Which fighter would you want to fly in?

Me in my opinion, would go for a Focke-Wulf 190 A, 5 reasons mainly,
1) It's relatively well protected
2) It's easy to fly for a novice
3) It packs a punch
4) It was fast and manuverable in a dogfight
5) It looks good

 

Good choice, but if i had to choose a fighter i would like to take the Northop P-61 Black Widow Nightfighter,

The aircraft is well constructed, has a radar enough firepower and it was a save fighter. And last but not least it looks cool!
But the most liked aircraft that i would had flewn is the Henschel HS129 B-2/Wa.

 

I too would choose the P-61 but for a different reason. Very safe, few night inturders to come up against.

 

F4U Corsair-power, agility, good firepower, good protection, rugged. Last but not least BE-U-T-FULL.

 

F4U Corsair for me as well

4 X .50 Cals
Rockets
Bombs
Radar
and....

They were still making them in 1945 can't necessarily say that about the FW-190

 

ah the whistling death

 

FW190 D-9
Simply the best.

 

Without doubt the Corsair.

 

Since I got to ride in one I would choose the P-38 Lightning.

 

My first choice would be the F8F Bearcat. Although it did not fire a shot in anger during the war, VF-19 was embarked aboard Langley with F8F's and headed to the war zone when the Japanese surrendered, so I think it qualifies.

The F8F was both faster and more manueverable than most of its potential adversaries. It's outstanding rate of climb and accelleration were also bonuses. Arguably the best piston-engined pure dogfighter ever built.

 

I'd go with the P-47 Thunderbolt (a later model, with the bubble canopy)

-Durability: Can take a lot of hits and still keep flying (especially useful if someone more agile comes up against me).
-Firepower: 8 .50s, enough bombs to do some serious damage, and 10 HVAR rockets. Truely a "multi-role" aircraft.
-Power: R-2800 engine producing 2500 horsepower. Radials were generally more durable than inlines, so I don't have to worry as much about a lone MG round taking out my engine.
-Speed: While bulky, the P-47 could still hit nearly 700 km/h.
-Ground attack: There's a lot of trains and convoys to hit, but you're going to need the firepower and durability to do so.

Not to mention the fact that a US aircraft comes with air superiority, good logisitics and a nice base in southern England to call home.

 

The Brewster Model 239. Best claims to losses ratio of any WW2 fighter(32:1), beat the runner up, the F6F merely managed 19:1.

 

I thought I was the only westerner who knew of the "Sky Pearl" record!

 

I'll see you in the skies at 10...i'll be the one spitting flame at 400MPH.

 

I'm sure, well I know the Finns and since when do Finns not count as westerners? Ok, north-westerners. *grin*

Be warned, there are Me109-G for dealing with German planes, who misbehave in Finnish airspace.