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Post by hillbillyred on Jan 31, 2021 16:50:47 GMT
Less a "a plane geek" more a "plain geek": B = Bomber, P= pursuit plane (i.e. fighter) USAAF talk
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Post by JJR on Jan 31, 2021 18:01:52 GMT
What significance did the numbers 25 and 52 have?
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Post by hillbillyred on Feb 1, 2021 7:10:45 GMT
As far as I know, it was a number assigned to the plane by the military. So B17 (Flying Fortress) was assigned to Boeing for that plane and its development. It seems to be chronological but I stand to be corrected.
The name was added later and, from memory, was often only semi-official. o we have confusions on the various "hawks".
The RAF names its planes (it officially did not during WW1 so we had BE2c, FEB, SE5a etc.)which causes clashes (Hawker Fury: there have been two, Lightning : again two)
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Post by giasf on Feb 1, 2021 15:11:01 GMT
I hope we release each squad number one day at a time, like an advent calendar. Only on Twitter.
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Post by steveh on Feb 1, 2021 16:05:57 GMT
I hope we release each squad number one day at a time, like an advent calendar. Only on Twitter. I'm sure that will make JJR very happy  |
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Post by earlybath on Feb 1, 2021 17:59:11 GMT
Ah but - February only has 28 days and we have more players than that |
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Post by kreuzbergred on Feb 1, 2021 18:45:29 GMT
As far as I know, it was a number assigned to the plane by the military. So B17 (Flying Fortress) was assigned to Boeing for that plane and its development. It seems to be chronological but I stand to be corrected. The name was added later and, from memory, was often only semi-official. o we have confusions on the various "hawks". The RAF names its planes (it officially did not during WW1 so we had BE2c, FEB, SE5a etc.)which causes clashes (Hawker Fury: there have been two, Lightning : again two) The US Air Force had a Committee a few years ago to find a name for the new F-35 jet (Not a B Designation as it's made by Lockheed Martin) Said committee sat on and off for 6 months until someone suggested Lightning, $15 million dollars it cost for these So called experts to name it. Then the day before the name was about to be released a Airforce dude who's Grandfather had been stationed at RAF Burtonwood in the 1960s showed them a photo of a RAF Lightning jet that had visited Burtonwood when his Grandfather was there. Nearly £11 million to come up with a Name that was used 40 years Earlier !!! Yep it's a Quiet time for RL News isn't it. !! |
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Post by hillbillyred on Feb 2, 2021 7:15:15 GMT
Not only that but the P38!
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