best plane

[Kartman013]

For all round manouverability, firepower and the fact that it's long range bomber escort ability changed the course of the war, I'd have to say the P-51 Mustang as well. Plus it looks just as sexy as the Spitfire.

[HauptmannMolders]

Personal fave would be a FW190 Dora D9.

But the undoubted best, the fighter that had the greatest impact on arrival would have to be the P-51.

[Raw Kryptonite]

I'd say the plane that carried Fat Man and Little Boy would be the plane with the biggest impact. Not to mention having the range and bomb capacity needed for late war bombing.
Gotta love the P-51d though. The P-51 and bombing go hand in hand.
Fortunately, a favorite isn't required. Too many to name and in different specialties.

[wannabetheace]

I choose Yak-3P without second thought.

manuverability: excellent no other fighter can reach her.
fire power: excellent 3x20mm canon on nose.
speed: excellent with speedtoweight ratio.
acceleration: superb

I just impressed with this bird even though it went to full production in 1945.
Very small my lover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN1-5BP0xSU

[haitch40]

if ur looking fer good bomber escort then the p82 twin mustang is awsome

[haitch40]

when i made my original choice of the N1K i forgot the A1 Skyraider if a fighter variant was ever made it would own the sky it was such a good plane the USAF used it as late as vietnam.

[haitch40]

Originally Posted by haitch40

when i made my original choice of the N1K i forgot the A1 Skyraider if a fighter variant was ever made it would own the sky it was such a good plane the USAF used it as late as vietnam.

but also my hat is off to the corsair and the hellcat they played a big part in the us pacific success

[juz1]

Originally Posted by Kartman013

For all round manouverability, firepower and the fact that it's long range bomber escort ability changed the course of the war, I'd have to say the P-51 Mustang as well. Plus it looks just as sexy as the Spitfire.

steady on old chap, the Mustang might well have been the girl to get your knees trembling, but the Spitfire was the girl you married...


No one's mentioned the Mosquito- Two Merlin engines carrying balsawood- stupidly quick and after the superchargers were fitted it flew above the 262s ceiling height- I wondered how it felt to have your unbeatable state of the art interceptor bested by shed-tech!

The "Cheeky Bast@rd" plane...they even turned up at Nazi Rallies in Berlin in 1943 when the Goosesteppers claimed it was impossible- "OI OI!"
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[OntheCrab]

Originally Posted by juz1

steady on old chap, the Mustang might well have been the girl to get your knees trembling, but the Spitfire was the girl you married...


No one's mentioned the Mosquito- Two Merlin engines carrying balsawood- stupidly quick and after the superchargers were fitted it flew above the 262s ceiling height- I wondered how it felt to have your unbeatable state of the art interceptor bested by shed-tech!

The "Cheeky Bast@rd" plane...they even turned up at Nazi Rallies in Berlin in 1943 when the Goosesteppers claimed it was impossible- "OI OI!"

Post of the week.


Love the Skeeter, and a ton of them were built in Canada. The wooden wonder - the buzzbomb basher!

Four cannons in the nose, please.

[Almighty Blighty]

It definately HAS to be the de-haviland mosquito. This is because it was a truly brilliant design, so brilliant infact it was used for; fighter, night fighter, bomber, pathfinder, anti shipping and photo-recon. Because of its mix of the wonderful rolls merlin engine and its laminated wooden construction, hence 'wooden wonder,' 'and the timber terror,' it was extreamly durable, light and fast. Infact it was the fasted combat aircraft until 1944! Becasue of the power and lack of weight the mossie could carry 4000lb bombs!!! (2/3 the max load of a b-17 btw) And if a 4000lb bomb is not your cup of tea, then you could have a 57mm gun in the nose for anti shipping. Its accuracy and ability to dodge hostiles, can be displayed with the bombing run on feb 18, 1944 when 19 mossies managed to blow a wall up on a prison, whilst the prisoners were in the yard!!! They didn't get hurt by it at all, AND most of them escaped, and then in october 1944 they managed to blow a wall up on the gestapo hq at aarhus university so the dutch resistance leaders could escape. Infact the plane was so great it remained on frontline service till december 15, 1955. That is a 15yr old wooden design in an age of jets!!! i LOVE this plane. Plus it spawned the just as impressive de havilland hornet.