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After pondering the topic, I believe that the Spit still reigns supreme. The Bf-109 K variants were designed specifically to shoot down bombers with the heavy 30mm cannon armament. However, in a dogfight, the lighter 7.7 mills of the spit would be more effective. As for the Yak planes made of...

Do you people know the story of Robert S. Johnson, a quintuple ace in World War 2? He was flying a P-47 when he was pounced on by 3 Fw-190s. The latter peppered his plane with 20mm cannon fire that sent the jug into a death spiral. Miraculously, Johnson recovered from the stall and headed home...

Do you people know the story of Robert S. Johnson, the first ace in World War 2 to surpass Eddie Rickenbacker's score of 26 kills? On June 26, 1943 when he was on an escort mission for B-17s, a group of FW-190s jumped the group and poured 21 20 millimeter cannon shells into his plane, causing...