| Re: Pacific War in Color, pt 3 - Curtiss SB2C Helldivers over Saipan, 24th of August 1944.jpg |
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| Daniel GREGOIRE (daniel.gregoire76@sfr.fr) |
2017/03/31 03:16 |
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From: Daniel GREGOIRE <daniel.gregoire76@sfr.fr>
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Subject: Re: Pacific War in Color, pt 3 - Curtiss SB2C Helldivers over Saipan, 24th of August 1944.jpg
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In article <XnsA74899C966A06noemailattnet@216.166.97.131>,
Mitchell Holman <noemail@verizont.net> wrote:
> Patriacia@homealone.com wrote in news:v4idncZYr7sR1kDFnZ2dnUU7-
> SHNnZ2d@giganews.com:
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> > .A relative said that this airplane was short coupled and thus a bear to
> > land on the carrier. The SB2C earned it's nick name of "Son of a Bitch
> > Second Class."
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> Everyone hated it. The pilots, the gunners,
> the crew, even the LSO's.
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> But as a replacement for the SBD it was
> faster, had longer range, and could carry a
> bigger payload. In short, on paper it was a
> better airplane and the grumblers just had
> to accept it.
That was the theory, in practice neither speed nor range were really
better than a SBD-6
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