WW2 top ten planes

[schwarzpanzer]

What are your best WW2 planes?

(Doesn't have to be in order, or even 10 really )

 

[Udet]

Shouldn´t you narrow the question? Too wide open.

There can be as many parameters as members are in order to respond the question.

My favorite though -in no particular order-:


(i) Bf 109 G-6 G-6/AS
(ii) Bf 109 G-10
(iii) Bf 109 K-4
(iv) Fw 190 A-8
(v) Fw 190 A-8/R8 Sturmböck (heavy bomber abattoir services)
(vi) Fw 190 D
(vii) Ta 152
(viii) Me 262
(ix) Ju 88 (both "A" bomber version and "G" nachtjäger)
(x) P-47 D

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

god udet you need to start liking bombers

but i'm gonna assume he means greatest, which should narrow it down, so i'll think on it and hey! i'll even let some american planes slip in!

 

[cheddar cheese]

Theres already been numourous threads about this...

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

well why not have annother!

and i don't really remember that many for the 10 greatest??

 

[cheddar cheese]

5 greatest...same sorta thing...

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

but double the planey goodness..........

 

[cheddar cheese]

But double the thought process

 

[d_bader]

C-47 Skytrain
Lancaster
Superfortress
He 111
Corsair
Mustang
IL2- Sturmovik
Zero
Fw200 Condor
Henschel 129

Although some of these planes aren't going to be that popular I've tried to have a few different nationalities.

 

[cheddar cheese]

B-29
P-38
Fw-190
SM.82
P.108
Re-2005
Hurricane
P-47
SM.79
Re-2000


Thats off the top of my head the planes Im into at the moment.

 

[chris1966]

P-51
F4U
Spitfire
FW-190
Bf-109
Lancaster
B-29
B-17
Ju-88/B-25 (They make my list because of their versatility and I consider them tied)
Me-262 (in 1-on-1 combat, you couldn't touch it)

 

[FLYBOYJ]

B-29
P-51
FW-190D
C-47
B-17
Lancaster
Spitfire
P-38
Hurricane
B-24

 

[plan_D]

1.Spitfire
2.Lancaster
3.Mosquito
4.Fw-190
5.P-51
6.P-38
7.B-29
8.PBY
9.B-25
10.Corsair

 

[Erich]

greatest ? geez.

probably should be divided by bomber, recon, fighter, night fighter etc...
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Night fighter .... Mossie XXX, Ju 88G-6, Me 262A-1a

Bomber ....... Lancaster, B-17

Recon ..... Ju 290

Fighter ...... A very big (?)

 

[Lightning Guy]

Top 10
1. P-38
2. F4U-4
3. Ki-84
4. Spitfire
5. Fw-190
6. SB2C
7. A-20
8. B-24
9. PB4Y-s
10. SBD

 

[CurzonDax]

Here is my ten (ah yes the newbee again) and in no particular order.

1. F4U-D
2. P-51D
3. The Spitfire
4. B-17G
5. SBD
6. PBY
7. FW-190
8. Stormovik
9. P-40
10. B-25

 

[Jabberwocky]

In no particular order

1. Spitfire
2. FW-190A
3. Lancaster
4. Pe-2
5. La-5
6. Me-262
7. B-17
8. Mosquito
9. P-47
10. F4U

That really only scratches the surface though, there were so many planes that come within an ace of each other in therms of quality. I have really gone for planes that were produced in significant numbers as well as had excellent performance.

 

[Lightning Guy]

The numbers for the -262 weren't that impressive. Something like 1,200 total build with only 300 making it to ops, right?

 

[F4D]

Wow! This is hard!
In no particular order I like,

P-38

P-40

P-47

P-51

Spitfire

FW-190

Mosquito

Yak-9

Ki-84

F6F

 

[Gnomey]

Here are mine.

Spitfire
P-51D
BF109 (later marks)
FW190D
TA-152
Corsair
ME-262
Mosquito
Lancaster
B-29