Best Fighter

[GermansRGeniuses]

it can though, it was the first twin engine carrier aircraft of the FAA 8)

 

[bronzewhaler82]

How can the Mosquito be the best when it can't land on a carrier safely?

The Mosquito could land on a carrier safely (i've got photos to prove it) AND being a corsair fan i'd be VERY careful about saying things like that as i've pointed out before if it weren't for the Brits the Corsair wouldn't have landed on carriers itself yet i'm sure you would argue it was one of the best fighters? 8)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

we've had this argument before, i believe that, true to form, the brittish one..................

 

[cheddar cheese]

yes we dont want to go down that road again

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i don't really think we ever left that road....................

 

[cheddar cheese]

hmmmmmm, we will leave it eventually, unless this road replicates the M5, in which case we will never leave it

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

face it, we brits made the cosair what it was..................

 

[cheddar cheese]

yup 8) a great plane

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

we make any plane a good plane..............

 

[cheddar cheese]

talking of the m5, i have a theory that it was built by the cornish to keep northerners out it has to be true, no sane person would use the m5 8)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

as a helper member, isn't it your job to keep posts on topic?

 

[cheddar cheese]

yes, but i was just making a humourous point about the m5 8) like horse said, a bit of spam is ok, but if it looks as if its about to convert into pages of spam then thats the time to take action 8)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

at least spam on topic, and that comment wasn't humourous..............

 

[cheddar cheese]

you laughed when i first told you that

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

no i didn't

best fighter, DH Mosquito.....................

 

[Lightning Guy]

I'm stay true to my name and throw the P-38 in for the best fighter. I'm sure that'll cause controversy but that's what makes these forums fun. I will agree when discussing the Mosquito that it was a great plane, but it's versatility was achieved by producing several distinct versions of the plane. A Mosquito B.IV was a great bomber, but it's not winning any dogfights, NO GUNS! No one version of the Mosquito could do it all, but a P-38L came mighty close.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

many marks carried bombs and guns..............

 

[Lightning Guy]

Oh yeah, I know that, I'm just pointing out that the Mk.IV was no fighter, and the Mk. VI was no stategic bomber.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

that's just two of the 43 marks.............

 

[Lightning Guy]

I know. The Mosquito probably had the most versatile airframe of the war but there were several distinct versions of it. That's all I'm saying.