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View Poll Results: Which WWII Fighter would you have flown? | |||
P-51 Mustang | 4 | 40.00% | |
P-38 Lightning | 1 | 10.00% | |
F4U Corsair | 2 | 20.00% | |
F6F Hellcat | 1 | 10.00% | |
P-47 Thunderbolt | 2 | 20.00% | |
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I think if the Navy had gone solely with the Corsair, it'd done as well or better, but from what I've read, they're hard to land and take-off because of its steep angle and limited visibility from the cockpit. I'd feel safer in either than in a Mustang, maybe not a P-47.
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#12
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I'll take the flying tank any day of the week. P-47 Jug, baby.
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Corsair without even thinking of any others. And i would of gladly taken it up against any German fighter to boot.
Second choice would of been the Thunderbolt.
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tough call, but i chise the mustang over the lightning. just an all around great aircraft.
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I don't know enough about aircraft to really judge. I do know from everything I've read that the Mustang was the best all around plane of the war.
From a pure "looks" point of view, in addition to the Mustang, I really like the P-40 Warhawk. I know the planes listed by Mark are probably better, but I just think it's a really cool looking plane & I've always dug the whole "Flying Tigers" history. |
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Besides the P-40 the flying tigers also flew p39-aircobras and some P-51-Bs(pretty sure it was the B) and an Aussie version of the Aircobra that they called the P-400.
The Tigers didntlike the performance so they re-dubbed it a P-40 with a Zero on its tail
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#17
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I'll be the first to vote for the Lightning. Love the look and two engines so if one goes the other will get you home.
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#18
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Out of those planes, the hellcat... even some of Japanese pilots were surprised as to how tough this plane was, it could take a beating and still take the pilot back home!
The P-38 suffered in the higher altitudes in the cooler climates, but was a damn good kit. |
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This over cooled the engines so when the pilots went from cruise to full power, it caused the pistons to over heat, resulting in piston seizure. Once Lockheed technicians taught the crews to cruise at leaner settings, the engine failures were dramatically reduced.
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