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Re: Me262 over Korea
Hmm, could you explain the British system then, please? I thought that the principles of any budget expenses were the same.
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Re: Me262 over Korea
May I add my two cents to the original question?
The Me 262 was already an outdated model when it first became operational. Its design dated back to the late 30s when absolutely nothing was known about high subsonic flights - not to speak about supersonic flights. Had war kept raging on in 46, it would have been superseded by more modern types embodying the latest state-of-art technology and aerodynamics. The subsequent development of the 262 would have been a dead-end issue, because its basic design was just not good enough to make it a potent warplane - something it NEVER was. Spotting a Me 262F or G or whatever over Korea is just a teenager silly joke. On which side, incidentally? |
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Re: Me262 over Korea
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These indentifications were likely errors, however what the pilots actually saw in these multiple cases hasn't been otherwise explained. Il-28's are a possiblity. One well known Russian authority on Soviet participation has written that an Il-28 unit flew recon missions over Korea at night late in the war, but that the details are still classified in Russian archives. And for example the Lavochkin design competing with the MiG-15 is reported in some sources to have been evaluated over Korea; it wouldn't be mistaken for an Me-262 of course, but what about other prototype evaluations?Much has been revealed about Soviet ops in Korea but we can't assume everthing has. I doubt those sightings were literally Me-262's, but there could be an interesting story behind them nonetheless. Joe |
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