Originally Posted by
Ernie P.
Clue (5) continues to intrigue me. When I first read it, I thought "That sounds like the...... What was it? Dang!" It will come to me. Thanks; Ernie P.
Is this possible? The Great Ernie is struggling on one of my questions? Guess I'll have to help him out with another pair of clues
Looking for a plane:
1) This plane was developed for one thing and ended up being used for something else
2) This plane was one of the first of it's type, in more ways than one
3) This plane was so successful in it's final configuration that it beat out an ally's purpose built aircraft in the procurement process
4) This plane never saw combat but the plane it replaced did
5) One of several changes to the plane improved performance in multiple ways
6) This plane had at least three structural changes to make it capable of doing it's new task
7) One of the changes increased the length of the aircraft by several feet
8) Another change required a change in the internal framing in the bottom of the aircraft
Good Luck