Ok its WWII and your given the choice to go into any branch and train to be a pilot… Which branch, war theater, and most important which plane? Mine personaly would have been the marines and flying a F4U-1D(I know like I would have picked anything else [:p]).
I know this isnt a modeling question and sounds like a Batman Vs. Superman question you would ask at the lunch table in elm school but I like ot know what planes inspire other modelers.
I’m with you! USMC and the F4U! I’m partial to the Birdcage though.
USN-- SBD Dauntless
This is tough. If we are being nationalistic here, it’d be a close race for he F6F-5 and the F4U-1D in the USN. I’d think I’d go for the F6F. I’ve flown it enough times in MS Combat Flight Sim 2[:D]
If I could chose from ANY fighter for the sake of combat it would be a FW-190D. But I’d also LOVE to fly a Spitfire Mk VIII!
For the Pacific Theater, a sun-faded Marine F-4U1D, or I’d join my squadron as they were then in TBF-1C’s at Munda. As for the ETO, probably a P-51D…though I’ve always liked the P-51C with the Malcolm hood.
It’d have to be the F6F, the best fighter that we had and only equalled by the FW-190. Pacific Theater, of course. But then there was the P-61…
For the Eastern front, RAF wit ha DeHaivelland Mosquito. Western, Japanese Shinden. Granted, not exactly American and all, but they were cool planes. Since the Shinden was at the end of the war and none were shot down, I know I’d live through it…
B-29 specifically the “Enola Gay”
for a fighter I would choose an He-162
Mine would have to be the FW-190
Must have been like putting on a coat…
For muscle, I would have to go with the USMC F4U-1D Corsair. Kicked serious butt in the Slot. Look intimidating and had the where-with-all to prove it.
For style and appeal, the USAAF P-51B or C Mustang (with the tail fillet and a malcolm hood). Enough power and grace to fly by second nature. Just think about rolling into a target and it responded immediately.
For survivability and firepower, the USAAF P-38J Lightning. Aside from being able to outclimb a Zero, the centerline guns gave it an advantage that few US fighters had at the time. Many P-38 pilots limped home after losing one engine - can’t say that for Mustangs or Corsairs!
It would have to be a photo recon mozzie, Unarmed, Unescorted, Unafraid. The SR71 of its day…Gregers
Well I just finnished watching Hart’s War and that P-51 looked pretty good downing the Bf-109. I’ll say P-51 but a P-38 would be good too.[8D]
i´ll say the P-47D.
oh man p-38!!! twin engines Sheer Power cutting through the sky plus the centerline 50 cals and 20mm could reach out and touch somthing
P-38 hands down! Go ahead and shoot out an engine, I’ll still get ya.
P.S. put me in the MTO
If its WWII …that’ll be me under the bed !
[8D](dreaming perhaps of flying a Mosquito with 633 Sqd )
Ooooh, that’s an easy one…
Gimme a P-47M after they worked the bugs out of the engine! Of course ETO/MTO. Enough speed to catch a TA-152 or Do-335, could outdive both and could roll with an FW190… Plus 8 .50 cals…Does it get any better than that?
for a fighter a spit or a hurricane, maybe a mossy.
for a bomber a lanc or aB-17G
they were the absolute BEST
masu[:D]
F4U corsair, greatest WWII bird!
Spitfire Mk IX over Europe.
Or possibly the Mosquito FB. Mk IV.
In the Pacific it’s got to be the P38L.
Or the B25H.