Best Fighter

[cheddar cheese]

Well I dont vote for either. Im going with the P-38. (but you guys probably already guessed that)

 

[lesofprimus]

Totals so Far:

4 votes for the Ta-152 (rchristi, kiwi-mac, erich, lesofprimus)
1 vote for P-38 (CC)

 

[cheddar cheese]

have you read the other best fighter threads though? there are several other votes for several other planes.

 

[lesofprimus]

Actually I have read 2 of the 3 and compiled votes. i will go through the 3rd one and update....

 

[cheddar cheese]

There have been votes for the corsair and the spit and the hurricane though...and the B-239 have you checked the ones ion the archive forum?

 

[lesofprimus]

OK.... I went through all the Best Fighter threads and have the numbers... Here they are...

12 votes Ta-152H... (lesofprimus, erich, evan, kiwimac, grg, aussiejim, patc007, jamcam, sodenstrike, planeguy, polish, gregp)
5 votes P-51D Mustang (pland, birdman, ahanswurst, sanantoniobob, guest)
3 votes Spit MkXIV... (johnnie, gemhorse, hotspace)
3 votes F4U-4 Corsair... (archer, corpasselberry, thorlittle)
2 votes Mossie... (lanc, bronzewhaler)
1 vote Hurricane... (CC)
1 vote P-38L... (LG)
1 vote Spit MkIX... (maestro)

I think the #'s speak for themselves....

Anyone care to flipflop their choice, or add to the voting, SPEAK UP NOW......

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

am i allowed to say the hawker fury?? it was derived from the tempest and was a bit late for the war??

 

[lesofprimus]

I dont think the Fury qualifies as best fighter.... Air to Air fighter.....

But if u feel that it deserves the title, then so be it.... Dont think ull get alot of agreement on it.....

 

[GermansRGeniuses]

I didn't vote for the Ta-152...


If I did, I change it to the Mustang "D" or Spit Mk. XIV...

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

I dont think the Fury qualifies as best fighter.... Air to Air fighter.....

But if u feel that it deserves the title, then so be it.... Dont think ull get alot of agreement on it.....

sorry perhaps i should have said the hawker fury monoplane, not the bi-plane, you'll proberly know it better as the sea fury................

 

[lesofprimus]

GrG, gotta choose one buddy....

Lanc, I knew which one u were referring to.... U think that was a better dogfighter than the Ta-152H or the P-51D, or Spit XIV?????

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

it has the highest performance figures of any production piston engined plane, it's the only one that has any chance of winning the rino air races without any modification, the poll is for the best fighter, not the best dogfighter................

 

[lesofprimus]

Same thing to me.... Best fighter is best air to air fighter....

 

[cheddar cheese]

To me best fighter is one that was successful and good at air to air...

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

to put the sea fury into perspective, since the end of the second world war the fleet air arm has shot down 25 planes, 24 of those were shot down by harriers over the Falklands, the other one was a Mig-15, shot down by a sea fury.................

 

[cheddar cheese]

How does that put the Sea Fury in to perspective

 

[lesofprimus]

Lanc this is for WWII aircraft, not POST WWII......

U have said numerous times that the Mossie was the best fighter..... Are u changing ur mind now????

 

[evangilder]

Are you talking the whole war and all theaters? I am asking because early in the Pacific war, the Zero ruled the skies. The the Hellcat and the Corsair came out and changed that dramatically.

In Europe, the Spitfire stands out as it was involved in the war before the US got involved and stayed in the thick of things throughout the war. The Mustang was also a key player. The FW-190 was also one major player.

 

[lesofprimus]

We are talking best Air to Air Fighter in any theatre... As Im sure u understand, there are many variables in this..... Performance, firepower, ability, usage, multirole ect ect.....

 

[evangilder]

I'd have to go with the Hellcat then. It performed a wide variety of roles and did them well. It was versatile and with lessons learned from the Wildcat, the Hellcat was easy to build and maintain. During the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot", Hellcats downed more than 160 enemy aircraft in a single day!

David McCampbell shot down 7 himself. During the Battle of the Leyte Gulf, McCampbell and his wingman, Ensign Roy Rushing bagged 15 Japanese planes in one engagement, McCampbell got 9, Rushing 6.

To Navy pilots, the Hellcat was called the "Ace Maker".