Thread: Luftwaffe Designation for Russian Aircraft as 'J-18'
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Old 11th December 2017, 18:08
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Re: Luftwaffe Designation for Russian Aircraft as 'J-18'
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Originally Posted by Nick Beale View Post
It might also have something to do with how things sound in German. ... and Jl-2 for Il-2.
This hasn't to do how sounds things in German --- J is the handwritten form of the letter I (and the printed J) and I is the printed form of the letter I.
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