The Most Successful Fighter Plane of World War II

One of the most crucial aspects in World War II was the employment and performance of newly created weaponry. Military tactics and intelligence services were important, but in the heat of combat, the quality and amount of weaponry were the most important. As a result, the world’s most powerful countries were designing and manufacturing military systems and platforms on an unprecedented scale. Fighter aircraft were among the most formidable vehicles of the war produced. They proved to completely alter the battlefield. Although the fighters had been around for a while, they were nothing like as sophisticated as the revolutionary fighters deployed in the Second World War. Skilled pilots in these new aircraft could pose a significant threat to the whole opposing fleets. They not only changed the course of the war, but also became the legends of the aerial battle. Let’s take a look at the 10 most proficient and successful WWII fighter aircraft.

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[jackhoschouer]

The P47 Thunderbolt was "named after the legendary A10 Thunderbolt..." are you shitting me?

[mochathegrande]

if you ever feel stupid just remember this guy exists

[robertheck]

The F6F Hellcat was the most successful US Naval aircraft in WWII. It decimated the Zero during the war. The F8F Bearcat didn't even make it into the war. The F4U Corsair was initially turned down by the Navy due to it's poor visibility on carrier landings. To not even mention the Hellcat leads me to believe this post is totally inaccurate.

[MikeM]

Whomever put together this video was working on a quota and didn’t care about facts or correctness. It’s full of major errors about cruising speeds and armaments. Red Flag #1, never defining “Successful” and including a plane that didn’t fight in WWII.

[fredwmanzo]

According to the visual the F8F Bearcat first flew in 1844! Boy, was Wilbur and Orville surprised!!!

[garyhorton]

What about the Hellcat? It shot down a HUGE amount of Japanese airplanes, had an incredible kill-to-loss ratio, and was almost bulletproof !!!

[nobuenonews]

Wait hold up! a plane from ww2 was named after the famous a-10 thunderbolt which was created decades after ww2??

[MikeM]

Include the F8 Bearcat which essentially didn’t participate in WWII and leave out the F6 which shot down more planes than any other US Navy fighter? The F8 was more “successful”?

[jackhoschouer]

You did not mention that the P51 did not become a long-range escort fighter until the original Allison engine was replaced by a Rolls Royce Merlin.

[excalibur]

The A-10 was named after the P-47, not the other way around.

[ErikFender]

Regarding the P-51 Mustang....There is no mention of the improvement when the British designed Royals-Royce Engine was omission!!

[davidbeattie]

The F8F didn't see combat service in WWII, a criteria I would have thought to be of merit for a successful WWII fighter. The P-38 Lightning is credited with being the first US fighter to exceed 400mph, although the Corsair was the first to do it with a single engine. The Jumo engined version of the FW190 series was an excellent aircraft but it had no where near the impact of the BMW engined 190's. Those models were incredibly successful and versatile.

[lw]

This person knows absolutely about WW2 or these aircraft.

[hansla]

The video says the Yak-9 was the only Soviet fight with a single engine and single seat. What about the Yak-1, MiG-3, LA-5, LA-7, I-15, I-1, etc, etc, Along with all of the other errors commented on.

[rman]

Do these people even CARE about accuracy? Geez.. Every description of every plane had more than a few major errors. Look at the rest of the comments below. Sigh....

[JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

The spitfire was an excellent defensive fighter. Their shortcomings was range. This was the result of a small airframe. Even Johnny Johnson lamented the short range. The bomb racks could also carry two kegs of beer.

[kystars]

I read all the books by all pilots, including German. The German feared the P47 Thunderbolt more than any other. Not the Mustang, but the Thunderbolt. Their comment was IT could an astounding amount of lead with seemingly no effect to its performance. Saying These planes had to be handled very carefully.

[vertizon]

I lost track of the number of incorrect statements in this video.
It is absolutely ridiculous!

[georgebarnes]

The Mk 24 Spitfire never appeared until after the war

[Zehbron]

I was surprised to learn from the graphic that the F8F Bearcat was first flown in 1844. That thing must have spooked the crap out of the horses on both sides during the Civil War.