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03-21-2008, 01:49 PM
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Ok, I was just thinking about what the four most important Allied aircraft where of World War 2. Here's my choices
B-17 Flying Fortress
P-51 Mustang
C-47 Skytrain
Il-2 Shturmovik
Anyone care to disagree? | 
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03-21-2008, 02:02 PM
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#2 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Country: | Hard to pick 4 but...
C-47
Lancaster
B-17
B-29
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03-21-2008, 03:06 PM
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Country: | Without designating a catagory (i.e. Fighter, Bomber, Attack, etc) it's
rather hard.... but, I'd go with:
C-47
P-51
B-17
B-29
It seems like we did this before....
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03-21-2008, 03:35 PM
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C-47
P-51
B-17
B-29
Actually there's not a lot of room for disagreement, is there?
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03-21-2008, 03:38 PM
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Country: | Bf-109
B-17
P-51
Lancaster
Its like FLYBOYJ said tough to pick 4
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03-21-2008, 04:24 PM
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Country: | Um.. I was kinda looking for Allied aircraft but if you want to open it to Axis, thats cool.
I think you guys are all forgetting about the Il-2. I think this was the most critical aircraft that aided the Russians, and therefore helped take Berlin. | |
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03-21-2008, 05:17 PM
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Country:  | The Russians would have taken Berlin and defeated the Germans with or without the Il-2.
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03-21-2008, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet  The Russians would have taken Berlin and defeated the Germans with or without the Il-2. | T O U C H E '
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03-21-2008, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by ToughOmbre Same as Charles....
C-47
P-51
B-17
B-29
Actually there's not a lot of room for disagreement, is there?
TO | Yep, this seems like a good lot.
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03-21-2008, 05:55 PM
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Country:  | Lots of room for disagreement the B17 while an extremely tough was no better then the Halifax maybe less then equal , the B17 carried a tiny bombload and was no more accurate even with the advantage of daylight.
the 4 I'd opt for would be
The Dak or C47
Spitfire the aircraft that escorted the 17 while the 8th was learning their trade
Catalina or Canso or PBY
Mosquito
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03-21-2008, 06:35 PM
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Country: | PB, do you really think the Mosquito was more important than the B-29?
And, yes, the Spitfire was escorting the B-17's across, but not too deep due to it's limited range. Giving that, there were several planes that could have done escort duty for only a few hundred miles. But there were only 2 or 3 that could have done what the P-51 did as far as being an escort. The P-51, the P-38, and the P-47. But the British didn't like the P-38 because the Lightning I didn't have superchargers and I believe the P-47 came along after the P-51.
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03-21-2008, 06:43 PM
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Country: | all go along with thors pick, and i dont think there is much room for disagreement , only on a personal referance,its hard too let your favs not too be in the pick, i love the p-40 but it aint no war winner is it !!!! | |
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03-21-2008, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Thorlifter PB, do you really think the Mosquito was more important than the B-29?
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but I'd did see a lot of only US aircraft on that list and in defence of the Spit it functioned from day 1 til the end and performed every type of mission including one the 51 or 47 never did to any great degree that of a defensive fighter/interceptor
As for the role played by the spits in the initial 8th airforce foray's or 1st year it has been overlooked totally
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03-21-2008, 08:12 PM
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Country: | Can argue about a number of aircraft I guess, but if you don't have the B-29 on the list (or the C-47 for that matter), you're not paying attention.
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03-21-2008, 08:20 PM
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Country: | So your saying I am not paying attention because I dont have those 2 planes? Well them I am not paying attention i guess......
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