Best Aircraft in many different roles

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Your list does not tell me anything. Again what does a turret have to do with versatility and your radar thing still goes without saying anything, they both could carry radar. P-38 = fighter, night fighter, anti-shipping, photo recon, ground attack, bombing and much more. Mossie = fighter, night fighter, anti-shipping, photo recon, ground attack, bombing and much more. The P-38 could do everything the mossie could. The mossie was a better bomber/ground attack but the P-38 was a better fighter.

And G/C) Lionel Mandrake I am still waiting on a response from you about telling me to butt out and what my business is. Please do so.
 
Oh okay, well that still does not say anything. The P-38 was designed as a fighter but was used in any role you can imagine so that it makes it just as versatile. For example the P-38 was never designed to carry torpedos and sink ships but they modded it and put 2 torpedos on it and it did it just fine. The mossie they had to make different versions to do the same things. Again dont take me wrong I really like the mossie and I think it was an excellent plane but the Lightning could do the same things. And as was said by Plan D this argument can go on and on.

And I am still waiting G/C) Lionel Mandrake.
 
Your not the only one fighting battles you know...It seems if i'm going to discuss anything with you old boy, i will need to paste a few of these...

And if you still don't get it.. Remember i'm a Englander! We exported many things around the world except it seems , humor.
 
Im still with the Lightning, and not because of my stubborn nature. I do think that the P-38 was more versatile. Everything I have read about the P-38 tells me that its more versatile. I have read Mosquito accounts and while it was a great aircraft, ultimately it isnt as versatile. And yes lanc, I have read your list.

Also, where did your speed claim on the Whirlwind come from? 320mph and you're much closer the mark. 472mph...?
 

I am not fighting any battle with you. I just want you to explain yourself. What is my "army business" and what is your business so I may butt out of it. If you were making an attempt at humor then I do not mind and please forgive me for misunderstanding you. You Brits do have a dry sense of humor but if it was not humor you were after I would like for you to explain.
 
I am of course, going with the Lightning. The Ju-88 was certainly very versatile and we could add it to the mix but we would simply end up with the same endless argument. The P-38 was clearly the most versatile of all America had to offer. The Mossie was the best of the British planes and the Ju-88 was the best of the Luftwaffe. Trying to determine a definitive answe to this question is probably impossible.
 
Well, I don't know as much about the Pe-2 but I don't feel it really belongs to the same class as the others mentioned. Still, it was perhaps the most versatile the Russians had.
 
Dear DerAdlerIstGelandet,

I now understand why you were upset with me. I didn't at the time, but i do now..
I was teasing with you..And since English isn't your mother tongue and i'm a sporting Englishman, i did offer you a olive branch of peace, see here.

Iraq eh? My respect's to you, and stay safe chum.
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You kindly returned the jesture by saying this

please forgive me for misunderstanding you
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So lets drop it..Btw, i now need to make a peace offering to Plan-B....
 
Hard to make peace when you can get the man's name right.

The Pe-2 was versatile but I just don't feel it belongs with the others. For one thing, it lacked the performance of the other aircraft in this discussion.
 
Lightning Guy said:
Hard to make peace when you can get the man's name right.

The Pe-2 was versatile but I just don't feel it belongs with the others. For one thing, it lacked the performance of the other aircraft in this discussion.
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Oh please.....Have i gotta explain the punch line before i tell it.....boom,boom.
 
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