Best World War II Aircraft? - Page 70 - Aircraft of World War II

Nightwitch · 02-12-2009, 04:09 AM

How about the U-2/Po-2? More than 40,000 were produced. It was not only the aircraft that trained the VVS during the war, it was also used in combat for nuisance bombing on the German front lines. The 588th NBAP performed 24,000 combat sorties in them. Granted, they weren't exactly B-17's, but somebody had to keep the Wehrmacht from getting a good night's sleep

It would later serve in this same capacity for the North Koreans during the Korean war. So, for the number built, the training capacity, the limited bombing capacity, and the duration of service, I think the old kukuruznik ranks right up there.

yojimmbo · 03-11-2009, 06:35 AM

the best for looks and sher coolness is the spitfire. it the winer hands down!! no comp.

FLYBOYJ · 03-11-2009, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by yojimmbo

the best for looks and sher coolness is the spitfire. it the winer hands down!! no comp.

Looks and coolness doesn't win wars.

Waynos · 03-11-2009, 02:02 PM

But, to be fair, neither does flying around loaded up with packing crates, that stuff has to be used.

JeSteR_026 · 03-11-2009, 10:11 PM

Definitly the Spitfire.

FLYBOYJ · 03-11-2009, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Waynos

But, to be fair, neither does flying around loaded up with packing crates, that stuff has to be used.

Yep and somthing has to get that stuff there, especially when you have troops on the ground.

And the best "something" was the C-47...

Elvis · 03-12-2009, 02:29 AM

...ditto.

Marcel · 03-12-2009, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by FLYBOYJ

Yep and somthing has to get that stuff there, especially when you have troops on the ground.

And the best "something" was the C-47...

And something has to defend the airfield, so that the DC3 can be safely loaded and taking off. Further more, something should defend the DC3 against enemy fighters, so as to be able to reach the troops.

Elvis · 03-12-2009, 04:33 AM

FLYBOYJ · 03-12-2009, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Marcel

And something has to defend the airfield, so that the DC3 can be safely loaded and taking off. Further more, something should defend the DC3 against enemy fighters, so as to be able to reach the troops.

Sure, after a C-47 delivers the parts and fuel so "something" could fly escort.

Glider · 03-12-2009, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Elvis

You're assuming the DC-3 / C-47 was a front-line aircraft.

Elvis

Anyone who doesn't think that it was a front line aircraft should ask the aircrews who had significant losses dropping at Arnhem, flying the Hump and countless other places across the globe.

Another way of looking at it, if the Germans had been equipped with the C47 instead of the Ju52 they may, just may, have held Stalingrad, a sobering idea.

Waynos · 03-12-2009, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by FLYBOYJ

Sure, after a C-47 delivers the parts and fuel so "something" could fly escort.

No, the 'something' had to fly with what it had because the undefended C-47 got shot down

renrich · 03-12-2009, 07:17 PM

Glider, Wingate's Chindits could not have been operational without the C47 either.

Elvis · 03-13-2009, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Glider

Anyone who doesn't think that it was a front line aircraft should ask the aircrews who had significant losses dropping at Arnhem, flying the Hump and countless other places across the globe.

Another way of looking at it, if the Germans had been equipped with the C47 instead of the Ju52 they may, just may, have held Stalingrad, a sobering idea.

You make a good point and one that didn't occur to me when I made that post.
Post deleted.

Elvis

imalko · 03-18-2009, 09:53 PM

In my opinion the best of WW2 would be Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-9, even if the Bf 109 is my personal favorite airplane of all times.

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02-12-2009, 04:09 AM	#1036
Nightwitch Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 67	How about the U-2/Po-2? More than 40,000 were produced. It was not only the aircraft that trained the VVS during the war, it was also used in combat for nuisance bombing on the German front lines. The 588th NBAP performed 24,000 combat sorties in them. Granted, they weren't exactly B-17's, but somebody had to keep the Wehrmacht from getting a good night's sleep It would later serve in this same capacity for the North Koreans during the Korean war. So, for the number built, the training capacity, the limited bombing capacity, and the duration of service, I think the old kukuruznik ranks right up there.

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yojimmbo Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: brisbane, australia Posts: 1	the best for looks and sher coolness is the spitfire. it the winer hands down!! no comp.

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JeSteR_026 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 1	Definitly the Spitfire.

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Elvis Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little Norway, U.S.A. Posts: 811	...ditto.

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