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What Allied plane shot down the most enemy aircraft in World War 2?

the British hawker hurricane, it shot down the most planes then any others in ww2. The p51 which was only good at long range and was used late in the war to escort US bombers


How many A6m zeros were shot down in ww2?

5000


How many planes were made a day during WW2?

1000 by all countries


Was radar technology from World War 2?

Radar technology had been around before world war 2 if I'm correct. It probably wasn't heavily used as it is today or in ww2. WW2 saw a great improvement on radar; radar saved England during WW2 because they could detect German planes before they got even close to land.


What was the last plane shot down in World War 2?

My father said he and a couple other guys shot the last plane down in Europe. He said it was 3 days after the war was over and a German plane didn't have it's landing gear down when it flew over. To show the war was over all planes would have to fly with their landing gear down. They shot some warning shots and it came back at them and they shot it down. He said it was in the Army paper "Stars and Stipes". I have been trying to find this article or paper to verify and get the story correct for my father passed away a few years ago and he told the story when we were young. If anyone can find the paper I would love to see and read it or obtain acopy of it. The Last aircraft shot down in WW2 was a Convair B-32 Dominator, shot down in 17th August, two days after the surrender, a group of A6M zeros and Shiden-kais attacked a formation of 2 B-32s on a reconnissence mission, during which one B-32 was critically damaged and made a forced crash-landing in the sea, in this attack participated two japanese Aces including the famous war-hero, Saburo-Sakai. this would be the last confirmed aircraft shot down in WW2.

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How many planes have been shot down since WW2 to Present?

The answer is currently unknown.


Did George HW Bush shoot any planes down?

If you mean in WW2 most likely. That was his job as a pilot. He was shot down over Germany.


What Allied plane shot down the most enemy aircraft in World War 2?

the British hawker hurricane, it shot down the most planes then any others in ww2. The p51 which was only good at long range and was used late in the war to escort US bombers


How many A6m zeros were shot down in ww2?

5000


Why were the airmen shot down in Europe in world war 2?

There were thousands of airmen of both sides shot down in Europe in WW2.


What were the planes for japan called in World War 2?

Planes were airplanes or aircraft. Suicide planes were called "Kamikazes."


How many planes were made a day during WW2?

1000 by all countries


In Germany what famous industry is it known for?

the Berlin wall and its fighter planes in WW1 and WW2


Was radar technology from World War 2?

Radar technology had been around before world war 2 if I'm correct. It probably wasn't heavily used as it is today or in ww2. WW2 saw a great improvement on radar; radar saved England during WW2 because they could detect German planes before they got even close to land.


What was it called in ww2 where planes dropped bombs on citys and towns?

Strategic bombing.


What was the last plane shot down in World War 2?

My father said he and a couple other guys shot the last plane down in Europe. He said it was 3 days after the war was over and a German plane didn't have it's landing gear down when it flew over. To show the war was over all planes would have to fly with their landing gear down. They shot some warning shots and it came back at them and they shot it down. He said it was in the Army paper "Stars and Stipes". I have been trying to find this article or paper to verify and get the story correct for my father passed away a few years ago and he told the story when we were young. If anyone can find the paper I would love to see and read it or obtain acopy of it. The Last aircraft shot down in WW2 was a Convair B-32 Dominator, shot down in 17th August, two days after the surrender, a group of A6M zeros and Shiden-kais attacked a formation of 2 B-32s on a reconnissence mission, during which one B-32 was critically damaged and made a forced crash-landing in the sea, in this attack participated two japanese Aces including the famous war-hero, Saburo-Sakai. this would be the last confirmed aircraft shot down in WW2.


What planes were flown in World War 2?

In WW2 The spitfire, B-17 and Cutaway of P-51 were planes that flew in ww2this is just my knowledge please correct me if any more planes flew or if i am wrong