Ethics of pilots fighting for the sides in WWII

[Igo kyu]

Originally Posted by WTE_Galway

Well as they say "History is written by the victors."

This is sometimes true, but not always. What is much more true is that history is written in the main by the survivors, and that is a big bias.

[Friendly_flyer]

Just to go back on topic for a moment:

I mainly fly RAF, because I've always been partial to the machines (particularly the Hurri) and partially because of growing up in Norway in the 70ies (the RNAF has strong ties to the RAF from the war, the squadrons are even numbered as part of the RAF system). Having said that, I fly whatever side or whatever plane tickles my fancy: German late war wonderplanes, Italian birds (the SM 79 is great!), Soviet ground hogs or any rickety double decker. Mostly i enjoy flying for whomever is the underdog. That is a rather typical human trait. I don't fly American planes much, mostly because the US were top dogs for most of the war, and because I don't like their planes much. Polished metal has never been my thing. The Martlet is a great little plane though.