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.
Darn DSL got hung up just refer to the first posting please
Don’t worry Fan, it’s not a modeling question, but it’s been asked before with much response. So why not one more time?
My choice? The P-40, of course!
Yours truly, Mr.P-40
Fade to Black…
Me-163 Komet… Let’s live… dangerously!
My choice? European theater and the P-51 Mustang. To fly that wild stallion and be part of the 352nd fighter group would be an honor.
Steve
late ETO, radar equipped Mosquito NF30 nightfighter with the RAF
Speed, lethality, and survivability. What more could you want? [:)]
Tough question but, my choice is the ME-262A:
Hmm… Not quite WW2, but not far off… An A1 Skyraider…
Tough question, but I think I’d go with the USN in a Hellcat.
Regards,
-Drew
Corsair for the navy!
For me it would be the P-40 Warhawk and P-47 Thunderbolt with the 57th FG, 64th FS in the MTO. Have a friend who flew P-40’s and P-47’s with that unit.
Jim
Hohohoh you all will perish whit my Bf-109 E3 Muahahaha
PeAc3 OuT
Today, I’d have to say F6F Hellcat, but only because I have watched “Midway” about 3 time in the past week.
NO CONTEST!
It would have to be that big beautiful bird, the early P-38F (small engine nacelles) in North Africa sporting the olive and gray warpaint with yellow surrounds on the national insignias.
Looked as though it was making 400 just standing there on the tarmac.
Pete
I would have to go with my favorite…the P-51 Mustang.
Jerry
As I said in the other post-- USN-- SBD Dauntless…
Hellcats in “Midway”? Where??
Brewster Buffalo, in the South East Asian theatre (SIngapore). Its such a joy watching Buffaloes flying to their death against the mighty Mitsubishi Zeroes.
P-47D. ETO, 56FG. Flying wingman to Robert S. Johnson.
I’d have to say the P-51D, ETO, 361st FG. Met a guy from “down the road” who was a crew chief there. Built a model of his plane for him. “Ferocious Frankie”. Kinda been sentimental for that FG ever since.
Well, I have three I would like to fly; Mosquito, Spitfire and P-51, actually there are quite a bit on my list, but I think these would top it off. As for the Movie “Midway” yea they showed “Hellcats” as “Wildcats”, “Vindicators” were shown as Dauntless, Devestators and as themselves. If they could make the movie now with CGI’s I think it would be a little better. Don’t get me started with the movie “Pearl Harbor”.
LT