P-51's vs. Me-109's and Fw-190's

[drgondog]

I'm breathlessly awaiting the famous "Long winded, High Pompous Factor" Award for that post but I just couldn't hold it back on "Pretty". She was a fox, survived the Preddy engaement and I think I might have had her back in the early 60s (40ish aint all that bad to a punk teenager)

Regards,

Bill

[lesofprimus]

Pronger getting suspended was a joke, one of the reasons why the NHL sucks @ss....

Bill, ur crackin me up...

[pbfoot]

I'm watching the NBC version Pierre maguire between the benches is great . Oh yeah Ottawa is a winey bunch pretending its Canadas team well that just aint true . Pronger got hosed

[Jackson]

Galland: I had been telling Hitler for over a year, since my first flight in an Me-262, that only Focke Wulf Fw-190 fighter production should continue in conventional aircraft, to discontinue the Me-109, which was outdated, and to focus on building a massive jet-fighter force.

(the 109 G/K whatever was obsolete)

A 1994 WWII Magazine Interview



The 109 G/k could barely go much faster then 400 mph/850 Kph

OK maybe 430, with decent gas..not on 87 octane coal syn


anyway, I will go with the Galland opinion..

and the 190 did not have the altitude, hence the Ta152


The manueverabilty was not the thing , if so the 262 would never have been built..

I mean at 90 mph/ 150kph the Fokker D-7 had better manueverability than an F-15. But, I know which one I would rather fight in today's world.. even with the same guns.


same goes for a 109..


and yeah, I am a fan of the 109 & 190..


I gather the pilots loved the 109.. but we all know which one was harder to kill. (Take Hartman as an example)



Mebbe I should have read the whole thread before jumping in with my big mouth..


After a while the US quit building the P40..


As far as LW pilots 44-45

There were more 262's than experienced pilots.