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Originally Posted by Kruska  Hello Watanbe
Aussie ehh.. well then don’t forget your very indigenous flying object the BOOMERANG. 
As for me it would be Germany and the USA or USA and Germany, whatever, all the other countries just produced flying machines not really AIRCRAFTS.
Okay now let’s lean back and wait for the Englanders to come   
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Kruska |
You know how to strap on the hob nail boots and jump in - lol.
I have about six different 'favorite' planes - some debatable as Best or Most Important or just plain pretty
B-17, P-51B, F4U, Ta 152, Spit XIV and Mossie
There are six others that I didn't mention that are just not my favorites but truly great a/c
Fw 190D and Me 109G, C-47, Lancaster, B-29 and A-26
So the clear predjudice is US with UK and LW a close second on the 'subjective scale'. The US seems to be unarguably the one that developed top notch quality and quantity of every type a/c for every mission in the shortest possible time.
The Luftwaffe produced the top Fighter, and just because of advances in jet propulsion, the most important cross section of advanced systems in fighters/recon/medium bomber and rockets of all dimensions. They had the 50's in their hands in 1945.
The Brits put many innovative a/c in the air but also some of the best advances in radar, bombsights, gunsights and little things that made a difference like G Suits.
I was still studying German and Brit thought leaders in aero in the 60's
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