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The English Spitfire and the German Messerschmitt Bf 109 gets my vote.

I went with the MiG-15 for its combat record.

a crystal-clear night with stars shining like small LED torches, no wind, lots of snow and a temperature at - 28 C [82.4 F]

Hypothetically speaking here, I don’t think that the North would have survived had the English and the French made a 100% commitment to the South. Not that it really matters though, its water under the bridge.

I'm not so certain about that; The United Kingdom was the first country in the world to ban slavery to begin with, and as pointed out; India supplied cotton.

Oh my, embarrassing mistake really, more so seeing the name of the thread :lol: //Eric

A warm welcome from me

ThunderThud, that is one stunning P-40 you have there and I must say that the pictures you’ve taken look great too! She even looks battle hardened on some of those pictures. Thanks for sharing //Eric

It’s difficult to pick one but Field Marshall Erich von Manstein would be one of the top contenders, in my opinion. From the allied point of view the top marks would fall on the bohemian corporal we all have come to know as Adolf Hitler, however; he is know where to be seen in the poll…and for...

It’s my understanding that they’ve been talking about the aircraft and the aircrafts capabilities within the framework of her design lesofprimus. You could put me in a Ferrari mate and I wouldn’t be able to use the potential of the car, says nothing about the capabilities of the car though, but...

Grolsch is one of my favourites.

I have not seen those YouTube videos before Soren, though prior to have seen them I always wanted to include the P-51 Mustang into this equation. Now, I’ve been involved in similar discussion in the past myself, advocating the BF-109 (as based on what I know, not based on regurgitation or making...

Quick conducted research seems to have confirmed you interpretation, time for a coffee and a rest.

Thanks timshatz, I didn't know that the Americans didn't use the Firefly which I suppose (as you pointed out) leaves us with the 76mm Shermans. Cheers //Eric

You may very well be right in your assertion but seeing that the British Fire Flies carried a heavier punch I’ll have to stick with mine (assuming I understood his wordings right), but you’re right, it doesn’t matter, yet I found it interesting. As a side note: I know that the Germans fielded...