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By: 3rd April 2007 at 03:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Guess you posted this in the wrong section mate
By: 3rd April 2007 at 09:58 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Arado Ar-234
By: 3rd April 2007 at 10:32 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-In order:
1. DH Mosquito
2. Ju-88
Both of the above were used for more than just bombing, and both were excellent light bombers.
3. Me 262, it was a fighter bomber, while easily the 'best' bomber of WW2 in terms of survivability on a strike mission, it never had a chance to make an impact unlike the above two.
4. B-25
5. Pe-2
By: 3rd April 2007 at 11:45 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Moved to a more appropriate place.
By: 3rd April 2007 at 17:07 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-In no firm order:
Mosquito
B-25
Ju-88
I'll admit I don't know a lot about the Betty...but from what I've read: good performance but lacking in armour (what good is a plane if it's a deathtrap in combat?).
That opens up the debate as to what makes a "best" airplane?
I would think it would be more than just performance, numbers built or nationality. Effectiveness, flying qualityies, loss rate, and versitility all come into play.
Also consideration might have to be given to the A-20 (handy in a variety of roles and used by a lot of forces) and the late war Douglas A-26...very good performance and the only one of the group with significant post war use.
By: 3rd April 2007 at 17:13 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Oh great another what or which is best thread :(
By: 3rd April 2007 at 17:40 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-davek128 has asked which are the "five best twin engine bombers of WW2."
On what criteria are these aircraft to be judged?
Performance?
Quantity built?
Longevity of service?
The opinions of the crews who flew them?
Aesthetic qualities?
Serviceability?
Or are we just looking at such ephemeral qualities as which is your favourite?
If we're taking it seriously should we discount every axis aircraft as clearly they couldn't have been the best or I'd be typing this in German or Japanese.
It's a pointless exercise as there are far too many factors to be taken into account to come to an honest and dispassionate conclusion.
Can't come up with a list but for longevity of service, how about the humble Wellington? Still used in the bombing role until well in 1944.
Regards,
kev35
By: 3rd April 2007 at 22:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-no body has yet mentioned the 'wispering death'.......
By: 4th April 2007 at 11:37 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Mossie, JU88 and Beaufighter for me:)
By: 4th April 2007 at 12:11 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I still have no idea what 'best' means either.
The Mosquito, JU88 and Pe2 are all well thought of.
Moggy
By: 4th April 2007 at 12:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-no body has yet mentioned the 'whispering death'.......
It might have helped if had been called the Bristol Beaubomber.
As it is, its name almost certainly disqualifies it from consideration.
Moggy
By: 6th April 2007 at 01:34 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Considering the Soviets were asking for B-17s and B-29s so they could attack Germany,
Don't read much of a sinister conspiracy intgo the Soviets not getting B-29s....remember the USAAF was having trouble getting them and keeping them in the air. Any security issues aside, I doubt if the Soviets could have maintained them so far away from US suppliers. I say that not out of disrespect to the Russians, but rather as a practical matter of logistics.
Not to mention by the time the B-29 was available, the RAF and USAAF had pretty well bombed everything worth bombing in Germany.
Now if they were offering to bomb Japan...they might have gotten a different response at least for any request for B-17s.
Bostons instead... especially when they had bombsights that were so crap they replaced them with their own bomb sights.
Again...remember that the members of Doolittle's raid made their own low bomb sights for low level ops.
But if they had received B-29s, it would have made the Tu-4 program a bit easier. :D
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By: davek128 - 3rd April 2007 at 02:32
in your opinion, what are the five best twin engine bombers of WW2.
my list...
1. B-25 Tokyo raider
2. B-26
3. Dehaviland Mosquito
4. Heinkel HE-111
5. Mitsubishi Betty