World War II Airplanes: P-51, Spitfire, & Fw 190

The North American P-51D Mustang was one of the fastest airplanes in the war reaching speeds of 437 mph with its Packard Rolls-Royce Me

The Supermarine Spitfire was one of the most powerful and unique planes in the war to ever fight against the Axis Powers. This plane had extreme power in the air supplied with two 20-mm cannons, four .303 caliber machine guns, and an external bomb load of 500 lbs. At the Spitfire Mk IX, the maximum speed could get up to 408 mph, 60 mph faster than the Bf 109E. The Spitfire was a worthy adversary for any axis plane was the piece of equipment that turned the German air superiority into inferiority in the Battle of Britain. Before the Spitfire’s time, Britain’s fate would have been sealed as being doomed due to the German’s brilliant strategy of Blitzkrieg, which brought down the forces of Poland. Germany’s planes were faster, stronger, and more capable of any mission until the Spitfire. Though it was a great plane that truly changed history, it did also have its drawbacks such as a smaller gas tank smaller than the bombers or P-51s. This meant that coverage under Spitfire escort for bombers was only temporary leaving them as open targets for enemy fighters.

rlin V-12 Engine. Even with the amount of speed that this plane had the ability for, it also had a large quantity of weaponry, including six 0.50 inch Browning MG53-2 machine guns and carrying capability of 2,000 lbs. of bombs. These two factors made this versatile fighter-bomber plane a great piece of defeating the Germans. The P-51, or just a long-range fighter plane, was noticed what was needed around 1943 after the Battle at Schweinfurt in which 229 bombers made it to their target, and 60 never made it back. The P-47 Republics and Spitfires were long-range, but not long enough, for these planes could only fly about 1135 miles. A plane was needed to escort bombers to and from their target 1,400 miles away and up.

The number of planes Germany had throughout the war was and amazing amount due to the fact that they were almost the only Axis country in Europe fighting a successful air battle. If it were not for the Luftwaffe with their Me 109s, Stukas, and most of all Fw 190s, the Axis powers would have never made the effect that they did on the world. The Focke-Wulf, in my opinion, was the pride possession of the German air force. This was close to the equivalent of the RAF’s Supermarine Spitfire except with a smaller amount of ammunition. The Focke-Wulf could reach speeds of 408, same as the Spitfire, but with the drawback of only being able to hold about half the ammunition. Though the Focke-Wulf was not the most popular plane in fighting of the Germans due to the Messerschmitt, it did have a significant effect in the east in the “Barbarossa” operation. This was the planned attack of Russia that Hitler had been going over for a year and finally gave the orders to go through with on June 21st and 22nd of 1941. At the beginning of the invasion, Germany was very u

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