Flying_Dustbin
Flying_Dustbin t1_j61qfek wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that World War II Spitfires only had about 20 seconds of 'gun time' before running out of ammo, making most movie depictions wildly inaccurate by TimmyIsBaller
I went to see Midway in theaters and it was hilarious how they made the Dauntless perform in some flight scenes. I know dogfighting sometimes happened with them (EX: Stanley “Swede” Vejtasa) but c’mon.
I’d throw Pearl Harbor in there too.
Flying_Dustbin t1_j61ovrn wrote
Reply to comment by The_Thunder_Child in TIL that World War II Spitfires only had about 20 seconds of 'gun time' before running out of ammo, making most movie depictions wildly inaccurate by TimmyIsBaller
You're gonna do what?
Flying_Dustbin t1_j5wvsik wrote
Reply to comment by PatmygroinB in TIL American WW2 airplanes were sent to war unpainted starting in 1943. The polished surface made the planes faster and lighter, giving more range to all planes and more cargo hold for the bombers by PatmygroinB
Oddly enough there at least one German pilot, Kurt Gabler, who went with the natural metal finish on his Bf-109G-6 in an effort to intercept De Havilland Mosquitos.
Flying_Dustbin t1_j5wuwwd wrote
Reply to comment by DoubleDickel in TIL American WW2 airplanes were sent to war unpainted starting in 1943. The polished surface made the planes faster and lighter, giving more range to all planes and more cargo hold for the bombers by PatmygroinB
“If it’s silver, it’s American. If it’s camouflaged, it’s English. If it’s invisible, it’s German.”
Allegedly this was a joke amongst Wehrmacht troops in the latter half of the war.
Flying_Dustbin t1_j5d8aox wrote
Reply to comment by D74248 in TIL Bob Hoover, an American Spitfire pilot in WW2, was shot down over occupied France and captured but was able to escape from the POW camp 16 months later, steal a German fighter, and fly it from northern Germany to friendly territory in Holland. by MetaSatakOz
One of dambusters was an American too.
Flying_Dustbin t1_istnsjx wrote
Reply to TIL the Empire State Building opened during the Depression, and took 20 years to become profitable. by licking-windows
Slaps side of building
“You can crash so many B-25’s into this thing.”
Flying_Dustbin t1_j61qnk3 wrote
Reply to comment by nackavich in TIL that World War II Spitfires only had about 20 seconds of 'gun time' before running out of ammo, making most movie depictions wildly inaccurate by TimmyIsBaller
Hell, I’ve seen documentaries that use the footage.