P-51 Mustang

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Shall we get back to the Mustang now

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[Archer]

cuz mustangs are awsome,better than corsairs,corsairs are awsome but stangs are better.

Inline engines couldn't take much of a beating, whereas the Corsair (and all other planes with R-2800 and probably some other radials too) could lose a few cylinders and still get home. Not only that, but the Corsair was a lot better ground attack aircraft, and lastly, it operated from carriers.

I'd put the P-47 befor the P-51 as well, for the same reasons, except for the landing on carriers bit.

I will sadly admit that the Mustang was good fighter (and now is a good plane), it may slightly edge out the Corsair as a better fighter too, but it isn't nearly as good of a ground attack plane. Finally, it was ugly

 

[Anonymous]

I will say one thing about the Mustang, simply because I'm a Spitfire lover and this little phrase (by a Mustang pilot mind you!) tickled my funny bone:

"A Mustang won't do what a Spitfire will do, but it will do it over Berlin"

-- Chris

 

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LOL

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[the lancaster kicks ass]

Finally, it was ugly

i would only say the one's with in-line cockpits were ugly

 

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Finally, it was ugly

with in-line cockpits were ugly

A?

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[the lancaster kicks ass]

some had in line cockpits, most had bubble canopies

 

[Hot Space]

I think you mean Hoods and Bubble Canopies, M8

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[Viper]

about archers comment that stangs are ugly.....they arnt even close to ugly,corsairs look better i think but mustangs look awsome too,exsept the early models with a closed canopy,i like them better with the bubble.

 

[Viper]

I cant belive that my gramp could have had a mustang from bolivia for 12grand american,i could have held my head and cried.....

 

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And now we are talking maybe a Million or so

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[Viper]

2 for a nice one that has seen combat.....(sigh)

 

[Anonymous]

mustangs were a lot better than corsairs because of the rasnge that they had, and thier ability to take air supremisy from the germans shortly after they entered the war. not to mention thier ability to take hits and still survive.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

well, the corsair could take damage to................

 

[Archer]

Viper: That little smilie afterwards meant I was joking Mustangs aren't all that ugly, just uglier than Corsair, Thunderbolts, Spitfires, Yak-3s, and probably a few more, IMO.

Guest: Don't forget few Corsairs fought in Europe, all that I know of being from Royal Navy carriers. Yes, Mustangs had an extra 150 mile range or so, but they couldn't land on carriers Mustangs also couldn't take much damage to their engines, no inline engine could take much damage. Lastly, they were flown by the USAAF and not the USN and USMC, which has an adverse effect on how good they are

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

it it just me, or does the mustang look like the yak-3 ?

 

[GermansRGeniuses]

what does IMO mean m8?

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

don't worry, i didn't know what it ment either to begin with, it means "in my opinion"

 

[Viper]

corsairs could take alot of damage,so could the stang unless it took a slug through the intake.....

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

what are you implying?