If you were a pilot in ww2 which plane would you want to fly

[Xdominick97]

What plane do would want to fly into combat with

 

[Tangopilot89]

My apologies for not posting for about a month, been quite busy lately.

A difficult choice on this poll, would like to fly virtually all of them. If you forced my hand, I would probably pick the Spitfire for the fighters and the B-17 for the bombers.

Andy


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[N4521U]

Easy, Corsair.....
Haven't you heard...............

size matters!

 

[oldcrowcv63]

corsair

 

[Elmas]

First choice, Serie 5 fighters: Macchi 205, Reggiane 2005, Fiat G55.
Serie "6" even better.....
Among non-Italians, Spitfire.
Twin engine: P38 or Mosquito.
Heavy: B29.

 

[futuredogfight]

Please add other. The Hawk 75 is my mount.

 

[fastmongrel]

A Photo Recon Mossie. You get to fly high and fast what else is important.

 

[woljags]

mossie for me chaps

 

[meatloaf109]

If you want pure ruggedness, versitality, speed and surviveability; give me a Chance Vought Corsair every time!
Disclamer: for b!tchin' speed and firepower at altitude, a Ta. 152 H.0.
It's E.T.O. vs. P.T.O., kids!
Oh, goodness, I have opened up a can 'o worms!

 

[brucejscott]

Something of a broad range here don't you think. Is this single combat or a bombing mission? My choice would be F4U and B-24.

 

[Thorlifter]

Easy choice for me. I'll fly shotgun with Pappy.

F4U Corsair.

 

[davebender]

Didn't enter combat until the summer of 1944. By then both Germany and Japan were in serious trouble so a P-51D pilot has a relatively good chance to survive the war.

F8F would be better still as it was a post-war aircraft. But picking an aircraft that didn't see WWII combat is cheating.

 

[Readie]

Fighter. The one and only Spitfire a plane so beautifull it makes you eyes water.
Twin Engined. Mosquito.
Bomber. No Lancaster?

The main thing I would prefer would be a Merlin engine, reliable .303's and/or 20 cannons.

John

 

[Airframes]

A Piper Cub - in Scotland !

 

[Rogi]

Please add the Yak, any Yak tbh 3,7,9 etc

 

[pbfoot]

Flying a Norseman a long the NW Staging route hopefully after graduating from a Geology course , then I could be rolling in oil and you'd be calling Diamond PB

 

[davparlr]

P-51, F4U, A-20, A-26 ??? I don't think I would like to be on an aircraft carrier so no F4U. I guess the P-51, I like the speed. I really admire the A-20.

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

Oddly enough, you have P-51 listed twice... I like the FW-190.

 

[renrich]

The best all around fighter-fighter bomber in the war; The F4U Corsair.

 

[ccheese]

The best all around fighter-fighter bomber in the war; The F4U Corsair.

One man's opinion....

Charles