interesting guys as at least some have done some homework on their personal favourites.
I still think the Mossie XXX for the Allies and the Ju 88G-6 for the Luftwaffe as the best night fighters. don't think anything else comes close except the Me 262A-1a but the range was too short.
The Me 262A seems to be best suited for bomber destroying work and not fighter vs fighter over the Reich.
for Fighters it would be the P-51K and the Bf 109G-10. The Ta 152H although a favourite of mine was in too few a number and cannot be thoroughly judged, except if the war had continued two more years, 109's Doras would of been replced by jets and even the Ta 152H would of been phazed out overall. Even thought of the heavy SturmFw A-8/R8 but again it was a US pulk destroyer not well liked at all for facing P-47's or P-51's
For heavies yes the late mark Lanc and the B-17G
the Ju 88A comes to mind being used from wars start to end and evolving in the bomber-recon roles and did seem for the Luftwaffes arsenal to be fit for the overall best in machines. did not have the long range, altitude nor heavy payloads to be considered in the big boy bomber category.
Recon I will still throw the hat in for the Ju 290A but this was the thought for an a/c being used over the water..............a host of other greats could be added here.
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