Best Fighter Aircraft of WW2
Since we had a good discussion on the best tank of WW2. I wanted to make a post on what in your opinion is the best fighter aircraft of WW2. I will have ten choices again and you can make two votes. Here are my thoughts:
1) Spitfire: Won the Battle of Britain, excellent dogfighter, good speed and climb rate, maintained its status as a top fighter throughout the war from 1939 to 1945. Widely built, served worldwide.
2) P-51 Mustang: Was able to escort allied bombers deep into the heart of Germany allowing the allies to substanially damage the German war effort and shorten the war. Also used in the the Pacific to escort B-29s into Japan. Good to excellent all-round performance, widely produced.
Honorable mention: ME-262. First operational jet fighter, pointed the way forward in aviation design, most innovative fighter, however too little to late.
Sorry is mispelled Spitfire in post.