Best Fighter

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