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Obviously the Ta-152..
They were gounded mostly and the only kills anyone talks about are at low altitude. I am not even sure even one got anywhere near a P38L, because the internal mechanics were just not there.
High altitude? Maybe, one day uh huh...but never any documented altitude fights..So one shot down Yak 9 down on the deck or maybe jumped a Tempest/ Typhoon. Tank ran away in one once from a few Mustangs- wow-weee
70 of them delivered and almost none of them flying on VE day.
Overall fewer kills than a P-40.. or a Brewster Buffalo, heck fewer A2A kills than some B-17 tailgunners.
waaay overated IMHO
Not even a contender, actually
short time in service is right, they were 'hanger queens' I have read no 'H''s were in service at the of the war, as they were all grounded for good reason
Get your facts straight, not even 70 were delivered and they flew relatively very little combat as they were poorly made and were full of dangerous design errors
as for being a contender for 'most overrated', I figured they were left off the list as they were more or less irrelevant..
Focke-Wulf Ta152H
But since I am a nice guy, next time I go see the last remaining example, tell me if you need any photos of the cockpit etc, one of my tight buddies is a museum docent
Even P40's could shoot down a bomber
Oh no you don't Bill ! I provided ample evidence of the facts, but I guess you just don't have documents.
When it is clearly said that the F4U-1 is superior in maneuverability in every way compared to the P-51B then there's no mistaken what that means Bill, you can circle around it all day if you wish but thats just how it is, your doubt is brought forth only by your bias toward the P-51 alone.
Now from what you have said am I to understand that you fly the P-51 and know all its flight characteristics ? Based on what you've claimed so far I'd be very surprised.
LoL long time since I've seen as ignorant a poster as you !
You get your facts straight boy, cause at the moment you're hopelessly lost !