To: mikeus_maximus
4 posted on
04/09/2009 2:32:39 PM PDT by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
To: Squantos
I think for trade off between taking punishment and still flying, dishing out punishment, and flying ability, the p-38 was probably the best.
8 posted on
04/09/2009 2:35:01 PM PDT by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
To: Squantos
Without hesitation, I agree. The P-38 Lightning was simply faster, and that's what wins.
13 posted on
04/09/2009 2:40:11 PM PDT by
TheThirdRuffian
(Defend America from the Communist.)
To: Squantos
You have a point with the 38, what’s props counter-rotate.
Earlier this week I posted that I once did photos for a WWII pilot’s reunion. Every one that I talked to (18 or so) had flown both the Mustang and the 47 Thunderbolt. All liked the 47 better.....they liked it because it could deliver a pounding, take a pounding, then get you back home.
Returning from a mission is a serious consideration when judging combat aircraft.
16 posted on
04/09/2009 2:42:49 PM PDT by
Loud Mime
(If Christians cannot unite in battle to save this nation, it will be lost)
To: Squantos
23 posted on
04/09/2009 2:51:29 PM PDT by
frithguild
(Can I drill your head now?)
To: Squantos
P-38 lightning !The only US fighter in production before,during, and slightly after the war.
31 posted on
04/09/2009 3:00:29 PM PDT by
OpeEdMunkey
(We seem to have reached a critical mass of stupid people.)
To: Squantos
P-38 lightning !It seems to have been the "warthog" of it's day.
41 posted on
04/09/2009 3:05:51 PM PDT by
tacticalogic
("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: Squantos
53 posted on
04/09/2009 3:10:07 PM PDT by
philman_36
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