It's chief down fall was lack of range.Įdited by: 17th FA Bn at: 5/22/02 12:12:35 pm It was the best close air support plane of the war, and one of the best air to air fighters. Horsepower started at 1800 (1st version) up to 2100 ,and 2450(war emergency power) A prototype made near the end of the war made 3000 HP.Ĭ-47 would be my first choice followed by the Flying fortress B-17 and if I could add one, it would be the Superfortress B-29. Top speed was 405mph (1st variant) to 446mph. The japs named the plane "whistling death". In air to air combat I believe it was 11 japs shot down per 1 Corsair. In real life ,the Japs hated the plane,and with good reason. This plane starred in "Black Sheep" w/Robert Conrad.
Pilots loved 'em because the '47 got their butt homeģ) F4U-1A Corsair. It could take a lickin' and keep tickin'. OK, guys & gals.let's have your picks.ġ) The P-51 with the Rolls Royce engine for dogfighting and bonber escort.It could go the distanceĢ) P47 D,aka The JUG. Pacific Theatre.The unlovely and obsolete SBD.turned back the Jap carriers at the Coral Sea and destroyed the heart of Japanese naval avaition at Midway, thus setting the stage for America's advance thru the Pacific. Far outnumbering the more glamorous Spitfire, it was the Hurricane that won the Battle of Britain, denied the Luftwaffe air superiority over the Channel, causing the cancellation of Operation Sea Lion (the invasion of Britain).and saved Great Britain to be the staging area for the invasions of both North Africa and the Continent. I made two picks.one for the ETO, and one for the Pacific.ĮTO.The Hawker Hurricane. P-51 + droptanks for Bomber Escort / Destruction of the Luftwaffe - but I have no hard figures, just a 'gut' feeling.Ĭ-47, Logistics being the core of everything. Reply | Edit | Del Re: Most Significant Aircraft of WWII
What was the most significant aircraft of WWII.and why?Ī6M? P-51? Bf-109? B-17? Spitfire? B-29? Me-262? C-47? Or.? Reply | Edit | Del All Most Significant Aircraft of WWII