Another 'Planes we need' thread

[Shiva]

Originally posted by WhiteHawk
OK..as far as the Japanese planes not doing 400, what about the shinden and the Shusui?

Nitsubishi J8M (shusui) is the japanese equal to the me163. Surprising that it didnt fly missions. (if this is the case). Particulary against the b29's.

The shinden is a rear mounted 6-blade prop, with a top speed of 466 mph.  Definately late war.  Was it a combat aircraft or a drawing board  theory?

The Mitsubishi J8M1 Shusui had seven prototypes constructed, two of which crashed during flight testing, and the design of the J8M2 had been finalized at the end of the war; no production aircraft had been constructed, although components had been fabricated.



The Kyushu J7W Shinden's total production consisted of two prototypes, one of which flew three times for a total flight time of 45 minutes and was destroyed in the bombing of the Mitsubishi factory; the other had not flown by the end of the war and, the last time I checked, is in pieces at Garber awaiting time and room to restore it.

[MajorDay]

Hola, people


United States

Fighter:

Bell P-39 “Airacobra”
Bell P-63 “Kingcobra”
Curtiss P-36C “Hawk”
Lockheed P-38J “Lighting”
Northrop P-61B “Black Widow”

Bomber:

Beech AT-11 “Kansas”
Boeing B-17F “Fortress”
Boeing B-29 “Superfortress”
Consolidated B-24J “Liberator”
Consolidated PBY-5A “Catalina”   --- Flying boat
Curtiss C-46D “Commando” (Troops and Supplies)
Curtiss SB2C-4 “Helldiver”
Douglas A-26 “Invader”
North American AT-6F “Texan”
North American B-25H “Mitchell”

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Great Britain

Fighter:

Corsair Mk I, II, & III
Mustang Mk I

Bomber:

Boulton Paul Defiant “Defiant Mk I”
Bristol Beaufighter “Beaufighter Mk X”
Bristol Beaufort “Beaufort Mk II”
Fairey Barracuda “Barracuda Mk II”
Fairey Battle “Battle Mk I”
Fairey Firefly “Firefly Mk I”
Fairey Fulmar “Fulmar Mk I”
North American B-25J “Mitchell III


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Japan

Fighter:

Kawasaki Ki-45 KAIa "Nick"
Mitsubishi J2M-3 "Jack"
Nakajima J1N1-5 "Irving"  ---- Night Fighter
Nakajima Ki-27 "Nate"
Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscar"
Nakajima Ki-44 "Tojo"
Nakajima Ki-84-Ia "Frank"

Bomber:

Kawanishi H8k2 "Emily" ------Flying boat
Mitsubishi G3M-1 "Nell"
Mitsubishi G4M-2 "Betty"  -- with Yokosuka MXY-7 "Ohka"
Mitsubishi Ki-21 "Sally"
Mitsubishi Ki-46-1 "Dinah"
Nakajima B6N-2 "Jill"
Nakajima C6N-1 "Myrt"

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Soviet Union

Fighter:

LaGG-3
MIG-3

Bomber:

Ilyushin DB-3
Petlyakov Pe-2
Petlyakov Pe-8
Tupolev SB-2

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Italy

Fighter:

Fiat Cr.42
Fiat G.50 "Freccia"

Bomber:

Cant Z.506B ------ Flying boat
Cant Z.1007bis
Fiat Br.20M
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 "Sparviero"
Savoia-Marchetti SM.81