If you were a pilot in ww2 which plane would you want to fly

[pbfoot]

Flying a Norseman a long the NW Staging route hopefully after graduating from a Geology course , then I could be rolling in oil and you'd be calling Diamond PB

[davparlr]

P-51, F4U, A-20, A-26 ??? I don't think I would like to be on an aircraft carrier so no F4U. I guess the P-51, I like the speed. I really admire the A-20.

[Night Fighter Nut]

Oddly enough, you have P-51 listed twice... I like the FW-190.

[renrich]

The best all around fighter-fighter bomber in the war; The F4U Corsair.

[ccheese]

The best all around fighter-fighter bomber in the war; The F4U Corsair.

One man's opinion....

Charles

[parsifal]

to be honest, i would love to fly any of them. Different question is 'which one would i like to fight in?" For me i dont have to think too long and hard.....mosquito.

[javlin]

Speed speed speed "Mosquito" nothing like Rolls

[bobbysocks]

going for for the 51 of course. but depending on the year i would jump in certain versions of the 109 and 190s. and who wouldnt want to try a 262!!

[renrich]

" If the US had to pick one fighter bomber to produce during the war, it should have been the Corsair." -Rex Barber- one of the P38 pilots who killed Admiral Yamamato. page 19, "Corsair" by Barrett Tillman. Another man's opinion but one with real experience.

[blastermike66]

for high altitude "boom and zoom", then low altitude strafign and bomb runs, you can't beat the P-47!1 and Despite the fact that my favs are the P-51B first, the spitfire IX second, overall, I'd go Jug- if you faced a experten at 15 to 20K in an FW190, he'd be pumping cannon rounds at you and we are talking a lot of german "lead". above 25K? the dora model or a 109 K- fast and deadly both. The Spitfires and mustangs could easily tangle with the Luftwaffes best, but in a life or death, where BOTh could be taken out by a single cannon round? tougher plane to take down and you could DIVe like hell to get away, utrn the nose up and come screaming back to pour the ammo of 8 .50 cals into your enemy!

[GrauGeist]

For a fighter, I'll go with the Fw190A-8 (unless I could get my hands on a He280) and for a bomber, I'll pick the trusty Dauntless (I know it's not on the list, but it is technically a bomber...)

[Njaco]

Would love to fly the 262, 51 or any of the choices.

But going on personal taste and according to the many reports of pilots - outside of its performance and looks - that the Spitfire just made you feel comfortable in it, I'm going with the Spitty!

[triggercreep]

I would trust my life to the F4U Corsair.

[[SC] Arachnicus]

Corsair first
Hellcat second

[treyzx10r]

He219 would be my choice