Can we have a thread for our favorite warbirds of the Second World War? Post your pick, and why it makes you feel that way about it, whether it’s armament, performance, or just beautiful to you.
>pic related
>not the fastest
>not the most well armed
>not the prettiest girl on the street
>dependable
>there for her people when they needed her the most
Favorite WW2 birds
Ethan Clark
Other urls found in this thread:
messynessychic.com
twitter.com
Jack Carter
Jaxson Thomas
Tyler Miller
Thomas Myers
Something in the greenhouse-style cockpits of the Me-410 and the Ju-188 (pictured) enthralls me.
Perhaps it's the scenic visibility, perfect for enjoying the fact that you're fucking flying.
Liam Bennett
Juan Reed
It makes me think of adventure.
Nathan Morales
Ju-88, it could be modified to perform just about any mission or role without significantly changing the air frame.
Charles Harris
I like the He-111 for the same reason, sometimes I fly it out in /spoilers don’t work/war thunder/spoilers don’t work/ just to enjoy the view.
One of the few planes to have been to every continent, good choice, very comfy.
Wyatt Long
No contest whatsoever for me.
Being part of a PBY crew in the Pacific would've been Jow Forumsomfy as fuck.
Jaxon Flores
I knew a old pilot that did this. He said he knew he killed 1 Japanese sub and maybe another but didn't confirm the kill because it was too far down
Jeremiah Roberts
I could struggle to pick one and ramble on about multiple planes that I love for looks or for fucntion, but overall, I always end up going with the F6F Hellcat. These things are just beautiful, effective, rugged aircraft. Taking the already decent F4F and making everything better, a war-winning bird...err kitty.
Adrian Thomas
I spent 7 years as a Director of Maintenance and crew chief on a DC 3. It will always hold a special place in my heart.
However, as cool as American stuff is, I'm more interested in the German ww2 stuff. Probably because there are hardly any examples flying today.
>ju 87
>hs 129
>fw 200
Aaron Mitchell
A great choice, Ju-88s really could do everything. Some show I was watching was showing off one of the more complete examples and going over the cockpit with the stuff like automated dive control. The Ju-87 also had that but I've never seen footage of it.
Those and the He-111 have such interesting appearances that it's hard to not want to fly in one.
I'm very sad there's no flying examples of any Junkers warplane except the Ju-52. At least those few old tri-motors are well maintained and appreciated by military and civil aviation enthusiasts.
Daniel Cruz
I like that one american plane, the P50something
but otherwise I am a whereaboo
Oliver Jenkins
I recently learned that germany produced something like 100,000 aircraft in ww2
I would've figured maybe 10,000 at most
and something like 80,000 got shot down or crashed that's nuts you had to be fucking insane to fly in these deathtraps
Daniel Hernandez
You probably have to redo your homework on those numbers.
Grayson Butler
Oh, user.
The only permitted color for a PBY is white.
White as the tropical beaches over whch it soars.
Julian Ross
>not peacetime colors
Carter Sullivan
I like its awkwardness. Heh.
Ethan Gonzalez
Didn't some magnificent bastard buy a Catalina and use it like a flying yacht, cruising around?
Yes, someone did!
messynessychic.com
Wyatt Diaz
>we need a medium bomber
>with four engines
>that are in two nacelles coupled to the same propellor shafts
>and can dive bomb
Absolutely mad
Joseph Rivera
it's literally my dream to do this, I might have to build my own from scratch at this rate though
William Fisher
Jaxon Sullivan
The Hurricane is literally the most gorgeous aircraft of WWII in my opinion.
Benjamin Wright
I know it sucked, but damn she was beautiful...
Jayden Cook
Didn't the Russians field them fairly successfully, or am I making that up?
Ethan Brown
They did
John Sanders
I believe they used them successfully for ground attack, but it was designed to be an interceptor (With an engine that didn't work right at high altitudes :'(
Elijah Rivera
Yes. The engine, or more precisely the single-stage, single-speed supercharger left much to be desired.
The P-39 performed poorly above 5,200 m.
In both western Europe and the Pacific the Airacobra found itself outclassed as an interceptor.
But ist was well built and the cockpit in front of the engine provided excelent view, well suited for ground attack.
Jaxson Scott
Its a myth, also USA mostly provided them almost only with HE cannon ammo. They used it as a fighter, not ground attacker. Many of their Guards fighter regiments flew P-39, also Pokryshkin himself
Noah Lee
4 of the top 6 Soviet Aces primarily scored their kills in the Kobrushka
It was used as an air superiority fighter to protect the Sturmoviks
Levi Cook
beautiful fork-tailed devil
Ethan Baker
So hard to find a picture of it that isn't a model kit.
Joshua Rodriguez
Not the most elegant bird, but definitely fearsome looking.
Thomas Myers
Blake Torres
Adam Long
11:1 kd and stylin the whole time. come at me bro
Jacob Collins
>tfw took a pic of this exact aircraft at Udvar-Hazy 11 years ago
>tfw my camera was shit
Leo Cook
I always liked the earlier models in Battle of Britain camo, but it is one of those odd planes that got prettier as it was upgraded. Griffon Spits and long nosed 190s just don’t do it for me like the early versions. I’ll make an exception for the Ta-152 however, it’s just so slender and long-legged looking. Like Taylor Swift in plane form.
MS a cute
Joshua Bell
Here. Have some.
Luis Bailey
based
cringe
Hunter Morris
just a reminder, this is worth the read.
Chase Lewis
ante up with somethin that flew in the war son
Evan Walker
the 264 flew.
The one in my pic is an unmade version that had propellers in the rear.
Landon Cook
>got prettier as it was upgraded
True except for the G6/14s bulges and the K4s crooked nose
Parker Wilson
>no swastika
Gabriel Campbell
Not sure why but I love the tempest, typhoon and sea fury more than spits