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Your favorite WWII era (piston engine) fighter?

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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,697 Founders Club
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    BearsWiin said:

    Would have voted for the F8F Bearcat, but it didn't see combat in WWII. Fw190 was just the best plane, even though my personal favorite was probably the Razorback/Thunderbolt. Always liked the look of the P-38, but it couldn't turn for shit

    Both the Hawker Sea Fury and Bearcat had greater performance than the P-51 but neither made it into the war, of course.
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  • Southerndawg
    Southerndawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,354 Founders Club
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    YellowSnow said:

    BearsWiin said:

    Would have voted for the F8F Bearcat, but it didn't see combat in WWII. Fw190 was just the best plane, even though my personal favorite was probably the Razorback/Thunderbolt. Always liked the look of the P-38, but it couldn't turn for shit

    Both the Hawker Sea Fury and Bearcat had greater performance than the P-51 but neither made it into the war, of course.
    The ultimate Bearcat. Incredible plane.

    https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/the-bear-is-back-136220946/
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,697 Founders Club
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    Southerndawg said:

    YellowSnow said:

    BearsWiin said:

    Would have voted for the F8F Bearcat, but it didn't see combat in WWII. Fw190 was just the best plane, even though my personal favorite was probably the Razorback/Thunderbolt. Always liked the look of the P-38, but it couldn't turn for shit

    Both the Hawker Sea Fury and Bearcat had greater performance than the P-51 but neither made it into the war, of course.
    The ultimate Bearcat. Incredible plane.

    https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/the-bear-is-back-136220946/
    4,500 HP? Holy phuck!!
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  • dflea
    dflea Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,287 Swaye's Wigwam
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    BearsWiin said:

    Would have voted for the F8F Bearcat, but it didn't see combat in WWII. Fw190 was just the best plane, even though my personal favorite was probably the Razorback/Thunderbolt. Always liked the look of the P-38, but it couldn't turn for shit

    Dick Bong apparently thought the P-38 had a decent turn radius. So did the 40 pilots he shot down.

    The P-51 is the king of kills, with the Grumman F6F Hellcat just behind it. The Corsair only had 2140 claimed kills, but only 189 were lost in combat.

    I had a chance to fly in a P-51 years ago and didn't do it. I often look back and think about what a faggot I was.

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  • Sledog
    Sledog Member Posts: 38,593 Standard Supporter
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    Performance wise the P-51, Corsair and Hellcat were the best. But for pure looks I have always thought the P-38 was the shit!

    It also killed Yamamoto. Remember Pearl Harbor!
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,697 Founders Club
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    BearsWiin said:

    dflea said:

    BearsWiin said:

    Would have voted for the F8F Bearcat, but it didn't see combat in WWII. Fw190 was just the best plane, even though my personal favorite was probably the Razorback/Thunderbolt. Always liked the look of the P-38, but it couldn't turn for shit

    Dick Bong apparently thought the P-38 had a decent turn radius. So did the 40 pilots he shot down.

    The P-51 is the king of kills, with the Grumman F6F Hellcat just behind it. The Corsair only had 2140 claimed kills, but only 189 were lost in combat.

    I had a chance to fly in a P-51 years ago and didn't do it. I often look back and think about what a faggot I was.

    Dick Bong also flew against a lot of pilots who didn't have the experience that he had, and who flew planes that didn't have the armor to withstand the .50cal and 20mm he could throw at them. You could ask him, I suppose, but he'd probably tell you that most aerial combat kills are made by surprise. The P-38 just wasn't very maneuverable. Powerful and well-armed, yes, but not particularly maneuverable.

    There's a local guy who has recently started flying his Bearcat out of the Watsonville Airport and buzzing the beaches between La Selva and New Brighton. Fun to watch the aerobatics, and even more fun to hear that engine.
    Good points here. Shitty pilot training / replacement was just one of many reasons the Japanese got turkey shooted.
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  • Southerndawg
    Southerndawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,354 Founders Club
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    Sledog said:

    Performance wise the P-51, Corsair and Hellcat were the best. But for pure looks I have always thought the P-38 was the shit!

    It also killed Yamamoto. Remember Pearl Harbor!

    It was. So was the SR-71. Kelly Johnson, nuff said on that.
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  • Sledog
    Sledog Member Posts: 38,593 Standard Supporter
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    Southerndawg said:

    Sledog said:

    Performance wise the P-51, Corsair and Hellcat were the best. But for pure looks I have always thought the P-38 was the shit!

    It also killed Yamamoto. Remember Pearl Harbor!

    It was. So was the SR-71. Kelly Johnson, nuff said on that.
    Kelly Johnson was unbelievable!
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  • PurpleJ
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    Focke Wulf 190
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