Do you have favorite WW2 aircraft

[lesofprimus]

I'll just go for something fat and say: Brewster Buffalo or the Polikarpov I-16

U dont by chance favor the larger woman type do u???

 

[Wildcat]

U dont by chance favor the larger woman type do u???

Any holes a goal Les...

You could throw in the Boomarang!!

Now there's a cool looking plane, one of my favourites, but I wouldn't call it fat... just a little bit tubby

Wildcat, I always admired the look of the A35 Vengeance also. It had good performance figures too. Wonder why it did not play a bigger role?

We must have good taste Contrary to popular belief the Vengeance was quiet a successful Dive bomber, I don't know much about RAF/IAF use in Burma (info hard to find) but with the RAAF in New Guinea they were quiet effective. In fact the RAAF lost more aircrew and a/c in training accidents in Australia then they did on operations. It appears the Vengeance squadrons were sent out of New Guinea on the orders of Gen. Kenney, not the RAAF, because other a/c (namely fighter bombers) were capable of doing the same role and didn't require a fighter escort. Also believe that the airfield space was needed for USAAF P38 squadrons transfering from other areas.

A cousin, the Vultee Vanguard was also a handsome aircraft with some serving in the CBI. Another intriguing air craft was the Curtis Wright CW-21 Demon. Some of them served in Java before being disposed of by the Japanese.

I agree with the Vanguard, always reminded me of the early Corsair. I've heard that it was a capable a/c but only a handfull made their way into Chinese service where IIRC most were destroyed on the ground.
Do you have any info on the Demon? Would be interested to read up on one of the forgotten fighters of the early campaigns in the Pacific.

 

[mkloby]

Mitsu' A6M5.

Beautifully balanced proportions, smooth graceful lines.
An extension of the pilot in every sense. If there's a heaven,
may God grant me a grass strip with an A6M waiting...

and an F6F when you check 6 ready to rock you

I am actually fond of that aircraft as well, although I'd prefer the A6M2.

 

[Soundbreaker Welch?]

U dont by chance favor the larger woman type do u???

I don't think so, in particular. I just sympathize with aircraft like them.

Slim is really ok for me, unfortunately.

Never heard of the Boomerang until today. Ignorance doesn't pay.

But now I do. The Boomerang. A nice addition to the Obese Fighters Collection. (Somebody should start an Airshow under that name. )

 

[Brain32]

If I really, really had to choose only one, then it must be the FW190D9

 

[lesofprimus]

OK, just added a Poll to this... Please place ur vote... If ur fav isnt up there, put it down and Ill add it....

 

[evangilder]

Ummm...where is the C-47? That is not only my favorite WWII aircraft, but my favorite aircraft of all time.

 

[Parmigiano]

Difficult choice between the Spit MK I, the 190A (to me is more proportioned than the long nose variant), the P47, the RE2005 and the Zero.

Having to pick one, I say the 190A

For those who like 'chubby' fightrs, have a look at the Reggiane Re2000...

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Added the C-47 for yah.

 

[evangilder]

I guess I could have done that! D'oh!

 

[plan_D]

You knew you could, you just wanted to make a fuss!

 

[lesofprimus]

Primadonnas..... Pfft...

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

 

[evangilder]

Guess I needed more coffee.

 

[trackend]

I have to agree Eric the Dak is probably my favorite of all time with the 707 a fairly close second (probably cause it was the first jet I flew in and I was amazed at the perfomance compared what I was used to)

 

[Soundbreaker Welch?]

There aren't any Russian made aircraft in the poll like the Yak, Lavochkin, or Mig-5.


Probably because they aren't too many people's favorite, including me.


Thanks for putting the Buffalo in!

 

[lesofprimus]

I thought about it, but its very rare that someones fav plane is Russian...

And ur welcome..

 

[renrich]

The F8F did not serve in WW2. re the CW2 Demon there were only about 24 made. It was designed as a bomber interceptor, only weighed about 4250 lbs and had a climb rate at sea level of about 4500 feet/ min. My reference has 4 photos of it and it is a demonic looking a/c. The Vanguard does remind of the Corsair. Especially the empannage.

 

[Marcel]

Dag Marcel;

The nose section of the G.1. caused problems too. ....
(from: http://www.dutch-aviation.nl/index5/Military/index5-1 G1.html)


Kris

Thanks for the link, Kris! Didn't see this one before. Some nice info.

 

[phouse]

I voted for the Ta-152 but my real favorite is the Arsenal VG 33 / Macchi MC 202. They have a very similar design.