a famous history like that but in japanese side. Kanichi Kashimura colided his A5M with a P-40 over Nanchang and returned with a wing and a half After four attempts to land finally crashed but he result unharmed. I think... can you imagine that we are talking about the same collision?🤯 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Lee Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 I wonder... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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