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To: FlyVet
I think Mustang, Thunderbolt, Hellcat (maybe), Spitfire, Lightning, Mosquito (bomber) (maybe)

If I am not mistaken, the P-38 Lightning was the fastest fighter of the war. A fair number of them were used to try and hunt buzz-bombs and German jet fighters for that reason (though not with much success).

90 posted on 05/10/2002 7:29:55 PM PDT by PsyOp
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To: PsyOp
That may be true, for prop-driven planes, I don't know. I heard somewhere that fighter pilots actually "tipped over" V-1 buzz bombs by putting their wingtip under its wingtip, and rolling. Them boys must have had some big Kahoonies to do such a thing. Fastest planes of that war? Probably the German Komet, or the Japanese Baka. Rocket planes.
91 posted on 05/10/2002 7:47:57 PM PDT by FlyVet
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