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The Royal Air Force !!!
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
Well at the start of WW2 Germany had the most modern airforce. they were not the larges, the french and British airforce were wiped of the map in 1940 (the UK making a return to air power in 1940). All up the Luftwaffe dominated for the first half of the war, but then there small bombers, could not compete with the Lancaster of flying fortress, the fighter ME-109 was a brilliant aircart a match for all until 194-45 when the Americans created the P-51. The German Jets did not play a large enough roll. to little numbers and to many Allies. I would say 50/50 with Germany and the US.
Morris
Definitely the RAF IMO. Aside from my slightly bias viewpoint as a Brit, I think the Battle of Britain was as pivotal a point in the war as Stalingrad and Normandy. The odds faced by the RAF is enough for them to win the title IMO
Tally ho chaps, what what.
What about the Soviets? I thought they had a large airforce as well, though maybe not much early war, but a force to be reckoned with by the late war period.
The RAF was the best.
The Me 109 had become outdated before 44 and had been supersceded by the FW190. I thought the p51 was designed to British specifications and the engine was based on the rolls royce merlin and if I am not mistaken the first ME 109 to fly had a rolls royce engine in it?
Regards,
Jerry
Whatever its just an opinion.
Spitfire, Hurricane, Typhoon, Tempest, Mosquito, Lancaster, Wellington, Halifax, Beaufighter, Blenheim, Swordfish........
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
British airforce were wiped of the map in 1940
A little drastic there methinks.
Best Regards,
Andy
Best Regards,
Andy
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I would nominate the Finnish air force-pound for pound the most effective, despite being equipped with mediocre aircraft at best they managed to hold off and gain a measure of air superiority over the vastly larger Soviet forces.
Dowding refused to send more squadrons to what he considered a lost cause.
Document-7: Battle of Britain - 1940 / Dowdings Letter
Best Regards,
Andy
Best Regards,
Andy
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