They say you can teach monkeys to fly better than that!

@Sixth  
Yeah, it’s like she was taking on the role of a drill instructor who’s job is to be a hardass to new recruits. Screw logic.

@Katamariguy  
Eh, I’m not up on the Pacific theatre, but I’m quite sure the American planes were a tinsy bit outclassed in terms of manoeuvrability, but the U.S. made up for it with tactics and careful use of firepower.
 
In the European theatre, the Spitfire is probably the most memorable plane out of all of the aircraft - which is saying a lot considering the end of the Second World War saw the birth of the Me 262 and Gloster Meteor - both jet fighters. Part of this is due to how the highly popularised through propaganda during the Battle of Britain, and also because of how versatile and popular the aircraft was among the Allies.
 
Let’s make a special mention to the Hurricane, which had more numbers produced, made up most of the RAF’s fighter planes during the Battle of Britain, and were paramount in slowing the German advance on Dunkirk while Operation Dynamo was underway in the early days of the war.

@sirvancelot
 
It was, until the Lightning, Hellcat, and Corsair came about are tore it apart.

Wasn’t the Zero considered the best plane? Or was that simply in the Pacific Theater?

That’s my song.  

 
Sorry, I can’t hear you over the sound of my fabulous DB 601.

“Greatist plane of WW2”  
 
“I beg to differ”

Spitfire was cool until the travesty of an episode which was Wonderbolts academy.