I agree but to me the most timeless and beautiful fighter of that era was the P-51.
Just as the Ford GT-40 is timeless. When a design is right it is right forever.
Also the Corsair. I love those old planes as I actually saw them as a boy and made paper and balsa models of them. How time has flown.
I forgot to mention that the V12’s sounded soooooo fine. A sound I will never forget.
Was standing next to a B25 a few years ago after maintenance and they were doing a full power run up. Awe inspiring as the ground was vibrating as well as my insides.
Never been a huge P-51 fan, for me the ‘38 is most iconic and the fighter that did the most work was the ‘47 which gets way to little credit.
These sharp P-51s were at Oshkosh when I went for the first time a while back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbZ1qDIKi60