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    P-38 Lightning vs P-51 Mustang: Which was the Better Fighter?

    American ace and fighter group commander Hub Zemke, who flew the P-38, P-47 and P-51 in combat, provided a comparision of the three fighters that is quoted in Air Command (1997; ed. Jeffery Ethell). Zemke called the P-51 "By far the best air-to-air fighter aircraft of the three below 25,000."...
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    If you were a pilot in ww2 which plane would you want to fly

    Unfortunately not. I'm just going by reputation.
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    The Worst Battlefield of WWII

    Stalingrad was nasty: an endless battle in terrible cold fought with ever-decreasing food supplies over an ever-deepening pile of urban rubble, with both armies facing seemingly hopeless odds and one army ending up totally destroyed. There wereother nasty battles, but the one I would least like...
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    Which low-production AC had the greatest effect on the war?

    I voted for the Sunderland. 777 of these hefty seaplanes were built, as compared to 276 of the FW 200, and along with the greater numbers, the Sunderland was much better deployed, doing an excellent job throughout the war in the Anti-Submarine role. U-boat.net credits the Sunderland with 27...
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    In ww2 who do you think had better planes Germany or Japan

    I voted for Germany, in large part because they kept current with Allied aircraft development throughout most of the war (even sometimes pulling ahead). By 1944, US and British planes of probably had a modest performance edge overall. However, when the Germans lost air superiority decisively to...
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    If you were a pilot in ww2 which plane would you want to fly

    My vote is for the mossie. It was fun to fly, versatile, and had a great crew survival rate. That's a pretty good package!
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    The Forum's Favorite WW2 Aircraft?

    Hi, I just registered at the Forum and took this fun poll to get warmed up. This my first post. I voted for the Mustang, which I see is narrowly ahead of the Spitfire. Many other worthy planes also get strong support—there really were a lot of great WW2 planes! Both the Mustang and Spitfire...
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