Best fighter in WW2???

[hawker]

I know that this is probably chewed million times but this topic should be interesting.

Which is the best fighter in WW2?
Let jets stay aside in this.

For me:

1. Lavochkin La-7
2. P-51 "Mustang"
3. FW-190
4. Ki-84 "Hayate"
5. Me-109k
6. Vickers supermarine Spitfire
7. P-38 "Lightning"
8. F4U "Corsair"
9. A6M2 "Zero"

That is the top nine,from best to worse[;)]

[DuckofTindalos]

Oh Thread, NO!!!

(runs away and hides...)

[wworld7]

Oh not again.

[hawker]

This is only a very peaceful conversation,there will not be any anger or hard words[:D]

[mdiehl]

1. Vought F4U3++
2. Republic P-47D ++
3. Lavochkin La-7
4. Focke Wulf 190D/TA-151
5. Hawker Tempest Mk V
6. North American P-51D ++
7. Supermarine Spitfire
8. Lockheed P-38 G++
9. Yakovlev Yak 3
10. Bell P63 Kingcobra

[DuckofTindalos]

ORIGINAL: hawker

This is only a very peaceful conversation,there will not be any anger or hard words[:D]

You poor ignorant b*stard. Anger and hard words are here already...[8|]

[hawker]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

ORIGINAL: hawker

This is only a very peaceful conversation,there will not be any anger or hard words[:D]

You poor ignorant b*stard. Anger and hard words are here already...[8|]

You can throw stones on me,i will replay with bread and flowers[8D]

[wild_Willie2]

While we are at it: Bismarck was NOT scuttled, the Sherman was better than the tiger and the zero was WAY better than the Wildcat......
 
This should get this thead REALLY going......

[DuckofTindalos]

[8|][:-]

[Big B]

Not in order of best to worst - but just very successful aircraft designs (all world-class I think):

Bf-109
FW-190
Supermarine Spitfire
P-38
P-47
P-51
F4U
F6F
A6M (*)
KI-84
LA-7
Yak-3
Macchi C.202/205
Fiat G.55

(* - for it's time, couldn't compete late war)

[Andy Mac]

In terms of strategic importance Hawker Hurricane accept no substitutes - <takes cover> [:D][:D]

[Big B]

ORIGINAL: Andy Mac

In terms of strategic importance Hawker Hurricane accept no substitutes - <takes cover> [:D][:D]

Don't run [:)], I had a very tough time leaving that one off my list above - and I agree with you.[;)]

[decaro]

I don't know what all the anxiety in this thread is about, but my picks are:

P-51D as the previous models -- prior to the Merlin engine -- were for ground support
Fw 190D (Dora), another low-slung monoplane
Seafire, the Supermarine Spitfire Mk that lasted until the Korean War

And ...
F4U Corsair and P-47 Thunderbolt as best fighter-bombers; although both had the double-wasp engine, the carrier capable Corsair outlasted the P47

Honorable Mention
Bf 109 -- esp. the 109F -- and the A6M series; both were ground-breaking aircraft, but over time they couldn't keep up w/the competition.

[Ian R]

F4U Corsair fan. But the Mustang outranges it. Spitfire wins the best looking award. Why isn't the Ki100 on the list?

[Tiornu]

I'll mention a fine book, Duels in the Sky by Eric Brown. It gives only one man's opinion, but Brown isn't just any man.

[niceguy2005]

Republic P-47D..."There can be only one"

[pauk]

ORIGINAL: Raverdave

...........................AND the JFB Club is full of pussies.  [:D]

How are the things Raver in Japanese Oz[:D]?

[pauk]

My wote:

[String]

ORIGINAL: Joe D.

I don't know what all the anxiety in this thread is about, but my picks are:

P-51D as the previous models -- prior to the Merlin engine -- were for ground support
Fw 190D (Dora), another low-slung monoplane
Seafire, the Supermarine Spitfire Mk that lasted until the Korean War

And ...
F4U Corsair and P-47 Thunderbolt as best fighter-bombers; although both had the double-wasp engine, the carrier capable Corsair outlasted the P47

Honorable Mention
Bf 109 -- esp. the 109F -- and the A6M series; both were ground-breaking aircraft, but over time they couldn't keep up w/the competition.

Hm I've always thought that the Bf109K was a good match for contemporary allied and soviet fighters?

Have i been wrong ?

[decaro]

ORIGINAL: String

ORIGINAL: Joe D.

... Honorable Mention
Bf 109 -- esp. the 109F -- and the A6M series; both were ground-breaking aircraft, but over time they couldn't keep up w/the competition.

Hm I've always thought that the Bf109K was a good match for contemporary allied and soviet fighters?

Have i been wrong ?

No, you're not wrong: as the last Messerschitt version to be made in any significant numbers, the 109K suffered from a lack of fuel and trained pilots, both of which were in short supply for the Luftwaffe in the last months of the war (Source: The Encyclopedia of Aircraft of WW II)