Where would you have flown?

[XxDaSTaRxx]

B-17 at any point of the war.

[Someguy63]

Glad to see you back Guppy, seems like its been awhile.  

I have enough trouble building up the cartoon courage to attack a buff formation in game.   I couldn't imagine doing it for real, especially in the numbers that they were sending over. I would much prefer to shoot something that once 6'd, couldn't shoot back.

I feel like I would've been a good nightfighter as I prefer to fight planes 1 at a time rather than all together at once. German night fighters were a bit more piecemeal than when attacking at day. Fighting at night might be a bit more leisurely, if you will, and I would love flying such a wonderful machine as the Mosquito, and wreaking havoc on some unsuspecting 110s and 410s.

 
It doesn't matter to me, the B17's in real life aren't like the Death Stars of AH, just come in big numbers and the gunners would just wet themselves and curl up in a ball sucking their thumbs.

Besides, being able to see the massive number of bombers is something that I'd like to see, that and the thrill of the action gets me. Especially after reading extracts from Heinz Knoke's diary. Even some tussling with US fighters (which are my favorite to fight in-game.) would provide much adrenaline.

And IMO I much prefer daylight fighting.

US horde come at meh!

[Someguy63]

B-17 at any point of the war.

Black Thursday? 

[Brooke]

In 1943, the US 8th AF was averaging a loss rate per mission of 8%.

Your odds of making it back in 1943 was thus (0.92)^M, where M is number of missions.  5 missions, probability is 65%.  10 missions, 43%.  15 missions, 29%.  And so on.

[USCH]

109's right next to Erich on the eastern front.

[darkzking]

bailing out over the pacific as i watch my glorious a6m3 spiral to its death after shooting down 7corsairs before the horde finished me 

[Rich46yo]

Hellcats or P-38s in the Pacific.

[TonyJoey]

Hellcats or P-38s in the Pacific.

You wouldn't want to have tangled with the Luftwaffe's best in your sleek new Yak-3? Clear the skies of the Motherland for the Sturmoviks? Or maybe fight off the invading Wermacht in a fast Tu-2?  I know you're a big fan of Red Army Aviation and would probably be most likely of anyone to have wanted to experience that situation.

[Oldman731]

P-47Ds with the 56 FG.

Me, too.

- oldman

[Rafe35]

F4U-1A - VF-17 Jolly Rogers in PTO

[TheCrazyOrange]

109 pilot on the Eastern Front.

2nd would be a P-51 driver in the ETO.

Both relatively safe assignments still flying fighters. And the first one is target rich without any real threat if you get in early enough.

[Mister Fork]

Tiffie pilot for the RCAF in 439 Combat Support Squadron out of Wellingore, England.  Would of loved to have laid to waste Nazi armour, trains, and anything flying low and slow.  I love to move mud and with the Hizzzzokas - I would of been ruthless.  Tiffie is very much an under-appreciated bird from WWII and when we run it in English channel setups, it's a beast to deal with if you're flying Luftwaffe.

Next would be a member of the Flying Circus in China.

[morfiend]

  I think it wouldnt matter what side I was on or what theater I was in I'd stay on the ground and play with all the women while you brave men went to combat!

  If I'm going to get all hot and sweaty and be scared to death,I'd prefer it to be in bed with some lovely...... but hey thats just me.....



   

[Lusche]

I would not have fit into any cockpit... Flack tower lookout would have probably been my assignment 

[Tinkles]

88 gunner, 5in gunner, wirble or m16 gunner.   

Hmm...

109e/f  ,  F4F/FM2  , F6F