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#71 Post by **Colosseum** » April 4th, 2013, 4:00 pm

They were flown by the legendary VMF-251 ("The Gunblazers") during the battle to recapture Guam during the Korean War. I think they operated off the battlecarrier USS Charlton Heston, the newest (at the time) of the Midway class.

They are a pretty famous squadron and I'm a bit surprised that you don't know this story...

#72 Post by **darthpanda** » April 4th, 2013, 4:04 pm

HAHAHAHAH! it is Convair 200A, the first JSF concept.

#73 Post by **eswube** » April 4th, 2013, 4:12 pm

Great work in the making!

#74 Post by **TimothyC** » April 4th, 2013, 4:26 pm

darthpanda wrote:HAHAHAHAH! it is Convair 200A, the first JSF concept.

It had nothing to do with JSF. It was a radar equiped supersonic replacement for the original Harriers. It would have been used aboard the Sea Control Ships to offer a longer ranged air defense than was capable with Sidewinders. In the end it (and it's competitors) lost to an upgraded Harrier (the Harrier II/AV-8B). There was a CATOBAR version proposed, but even that was dropped when the VTOL contract went to the unsuccessful XFV-12 (who's models showed that it should generate more lift than it did in the real world - hence showing limitations of models at the time).

#75 Post by **nighthunter** » April 4th, 2013, 5:16 pm

Thank you both, and you are a smartass Colo, April Fools was 3 days ago, lol

#76 Post by **Colosseum** » April 4th, 2013, 8:28 pm

You're all lying, that's the aircraft that shot down Kim Jong Il's DC-3 loaded with Parisian prostitutes en route to Pyongyang - and hence probably the reason the North Koreans hate us today!

#77 Post by **heuhen** » April 4th, 2013, 8:37 pm

Colosseum wrote:You're all lying, that's the aircraft that shot down Kim Jong Il's DC-3 loaded with Parisian prostitutes en route to Pyongyang - and hence probably the reason the North Koreans hate us today!

la la la la

#78 Post by **darthpanda** » April 5th, 2013, 8:19 pm

#79 Post by **nighthunter** » April 5th, 2013, 10:41 pm

They looks great, DP!

#80 Post by **Kilomuse** » April 5th, 2013, 10:48 pm

One of my favorite never built planes gets the royal DP treatment!

Very very nice work.

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