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P47...I agree with Wayne Little. Gabreski did alright with one....

Hmmm...FW190D such a beautifully menacing piece of aircraft, and the B-17F, it just reminds me of that bravery shown by the aircrews flying unescorted all that time early in the war.

Very cool info. I certainly like the look of this particular ac. As far as the pilot goes, we're these ac tricky to fly? Or was this also during the rush to put pilots on the front with sub-standard training?

For the guys into IL2 sims, someone made this "skin" for this ac. Fw-190D9, WNr 500093, Yellow 13, 3./JG 26 Bodenplatte / Fw-190 Focke-Wulf / Downloads - Axis and Allies Paintworks Not sure how accurate it is though. I love this forum, I don't post much but there is such a wealth of...

I don't see much footage of the Dora's, but I do enjoy catching it. To Airframes, you gotta love propaganda films for accuracy!!

Thanks Steve! Appreciate the info, have you seen this footage before?

I'm no expert, but I was watching this video on YouTube, and in it was a downed FW190d model with what appeared to be markings of 13 and the number 50 on the tail. Curious if someone can identify the unit and model....at about 1:20 into the video. Here is the link: View...

Completely agree. Hate to see it dive in anger at me.

Ive always thought the P51 very sleek, but purposeful. I love the Luftwaffe planes and Like lucky 13 says, those Dora's! I find them beautiful in a Teutonic dominatrix sense.

My first post here so be gentle, but was the main difference in navy and aaf, strategies? It would make sense that the biggest hurdle both had to overcome was range, over such an expansive area like the pacific. But it would seem range may be a bigger hurdle for the aaf, considering their...