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Out of all the combatants of WWII, which had the best air force?
"Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared." - Eddie Rickenbacker
Being as impartial as i can I believe the USAAF/USN were the best air arms of WW2 I really can't see any argument to point towards any other air arm. Numbers Quality and Logistics made them the winning combinationOriginally Posted by Desert Fox
Good point, but I believe that the RAF was the best, considering they beat back the German onslaught during the Battle of Britain, outnumbered enormously
"Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared." - Eddie Rickenbacker
could the RAF accomplish the same thing as the USAAF in all theatres of the war . The Usaaf the dominant force in both the ETO and PTO what else can you say .That is something I don't think any other force could say
FINLAND!!!!
If the US didnt enter the War in Europe, the Brits would be speaking German and the Eifel Tower would be flying the Swastica...Good point, but I believe that the RAF was the best, considering they beat back the German onslaught during the Battle of Britain, outnumbered enormously
I've asked myself this question since I was 10 years old.
I could almost say the Brits just for the Battle of Britain, truely a monumental feat whose glory belongs to humanity not just the British.
The American's list of world-beating attributes is much too long list but the fact is that they didn't hit their stride until mid 1943.
The Germans on the other hand were consistently fearsome from start to finish. Lack of resourses in the face of over whelming numbers and convoluted high German Command strategy were their demise.
The poll is not "what nation had the economy to support a massive air force" Imagine the Luftwaffe with the GMP of the USA behind them!
I hate to say it but the Germans have it for innovation, tenacity, creativity and effect from start to finish.
Yes Flyboy---The Finns get honorable mention
Last edited by comiso90; 02-18-2007 at 01:30 AM.
Our Allied friends are tired of hearing that...
And if the French didn't help out the Contenental Army, Americans would be speaking English.... I mean Starbucks would be known for its tea and "Americans" would be known for their terrible food.
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Last edited by comiso90; 02-18-2007 at 01:33 AM.
Too bad, cause its the truth...Our Allied friends are tired of hearing that...
LES: Yes, but imagine a never-ending onslaught of "we saved you"...
It's as tiresome as the jackass in the Louvre taking flash photos of the Mona Lisa while wearing a Hawaiian shirt and shouting ”we saved your asses!”
Our histories are intertwined..... No debt... no allegiance... friends don't thank friends.
The French dudes saved us way back when! now they're pricks....
But we owe thanks... Now there is China... lets rock
Last edited by Cyrano; 07-20-2011 at 11:49 PM.
Well here is how I look at it. I think the Luftwaffe had the best aircraft and innovations as Comiso said. However my vote has to go to the USAAF for only one reason and one reason alone.
It was able to take the battle to the Germans. Without that, the Luftwaffe may have prevailed in my opinion.
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I would agree Alder the Germans had the best aircraft but in terms of logistics etc there were no match for the USAAF (or the RAF to a lesser extent). Thus overall I will go with the USAAF for the ability to take the battle to the Germans as well as having the best logistical back up to keep them flying.
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What about Russia air force!? In my opinion they had best airplanes, after luftwafe, on the allied side!!
The Soviet Air force got mauled not only by the Germans in the opening days of WW2, but by Finland who's air force was one tenth her size.
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