Don't want to put a damper on the enthusiasm for this British aircraft but I thought that some years ago that the USAAF shut down one complete training unit using these aircraft, the US operated two such units, one staffed by civilian instructors, the other by service QFIs, due to a number of fatal accidents - something to do with the high OATs in that particular area of the US which caused engine malfunctions. I could be mistaken, my memory is not as retentive as it was once.
hobby wrote:Don't want to put a damper on the enthusiasm for this British aircraft but I thought that some years ago that the USAAF shut down one complete training unit using these aircraft, the US operated two such units, one staffed by civilian instructors, the other by service QFIs, due to a number of fatal accidents - something to do with the high OATs in that particular area of the US which caused engine malfunctions. I could be mistaken, my memory is not as retentive as it was once.
To Be honest hobby, I don't really know anything about the usage of them over in the US. I will probably make the livery for it in the pack though....
hobby wrote:Don't want to put a damper on the enthusiasm for this British aircraft but I thought that some years ago that the USAAF shut down one complete training unit using these aircraft, the US operated two such units, one staffed by civilian instructors, the other by service QFIs, due to a number of fatal accidents - something to do with the high OATs in that particular area of the US which caused engine malfunctions. I could be mistaken, my memory is not as retentive as it was once.
The US designation was T-3 Firefly. The fleet has been grounded for a number of years and, coincidentally, they announced just last week that they were disposing of the entire inventory.
I suffer from paranoid amnesia. I can't remember who I don't trust.
