Who would win?

[CAP1]

Well, if we are judging strictly by ability to perform aerobatics, I would have to say Bob Hoover uber alles!

 

[Shifty]

Heinz Baer or Robin Olds would pwn em all. 

[Motherland]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!

Galland had 104 victories! Number 3 in the top aces list is Guenther Rall, with 275 kills. Galland was made Inspector General of the fighters and retired from combat, he began flying again only in the end of the war, with the Me 262. And he NEVER fought on the eastern front!

<Slaps himself. I don't know how I switched 'Rall' and 'Galland' in my mind.

[Bronk]

Bong would HO on first merge.....fight over.

[Furball]

Werner Voss

[Angus]

Adolphus "Sailor" Malan vs anyone.
He took Werner Mölders on a quick spanking lesson where Mölders actually did everything right by the book (getting on Malan's tail after loosing a squadmate to him).
In that case, the element of surprize "kill" was gone, so it was a pure dogfight.

Anyway, Marseilles was good, but it was also tactics. He did the shotings in some peace because of good cover, but he was good allright.
Rall will say that Marseilles was the best, however some LW guys "whispered" to me that Rall was the better shot, since he was renowned for making kills under high-G, - quite the opposite of Marseilles who would make his kills near to a slow speed stall.

And nobody mentioned "Screwball" Beurling......

There were so many good, and it depends on the rides as well. The question here is a tad open..

[morfiend]

Bong would HO on first merge.....fight over.

  LOL....

[Gianlupo]

<Slaps himself. I don't know how I switched 'Rall' and 'Galland' in my mind.

That's what made me screaming! You're not an illiterate.

[Angus]

<Slaps himself. I don't know how I switched 'Rall' and 'Galland' in my mind.

BTW Galland once jostled with Robert Stanford-Tuck. They shot down each other's wingmen, and Galland then "Exited" the fight.

Tuck was one heck of a stick. Didn't he bag 5 in a day once?
(With .303's)

Then there is one dogfighter, "Pat" Pattle, who had 15 kills in a Bipe....

[Furball]

Albert Ball?

For most conspicuous and consistent bravery from the 25th of April to the 6th of May, 1917, during which period Capt. Ball took part in twenty-six combats in the air and destroyed eleven hostile aeroplanes, drove down two out of control, and forced several others to land. In these combats Capt. Ball, flying alone, on one occasion fought six hostile machines, twice he fought five and once four. When leading two other British aeroplanes he attacked an enemy formation of eight. On each of these occasions he brought down at least one enemy. Several times his aeroplane was badly damaged, once so seriously that but for the most delicate handling his machine would have collapsed, as nearly all the control wires had been shot away. On returning with a damaged machine he had always to be restrained from immediately going out on another. In all, Capt. Ball has destroyed forty-three German aeroplanes and one balloon, and has always displayed most exceptional courage, determination and skill

[Gianlupo]

Albert Ball?

A remarkable fighter. But I think this thread's limited to WWII, Furbie.

[mechanic]

furby has had a hard on for ball for a few years now im getting worried about him 

[Furball]

A remarkable fighter. But I think this thread's limited to WWII, Furbie.

Doesn't say that anywhere... I stand by my suggestions of Voss or Ball. 

furby has had a hard on for ball for a few years now im getting worried about him 

You are just jealous because i don't have a hard on for clowns.

[mechanic]

 
i'm clean man, honest, i havnt dressed up in over 5 years, dont push me back down that slope.

[Cthulhu]

i'm clean man, honest, i havnt dressed up in over 5 years, dont push me back down that slope.