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    If you could own and operate one mint WWII aircraft for your own personal pleasure what would you fly?
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    If I didn't have to pay for maintenance and fuel? Hmm...

    It would either be a Yak-9 or a PBY-5a. The Yak-9 is a ton of fun, but I can only do it alone. The PBY-5a is a big plane, but I've got a nice big airport close by, and you can share the experience with your friends and family (and fly to places REALLY far away as well). The PBY's side ports give you enough space to stick a whole living-room back there.
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    Spruce Goose


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    A DC-3 fixed up as a flying motorhome.
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    Avro Anson - would be a great touring plane with all those windows. Or a TBM/F (same reason).
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    Grumman Goose. Big enough for some passengers and luggage, it has good range, it's small enough to land on a small patch of land OR water.... Talk about freedom....
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    I would have a Mosquito.
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    A Yak-3 will do nicely thank you

    Ah, time to go online today after a loooong break BTW!
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    If I had to pay for fuel and maintenance I'ld get a de Havilland Dragon Rapide or a Tiger Moth, or even a De Havilland Chipmonk.

    If Not, I'm not sure if I could cope with the knowledge I crashed and destroyed on of the few remaining spitfires or Hurricanes so I would opt for something common like a Mustang!
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    Probably something like a p-40, if i just wanted to go a bit mad, but slighly more practically, probably a twin like a mozzie or p-38
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