Worst ww2 fighter

[Supermarine-SpitfireMkXIV]

If you have any more please inform me.

 

[Shortround6]

Basically you have four/five WW II fighters and a bunch of pre-WW II fighters that didn't get replaced quite soon enough.
Putting an aircraft down because it had been in service for 4-6 years before it saw combat seems more than a bit harsh.

 

[swampyankee]

If you have any more please inform me.

Blackburn Roc.

 

[pbehn]

Any military uses what it can and what it has. There were trials in 1939/40 fitting guns and bombs to Tiger Moths when invasion threatened the UK.

 

[Marcel]

Define "worst"?

 

[Supermarine-SpitfireMkXIV]

Define "worst"?

Worst aircraft in general

 

[Supermarine-SpitfireMkXIV]

Basically you have four/five WW II fighters and a bunch of pre-WW II fighters that didn't get replaced quite soon enough.
Putting an aircraft down because it had been in service for 4-6 years before it saw combat seems more than a bit harsh.

Right, but if it entered combat in ww2 it is on the list

 

[Shortround6]

Right, but if it entered combat in ww2 it is on the list

Hmmm, which is worse, the P-26 or the Gloster Gauntlet(used for ground attack against the Italians) ?

Now, lets figure out which one killed a higher number of it's own crew/s, hint, it might be the newest?

 

[Supermarine-SpitfireMkXIV]

Hmmm, which is worse, the P-26 or the Gloster Gauntlet(used for ground attack against the Italians) ?

Now, lets figure out which one killed a higher number of it's own crew/s, hint, it might be the newest?

?

 

[Shortround6]

Which fighter on your list got pulled out of service in the middle of war, production stopped, factories idled while a crash redesign was done to make it less dangerous to it's own crews?

 

[GrauGeist]

Very few Boeing P-26s saw combat in WWII.
The few at Pearl Harbor, relegated to training, were all caught on the ground and destroyed.
The several USAAC P-26s in the Philippines were either caught on the ground during the attacks, or destroyed by their crews before evacuating.
The few Philippine Air Force P-26s fared well against the Japanese, as did the Nationalist Chinese P-26s.

So why is this even on the list?

 

[michael rauls]

My 2 cents for whatever its worth is that this survey is, while an interesting idea, to largely influenced by date of design and service as it is presented. That is to say anything that was in sevice in the mid 30s is gonna look pretty lame compared to say an Me 262 so it becomes more of a survey of date than efficacy.
Maybe seperate similar surveys, one of pre war, one of early war, and one of late war types might yield a more even context for comparison.
Just a suggestion.

 

[Supermarine-SpitfireMkXIV]

Very few Boeing P-26s saw combat in WWII.
The few at Pearl Harbor, relegated to training, were all caught on the ground and destroyed.
The several USAAC P-26s in the Philippines were either caught on the ground during the attacks or destroyed by their crews before evacuating.
The few Philippine Air Force P-26s fared well against the Japanese, as did the Nationalist Chinese P-26s.

So why is this even on the list?

I get what you are saying. meh... is it possible to erase options?

 

[GrauGeist]

I get what you are saying. meh... is it possible to erase options?

You may be able to add/delete poll choices if you go to the original post and click "edit".

Not real sure, it's been years since I did a poll - Marcel , is it possible to edit/change poll options after posting?

 

[CORSNING]

Peashooter vs. Roc, that would be an interest matchup. P-26 was
from a different era. The Roc came along later, and could not
get out of its own way.



I forgot to mention that if you are planning to make changes
to your above listing, you might want to include Finland's
V.L. Myrsky II. For 1944 a 329 mph. frontline fighter with a
range of 310 ml. and a service ceiling of 29,500 ft. just ain't
cutting it.

Just an opinion, a thread such as this very much needs
to stipulate WHEN. Divide the junk by years that they
became operational. The Roc was pure junk when it
entered service late in 1939. The P-26 entered service
in December 1933, and was not junk at the time. Hardly
a fair comparison. If you wish to call the P-26 junk by
December 1941 you would still be wrong. If careful, it
could still do some damage. The Myrsky II of 1944?
Well, go check it out.

 

[GrauGeist]

Peashooter vs. Roc, that would be an interest matchup. P-26 was
from a different era. The Roc came along later, and could not
get out of its own way.

What is interesting, is that the P-26 (flown by Philippine Army pilots) did engage A6Ms and downed several during the battle of the Philippines.

So in a Roc vs. P-26 showdown, put my money on the P-26!

 

[CORSNING]

So in a Roc vs. P-26 showdown, put my money on the P-26! [/QUOTE]

Now you have the right idea, Jeff

 

[pbehn]

So in a Roc vs. P-26 showdown, put my money on the P-26!

Now you have the right idea, Jeff[/QUOTE]
The Roc was carrier capable.....if it was capable of anything.

 

[Conslaw]

What is interesting, is that the P-26 (flown by Philippine Army pilots) did engage A6Ms and downed several during the battle of the Philippines.

Please post specifics of the P-26 shooting down an A6M.

 

[GrauGeist]

Please post specifics of the P-26 shooting down an A6M.

I'll go one better.

Here's the operational history of the P-26 at Joe Baugher's site.
Operational History of Boeing P-26