| green beanie | 04 May 2008 9:20 a.m. PST |
can anyone tell me if the Lend Lease P-36's sent to the RAF ever saw any combat again either Italian or German forces? |
| Fatman | 04 May 2008 9:58 a.m. PST |
They wear used in East Africa against the Italians and in Burma against the Japanese. Fatman |
| RockyRusso | 04 May 2008 10:35 a.m. PST |
Hi The RAF also aquired the Hawk 75s from the French stocks and converted them to English standards. They changed the instruments and the way the throttle worked, and where the aircraft had twin row Pratt and Whitney motors, they replaced them with the same Cyclone motors used the Buffalos for logistics reasons (and the conceit that the japanese aircraft were so poor, the Hawks didn't need the power. With the P&W motor, the flight envelope is very like the A6M2! But better with better dive acceleration, terminal velocity and roll rate. But the brits use the cyclone only. Not sure which scale you work in but if you do 1/72, most kits do the P&W version. The cyc has a shorter different cowl. Rocky |
troopwo  | 04 May 2008 10:47 a.m. PST |
One of my favourite books, "Mohawks Over Burma". |
| Fatman | 04 May 2008 12:34 p.m. PST |
Troopwo I don't think I've got that one. Who wrote it? green beanie Chris Shores "Dust Clouds In The Middle East is your best bet for the East African "side show". Fatman |
| Sergeant Ewart | 04 May 2008 12:38 p.m. PST |
Not being pedantic but I just have to point out that the Mohawks used briefly in East Africa were flown by the SAAF and not by the RAF.
RAF operated Mohawks only saw service in Burma.
One fascinating fact about these aircraft is that 155 Squadron RAF were still operating with them in January 1944 when they replaced them with Spitfires. Best regards
Gerry McGinty |
| rmaker | 04 May 2008 6:41 p.m. PST |
And while were being pedantic, many of the SE Asia Mohawks were flown by the IAF. |
| Sergeant Ewart | 05 May 2008 4:18 a.m. PST |
rmaker To continue the pedantry, do you have any references to the IAF using any Mohawks never mind 'many'? Regards
Gerry McGinty |
| Fatman | 05 May 2008 5:29 p.m. PST |
If we want be pendantic the Commonwealth Air Forces didn't fly any P-36. That was the USAAC designation, we flew Hawk 75's the slightly different export version.;-> I can't be sure about the Mohawk in IAF service. Three RAF sqdns flew them in Burma, one for a total of 19 days. Unfortunatley all my books are in boxes at the moment we have just had to have our entire ground floor and stairs re carpeted after a major flood. However the book cases are back in place and I will be unpacking tommorrow. Watch this space. Fatman |
| rmaker | 06 May 2008 8:38 p.m. PST |
To continue the pedantry, do you have any references to the IAF using any Mohawks never mind 'many'? On further reseach, evidently the IAF use of Mohawks was for operational training only. |
| Sergeant Ewart | 07 May 2008 2:38 a.m. PST |
rmaker
What further research? Do you have quotable sources?
Gerry McGinty |
makes flight stands for 1/300 scale aircraft.