How would Naval Aircraft done in Europe

[Ward]

How would the US Navys Aircraft done against the euopiean Aircraft .

Would the naval aircraft lasted against bf-109's .

 

[David S Poepoe]

How would the US Navys Aircraft done against the euopiean Aircraft .

Would the naval aircraft lasted against bf-109's .

I suspect that the PBY Catalina would have been toasted if it ran into a squadron of BF-109s.

 

[Agrippa]

The British put Corsairs and Wildcats on their carriers. Did any of them ever meet German land based fighters?

 

[Matt]

I know that Wildcats occasionally enaged and shot down Condor recon aircraft. They also performed missions in North Africa in support of Torch. I think the first A2A kill against Germany by an American pilot was by a Wildcat.

I expect the Hellcat to hold it's own, as it was a great fighter in it's own right. An I happen to be of the opinion that the F4U Corsair was the best American fighter of WW2.