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Old 10-08-2007, 05:55 PM
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Well I was very curious about the name of the plane and I finally found out what it was. It is not a mosquito.

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Old 10-08-2007, 07:52 PM
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Well I was very curious about the name of the plane and I finally found out what it was. It is not a mosquito.

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I think it is a Russian PE-2

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Old 10-08-2007, 07:53 PM
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Beaufighter? I believe Bristol built it. Used in RAF in WW2

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Old 10-08-2007, 08:54 PM
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Default Not the Petlyakov Pe-2
The Pe-2 had 2 1260 hp V-12's

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Old 10-08-2007, 09:00 PM
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Default Not from RAF
2500 built between 1941-1948

Has 2- 14 cylinder radial engines

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Old 10-08-2007, 09:06 PM
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How about a Tupolev Tu-2...
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0618473/L/

A cockpit shot;
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0775877/L/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-2
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Old 10-08-2007, 09:08 PM
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Default You got it.
Tupolev Tu-2S
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Old 10-09-2007, 12:24 AM
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Exclamation What a way to design planes....
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Tupolev Tu-2S
...and the designer (Tupolev) was a prisoner of the forerunner of the KGB time....

http://www.aviapress.com/viewonekit.htm?OTH-079

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