If it existed today?

I just read a very good post. My question is this: If there was an airplane from WW2, or any era, that we could have displayed in a museum or in flying condition, what warbird would you like to see today either flying or exhibited today?

[old iron]

Easy. One of the aircraft flown in combat - either a Albatros D.IV or Fokker Dr.1 - by Manfred von Richthofen. Interestingly, one of each was still in existence under being destroyed in WWII.

[Dan Johnson II]

Don Gentile's P51B Shangri La
Douglas Bader's Spitfire Va DB
B24D Brewery Wagon from the Ploesti Raid
Guy Gibson's Lancaster from the Dams raid
Helmut Wicke's 109E from the B of B

The list could go on and on

[JDK]

That's a good question Mark. Tough too.

I really miss a Mosquito in the air.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3dfem ... o_politics

I was there. It was magnificent.

We will see one fly again.

[N3Njeff]

A Doolittle Raider B-25, dont care which one!

[Second Air Force]

Pre-war: B-10/B-12 XB-15, XB-19, P-35, XFM/YFM-1, TBD.

WWII: Halifax, Stirling, B-32, B-26, A-20, Betty, FW-200, JU-88, P-61.

Post-war: B-35/B-49, B-36, B-47, B-58, Valiant, Victor, Vulcan, Lincoln.

I like bombers (and some fighters, too). I'd also like to see all the above IN FLIGHT. My personal dream team!
Scott

[Mudge]

Well...since we're passin' the bong around...
Mossie
Typhoon
Beaufighter
Sunderland
P-61
B-47
B-58
B-36
Vulcan
Albatros D V
Gigant.
Stuka
Ki-43

And that's just starters.

Mudge the spaced

[jet1]

Don Gentile's P51B Shangri La
Douglas Bader's Spitfire Va DB
B24D Brewery Wagon from the Ploesti Raid
Guy Gibson's Lancaster from the Dams raid
Helmut Wicke's 109E from the B of B

The list could go on and on

Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-1 Lilo 1
Lieutnant Heinz Knoke, Staffelkapitän, 5./JG11 May 1943

http://www.heinzknokewebsite.com/My-Site/The_planes.htm

[Jerry O'Neill]

Specific aircraft: B-17 "Eager Beaver" Jay Zeamer's aircraft. 2 MOH on same mission on same plane.

Type of aircraft: TBD Devestator (out of the water and restored!)
Jerry

Oh yeah! I forgot something!
CV-6, The U.S.S. Enterprise!
Jerry

[Robbie Roberts]

B-36 in flying condition would be a sight I would really enjoy. 6 in formation, I wouldn't be able to walk for a week...

Robbie

[brucev]

hmm, how about the PBY the cactus airforce pressed into use as a torpedo bomber during the Guadalcanal campaign.

any of the land based aircraft that were shot full of holes defending Midway during that battle

Hank Elrod's F4F from Wake Island

the SBD Wade McClusky flew during the battle of Midway

the Swordfish that dropped the torpedo that jammed Bismark's rudder

Dinah Might, the first crippled B-29 to land at Iwo Jima


there probably countless others but these come to mind for me

[MattP38]

Too many to count, but I will throw this out

Nakajima Ki-87

[kalamazookid]

Here's my list:

Richard Bong's P-38
AVG P-40 flown by Chennault
Francis Gabreski's P-47
Don Gentile's P-51B
Any Doolittle Raid B-25
One of Douglas Bader's Spitfires
One of Adolf Galland's Bf109s
Joe Foss F4F
David McCampbell's Hellcat

[Warbird Kid]

Well...since we're passin' the bong around...