Top Ten Most Importent Workhorse Aircraft - Page 3 - Aircraft of World War II

P38 Pilot · 11-08-2005, 09:51 PM

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Well I see P38 is not going to limit himself to 10 in the Top 10.....

Oops....

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P-38, The Bearcat was the F8F. The F7F was the Tigercat. Which are you using?

Oops again. I always get those two mixed up. I meant it to be the Bearcat. Really good Carrier Aircraft and a great Marine aircraft until the F4U Corsair came into play.

Nonskimmer · 11-08-2005, 09:55 PM

The Corsair was in service well before the Bearcat. The Bearcat just missed out on seeing action in WWII.

V-1710 · 11-08-2005, 11:13 PM

C-47. The most successful cargo aircraft of WW II.
The De Haviland Mosquito. Fighter, fast bomber, and recon.. Execelled at all of them.
B-24. Maybe not as good a bomber as the B-17, but more versital. Great maritime patrol and cargo plane.
P-38. Heavy fighter, night fighter, light bomber, and a great recon. ship.
Spitfire. No comment necessary.
JU-88. Served the Luftwaffe well in a number of tasks.
B-25. Best medium bomber of WW II? Good ground attack and training ship, too.
TBF/TBM Avenger. Torpedo bomber, level bomber, patrol. In service long after the war ended.
Lancaster. Best low altitude heavy bomber of the war.
A6M Zero. In service long past it's prime, but still potent.

plan_D · 11-09-2005, 04:37 AM

While the C-46 did serve over 'the hump' it was the C-47 that carried the most tonnage. The C-109 and C-84 served over 'the hump' ...

plan_D · 11-09-2005, 07:01 AM

The primary fighters of the USN during World War II, 38, were the F4F 'Wildcat', FM-2 [Wilder] 'Wildcat', F6F 'Hellcat' and F4U 'Corsair'. The F7F 'Tigercat' and F8F 'Bearcat' were developments that were on their way into service near the end but never saw action due to the Japanese surrender.

While the Bearcat is impressive, I don't think it would have had a massive impact on the PTO - it's range is too short. The Tigercat on the other hand would have been remarkable, although it was actually over-armed for fighting the Japanese paper airplanes.

evangilder · 11-09-2005, 09:00 AM

Agreed, d. The Bearcat is a great airplane, but it was too late. The range was and still is an issue with the Bearcat. I say still is because when we take it to air shows, it has to stop every hour and a half to 2 hours to fill up!

It was designed to get off the carrier and shoot down incoming kamikazes, then return. It probably would have been good for that, but more Bearcats on a carrier would mean less of other aircraft that could be more useful for longer range roles and ground attack.

NS is correct, the Corsair was in service well before the Bearcat, which was on it's way to the pacific when the war ended.

kiwimac · 11-09-2005, 01:30 PM

Hawker "fury" (late WW2 NOT the Biplane!)
Westland Whirlwind
Macchi C200
Fiat G-50 (both very manouverable if poorly armed)
Piaggio P-108

pbfoot · 11-09-2005, 02:16 PM

avro anson most commonwealth muti engined crews trained on them
at6 texan/harvard the step before combat
pby5 catalina /canso asw airsea rescue recce everywhere
dc3 c47 r4d li2 cc129 dakota l2d outlived every other ww2 a/c everywhere
p40 every theatre 25 airforces can't be wrong
wildcat most widely operated carrier fighter all theatres

kiwimac · 11-09-2005, 09:22 PM

CAC Boomerang (PTO only but still a nifty design)
He-162
Hs-129
Reggiane 2000 series (which Britain almost bought off the Italians in 1939-40)

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 11-10-2005, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by plan_D

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While the Bearcat is impressive, I don't think it would have had a massive impact on the PTO - it's range is too short.

Agreed and besides the war was pretty much over anyhow.

11-09-2005, 04:37 AM	#34
plan_D Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11,978	While the C-46 did serve over 'the hump' it was the C-47 that carried the most tonnage. The C-109 and C-84 served over 'the hump' ... __________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club.

11-09-2005, 07:01 AM	#35
plan_D Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11,978	The primary fighters of the USN during World War II, 38, were the F4F 'Wildcat', FM-2 [Wilder] 'Wildcat', F6F 'Hellcat' and F4U 'Corsair'. The F7F 'Tigercat' and F8F 'Bearcat' were developments that were on their way into service near the end but never saw action due to the Japanese surrender. While the Bearcat is impressive, I don't think it would have had a massive impact on the PTO - it's range is too short. The Tigercat on the other hand would have been remarkable, although it was actually over-armed for fighting the Japanese paper airplanes. __________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club.

11-09-2005, 09:00 AM	#36
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 15,426	Agreed, d. The Bearcat is a great airplane, but it was too late. The range was and still is an issue with the Bearcat. I say still is because when we take it to air shows, it has to stop every hour and a half to 2 hours to fill up! It was designed to get off the carrier and shoot down incoming kamikazes, then return. It probably would have been good for that, but more Bearcats on a carrier would mean less of other aircraft that could be more useful for longer range roles and ground attack. NS is correct, the Corsair was in service well before the Bearcat, which was on it's way to the pacific when the war ended. __________________ For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci

11-09-2005, 01:30 PM	#37
kiwimac Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Deepest Darkest NZ Posts: 1,131	Hawker "fury" (late WW2 NOT the Biplane!) Westland Whirlwind Macchi C200 Fiat G-50 (both very manouverable if poorly armed) Piaggio P-108 __________________

11-09-2005, 09:22 PM	#39
kiwimac Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Deepest Darkest NZ Posts: 1,131	CAC Boomerang (PTO only but still a nifty design) He-162 Hs-129 Reggiane 2000 series (which Britain almost bought off the Italians in 1939-40) __________________

11-08-2005, 09:55 PM	#32
Nonskimmer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 8,871	The Corsair was in service well before the Bearcat. The Bearcat just missed out on seeing action in WWII.

11-08-2005, 11:13 PM	#33
V-1710 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 167	C-47. The most successful cargo aircraft of WW II. The De Haviland Mosquito. Fighter, fast bomber, and recon.. Execelled at all of them. B-24. Maybe not as good a bomber as the B-17, but more versital. Great maritime patrol and cargo plane. P-38. Heavy fighter, night fighter, light bomber, and a great recon. ship. Spitfire. No comment necessary. JU-88. Served the Luftwaffe well in a number of tasks. B-25. Best medium bomber of WW II? Good ground attack and training ship, too. TBF/TBM Avenger. Torpedo bomber, level bomber, patrol. In service long after the war ended. Lancaster. Best low altitude heavy bomber of the war. A6M Zero. In service long past it's prime, but still potent.

11-09-2005, 02:16 PM	#38
pbfoot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: niagara falls Posts: 5,964	avro anson most commonwealth muti engined crews trained on them at6 texan/harvard the step before combat pby5 catalina /canso asw airsea rescue recce everywhere dc3 c47 r4d li2 cc129 dakota l2d outlived every other ww2 a/c everywhere p40 every theatre 25 airforces can't be wrong wildcat most widely operated carrier fighter all theatres

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