IF YOU WERE RICH AND COULD AFFORD ANY WWII PLANE ...

[renrich]

I beleve there is a Short Sunderland civi a/c in a museum in Central Florida. Went through it and was amazed at how small it felt. They also had a B17 we went through and it was even less roomy. Interesting story about surplus WW2 a/c which may or may not be true. Rich Texas oilman during the late 50s had a wife that he would have liked to have been divorced from but knew he would be picked like a chicken by her attys. She was a pilot and evinced a desire for a Corsair. He, knowing that the Corsair could be a handful sometimes bought her one and let nature take it's course. Maybe she forgot to roll in 6 degrees right rudder and 6 degrees down right aileron on landing and takeoff, but he did not need to get a divorce.

 

[Desert Fox]

I would choose the Hawker Typhoon. Go zooming over the heads of my school mates at low level, giving them a very rude finger signal from the cockpit window.
That and the chin scoop just makes it the sexiest aircraft i have ever seen...thats right i find planes sexually attractive

 

[Desert Fox]

...not in a gay way or anything

 

[Matt308]

...Oh please keep going. Need a shovel?

 

[Civettone]

Any German aircraft would be ok.

But otherwise, I would like to have the Renard R-38.

Kris

 

[Matt308]

Looks like a Yak-3 wannabe.

 

[bigZ]

After a jaunt in the countryside in my bugatti atlantique. I would then take out its stablemate for a quick spin......

Ok didn't make WWII as a fighter. But some other notables that would be in my collection. Spit XII pointed tips PRU Blue, Fw 152 H C. Fw 200 Condor(in danish airline colours) for those transatlantic party flights and an Pietenpol Air Camper(i know not WWII either) for the lawn parties.

 

[HealzDevo]

A B-36 Peacemaker designed as an inflight entertainment plane for parties etc. in the air. Not exactly WWII but it was almost ready for WWII. Would have been coming on line in 1945-1946 for the Olympic Campaign (Invasion of Japan).

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Would have been coming on line in 1945-1946 for the Olympic Campaign (Invasion of Japan).

There were no B-36s "coming down the production line in 1945" - the XB-36's first flight was in August 1946...

 

[Matt308]

Non-stop service from LA to Boston in a mind boggling 15hours. Well that is unless you had to divert due to engine fire.

 

[Lucky13]

I wouldn't turn my back on Boeing 377 Stratocruiser or a Lockheed Constellation either.....a wee bit later than WWII, but still. YUMMY!

 

[Matt308]

There we go. Now your talkin'.

 

[Glider]

Give me a Mossie. Fast enough to have some fun, range sufficient to go almost anywhere and plenty of space for the extras that make life so much more enjoyable.

 

[Concorde247]

Its difficult to keep my choices down to a few - but
my choices would be,

Vickers Wellington - Good range as well as a rare warbird.

Short Stirling - Sitting so high off the ground in the cockpit before you've even started the engines would give the impression you're flying already!

Whitley - the nose down attitude of the aircraft must have been a strange feeling on landing - (none left except at the bottom of the sea)

Tempest Mk V - Purely a speed, sound looks thing - mean beast!!

Lancaster B Mk III for long range, rarety always a head turner.

Spitfire Mk Ia another rare warbird a thing of beauty.

Hurricane Mk I (same as above)

Mosquito NF - good to blast away with 20mm cannons!!

Dornier Do17 (None left so it would be another rare bird).

FW190D9 (similar to the tempest)

Junkers JU52 - rugged transporter which pioneered many of the air routes still used today.

 

[fire-ball]

I would chose the TI-51 Russian arcraft rarely used due to major losses but it served in the spanish civil war under the republic, the planes
losses/victories = 1/11 which was pretty good. Or i would chose the kettle 5a
you would have never herd of it because it never went into action it was the first jet plane which was being devoloped in America during the war

 

[Lucky13]

A wee bit off the mark here, but still "birds of prey".....
Albatros D.III, D.V and D.Va
Fokker Dr I
Fokker D. VII
Sopwith Camel
SE. 5A
Neiuport 17
Spad VII and XIII

For the weekends when you want to smell and feel the air in your hair... *laughs*

 

[Bullockracing]

P-47N - lots of play value, with a second seat so I could make someone vomit (in their mask - have to add one!)
Heinkel He 277 (?) the one with the engines in separate nacelles, painted as warbird, but party-barge inside
P-61 Black Widow
F7F Tigercat
P-40C - stationed with the Flying Tigers in the early '00s, but don't like the longer E F models
The Spruce Goose - saw it in '87 in San Diego - what an awesome bird...
Dornier Do 217N (?) nightfighter
And more as well - that's just off the top of my head...

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Dornier Do17 (None left so it would be another rare bird).

I agree. I really wish there was a Do 17 still around. Here in Germany there is a nose section of one in a museum along with the world only surviving Fw 200 Condor that is currently be restored for display in the museum in Berlin.

 

[Udet]

Did not expect this thread to become so fruitful...

I´ll keep it simple, if had the $ to do it, i would have the entire Luftwaffe coming back to life.

 

[Lucky13]

Of course my fellow forumites..... to go with all my fighters, bombers, fighterbombers etc. I'd have my own private shooting and fighting range to have fun on. With everything from repair, storage, facilities to fabricate new parts etc. etc.
AND remote controlled targets for target practice, air, sea and ground targets.
You're all welcome to take part of course.....