The thing I noticed with the Fw 109 A7 vs P-47D match-up was the apparent low altitude of the dogfight. Admittedly, I could be wrong, as its hard to judge just how high or low they were.
The USAAF assessments of the P-47 vs the Fw 190 give the edge to the FW 190 below 10,000 ft and below 250 mph.
From the USAAF report:
4) Turning
(a) Turning and handling in excess of 250mph. The two airplanes alternately turned on each other's tail, holding in the turns as tightly as possible and alternating the turns first left then right. The P-47 easily outturned the Fw190 at 10,000ft and had to throttle back in order to keep from overrunning the FW190. The superiority of the P-47 in turning increased with altitude. The FW190 was very heavy in fore and aft control, vibrated excessively and tended to blackout the pilot.
(b) Turning and handling below 250mph. Turns were made so rapidly that it was impossible for the aircraft to accelerate. In making the usual rather flat turns in a horizontal plane, the FW190 was able to hang onto its propellor and turn inside the P-47. The FW190 was also able to accelerate suddenly and change to a more favourable position during the turn. However it was found the P-47 could get on the tail of the Fw190 by making a figure 8 in a vertical plane.
The P-47 used was a D-5 with ADI but no paddle bladed prop. The FW 190 was a A5/U8 – pr possibly a G-2, there are conflicting reports – with no cowling MGs and no outer wing cannon.
As usual: draw your own conclusions
