War plane appreciation post

Kyūshū J7W Shinden, never in service though

Don't forget this bad boy. Shitty, expensive and not enough of them to make a difference, but look at those lines. Just like most exotic Italian cars.

I love those planes. They have an insane esthetic effect on me. Beautiful machines

If you're into this, highly recommend Eric M.Brown's "Duels in the Sky". Dude flew most of those, even Axis planes, after the war and compare them in hypothetical duel scenarios.

Nice post, hope to see more.

Where Me262?

Dornier Do 335 Pfeil

And also miss P-47

Always an awesome day as a kid when I ‘d find a new one of these at the shops.

Same conflict, it counts: