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04-30-2007, 03:42 PM
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#1 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | Best Long Range Fighter of the 1940's. (Over a 1,000 miles)
I'll try to really stick with the 1,000 mile radius and more. It's a multiple choice poll, so if somebody really can't decide with 1 you can always vote for 2! 
A thanks to the Moderators for adding the Spitfire Mk VIII to the poll at my request. Do any of the moderators on here want to add the P-47D to the list? Even though it had trouble getting to Berlin, later on when they added drop tanks it improved it's range to 1,800 miles. Even though I have the P-47N on the list, some may want to vote for the P-47D instead with it's larger combat use in the European Theater in WWII.
Sorry, but this poll increased my knowledge of how far aircraft could go. When I started the poll, I was thinking the P-51D and P-47N, with the P-38 lagging behind in popular opinion. (Actually the P-38 is lagging behind.  )
The Ta-152 has caused an upset in the voting.
Oh, and by the way. If somebody knows of a Bf 109 or FW 190 variant that could go over a 1,000 miles then you can add it in too. But I don't think there ever was.
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04-30-2007, 03:44 PM
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#2 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | In that case I have to go with the P-51D. I am not a fan of the P-51D but she had the best range for the job.
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04-30-2007, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet  In that case I have to go with the P-51D. I am not a fan of the P-51D but she had the best range for the job. | agree...
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04-30-2007, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet In that case I have to go with the P-51D. I am not a fan of the P-51D but she had the best range for the job. | Hands down the best when taking in the "big picture".
I am not a big fan of the P-51 either b/c of all the P-51 nuthuggers around but I have to give the devil his due......long range fighter.....best ever was the P-51.
Don't all you P-51 nuthuggers think that this means I like the P-51..... 
(runner up would be the P-3 
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04-30-2007, 04:04 PM
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04-30-2007, 04:20 PM
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Country: | Silly me, but while deciding this poll I have a problem.
What would you say was the better long range fighter, P-51D or P-51H?
Should I have both together or seperatly or not at all?
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04-30-2007, 04:28 PM
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#7 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | P-51H was built for high alltitude purposes and was not used in WW2.
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04-30-2007, 04:47 PM
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Country: | Well, I know but it still had the range. And I actually am including aircraft that were being built and designed during WWII too.
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04-30-2007, 04:54 PM
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Country: | Add every variant and plane u can think of, cause others will want to vote on it....
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04-30-2007, 05:52 PM
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04-30-2007, 06:08 PM
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Too late I saw the XP-P-47J had a range of 1,070 miles! I should have added it!
Oh well, it was only a prototype. At least for the Spitfire XXII over 200 of it were built.
I did realize that a few later versions of the Spitfire IX could go over 1,000 miles but it was said it hurt it's manuverability, a vital thing for a Spitfire. Meanwhile the Spitfire XIV couldn't go a 1,000 miles with guns on it's wings, only if it flew as a photo reconnaissance version. So thats why I added the last variant of Spitfire to compensate this difficulty, since it had a huge range.
Just wondering, since there may be mad experts about this, was there ever a Bf 109 that could go over 1,000 miles?
I couldn't find a thing.
Did I miss anything else?
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"His motor's conked out!"
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"Luke, shut up!"
"Fear the hook!"
"Oh.....I wanna fly."
"You mean the kind that go under water and fly up the stairs?"
"What you doing? Oh Nooooo!"
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04-30-2007, 06:31 PM
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Country: |  Spitfire fans kill me.
I went over the variants of the Spitfire and found out this: That the Spitfire Mk VIII could travel over a 1,000 miles! The Spitfire VIII was better than the Spitfire V!
I'm wondering if I should start a new poll. Or. CAN ONE OF YOU MODS PLEASE ADD SPITFIRE Mk VIII TO THE POLL??????????? PLEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE.
Nobody has voted much anyway except Jank, who loves the P-47 anyway.
LOL! I'm so ranting.
And by the way, I have gained a new respect for the Ta-152. It's almost the only fighter the Germans had with such range, and good performance to boot. The 110 was a poor performer compared to what the Allies had.
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"Luke, shut up!"
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"You mean the kind that go under water and fly up the stairs?"
"What you doing? Oh Nooooo!"
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04-30-2007, 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet In that case I have to go with the P-51D. I am not a fan of the P-51D but she had the best range for the job. | Agreed. I voted for it, but I still like the P-47 better. | |
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05-01-2007, 02:27 AM
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Country:  | Hmm.
Best long range escort fighter. I vote P-51D.
Best Long range don't mess with me fighter. I vote P-47D.
But if my life depended on it. I'd fly the Spitfire Mk.VIII. 
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Country: | as unoriginal as it is to answer, the P-51D is the best there was end of story.
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