Mystery Plane

[ra]

Time for a mystery plane post.  I could post a picture of this mystery plane (not modeled in AH) but I think it would be more fun to just describe it and see if anyone can guess what it is:

1) Single engine WWII fighter
2) Evolved from lightweight, high altitude interceptor design
3) over 15,000 built
4) prettier than a Spitfire (dead giveaway)
5) served with several different airforces
6) not modeled in AH
7) fought in Mediterrainean, European, Burmese, and Pacific arenas
8) opened a large can of whup-ass in all those arenas
9) there is no 9
10) 0.7% losses in combat
11) not modeled in AH
12) feared by the enemy for its high altitude performance, it was still arguably one of the best ground attack fighters of the war
13) continued to serve in several air forces into the 1950's

Take a guess what this plane is, post any pictures you have of it (this should be good).  

I forgot to mention, this plane is not modeled in AH, and it isn't even on the 'coming soon' list.

ra

 

[Azrael]

Without knowing anything about the other points, "12) feared by the enemy for its high altitude performance, it was still arguably one of the best ground attack fighters of the war" sounds like this plane:

"The (edited) prototype (40-3051) flew for the first time on May 6, 1941, piloted by Lowry L. Brabham. "

Az

   
II.(K)/JG2

[This message has been edited by azrael (edited 04-29-2000).]

[Duckwing6]

Why does THUNDERBOLT pop into my mind with that ?

[funked]

I guess you mean the P-47, but this statement

 

4) prettier than a Spitfire (dead giveaway)

implies you may be visually impaired or were dropped on your head repeatedly as an infant.  

 

[RAM]

Hummm...Really problematic , believe me...Im still trying to think in a plane that meets all these requirements...

My #1 choice would be the P63 KingCobra...but it doesnt comply a lot of requirements:

2) Evolved from lightweight, high altitude interceptor design
As it was developed from P39, a low level fighter bomber, designed as that from the start.

4) prettier than a Spitfire (dead giveaway)
Anyway this is a subjective view. KingCobra was,for me one of the ugliest prop plane to fly...
10) 0.7% losses in combat
and
13) continued to serve in several air forces into the 1950's
Well I dont know what was the loss rate of a kkingcobra...but it fought with the soviets and they had high loss rates all war through...An I have to admit that I have no idea about post war king cobras.

This is mostly a try...I keep on thinking...

<THINKING MODE ON>....

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Ram, out

Fw190D9? Ta152H1? The truth is out there
JG2 "Richthofen"

   

[This message has been edited by RAM (edited 04-29-2000).]

[juzz]

Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
 
 

[StSanta]

Where the Spit dances with the elegance of a soaring eagle, the P-47 strikes fear into the hearts of the enemy like a pregnant hippo at top speed  .

And that is analogous to how I see their relative beauty. The -478 is like an A-10 - ugly as hell, but you *gotta* love that ugly mofo  

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StSanta
II/JG2

[pzvg]

Dunno spounds more like a hurricane,
especially the prettier than a spitfire bit

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[weazel]

P-40

[B-Town]

There is no such aircraft. You are just being stupid. EVERYONE knows there ain't nothing prettyer than a Spit  
 

[Sundog]

LOL....Prettier then a Spit? Sounds Subjective. BTW, The P-39 was originally intended for high alt (What I am calling over 15k ft here), not ground pounding, but when the US military forces decided not to provide it with a supercharger it became strictly a low level aircraft, for which it was well suited.

[Rendar]

I'd say this would be the P-47.  It meets all of the criteria except #4, and IMHO the P-47 is not that ugly.

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Lt. J.G. VF-100 "The Haze"

[Bloody]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I've yet to see a Jug I ain't liked.  

Bloody

[RAM]

A Jug????? have you seen this one?
10) 0.7% losses in combat


For sure the P47 had much more combat loss

[juzz]

According to this that is true. I suspect it is a typo though, 7% seems much more reasonable.