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Reply #15 - Aug 12^th, 2003 at 1:33pm

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Gotta tell ya it was a tough decisision between the
Spitfire and the P-51D. I don't think a P-47 will
out turn a Zero. Anyone out there know any P-47's
that have Zero kills to their credit?

Of course! Their were plenty of P-47 pilots with kills in the Pacific! Sorry I can't think of his name...FDG did a repaint of plane. He shot down 22 Jap planes, in a P-47. He was a great pilot with balls of steels. Him and two others once engaged 20 zeros! And lived to tell about it! All three. He was shot down, but not by a plane. He was hit while strafing an airfield and crashed into the jungle. There were plenty more but his is the only story I can remember.

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Reply #16 - Aug 12^th, 2003 at 1:40pm

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Spitfire, no ifs, no buts!
Or else I'll marmalade you..........

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There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #17 - Aug 12^th, 2003 at 1:48pm

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Go ahead Ozzy, you don't scare me! Wink

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Reply #18 - Aug 12^th, 2003 at 1:55pm

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You haven't heard what I put in my marmalade....... Grin

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There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #19 - Aug 12^th, 2003 at 1:55pm

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CADILLAC

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THE

SKY!

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Reply #20 - Aug 12^th, 2003 at 2:05pm

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Posted by: ozzy72 Posted on: Today at 1:55pm
You haven't heard what I put in my marmalade.......

I know first hand. Here is what he did to my house!!

Yummy...............orange marmelade

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Reply #21 - Aug 12^th, 2003 at 2:06pm

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No, no I have not. Sad

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But you can marmalade all you want! The P-47 is the best plane to ever take to the sky! Grin

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Reply #22 - Aug 13^th, 2003 at 3:24am

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Gotta be the Hawker Hurricane. Because, to put it simply, it won the war. If it wasn't for the Hurricane then Europe would have fallen well before Germany declared war on America. The Russians also would have had an airforce of out dated Bi-planes if we didn't lend lease them hurricanes also it served in EVERY theatre of war and shot down more aircraft than any other in history. That reason enough? Cheesy

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Is a La-5 a Biplane??
The last biplanes which made a difference were the Po-2's of the "Night Witches" and the I-153 which served only in the beginning months of the war.
Except for a few obsolete bombers, not much biplanes.

Yes, they got spitfires, P-40's, Hurricanes and Airacobra's, but had good aircraft too (Yak-3, Il-2, Pe-2)

The idea about dedicated tank-killer aircraft was invented by the russians, with the Airacobra

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Reply #23 - Aug 13^th, 2003 at 3:38am

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Howcome you're talking about the P-47 in the pacific??? Didn't the Corsair see combat throughout the entire war in the Pacific???

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Reply #24 - Aug 13^th, 2003 at 3:47am

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hey dave are you still cleaning up that marmalade? at least your gonna have something to put on your toast every morning for a while:)
as for what was best, it was def spitfire,

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Reply #25 - Aug 13^th, 2003 at 12:07pm

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With the initial question of WWII in mind and not just A/C which only flew for the latter years, I think this is a horse race between two birds which show longevity of production runs which started before the war and showed development to 1945 and beyond........if its a mere case of numbers then the Me(Bf)-109 would hold the trophy for higher numbers, but if its for development and fewer losses, then maybe we shouldn't consider anything less, than all those which followed K5054 .........

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Reply #26 - Aug 13^th, 2003 at 12:12pm

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Howcome you're talking about the P-47 in the pacific??? Didn't the Corsair see combat throughout the entire war in the Pacific???

I was talking about the 47 in the PTO because someone asked if any P-47 pilot had kills in the Pacific. No the Corsair didn't fight the whole war in the Pacific, the Wildcat came first.

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Reply #27 - Aug 13^th, 2003 at 4:34pm

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[quote author=kevib1 link=board=gen;num=1060695717;start=0#5 date=07/22/03 at 20:56:22]
Perhaps in your list you should have the 4 engined bombers - B17, Lancaster, B25
quote]

Agree strongly with Kevib1 about BIG bombers such as the B-17, B-29, B-24, and some smaller ones like the B-25, and on, and on...

In the poll I chose the Mustang because I have an OLD friend who flew mustang's in WWII. Lot's of interesting stories from this fellow. My personal favorite of that era is the B-29, and the favorite of this modern era is between the f-14, and the Harrier....

Jared

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Reply #28 - Aug 13^th, 2003 at 6:27pm

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If you divide the list in theatre and role, it would be a better poll

Russian planes: IL-76 (all standard length ones), Tu-154 and Il-62, Tu-134 and An-24RV&&&&AI flightplans and repaints can be found here

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Reply #29 - Aug 13^th, 2003 at 6:41pm

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If you divide the list in theatre and role, it would be a better poll

And the Hurricane would be in ALL of them! LOL!!!

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