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Which scenarios do you think are most interesting and/or likely in creating a long term UK fighter presence in the Soviet Union akin to the French Normandie Niemen and having them fly Soviet aircraft? 1. Extending the stay of 151 wing at Murmansk through the rest of the war, re-equipping...

In an idle moment at work I'm pondering what would be the aircraft with the lowest capabilities that would be able to defend Britain successfully during the battle of Britain. If, for example, the iconic spitfire and hurricane were supplanted by something like the Polikarpov I-153 and I-16...

Do you think the MGB sports car could have been kept in production until the introduction of the MG RV8 in the early 1990s? What changes would you make to the basic car to keep it credible. It doesn't have to be competitive with contemporary cars but it would incorporate new technology and...

Following on from the most highly evolved Hawker Hurricane thread how about the most highly evolved biplane fighter type in a world war two timeframe? Was the CR42, Avia B.534, Gladiator and I-153 as far as the type could go or could there have been a breed with powerful 1,000hp plus engines...

I'd like to see Camm develop the Hurricane further than it was in OTL. I know that it wasn't as advanced structurally as the Spitfire but in what ways could it have been made a much more viable fighter whilst retaining it's relatively simple method of construction compared to the spitfire so...

I wonder if, following a communist victory in the Greek civil war of the 1940's, Graeco-Turkish clashes over Cyprus would have created a potential NATO-WarPac flashpoint. Any thoughts on the likelihood of this leading to a hot war? Or happening at all for that matter.

Reading about the Jim Crow laws a few minutes ago naturally made my blood pressure rise slightly and the thought occurred to me that, like the European victims of Nazi camps the black population of the Southern states seem to have largely accepted their fates. I know there wasn't much point in...

Just musing to fill in the dreary hours at work so don't get all mad at me. :D Churchill manages to scrape together his little expeditionary force of British, French and some free Polish forces to go to the aid of Finland. There are all sorts of complications with Norway and Sweden and we've...

How badly would RAF fighter command have been affected if the air ministry had decided to concentrate on only one standard fighter type for the RAF; the hurricane rather than the spitfire, leaving R.J. Mitchell's masterpiece stillborn?

If Churchill had the same power to run the war as Hitler did, i.e. dictatorial, how badly would the war have gone for Britain? Would we be reading books about the ten mistakes that cost Britain the war?

Well pick on the Irish republic for this one since it could have a better air arm than the one it's had and still nearly has. I thought a good POD if it's not ASB would be Ireland entering the 2nd world war on the allied side sometime in late 1942, perhaps American pressure and promises of...

Following on from Duncan Sandys much lamented 1957 white paper on defence in which fighters would be replaced by guided missiles, would it not have made sense to fill the resulting gap in technology with American century series fighters? The Lightning gave the RAF a good point defence...

This is my first post on these forums so hello everyone. Thought I'd share one of my favourite daydream topics to while away the long hours at work. So here is the what if modified aircraft thread, which I hope attracts a little discussion. I'll start with the lovely little French fighter...