Best World War II Aircraft?

[JugBR]

for dogfighter, my vote is for the "reich´s defender", the Bf 109.

it´s not the faster, the most powerfull, the most armoured, people says was unconfortable to pilot, other says cant turns left so good as turns right (or vice versa, dont know). but, she starts service before spanish civil war and retired almost a decade after germany surrended.

fought in east, in west and also in the pacific. the great luftwaffe aces with 100+ kill flew the Bf 109, they loved that plane and they knew how to get its best performance.

i like very much the mustangs, hurricanes, spitfires, yaks and jugs(this one for obvious reasons), but the Bf 109 is a true legend !


for bomber, my vote is for the flying fortress.

i admire those who flew inside a b-17 over german homeland, these guys was true heroes.

for ground attack, my vote is for Jug

because its the jug, thats it ! dont needs explanation, its the fliyng panzer, its our baby !

[starling]

before ridiculing my choice,take a good look see around.she was used in many theatres ,for more jobs than i can remember.lovely aircraft is the vickers wellington.yours,starling.

[parsifal]

before ridiculing my choice,take a good look see around.she was used in many theatres ,for more jobs than i can remember.lovely aircraft is the vickers wellington.yours,starling


Starling

I wouldnt have picked the wimpy, but I dont think any of the smarter ones here are going to ridicule that choice. The wellington gave excellent service, from the start of the war to the finish

[Vraciu]

1st. place - Chance Vought F4U Corsair - to reconcile fighter & bomber
2nd. place - Republic P-47 Thunderbolt - to reconcile fighter & bomber
3rd. place ex aequo - Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate 'Frank', Focke Wulf Ta 152 - best Axis fighters ever

4th. place ex aequo: Grumman F6F Hellcat, Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden-kai 'George', Mitsubishi J2M Raiden 'Jack' and North American P-51H Mustang

[Elvis]

Wasn't the Vickers Wellington the one with the lattace-work frame that was supposed to make the plane's fueselage so strong?



Elvis

[wingnuts]

Yes, called Geodesic Structure.

[FLYBOYJ]

Too much testosterone here kiddies - overall the best airplane of WW2 plain and simple...

[moomoo2]

Fighters
The P51 was the best American
Best RAF was the Spitfire, boring choice but it was good.
The KI84 was the best Japanese
Best German the Dora 9
Best Italian the Macchi 205
Russians the Yak 3

Bombers
UK, Lancaster
US, B29
German, HE177, once they actually got it to stop being suicidal
Russia, TU 2
Japan, P1Y

Oh, yes i agree with above comment the C47 was a great aircraft, did alot of donkey work for not much credit.

[SoD Stitch]

Originally Posted by FLYBOYJ

Too much testosterone here kiddies - overall the best airplane of WW2 plain and simple...

Agreed; flew in every theatre of the War, hauled all kinds of stuff everywhere, and was even armed after the War (AC-47).

[ratdog]

hey SoD Stitch, what are those nazi planes on the lower end of your post? sorry just couldnt resist

[FLYBOYJ]

Originally Posted by ratdog

hey SoD Stitch, what are those nazi planes on the lower end of your post? sorry just couldnt resist

You mean the ones on the airfield getting over run????

[ratdog]

no the other one the one on top are some c-47s

[FLYBOYJ]

Originally Posted by ratdog

no the other one the one on top are some c-47s

Oh, the4 C-47s scattering troops a over the countryside among other things....

[kool kitty89]

I think he means the a/c in SoD's signature pic.

Which are Do 335's Dornier Do 335 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Waynos]

The two fighters? They are Dornier Do 335's. They are also German, not Nazi, aircraft are not allowed to be members of political parties.