Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:11 am
lmritger wrote:They add the Apache, but leave off the aircraft with the single highest victory count in history, the Bf 109? Yeah, whutevah.
Aint that the truth, these lists are always lacking, glad the A10s on there
Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:48 pm
I guess that if you´re talking about ONE single bird and not a make or model, that would be the " ENOLA GAY ".
Sun Nov 16, 2008 4:28 pm
Just my opinion, but the most lethal aircraft is the one that has been poorly maintained, and then not properly pre-flighted.
Sun Nov 16, 2008 5:11 pm
Hello,
The nightmare of German infantry was surely the Il-2 Shturmovik. Not to diminish the A-10, but a list of "lethal aircraft" that has an A-10 instead of a Shturmovik suggests a peculiarly American historical myopia.
Kevin,
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The nightmare of German infantry was surely the Il-2 Shturmovik. Not to diminish the A-10, but a list of "lethal aircraft" that has an A-10 instead of a Shturmovik suggests a peculiarly American historical myopia.
Kevin,
.
Sun Nov 16, 2008 5:18 pm
old iron wrote:Hello,
The nightmare of German infantry was surely the Il-2 Shturmovik. Not to diminish the A-10, but a list of "lethal aircraft" that has an A-10 instead of a Shturmovik suggests a peculiarly American historical myopia.
Kevin,
.
You know , I didn't want to say anything, but since you brought it up, this was the first aircraft to go through my head when I first read this thread.
Sun Nov 16, 2008 5:42 pm
These kind of "Best of, Worst Of, Most Lethal" get kind of silly at times. Just what parameters are to be used? Like any polling question, it depends on just how the question is asked or the particulars behind it.
Lancaster perhaps!?! The firestorms in many of the German cities killed more than the atomic blasts. Of course, the firestorms in Japan did the same thing on an even bigger scale!
I think "most lethal" to aircrew might be an interesting vote! But then you have prototypes skewing the numbers. If they only built one and it kills the pilot you have 100%.
Lancaster perhaps!?! The firestorms in many of the German cities killed more than the atomic blasts. Of course, the firestorms in Japan did the same thing on an even bigger scale!
I think "most lethal" to aircrew might be an interesting vote! But then you have prototypes skewing the numbers. If they only built one and it kills the pilot you have 100%.