Post by boomerbill on May 9, 2017 13:19:24 GMT
Since this aircraft came up in another thread, I thought it was a good time to post it.
I have long lamented that AAAF is lacking in biplanes, although the Polikarpov PO-2 (this one from De Agostini) wasn't the aircraft I was talking about.
According to the Wiki, the PO-2 (aka U-2) was a multi-purpose biplane, used for everything from agricultural purposes to recon to harassment bombing. The women pilots of the 588 Regiment used it to harass the German lines at night, and the pilots (and flights) became known as the Night Witches.
The aircraft's max speed was very near the stall speed of Bf109s and Fw190s, so these "modern" fighters couldn't keep the target in range very long. As well, the PO-2 pilots flew at treetop level: they were hard to acquire as targets.
I have long lamented that AAAF is lacking in biplanes, although the Polikarpov PO-2 (this one from De Agostini) wasn't the aircraft I was talking about.
According to the Wiki, the PO-2 (aka U-2) was a multi-purpose biplane, used for everything from agricultural purposes to recon to harassment bombing. The women pilots of the 588 Regiment used it to harass the German lines at night, and the pilots (and flights) became known as the Night Witches.
The aircraft's max speed was very near the stall speed of Bf109s and Fw190s, so these "modern" fighters couldn't keep the target in range very long. As well, the PO-2 pilots flew at treetop level: they were hard to acquire as targets.
