lesofprimus
Brigadier General
Performance evaluations dont lie.... The Allieds test flew it and were beyond impressed..... Sakai was a very opinionated pilot...... In everything....
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lesofprimus said:Performance evaluations dont lie.... The Allieds test flew it and were beyond impressed..... Sakai was a very opinionated pilot...... In everything....
lesofprimus said:Performance evaluations dont lie.... The Allieds test flew it and were beyond impressed..... Sakai was a very opinionated pilot...... In everything....
Nonskimmer said:lesofprimus said:Performance evaluations dont lie.... The Allieds test flew it and were beyond impressed..... Sakai was a very opinionated pilot...... In everything....
Yeah, I've read a few of his old interviews including the one that featured the part that Lunatic posted. The Zero could do no wrong, in his eyes.
It wasn't until many years after the war, when he took a ride in a P-51, that he would admit to another plane being superior.
The Zero then became his second favorite, after the Mustang.
wmaxt said:I say the P-38L though the F-4U runs a very close second.
Take any major fighter/fighter bomber (WWII piston) and compare it to the P-38L. The P-38L will at a minimum be compettitive with that planes most steller feature and have at least 1 advantage the other plane does not.
For instance If I'm going to fly over jungle and ocean to a target 1,000 miles away I want that extra engine...oops the Corsairs ran out of gas!
lesofprimus said:Today..... Horse asked me the other day and I was outta town for my Moms funeral.. It was made official today.....
wmaxt said:I the web page (p-38(C.C.Jorden...)) mJorden states that in various conversations/statements with aces on both sides that the P-51 P-47s were disliked but the P-38s were "The most hated and feared aircraft"
lesofprimus said:Performance evaluations dont lie.... The Allieds test flew it and were beyond impressed..... Sakai was a very opinionated pilot...... In everything....