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Old 01-08-2010, 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Soviet Ace View Post
Wasn't the H1, just one of Howard Hughes racers from the 30s that he crashed in or something? It was in LA in fact, that he crashed. Anyway, I don't think it could have been fitted to be a fighter, would have had to overhaul it, and such.

And Macchi was a racer before WW2, and than was told to start making fighters for Italy. They still do make some sea plane racers I think?
and trainers...

I'm not saying the racers were fitted as fighters, but racers largely influenced the fighters in a number of cases...
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