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To: MeganC; Winniesboy
I don't know what kind of aircraft anyone has anymore that could carry out a similar mission

An A-10 Warthog maybe?

Bristol Beaufighter of type used for the Tricolor-SS strafing run.

15 posted on 11/27/2012 11:09:53 AM PST by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: Covenantor

The Beaufighter was one of the undersung successes of British military aviation in the Second World War. May have lacked the glamour of the Spitfire or Mosquito, but was a superbly tough and powerful night fighter/fighter-bomber which proved adaptable to many different roles and did invaluable service in widely differing theatres, including the Pacific (the Japanese called it ‘whispering death’).


21 posted on 11/27/2012 11:34:20 AM PST by Winniesboy
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