OT Your top 3 aircraft of all time?

[Rugbyfan1972 1]

1) SE5A

 

2) Bristol F2B - Jack of all trades and master of them all

 

3) Hard choice between the Lancaster and the Mosquito, the Mosquito edges it because she had so many different roles but like the F2B she mastered everything thrown at her and the Luftwaffe counted her as 2 "kills" for every one brought down (certainly in the photo recon role).

[Fatman 3]

04-23-09

 

My top aircraft of all times are as follows:

 

1. North American P-51 Mustang, needed this plane to help win the war, a hard choice between the A6M2 Zero.

 

2. Messerschmitt Bf-109, one of the best aircraft of its time, a hard choice between the Me-262 first turbojet.

 

3. F-86E-10 Sabre, needed this to stop the MiG-15

 

Fatman

[redwolf 19]

1. P-38 Lightning

1a. P-47 Thunderbolt

3. Spitfire

 

Honorable mention: FW-190A

Edited April 23, 2009 by redwolf

[Thog10 0]

1. Spitfire (my grandfather flew a mk5 with the US 52nd fighter group in North Africa)

2. F-86 Sabre

3. A-10 Warthog

[viperBAT32 2]

#1: The Continental Airlines 747 that flew me home from Desert Storm, and which we utterly trashed in the 10 minutes prior to having to strap in for landing back in the World, all started when the stewardesses started hitting us with pillows

 

#2: The American Airlines 767 that took my ex-wife to the other side of the country and didn't bring her back

 

#3: Piper Tomahawk N3288K, in which I made my 1st solo. Even though I hate "Traumahawks" as a species and had times when I was most unhappy with this one, it behaved itself very well that day

Hey,Bullethead!It's an honor to reply to your post!...Thank you for your service to this wonderful nation and for your sacrifice for the freedom of people you don't even know....thats what Heroes do! My love of FSX has made me want to re-create your flight on the 747.I need to know the specifics on where you originated the flight from and the destination.PM me here and i'll send pics to u from my flight!On your #2...well,i'll agree as i sent my ex packin' to Rhode Island(I can relate )!!!! Thanks again!

[Bullethead 12]

Thank you for your service to this wonderful nation and for your sacrifice for the freedom of people you don't even know

 

Well, I don't see how anything we did over there impacted the freedom of anybody in the US, except that of the Iraqi POWs who didn't want to go back home afterwards . But thanks all the same.

[Olham 164]

Stewardesses? Pillows?? Sounds like you had a lot of fun (and also like you were

too drunk to make more of it - Lol!!).

[Bullethead 12]

Stewardesses? Pillows?? Sounds like you had a lot of fun (and also like you were too drunk to make more of it - Lol!!).

 

Yes, it was a lot of fun that flight. Unfortunately, we had zero booze in the air that day. Now mind you, ever since we'd rotated back to the rear once the war was "over", I'd been busy making rotgut wine out of locally available fruit and bread yeast for like 6 weeks. I was selling this for a hefty profit, but when it was our turn to ride the "Freedom Bird", I still had about 3 gallons left over, so naturally me and my squad chugged that before getting on the truck to the airfield. As usualy with military movements, though, it was MANY HOURS before we actually got on the plane, so we were not only sober but hung over by then.

 

Fortunately, the trip took most of a day, although flying west made it much less on the clock. We slept most of the way, waking up only to flush the toilets over Paris because the French hadn't let us fly over them on the way out, so we'd had to play hide-and-seek with Lybian interceptors over the Med. We used up all the fresh water aboard the plane with 250-odd guys all lining up to bomb Paris with "eau de crapper", even though I understand nothing actually leaves the plane when you flush. It's the thought that counts . Sorry to offend any French readers, but there's no more helpless feeling than being in a C-141 over the Med with no escort, ECM, or flares, and pinned against a hostile coast, knowing MiGs are stalking you. There was a CVTG with F-14s patrolling somewhere along the way, but weren't in a position to help just then. I haven't forgiven the French yet, and I doubt I ever will. We saved their bacon in 2 world wars, and that's the thanks we get. Oh well.

 

Anyway, after "bombing" Paris, we landed at Gatwick to refuel. We didn't go through customs, so they kept us locked in the glass-enclosed seating area at our gate, kept in by Brit cops armed with SMGs. But really, they were there to keep the mob out of our area. There were thousands of Brits all down the concourse, cheering enthusiastically and waving Brit and US flags. Over their heads, I could see neon signs advertising good Brit beer. And smashed up against the outside of the glass were literally hundreds bare Brit boobies. You can imagine the effect that had on us, who hadn't seen women for months.... I swore then and there I'd return to the UK (that was my 1st experience of it), and I haven't been disappointed in my several trips there since .

 

By this point, hangovers were done and jet lag was catching up, so I slept all across the Atlantic. I was awakened by the announcement to stow all the pillows and blankets prior to arrival. So the stewardesses went around collecting pillows, and when they'd gotten double armfuls, they started throwing them at us. And then it was on. The mayhem continued for a while, before the stewardesses convinced us it was really time to land and started gathering up their scatter garments

[Olham 164]

"Strawberries, cherries, and an angel's kiss in spring; sweet summer wine..."

Yeah, the army days. I wouldn't want to live them again; but wouldn't want to miss them either.

[Cameljockey 3]

1. Spitfire (my grandfather flew a mk5 with the US 52nd fighter group in North Africa)

2. F-86 Sabre

3. A-10 Warthog

 

I see I'm not the only one who likes finesse, and brute force! A little treat, the Wonder Warthog doing what it does best!

 

 

CJ

[Offwatch 0]

1. Sopwith Camel I can remember reading about the Sopwith Camel Vrs. Fokker DR1 as a youth the first plane to really catch my imagination.

 

2. Spitfire Just a beautiful Machine

 

3. F86 Sabre When I think of a Jet Fighter this is the Plane that I think of along with its counterpart the M15

[Rickitycrate 10]

1) Spad XIII My older brother made a model of the Revell 1/28 kit when we were kids and I really thought it was something special.

2) P40 Flying Tigers caught my imagination when I was I kid.

3) Corsair My father was a difficult man to like, he felt the same about me, but he loved BaaBaa Blacksheep. This was something I could relate to. So rather than have any meaningful talks we would rewatch his tapes of the show. That was a good time.

[Duce Lewis 3]

#1 Easy - Spitfire Mk IX, the most voluptuous aircraft ever designed

#2 Easy - P51D Mustang, Beautiful too, but in an angular sort of way

#3 Tough - Nieuport 28, F86, B17F, F16, take your pick

[UK_Widowmaker 571]

Well, looks like the Spitfire is very popular!

(Not hard to see why IMHO)

[Vampyre 24]

My top three are:

 

F-14 Tomcat

 

F4U Corsair

 

B-1B Lancer

[jayo 0]

1.Grumman Goose (Tales of the Golden Monkey?)

 

2.F-4G (the meanest Phantom ever made IMO) so ugly its beautiful.

 

3.Spit MkIX (late) Packard Merlins' sound lush!