Spitfire why so popular??

[David603]

Originally Posted by redtiger02

.I don't care if you're in a Me-262 with twin jet engines and 4 x 30mm cannons, 2 Russians in biplanes with enough determination will annihilate you, even if it's with their last breath.

Just out of curiosity, did this ever happen? I could be wrong but I thought the Russians had phased out all bi-plane fighters before the Me262 came into service. Also I'm not sure how this could possibly happen, unless the bi-planes caught the Me262 as it took off or on its final landing approach.

[redtiger02]

Originally Posted by David603

Just out of curiosity, did this ever happen? I could be wrong but I thought the Russians had phased out all bi-plane fighters before the Me262 came into service. Also I'm not sure how this could possibly happen, unless the bi-planes caught the Me262 as it took off or on its final landing approach.

I seriously doubt it ever happened. I was focusing more on the tenacity of the Soviet pilots in reference to my it's the pilot not the plane statement. I suppose they could hang around the Me-262's airfields and catch them on landing the way Chuck Yeager used to in his P-51D, then catch them on landing. As for whether or not the Russians phased out all of their biplanes by that time, I am really not sure. Soviet Ace is the guy to ask about that, for obvious reasons.

[Soviet Ace]

Yes, all Soviet Bi-planes I-152 etc. were all phased out by late 42' for the better La-5's and Yaks, but some were used as prey for Fw's while La-5s and Yaks would watch over them, this didn't happen very often, but it was pretty much mono-planes that the USSR was using as their main stead of fighters.

EDIT: Yes David, the Mk IX was in the USSR, but not until about mid-late 1944.

[skullblits]

Anyone know about my question?

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by skullblits

Anyone know about my question?

French List

Morane-Sauliner 406- Fighter

Caudron C.714- Fighter

Hanriot NC600- Fighter

Bloch 152- Fighter

Potez 630- Fighter

Dewoitine D.520- Fighter (Best French fighter of WW2)

Arsenal VG-33- Fighter

Those are all I can think of off the top of my head

EDIT: Also some American P36s which the Germans captured, and turned into their own. Don't remember the name off hand?