No I get it, you love the P-38 and that’s OK. I pretty much hate liquid cooled engines and the love the P&W radials, as well as the Grumman Engineers.
My favorite plane was the F8F that never saw combat. That plane absolutely smokes the P-51 until they get to 20,000”. It was a pure Interceptor and for that it excelled. I also find it absolutely beautiful and am glad we can still see them in Reno.
People that still care about this stuff have strong preferences and I enjoy discussing it.
And I firmly believe the P-38 could have performed just as well in the ETO as in the Pacific and helped bring the war in Europe to an earlier close.
I pretty much hate liquid cooled engines and the love the P&W radials, as well as the Grumman Engineers.
I generally feel similar, especially when it comes to platforms like the A-1 Skyraider.
My favorite plane was the F8F that never saw combat.
No doubt the Bearcat would have ruled the skies but it came at the end of a technological line.
F4U Corsair was my favorite radial from WW-II.