The Forum's Favorite WW2 Aircraft?

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Well I thought this might be a fun thread to do now that the forum is back online.

What is the favorite aircraft of this forum?



This is not really about what you think is the best aircraft of WW2, but what your favorite aircraft of WW2 is. Discuss why you like each aircraft and maybe some nice lively debates will spring up.

Remember though this is just for fun, to see what the favorite aircraft of our forum is.

[syscom3]

The P38 for me.

Versatality and it looks neat

It was the first allied fighter in the MTO and ETO that could take the fight to the LW at ranges the Spitfire pilots could only dream of.

And of course, its record in the Pacific is legendary.

[Thorlifter]

Corsair

Not to get into performance, versatility, blah blah blah. I like it because this is the plane that peaked my interest in WW2. Ever since the tv show Ba Ba Black Sheep, I'm just facinated with this part of history.

[Amsel]

Me109 E4 to G6. The plane just looks like a fighter and was superior in BoB and France IMO. One mean looking aircraft.

[Hollywood]

I know it's a "late war" variant but the Ta152H is the bird that does it for me. But I like most of the German designs.........

P.S. WELCOME BACK!!!!!

[GrauGeist]

My personal favorite is a dead heat between the He100 and the Me262.

While people will argue the pros and cons, etc of what was better and all that, the Me262 just looks like a predator, and the He100 was a beautiful machine.

[pbfoot]

I'm going for the P40 not only was it built locally but it served in every theatre and everybodys airforce including surprisingly Japan

[wilbur1]

Im going with the p51 built for apurpose and did its job very well, heck it even worked (very little) in korea against the migs

[seesul]

B-17 as a bomber
P-51 as a fighter

[renrich]

No surprise but my favorite is the Corsair. As I have postulated, I believe that if the US were forced to only manufacture one fighter, it would have to be the Corsair. Aside from that, despite it's gestation period as a carrier suitable fighter, the ultimate Corsair, given it's capabilities, was an engineering tour de force.

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Wow, I was not even done with the poll and people started voting!

Mine is the Messerschmitt Bf 109, all varients!

[Erich]

rats I was hoping to vote for more than one .........

[lesofprimus]

I voted for the Ta 152H... I would have voted for the Fw 190D-9 if the Tank wasnt there, but since it is, my vote stands...

As King of the Prop Jobs, the 152 offered agility, speed, firepower and maneuvering that nothing in the Allied arsenal could summarily come close to... It was sexy as hell with its looooonnnng wings and slender nose, and made every pilot speechless when they flew it....

[Vassili Zaitzev]

F4F Wildcat for me.

Not the best fighter, but it was rugged, had good firepower; and when team tactics were used, could hold it's own against the superior A6M2 Zero.

Plus, I like the look of it.

[evangilder]

I still go with the C-47 Skytrain. To me, it is the greatest plane ever made. I also like the looks and styling of it.