Which WWII Axis nation produced most dangerous pilots?

• May 10, 2005

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I heard someone said that US pilots, who participate in both European and Pacific theatures, believed Japanese were the most fearsome opponents in comparison with their German counterparts.

 

• May 10, 2005

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well yes the japaneese earnt themselfs a fearsome reputation, they we not just fighting for thier homeland, they had centuries of traditions to uphold..........

 

• May 10, 2005

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Possibly...

I know that the Japanese were not as disciplined in the air as the Germans were. They tended to fight individually and lacked tactical teamwork. Comments?!?

 

• May 10, 2005

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plan_D

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The way of the warrior.

The Germans had a certain warrior code to uphold too. Prussian military history was rich with victory, the Great War was the first loss they'd suffered in over 100 years. I'm sure the Luftwaffe had a certain standard to live up to. I certainly know that German General Staff Officers did.

All that is null and void anyway, we all know the Romanian pilots were the most dangerous Axis pilots.

 

• May 10, 2005

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plan_D said:

All that is null and void anyway, we all know the Romanian pilots were the most dangerous Axis pilots.

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Dangerous or crazy

 

• May 10, 2005

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The Finns... 8)

 

• May 10, 2005

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He has a good point. The Finnish were remarkable pilots (and army for that matter). Their lack of effective equipment really made them much less dangerous than they should have been.

 

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plan_D said:

He has a good point. The Finnish were remarkable pilots (and army for that matter). Their lack of effective equipment really made them much less dangerous than they should have been.

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Yep - would have to agree - just think "Brewster Buffaloes?!?" and look what they did with them!!!

 

• May 10, 2005

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Oh my god people agreed with me...

 

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cheddar cheese said:

Oh my god people agreed with me...

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It's you're luck day! Go buy a Lotto ticket!

 

• May 10, 2005

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plan_D

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They shot down seven Mk.V Spitfires with those Buffaloes! Admittedly, VVS pilots weren't the best the in world...

 

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plan_D said:

They shot down seven Mk.V Spitfires with those Buffaloes! Admittedly, VVS pilots weren't the best the in world...

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I said it before, too bad the Finns didn't give combat training to the Marines stationed at Midway

 

• May 10, 2005

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Other that the B-239, what else did the Finns use?

 

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Those French things...I can't remember but they look like a squashed squared Hurricane...

They also used Blenheims. And some Bi-plane...maybe the Gladiator but I can't quite remember...

 

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http://hkkk.fi/~yrjola/war/faf/ww2air.html

The most important fighters available during the Continuation War (1941-1944) were Brewster B-239 ("Buffalo"), Messerschmitt Bf 109G, Morane-Saulnier MS 406, Curtiss 75A (P-36) and Fiat G.50.

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http://www.geocities.com/acrawford0/Finn.html

That's an awesome site on the FAF. And they did use Gladiators!

Four units operated the Gladiator during its service with the Finns, these were;

LeLv.12 Flew 67 sorties without loss.

LeLv.14 flew 34 sorties, claimed 3 victories and lost 1 Gladiator.

TleLv.16 flew 2,000 sorties, claimed 1 victory and lost 10 Gladiators.

LLv.26 flew 600 sorties, claimed 30 victories and lost 13 Gladiators.

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• May 10, 2005

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Dewoitine D.520? Didnt they use Mk.I Hurricanes too?

 

• May 10, 2005

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No, they never came anywhere near a Hurricane Mk.I. The only Hurricanes they came near were Hurricane Mk. IIBs and IICs and that was only to shoot them down 'cos they were Soviet.

 

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but the fins used allot of stuff, including -109Gs i believe.......

 

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Everyone used 109G's Heck, even the Italians did.

 

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I see none of you can read. Scroll up a bit, I've given you two sites and a list of the most important fighter types in the FAF. The list clearly states Bf-109G.