Theres more to fighting a war than the fighters and the bombers.
Greatest Aircraft of World War Two.
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Theres more to fighting a war than the fighters and the bombers.
102first_hussars
Tech Sergeant
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Worthy of mention but did not have the impact of the C-47....Le Stuka said:
Le Stuka said:
Oh boy...
Lets see.
1. She was a 2 seat trainer? Yeah trainers are worthy of mentioning because they teach the fighter pilots how to fly but there were better trainers our there than the biplane Tiger Moth such as the T-6 Texan.
2. Fully loaded she topped out at 1825 lb which means she could not carry the weight that the cargo aircraft could such as the C-47. She could not carry a decent amount of bombs if any so that takes her out of the running as a bomber aircraft and she could not tangle with any of the Luftwaffe fighters so that takes her out of the running there.
3. Top speed was 109 mph at 1,000 ft (175 km/h at 300 m), not very impressive even for a trainer. Range was 302 mi (486 km) which was not a lot, and had a cieling of only 13,600ft which is not where most of the air war was being fought over Europe.
She was a good primary trainer but had no impact on the war and there for was not the Greatest Aircraft of World War 2.
evangilder
"Shooter"
To be fair with trainers, the Tiger Moth was a good primary trainer. So was the Stearman. The Texan was an advanced trainer, so I wouldn't necessarily put the primary and advanced trainers quite in the same grouping. Different speeds and performances. There were several great trainers out there, but I still go with the C-47 as the greatest aircraft of WWII. I would go a step further and say it is one of the greatest aircraft of all time.
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
HEY! I'm opening up a thread - "The Best Trainer of WW2!!!!"evangilder said:
evangilder
"Shooter"
Good idea Joe. I don't know about many of the other nations trainers, so this could be a good way to learn more about other trainers.
I just would not catagory at Trainer as the Greatest Aircraft of WW2.
evangilder
"Shooter"
I agree.
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
yep
glennasher
Senior Airman
Gotta love a C-47, just like you would a Hercules today. They also delivered airborne troops, which is where I know them best (82nd Abn. Div.'78-'81). Not exactly in the context you're referring to, but significant, nonetheless.
Cota1992
Senior Airman
I have to agree with the C-47.
I used to live next to a CBI vet who worked in supply and he told me about how they some times had order up special fights when mission critical avation parts were running short or out. Fighters and bombers (Not to mention ground forces) can't fight with out parts and medical supplies and short falls can't always be made up with ground or sea transport in the time needed.
Add in the use as a paratrooper transport and glidr tug and you have a pretty unbeatable aircraft.
I would have to disagree with not counting trainers... they are up there on my personal list of the greatest. With out that massive fleet of trainers those bombers and fighters and transports are nothing more than paper wieghts.
Just my two cents, which don't add up to much
Art
I used to live next to a CBI vet who worked in supply and he told me about how they some times had order up special fights when mission critical avation parts were running short or out. Fighters and bombers (Not to mention ground forces) can't fight with out parts and medical supplies and short falls can't always be made up with ground or sea transport in the time needed.
Add in the use as a paratrooper transport and glidr tug and you have a pretty unbeatable aircraft.
I would have to disagree with not counting trainers... they are up there on my personal list of the greatest. With out that massive fleet of trainers those bombers and fighters and transports are nothing more than paper wieghts.
Just my two cents, which don't add up to much
Art
<simon>
Airman 1st Class
Interesting that the Junkers JU-88 didn't even make it on the list.
Wasn't that supposed to be one of the 5 greatest aircraft of WW2?
(Decided by historians- not me!)
The Spitfire, Mosquito, Mustang and pretty sure the BF-109 were the others.
Just quoting a book I read, open for debate.
Wasn't that supposed to be one of the 5 greatest aircraft of WW2?
(Decided by historians- not me!)
The Spitfire, Mosquito, Mustang and pretty sure the BF-109 were the others.
Just quoting a book I read, open for debate.
That was a great comeback, but mine would have been this (which isn't as a good)
Just a quick point! The above picture shows the B-50 with the american 42,000 pound, IIRC, T-12 prototype bomb! Not Grand Slam! Do some google foo!
Dont insult other members, foo! Especially when you are quoting a post that was made 4 years ago!
meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
Now, that's funny!
Pjay, you should check out the "Provide a caption" thread!
