Best Fighter

[cheddar cheese]

it wouldnt, the meteor was only superior to the 262 after the war

 

[Lightning Guy]

I believe the 262 would have beaten a wartime Meteor.

Now this is just a question, because I don't know, but what did the Meteor do during the war besides shoot down V-1s? Were any of them deployed to the mainland? Did they see any offensive action?

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

the F.3 did a bit of ground attack work, and they were used for recon................

 

[Lightning Guy]

See I've never heard of the Meteor doing anything but shooting down V-1s.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i've read abit about them, many countries ordered them after the war..............

 

[Lightning Guy]

Some how we always end up on what the Meteor did AFTER the war.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

because it was better after and during the war....................

 

[Lightning Guy]

After: yes because development of the 262 stopped. During: no

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

IT WAS!!!!!!!!

 

[Lightning Guy]

There's a convincing argument.

 

[plan_D]

So, why carry it on? You are both just going 'No'...'Yes'...'No'....'Yes'...I say, 'just stop'.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

ok, perahps we should go back to piston fighters.................

 

[cheddar cheese]

perhaps we should... best piston fighter IMO was the hurricane 8) hang on, aint we been here before?

 

[Lightning Guy]

Yes we have. And you ended up backing outta that claim.

 

[cheddar cheese]

well, im backing back into it look at it, its a magnificent plane!

 

[plan_D]

It was a brilliant plane, yes, I agree. The Spitfire Mk. XIV was the best dogfighter of the war. The Hurricane was a great plane, and one of my favourites but it wasn't the best.

 

[Maestro]

I agree. The Hurricane was a great plane... But it was not better than later Marks of Spitfires.

 

[Lightning Guy]

The Hurrican wasn't better than the early marks of Spit.

 

[plan_D]

Lightning Guy is right, it wasn't.

 

[cheddar cheese]

but it looks so much better