No, not "easy", but not beyond the pale for a fighter aircraft, where tricky handling is often tolerated if the airframe has good performance.
First time I tried to land one, I was slowing down by the means I always use, closed throttle and high-G barrel rolls until slow enough for flaps to come out. All of a sudden, I found myself simply *falling* flat as a pancake out of the sky. I pushed the throttle forward and it started flying again just barely in time to miss the foliage. No more crap like that when lading the 152.
You think it's easy to land the 152? Really? I know we make careless landings in this game, but even when I try my best I still ground-loop when landing that thing from time to time.
Well, there you go. Happened in WWII. That is the reason tricycle gear designs pretty much dominate the market today.