Best Plane on WW2 TV/book/film?

BJJ

I love those WW2 planes.
Which plane is the coolest?
What is your favourite attack WW2 fighter plane from Books or Film?

Some of the attack fighters were a marvel of engineering. I’ve tried to give the widest selection of choice as possible.




Was it British, Japanese or Russian? Which plane looks most menacing in the movies? Do you know what plane had the best, Engine, Design, Machine guns? What one is your favourite?
Italian, fast smart slick and manoeuvrable
The Russian Mig, not many in production but it’s deadly pilots gunnery gave the Plane a feirce reputation
French low speed performance but excellent handling and a fantastic Suiza Engine.
British, some of the best planes ever built, the Beaufighter had a fantastic Hercules Engine but lacked the power and handling of other countries models.
German, amazing concepts, incredible motors, revolutionary solutions, and very experimental such as the Kommet’s bi rocket fuel motors & Auxilary crusing jet or the Me262 twin Jet fighter.
USA clever structure and detail designs, American planes had low drag.
Japanese, remarkable formula, rapid climb and fall. Used Mitsubishi and Kawasaki engines.

Keep on Trekin

I say the Fiat, Italians had cool planes

Belisarius

In all fairness, , the association between "Films/TV" and anal retentive WW2 Planespotting here is paper thin at best

That Said the Focke Wolfe , cannon fodder of every british Ace in Commando Weekly as a kid . At the time i used to giggle at the mildly dirty name too

JacquesPompidou

Fu<ker Wolf because of the name, and cos Ze German planes always looked the most wicked in War films.

daveg

From your list I had to vote spitfire from the battle of Britian.
However the B-17 should deff have been on your list too.

That said the british/German/Italian Tornado would now blow them all out of the water. Coolest/loudest thing Ive ever seen/heard

Winters

Its gotta be the P51 Mustang. Saw a program on them on Monday on BBC2 (decisive weapons or something liek that)

jaggeh

the messer komet, while being a jet fighter, was terrible
it used short ranged unguided missiles(experimental) and the exact same model of machine gun used in the me109

tbh the p-38 lightning kicked arse



Max Ceiling: 44,000 ft.
Max Range: 2,600 miles
Powerplant: Allison V-1710-27/29
Horsepower (each): 1150
Max Speed: 395.00 Mph 636.00 Km/H
Armament
1 20mm cannon, 4 M2 .50 machine guns, 2,000 lb of bombs, rockets

almost 10000 made during ww2

(designed by the guy who went on to make the blackbird)

Celt

Hurricane.

Karma

What about the FU4 Coarsir (pacific rim mainly)????
I think your speeds for the Wolfe and the Spitfire are way off(seem to recall that the P51 Mustang was a lot faster than most German and English standard aircraft.

The MauraderB-26?

BJJ

The Messers, Spitfires and Mustang's were constantly updated and remodeled during the war. The performance and speeds improved with each year of battle.
But the sadly German planes were always far better.

Mutz

Lads, If you Love these aircraft so much, and wanna experience it in the European Theatre, get B17-G Flying Fortress : the Mighty Eight. You get to Fly everything (p-47, p-38, p-51, B17 - all machine gun positions/navigation/bombadier, BF-109, FW-190, ME-263).

Very Classy Game, and a wee bit sad too... just amzing though.

Me Favourite plane and first ever Model Aircraft is the P-51 Mustang - "Cadalac Of the Sky" taken from the Film Empire of the Sun! - Stevo Speilbergo.

richindub2

no me 262? i had to settle for the fw 190:p

Mutz

BJJ.. Check this out... not a great site, but it shows ya what I'm Talking about:

http://www.gamesexpert.net/gamefile/simulati/b17.htm

Also.. Check out the Movie. Memphis Belle

DapperGent

P51 Mustang was cool. Really liked the DeHavilland Mosquito aswell (was that classed as a fighter or a bomber or both? sexy looking beast any how.