Nah.......
Grumman F8F BEARCAT
Was probably the best piston engine fighter of the era - if it had come into the war a year earlier and seen combat it would arguablly had been a "legend" on equal terms with the P-51, P-47, P-38, Hellcat & Wildcat.
If we are sticking to "strictly" planes that saw combat - I would have to go with it's older Brother the
F6F HELLCAT.

It shot down more aircraft than the P-38 did in both the ETO, MTO & PTO Theaters combined.
Still, I will agree with you - the P-38 is a sleek looking bird.
