What was the best looking fighter and bomber of WW2?

[crazyg]

Ive Seen blue on blue thats not good either . in civvy terms friendly fire

My former neighbour's dad flew Typhoons in the skies over Normandy in 1944, and was shot down by a Mustang, who mistook him for a Bf109! (Easy mistake to make, I suppose.) Unfortunately, he spent a few months in a POW camp, but was probably very lucky managing to bail out successfully.
For his 70th birthday, they took him down to the RAF Museum, Hendon. What his dad didn't know was that arrangements had been made with the museum for him to sit in the cockpit of a Typhoon, and he had to be helped into it. It made his birthday.
(Note to self. I was 70 two weeks ago. For my 60th, I had a flying lesson. Here's hoping!)

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Ditto but in Waddington, the house used to shake! I ended up standing in a bomb crater that one of these made in the Falklands, absolutely huge!!

was that the 1 bomb that hit the runway target or the 20 that missed?

 

[DrBlueBob]

was that the 1 bomb that hit the runway target or the 20 that missed?

I'm still trying to imagine how much the house was shaking if he ended up in the Falklands.

 

[OB1]

I'll go for:-

Fighter:- Either North American P51D Mustang or Spitfire Mk 1X

Bomber:- USAF B29 Superfortress.

Good choices.

 

[bobbymimms]

Fucking love em!

You would not if you were getting blown up by them. 1ST gulf war 26/02/91 date of contact blue on blue warrior apc"s!!!

 

[idahoblues]

You would not if you were getting blown up by them. 1ST gulf war 26/02/91 date of contact blue on blue warrior apc"s!!!

Mmm, sure

 

[Gelsons Dad]

Mmm, sure

https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1991/jul/24/friendly-fire-incidents

 

[Tuearts right boot]