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lesofprimus said:Yup... The -109, while a great airplane, was more lethal because of the pilot flying it than the actual airframe itself... I have talked to many pilots and aces, and none were too concerned about the -109, but mention the -190 and its a slightly different conversation...
syscom3 said:The Spitfire's notoriously short range means its relegated to the "also ran" catagory.
CurzonDax said:Actually the Fokker product that needs to be on the list is D. VII which was even mentioned in the Treaty of Versailles and I personally would pick the or the S.E.5a as better aircraft than the Camel.
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Uh Oh! get down, PD is gonna pounce!Royzee617 said:IMO there have been some really great crates with inferior range - the RAF's Lightning for example.
One final note - interesting that the Lightning was replaced by the F4 and ADV, both with side by side engines rather than the unique over-under of the Lightning. A bit like shotguns!
The Lightning was the best cold war interceptor