What is Your favourite plane from world war 2?

[cheddar cheese]

no i think we could

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

no way..................

 

[kiwimac]

Still the FW 190 IMNSHO!

Kiwimac

 

[TimT1]

My favorite is the Corsair. It is a beautiful looking aircraft. It's fast, well-armed, versatile, and they didn't nickname her "Whistling Death" or "The Sweetheart of Okinawa" for nothing.

 

[GermansRGeniuses]

they didnt call the La-5FN "The White Rose Of Stalingrad" for no reason either... (but then again, that was the pilot, Lilya (Lily) something, not the plane....) but ive never heard of "The Sweetheart Of Okinawa", does it have to do with the infantry support it provided to those (crazy-ass) marines? anyway, going with the subject, i like the Beaufighter's nickname, "The Whispering Death", named for the distinctive sound the engines and their sleeve-valves made and of course the death that ensued from being a Beau's enemy... btw, my favorite plane has gotta be the Me-262 A-1/a for many reasons, looks being one.... (wow a post that was on topic and had extra substance... we can all do it if we try and want to, including c.c and lanc....)

 

[plan_D]

Well you are stretching it a bit there.

I have to say my favourite plane would be the Mosquito, I'm just amazed by some of things it could achieve and I've just read the career of Charles Patterson who flew Mosquitos after Blenheims on North Sea patrols. Some of the things he did are quite amazing, and it shows the Mosquito to be brilliant because it could withstand such feats.

 

[plan_D]

On that B-17 carrying the V-1s; it was a B-17G, and it was assigned to the USN used as a launch platform for JB-2 Loon guided missile. JB-2 was the US designation of captured German V-1s.

 

[Gemhorse]

Right On , Plan_D , about the Mosquito , and although the Lancaster did the weights , Mosquitos target-marking greatly assisted their aim . As far as Prop aircraft went , they were totally Unique ! - This chap Patterson , what's the book called ? Sounds like one I'd like to read...

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i still think it's the lancaster, i mean could you imagine a B-17 doing the dambusters raid?

 

[Gemhorse]

Dambusting B.17's!! I thought it was cheeky they were trying-out V1's AFTER the War - AND two of 'em at once !!! - Interesting that they had more B.24's in the ETO overall - The RAF liked the Liberator's range for Coastal Command and Atlantic Convoy escort too. I have to stay with the Mosquito first, Spitfire as second because unless they'd won the BoB, the Lancaster might not have evolved, but definately Lancaster third - Y'see, the Mosquito really complemented the Lancaster; it checked the target-weather first, then target-marked and spoof-raided for them, then hunted the enemy nightfighters, and after the Lancaster crews had got back, had eggs bacon breakfast and some sleep , there was the target-photo results...Hey, it was almost a marriage, mostly run on Merlins...

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

Spitfire as second because unless they'd won the BoB

a common misconseption, the hurricane did more to win the BoB than the spit, but only 'cos there were more of them...................

 

[Gemhorse]

Touche! You're quite right !!- It's a shame it's not on the list! -29 to 19 Sqn.'s/July 1940...Golly, they HAVE been over-shadowed by the Spit !- But as there wasn't any Lancasters then, the hardy Hurricane, another in the Merlin Family of Fighters Bombers , should definately be included....another Legend that did really bear the brunt of the War initially, and went on to fly in virtually every Front ...I wonder why it never really got as progressively developed as the Spit was....

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

because in terms of performance the spit easily beat the hurricane, so they put all their effert in developing the better fighter..................

that's another thing, you quite rightly point out that lancasters weren't around during the BoB but for some reason there's one in the BBMF?

 

[plan_D]

I know, it's strange but then there's a Dakota as well.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

true, and some spit. marks that weren't around at the time, well, that's us brits..............

 

[kiwimac]

Still the FW 190

Kiwimac

 

[plan_D]

The incorrect mark Spitfire isn't that bad because to most people it's just a Spitfire. I think they should put the 'Sally B' B-17, any of the P-51Ds and the only P-47 in Britain with the BoBMF and call it the Western Allied Memorial Flight. It'd be good to see, a Lancaster, Hurricane and Spitfire with B-17, Mustang, Thunderbolt and Dakota stacked behind.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i don't think they should, the BoB was a truely commonwealth victory, and desereves it's own tibute, i think they should keep them separate..............

 

[Gemhorse]

Yeah, the BBMF is kinda sacred, but I do like the idea of the WAMF - There's so much more Airshow activity in Britain, I only get to read about it down here - We have some variety here, but our only Lancaster is a static display...

 

[TimT1]

Referring to the Corsair being called the "Sweetheart of Okinawa", yes, it was the Marines that nicknamed it that, because of the invaluable ground support it provided, which it did in the Korean conflict also.