2007-06-02 14:58:33 · 15 answers · asked by seadog 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The P38 Lighting. I saw one fly in the 70's and it was so great seeing what it can do.
2007-06-02 16:33:24 · answer #1 · answered by aldistrict7colorado 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Messersm. Bf 109.... 6 of their aces had over 200 kills. One of them, Erich Hartmann, destroyed 352 Russian planes. They flew, and racked up staggeringly high scores over North Africa, France, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, Poland, and, in the end, Germany itself. Two hundred aerial victories each. By comparison, the top U.S. aces of World War Two achieved twenty or more.
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The P-Mustang was a better plane as well as the German Jets, but in overall kills, the 109 was superior. This is a hard question when it comes to comparing fighters, theGerman had a "fly till you die" policy, while the American rotated their pilots out after so many missions.
2007-06-03 14:55:17 · answer #2 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Me-262. First operational jet fighter.
The Ho-229. A concept which finally became reality with the B-2.
2007-06-02 22:27:03 · answer #3 · answered by Mike W 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
North American P-51D Mustang, powered by the British made Rolls-Royce Merlin engine (same engine on the Supermarine Spitfire), with the P-47D Thunderbolt II as a close second.
2007-06-03 05:49:03 · answer #4 · answered by tercelclub 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The P51 Mustang.
My father actually bought a Howard that was owned by Curtis E. LeMay (General directly under Eisenhower in WW2). Complete with logbooks.
He's restoring it right now actually. Kind of a neat piece of history, although maybe not interesting to anyone else. :)
2007-06-02 22:09:43 · answer #5 · answered by Josh 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
P51 Mustang
2007-06-02 22:01:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
P-47 Thunderbolt, "Jugs" was a monster gun platform, heavy armor, brutal diving speed & high pilot survivability, deadly close ground support capabilities. The only negative really was that this bird LOVED to eat gas & had kinda short legs.
2007-06-03 16:43:37 · answer #7 · answered by preacher55 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The F4U Corsair--it was the first Allied aircraft capable of going up against the Japanese Zero.
2007-06-02 22:09:23 · answer #8 · answered by Just a Suggestion 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
late war italian Freccia :) it is not widely known, yet it is very interesting.
russian: La 5FN, Il-2
german He 129
british Tempest V
american Mustang, Dauntless and A26 Invader
Japanese the twin engined bomber interceptor Nick (?)
semms I don't have a favourite one...
2007-06-03 02:49:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's easy. P-51 Mustang.
Even in the 21st century, it's one bad looking machine.
Corsair and P-61 is not far behind.
2007-06-02 22:02:10 · answer #10 · answered by Pancakes 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋