WWII: What aircraft would YOU fly during the war? (jet, engines, Russian)

[plwhit]

How about the Arado AR 234?

[jonnyald]

it must have been sheer terror at the time. i once worked on a WW2 u.s. airfield here in England and while walking my dog at lunchtimes often found little pieces of bent up plane fuselage or engine pipes twisted up from a sudden impact,probably crash landing?,spent 50 cal bullet cases and the like. one time even found a lower jawbone with very good teeth .

i too would pick the flying boat as my ride of choice, delivering mail

[Visit a Library]

I'd fly a C-47. Not a particularly dramatic aircraft, but at least I wouldn't be asked to use it to murder my European cousins.

[jambo101]

Always liked the looks of the P-38 Lightning

[Bideshi]

P-38 for me, too! Twin supercharged Allison V-12's!! HooAhh!

[Mooseketeer]

Corsair or Spitfire.

[BlackShoe]

Originally Posted by Charles

Something far from enemy planes, guns, etc. Some sort of pilot duty that only flew in the continental US (if that duty existed). Preferably near a base near lots of women and nice weather like in Southern California, Oxnard Air Force Base? Something in Southern California, San Diego, Los Angeles?

Maybe some sort of comfortable transport cargo job - oh, and it has to have a fully function restroom, preferably during daylight hours, no second shift. Perhaps some big cargo plane which would provide the type of experience need for airline jobs. Maybe a DC-3?

Did such a duty exist?

Except for a few of the comforts and restrictions mentioned above, yes it did. About 1000 civilian women pilots, the WASPs, served admirably during the war, freeing men pilots for overseas duty.

[Fullback32]

P-38 Lightning for me as well. I'm a big fan of the "Fork-Tailed Devil".

[jon1987]

P51 Mustang all the way, followed by the Corsair. If it wanted a bomber, I'd pick the B-29, though....such a cool plane and enormous for its time

[mwruckman]

I would like to be on a particular B-29 belonging to the 509th Composite Bomb Group. It would be a little after 8 am local time on August 6th, 1945. I would be Paul Tibbetts bombardier looking through the bomb sight finger on the trigger to drop the Big One.