Warbird Information Exchange

wow not even a P-51 in that list. And why the PBY? Sure it proved succesfull and saved a lot of lives. And there are a few people that put down the P-38. It was a great plane and it was the start of more powerful fighters. But it was expensive to build. I dont usually think in practical terms but I am today for some reason!

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I like the B-25 as well, though to be honest, it didn't start out in WWII until March or April of '42.
Sorry to say, I have to say that I think the Spitfire ranks pretty high up there (Hurricane, too, but it didn't stay as a front-line fighter to the same degree)
In the Pacific, I'd say the Zero had one of the most significant effects. It's capabilities emboldened the Japanese to do things that would've been previously unthinkable, and the major efforts the USN put into developing aircraft capable of defeating throughout the war say something about it. Not that it was invincible.

Ryan

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The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD. - Prov. 21:31 - Train, Practice, Trust.

Everyone is thinking of the glamorous aircraft and passed right over the workhorse, the C-47. How would things have turned out if we didn't have it for D-Day or Market Garden?? I'd certainly say the C-47 was more important than a couple of the fighters that are listed.

I guess the obvious question there is would D-day have failed without the C-47... and Market Garden wasn't exactly a great success.

I think the C-47 was important, but not necessarily more so than the aircraft that made it possible for it to be safely operated over enemy territory.

Ryan

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The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD. - Prov. 21:31 - Train, Practice, Trust.

I would have to say the Spitfire and Hurricane because if England would have fallen to the Germans their would not have been a D-Day, hell we would still be fighting WWII.

Cheers Dave C

The P-40 and the Speedy 3 held the line until all that late model hairdresser stuff started started coming to the theaters.I would bet if the P-40 didnt shoot down more aircraft it was darn close.And how many carriers did the speedy 3s get?A credit to Naval Aviators to be sure.

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