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Author Topic: If you were a WW2 airman what plane would you MOST choose to pilot /be a crew member...And..LEAST choose to fly  (Read 4553 times)

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SAS~Bombsaway

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First, F4U. Last, any unarmed plane. :)
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Erm....

Most : I-16.....any type really.....I've spent many a happy hour flying I-16's ( + had a thorough apprenticeship in Spain  ;) )
Least : Fairy Battle......a LORRY if ever I flew one....... o_O   :))
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most = P-51 = the first time i went in hobby store( simulation doesnt exist then) looking for WW2 aircraft, it was the Mustang that caught my attention.  i dont know anything about aircraft but  it's the Mustang's sleek looks that  i fell in love with.  then with the advent of simulation, i flew it right away.

least = = I-16/F2A
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MOST : P-38 Lightning, then B-25 Mitchell (how to choose ?)
LEAST : don't know, any big bomber or Gloster Gladiator, maybe ? :D
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Most: Flying Tiger P-40
Least: Brewster Buffalo
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Shakaali

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Least desirable: F2A

least = = I-16/F2A

Least: Brewster Buffalo

Well, Brewster ain't that bad... Finnish LeLv 24 flew them from June 1941 to April 1944 with victory ratio of 26:1  ;)
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Most - Bf-109/Fw-190

I like both of these fighters equally and would love to fly them.

Least - LaGG-3

This fighter is garbage. There's a reason the Russians called it a varnished guaranteed coffin.
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As a pilot statistician looking at capability and survival rate I'd have to say a preference of F4U or P38.

I would avoid the Fairey Swordfish - horrendous loss rate , the Me163 and the Baka.

As an Il2 sim flyer , I dearly love the Bf109F - never ever out of the fight - and the lowly Buffalo.
I would love to say the Mossie , but the pedantic flight model that so obviously fails to fulfill the reality of the aircraft
(just read the pilot and enemy thoughts on this aircraft - you'll see the light) that it makes me cry inside when it just can't get away from anything in the game ,  I have to say the brutality of the Typhoon wins me over.

I am not partial (gagging here, swallowing again) to the Lerche (aka wasted game slot).

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Most:Bf109 or F4U
Least:I-16
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Most: am i really the only one who will say b-17 as a bomber? I relly love it and aLso thanks to film memphis belle. Bf109 in any variant until year 42 is my heartbreaker when we will talk about fighters.

What i actually dont wanna be in is any plane with russian or japanese cockpit. Why? When any trouble approaches in my cockpit, i will not be able to read a single word. Try-fail-try again rinse and repeat would not work in that case i guess
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How on earth did they keep getting Air Ministry Contracts?

Old boy network??
I was told the Beverly halved navigation problems, they followed the oil slick on the way home.
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Most: P-51 Mustang, great all-around fighter and beautiful plane.

Least: TBD devastator, terrible loss rate, slow
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