Fastest WW2 Prop Fighters at Sea Level

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Laurelix

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P-47M - 590km/h at Sea Level
Ki-83 - 592km/h at Sea Level
I-185 (M-71) - 600km/h at SL
BF-109K-4 - 603km/h at SL
P-51D (67Hg) - 603km/h at SL
Spitfire Mk XXI - 603km/h at SL (+18lbs)
Yak-3 VK-107 - 611km/h at SL
La-7 - 616km/h at SL
Fw-190D-9 - 621km/h at SL (C3 + MW-50)
Do-335A - 622km/h at SL (MW-50)
Hornet - 623km/h at SL (+20lbs)
F4U-4 - 626km/h at SL (2450hp, WWII)
Spitfire Mk XXII - 628km/h at SL (+21lbs)
P-51D (75Hg) - 630km/h at SL
F8F-1 - 635km/h at SL (WWII, 2400hp)
J7W1 - 636km/h at SL
Tempest V - 641km/h at SL (+11lbs)
F-2G - 655km/h at SL
Tempest Mk II - 670km/h at SL (+12lbs)
P-51H (90Hg) - 682km/h at SL

If you have any others for this list feel free to contribute. I will edit this post as we go along.

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Im full aware that Tempest Mk II should also be on that list but I just can't seem to find the source for the exact SL performance.
 
P-63A-10 makes the list with 384mph (618km/h) at SL
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No wonder the Americans didn't want the Germans to capture a P-63.

P-63A: 618km/h at SL
FW-190D-9 running with the utmost maximum settings, C3 Fuel and MW-50 literally needs all that do reach 620km/h at SL

Whilst at the same time the P-63A puts the turning capability of the FW-190D-9 to shame

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Is that a Bell Aircraft Corp Company chart? Yeah, Bell tended to ah, 'fudge' their test results.

It shows a performance level the USAAF test pilots certainly could not obtain at max power setting,
since in their official tests (WEP/75" Hg/ADI/1820hp), the P-63 only made "366.0mph" at "0 ft".
Do you have the exact source link?
 
Added Spitfire Mk 21 with Griffon 61 engine and +18lbs/in boost

Based on Spitfire Mk.21 - PP.139
(2nd prototype of Mk 22)

375mph at SL
460mph at Optimal Altitude

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Quick question….
Was the +21lbs/in boost for Griffon 61 also used during WW2?

Griffon 61 Spitfire with +21lbs/in boost would have 628km/h at SL

Edit: Yes, +21lbs boost was also used in WW2

Added Spitfire with +21lbs boost also to the list

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P-47M - 590km/h at Sea Level
Ki-83 - 592km/h at Sea Level
BF-109K-4 - 603km/h at SL
P-51D (67Hg) - 603km/h at SL
F4U-4 - 604km/h at SL (2450hp, WWII)
Spitfire Mk XXII - 604km/h at SL (+18lbs)
Yak-3 VK-107 - 611km/h at SL
La-7 - 616km/h at SL
Fw-190D-9 - 620km/h at SL (C3 fuel + MW-50)
Do-335 - 622km/h at SL (MW-50)
Hornet - 623km/h at SL (+20lbs)
P-51D (75Hg) - 630km/h at SL
F8F-1 - 635km/h at SL (WWII, 2400hp)
J7W1 - 636km/h at SL
Tempest V - 641km/h at SL (+11lbs)
F-2G - 655km/h at SL
Tempest Mk II - 670km/h at SL (+12lbs)
P-51H (90Hg) - 682km/h at SL

If you have any others for this list feel free to contribute. I will edit this post as we go along.

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