Daryl Hunt
Your Worst Nightmare
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Now, back to the original question. Which Fighter from WWII was the best.
The ME-262 was the best. They were just introduced too late in the war to make an impact
The ME262 had some serious problems. The foremost was the materials for the Turbines were scarce. They ended up using other things than Titanium which was controlled by the allies. This made their engines only operate less than 10 hours on a good day. On a bad day, only 2 (one flight or less). Had they been introduced earlier, the XP-80 would also have been introduced earlier. The XP-80 could have been made operational in 1943 and it was a match for the ME262. With the exception, the P-80 Engine was much more reliable. The YP-80 didn't see a fight but it was used in Italy looking for the elusive jet recons that Germany was using. Funny, right after the introduction of the P-80 in Italy, the AR234 stopped flying recons to that area. Guess the Luftaffe wasn't all that dumb
The difference in time period between the ME262 and the P-80 was that the Germans pushed the 262 in too fast without the support and time it really needed. The P-80 wasn't really fully operational until middle of 1944 where it was sent to the Phillipines but saw no combat.