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Very interesting discussion on bombers. I've learned a lot as always in this forum But I still have a doubt, did the B-26A really need a wing increase? with the initial wing and being careful with weight increase, would have been viable to keep the B-26 faster? Imagine that you change the...

I'd add the Stuka in the list. Impressive effect from Spain till France but during BoB its weak points became evident. But its fame continued... I've mixed thoughts on the Uhu. I really like its design concept and I think that it was a good night fighter but I've never been able to determine if...

What about the soviet designs? How did compare the 12.7 Berezin UBN to the M2/M3? And the Berezin B-20 and ShVAK to the Hispano? Thanks

I fully agree on the value of the Fulmar but after reading all the post I've voted for the Fw 200, I think that the response to it required a lot of resources If the poll would have been restricted to fighters then, yes, Fairey Fulmar

I've a similar point, in 1938-39 I-16 and Me 109 were the planes that included the latest tech developments and marked the end of the biplane era and defined the how fighters would be in the next a years. In some aspects their impact in the fighter development are similar to the one of Me 262...

My list: MiG-3, excellent performance but not at the altitude that the combats took place; a really sleek machine. With the il-2 engine (there were some prototypes) could have been a superb low altitude fighter Other, mainly from previous posts: He 177 Do 217 nightfigther Fairey Firefly...

Poll closed I would vote for the F4F for her contribution in the dark times, it was decisive to fight the IJN in 41-42. Special mention to the Fairey Fulmar for the similar reasons in the MTO. Curious about the combat performance of the Fairey Firefly at the end of the war

Easy question, really difficult answer I'll go for Mig-3; an interesting plane, with very nice lines (looks like a pre-war racer) and with excellent performance... not at the altitude range where real combat took place My other favorites: Mosquito, Mustang, Corsair, Fw 190D, He 219...

Hi, I've voted for the Mk XII as nobody has voted for this one. For me, it's the best looking Griffon, excellent performance for the time and when was really needed. I'd choose Mk VIII as best Merlin Spit, the most elegant