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What is your favorite WW2 fighter?

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posted on Oct, 8 2003 @ 03:31 AM
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this is another one i love

History: During the final two years of the Second World War, the Yak-3 proved itself a powerful dogfighter. Tough and agile below an altitude of 13,000 feet, the Yak-3 dominated the skies over the battlefields of the Eastern Front during the closing years of the war.

The first attempt to build a fighter called the Yak-3 was shelved in 1941 due to a lack of building materials and an unreliable engine. The second attempt used the Yak-1M, already in production, to maintain the high number of planes being built. The Yak-3 had a new, smaller wing and smaller dimensions then its predecessor. Its light weight gave the Yak-3 more agility. The Yak-3 completed its trials in October 1943 and began equipping the 91st IAP in July of 1944. In August, small numbers of Yak-3s were built with an improved engine generating 1,700-hp, and the aircraft saw limited combat action in 1945. Production continued until 1946, by which time 4,848 had been built.

The story of the Yak-3 did not end with the Second World War. In 1991, the Museum of Flying, in Santa Monica, California, asked Yakovlev to produce a new series of Yak-3s to be built at Orenburg, Russia. The new Yak-3s were built using the plans, tools, dies and fixtures of the original. They were powered by American Allison engines, and given the designation Yak-3UA. These aircraft are now available on the civilian market. [History by David MacGillivray]

Nicknames: Ubiytsa ("Killer"); Ostronosyi ("Sharp-Nose" -- Generic term for all inline-engine powered Yak fighters).

Specifications:
Engine: One 1,300-hp Klimov VK-105PF-2 V-12 piston engine
Weight: Empty 4,641 lbs., Max Takeoff 5,864 lbs.
Wing Span: 30ft. 2.25in.
Length: 27ft. 10.25in.
Height: 7ft. 11.25in.
Performance:
Maximum Speed: 407 mph
Ceiling: 35,105 ft.
Range: 559 miles
Armament:
One engine-mounted 20-mm ShVAK cannon
Two 12.7-mm (0.5-inch) UBS machine guns

Number Built: 4,848 (Original 1940s-era models)

Number Still Airworthy: At least 5 newly-manufactured aircraft




posted on Mar, 11 2004 @ 02:28 AM
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Mustang P-51 receives my vote


Polar Bear



posted on Mar, 11 2004 @ 10:51 AM
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I can't decide between:

P-51 Mustang
ME 262
P-38 Lightning

tough choices!



posted on Mar, 11 2004 @ 12:11 PM
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p-38
mustang
me-109
spitfire

[Edited on 11-3-2004 by watcheroftheskies]



posted on Mar, 11 2004 @ 05:15 PM
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the spitfire and tha harrier those babys kicked some real ass



posted on Mar, 11 2004 @ 05:19 PM
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either a bristol beaufighter, or a grumman helldiver, or an avenger, or a brewster buffalo. the buffalo should be at the top of that list, actually.



posted on Mar, 11 2004 @ 05:35 PM
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my bosses favorite ww two plane is
f4u corsair



posted on Mar, 11 2004 @ 09:35 PM
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What?

No has mentiond the stringbag yet




Don't laugh, this plane helped to sink the Bismark!



posted on Mar, 12 2004 @ 09:28 AM
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en.wikipedia.org...

The Bristol Beaufighter.



posted on Mar, 12 2004 @ 09:50 AM
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P-51 Mustang...but then I'm kind of partial to Lockheed....



posted on Mar, 12 2004 @ 11:14 AM
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The Hawker Typhoon:



The Mustang and Spitfire were very good too!!


[Edited on 12-3-2004 by Genya]



posted on Mar, 12 2004 @ 11:17 AM
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Spitfire My Grandad flew 1 during ww2.

He went out on a mission wuth his squadron and never returned
I never met him

ever since that i have liked the Spitfire. Maybe a sort of momento to him



posted on Mar, 12 2004 @ 11:23 AM
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p-51, focke wulf 190 , me 109, me-262, spitfire



posted on Mar, 12 2004 @ 11:24 AM
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The P-47 Razorback. My great uncle lost his life in one of those. It might not have been the high altitude escort that the P-51 was, but it could chew up a train and provide close air support with the best of em.







 
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