RAF training film depicting best practices against American B-29's in 1948 - using Meteor IV and Vampires. The B-29's are playing the role of Soviet Tu-4's.
@agwhitaker Not at all. The USSR copied the B-29 and intended to use it against Europe and North America (based off ice runways on the north pile ice cap.). This is what today would be called a Red Flag exercise.
@agwhitaker , You know that in 1947 Soviet union managed to replicate the B29 into what will have become Tu-4, by which-in case of Global war, they would have trioed to bomb United Kingdom,so RAFdecided to use the "original" B29 as simulated target for her fighter pilots
Thanks for posting these, Airboyd! It's the closest thing to a time machine that I can find... Totally cool.
I never realized how menacing the Gloster Meteor looks until I watched it roar down the runway and perform crazy-ass attacks on bomber formations! Those pilots have my total respect. Would have been crazy if they would have had to do this for real, like in WWIII. Thankfully...
Given that the Soviets had access to years of intelligence material from the end of WWII and onwards, it was probably not deemed necessary to protect the information more than necessary.
Remember, if you classify something too high, it cannot be used for training purposes.
@agwhitaker Not at all. The USSR copied the B-29 and intended to use it against Europe and North America (based off ice runways on the north pile ice cap.). This is what today would be called a Red Flag exercise.
TalksWithDirt 3 months ago
@anisocoro thing is the Tu-4 was always underpowered compared to the B-29 and heavier...didn't quiet work as they wished.
GrigoriZhukov 3 months ago
I feel like trying out these tactics in IL-2 Strumvoik.
Hotshotter3000 4 months ago
@agwhitaker , You know that in 1947 Soviet union managed to replicate the B29 into what will have become Tu-4, by which-in case of Global war, they would have trioed to bomb United Kingdom,so RAFdecided to use the "original" B29 as simulated target for her fighter pilots
anisocoro 5 months ago
Thanks for posting these, Airboyd! It's the closest thing to a time machine that I can find... Totally cool.
I never realized how menacing the Gloster Meteor looks until I watched it roar down the runway and perform crazy-ass attacks on bomber formations! Those pilots have my total respect. Would have been crazy if they would have had to do this for real, like in WWIII. Thankfully...
dgareea31swtg 6 months ago
So... the British were worried about the Americans declaring war and attacking inthe late 40's ?
agwhitaker 6 months ago
@muhammaddog Military training film...unfortunately they were not designed to fill an entertainment purpose, just information, and lots of it.
mikendustingunnrz 7 months ago
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muhammaddog 7 months ago
@lindahl01 "Necessary ..... more than necessarey", d'oh! Should be "...more than that."
lindahl01 7 months ago
@donwert
Given that the Soviets had access to years of intelligence material from the end of WWII and onwards, it was probably not deemed necessary to protect the information more than necessary.
Remember, if you classify something too high, it cannot be used for training purposes.
lindahl01 7 months ago