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                        Which was the best muti-role aircraft during WW2

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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Monday, December 29, 2003 10:47 PM
                        How about the P-61 Black Widow?

                        Mike

                        “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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                        nkm1416@info.com.ph
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by nkm1416@info.com.ph on Monday, December 29, 2003 9:43 PM
                        I guess you are right with low level attack role, Diggeraone. Maybe my last line should read 'And in most of these roles, the Mustang performed at its best'. Over all, it is still the P-51 for me.
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                        Keyworth
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: NE Georgia
                        Posted by Keyworth on Monday, December 29, 2003 9:35 PM
                        What about hte PBY? It was used as a torpedo bomber, anti-sub aircraft and recon bird.
                        "There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
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                        diggeraone
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Ozarks of Arkansas
                        Posted by diggeraone on Monday, December 29, 2003 9:19 PM
                        To nkm1416 you make a good piont about the P-51 but the P-47,F4U in my opinion were a little better at the job due to there ruggedness.They are kind of like the A-10 of today when it come to low level ground attack.PE-2,JU 88 are also among the the best in low level attack.WIth the P-51 to put the type of armor that this other planes had would be like saddling a real mustang with a 500lbs man.Shes notgoing to run far or wheel around like you want.DiggerSmile [:)]Cowboy [C):-)]Smile [:)]
                        Put all your trust in the Lord,do not put confidence in man.PSALM 118:8 We are in the buisness to do the impossible..G.S.Patton
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                        nkm1416@info.com.ph
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by nkm1416@info.com.ph on Monday, December 29, 2003 9:01 PM
                        My vote goes to the North American P-51 Mustang. It's a fighter, fighter-bomber, dive-bomder(A-36), ground-attack a/c, close air support a/c, photo-recon, long-range bomber escort. It even passed carrier qualifications. And in all these roles, the Mustang performed the best.
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                        Melgyver
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Lafayette, LA
                        Posted by Melgyver on Saturday, December 27, 2003 12:19 PM
                        I would have to say the Corsair. Fighter, bomber, close air support and nightfigher. The P-47 Thunderbolt also would be a close second. For third I think the A-20 filled a lot of roles including a stop gap nightfigher.

                        Clear Left!

                        Mel

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                        upnorth
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Canada / Czech Republic
                        Posted by upnorth on Saturday, December 27, 2003 11:04 AM
                        Three way tie in my mind: Mosquito, JU-88 and Petlyakov PE-2

                        All three wildly exceeded all intentions their designers had for them at the drawing board stage.

                        They were all so adaptable there wasn't much any of them couldn't do.
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                        phule
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: The Space Coast
                        Posted by phule on Saturday, December 27, 2003 8:31 AM
                        definately the Ju 88. A Jack of all trades, but a master of none.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 26, 2003 9:52 PM
                        For me both, the mosquito and the ju-88, I've one of each waiting to be assembled and in both cases they are variants of the original purpose (fighter-bomber and night fighter).
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                        diggeraone
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Ozarks of Arkansas
                        Posted by diggeraone on Friday, December 26, 2003 9:35 PM
                        Well how about the B-25 not only was it a meduim bomber but a multi-role aircraft in the Pacific area.Should we forget the F4U Corsair and the Dougless Boston that the Brittish addapeted to a marriot of jobs to do.
                        Put all your trust in the Lord,do not put confidence in man.PSALM 118:8 We are in the buisness to do the impossible..G.S.Patton
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 26, 2003 6:48 PM
                        got to be the Mosquitto
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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        Posted by djmodels1999 on Friday, December 26, 2003 6:10 PM
                        Yeah, got to be the Ju-88
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                        gregers
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: UK
                        Posted by gregers on Friday, December 26, 2003 4:54 PM
                        Hi Digger for me it is a tie between the Mosquitto and the Ju88. both gave exelent service no matter what task they where set and both where modfied way beyond the designers original specifications for tasks they wern't designed for. just i,m,h,o. Greg
                        Why torture yourself when life will do it for you?
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 26, 2003 4:51 PM
                        My vote would go to the Junkers Ju 88. Bomber, torpedo bomber, dive bomber, night fighter, heavy fighter, radial & in-line engines. The maiden of all work.
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                        diggeraone
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Ozarks of Arkansas
                        Which was the best muti-role aircraft during WW2
                        Posted by diggeraone on Friday, December 26, 2003 4:44 PM
                        Lets have your thoughts on what you think was the best multi-role aircraft in WW2 and what types of devolopments that went on these aircrafts.
                        devolopments engines,air flow design,lift capiblities,low ground flying
                        speed,and duriblities.Also which country put out the best in this area.Like
                        the Germans in there FW-190.
                        So let me know and what type of aircraft you prefer to build and who makes it.Smile [:)]Smile [:)]Smile [:)]
                        Put all your trust in the Lord,do not put confidence in man.PSALM 118:8 We are in the buisness to do the impossible..G.S.Patton
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