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09-10-2005, 05:51 AM
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#1 | | Member
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| Best U.S night fighter
Which of these U.S night fighters were the best? 
A-20 Havoc- designated P70 A-2
P-61 Black Widow A5
Beaufighter Mk VIF
Hellcat F6F-5N
F4U-2 Corsair
P-38L-5LO Lightning
Please add comments on the planes aswell! | 
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09-10-2005, 05:59 AM
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| Sorry that this is not under the poll part of the site but no one explained how to put it there.
Someone please tell me. | |
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09-10-2005, 09:11 AM
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#3 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country:  | You go to the section entitled "Polls" and then u create the topic u want and the poll u want... Not rocket science by any stretch....
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09-10-2005, 09:15 AM
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#4 | | Your ad here. ;)
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09-11-2005, 12:18 AM
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Country:  | I don't know something, so I have to ask: Why is the Beaufighter in the "Best U.S night fighter" poll?
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09-11-2005, 01:05 AM
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| Because some beaufighters were given to the USAAF, a small amount, but they were recieved. | |
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09-11-2005, 01:09 AM
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Country: | That doesn't make it a US night fighter though, does it? The Soviet Union received Spitfires and Hurricanes, would you call 'em Russian? The U.S received Mosquitos, would you call 'em American? You better not or death will be ringin' your door bell.
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09-11-2005, 05:40 AM
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#8 | | He who does not skim
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Country:  | I'm pretty sure he just means "Best night fighter used by the US". Nothing to get bent out of shape over. | |
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09-11-2005, 11:33 PM
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Country: | It's still a disgrace. I'm  ed. Watch me be ed...
...are you watching!?!?
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09-12-2005, 04:27 AM
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#10 | | He who does not skim
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09-12-2005, 05:40 AM
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09-12-2005, 05:44 AM
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Country: | The P-61 was the only nighter fighter that was actually built as a night fighter the others were all converted bombers or fighters. It had good firepower but came so late in the war that air activity either night or day was almost non-existent, so it had little affect. Of the others I would say for me it is between the P70 and the Beaufighter and I am going to vote for the Beaufighter.
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09-12-2005, 12:04 PM
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#13 | | the old Sage
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Country: | P-61A and B. A big boy plane with some interesting seating configurations. the upper 4 .50 turret was not needed and removed in the ETO, the radar operator was also moved behind the pilot in the European conflict. the Pacific ? Quite an a/c that was loved by the crews
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09-12-2005, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Gnomey ...but came so late in the war that air activity either night or day was almost non-existent, so it had little affect. .... | I dont know about the ETO, but in the PTO the Japanese made frequent use of night time harrasment raids throughout 1944.
The P61 made it tougher for them to do that. One worry for the USAAF and USN for the Mariana islands was that those solo night attacks were going to get lucky some time and do some damage. Those islands were crowded "beach to beach" with eqmt, and it wasnt hard not to hit something even if you bombed blind. The P61's there ended those raids.
One thing I always found interesting on the P61's was their use of the zap flaps. The P61 had one of the fastest roll rates of any plane in WW2.
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09-12-2005, 01:24 PM
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#15 | | the old Sage
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Country: | I also think it is safe to say the P-61 may well have been one of the best if not thee best night ground attack a/c of the war, much more astute in this role than as a night fighter
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