P-47 D25 or D40... the D11 is nice, but gotto have the bubble canopy. Best Jabo load of the game, 8-50 Cal machine guns.. over 3000 rounds of ammo, awesome range, dives like a pony, and you can drop flaps well over 200 mph. Its pretty big, but you learn how to fly it and it is tough to beat. With ENYs of 35 and 30... very underrated.
Also been flying the 38... those nose mounted guns are the cat's meow.