| I'd go for the Spitfire as the best interceptor over the whole war. By 1944, the Allies had more need of ground attack & long range escorts than interceptors & the P47 & Typhoon were superior to the Spitfire at the former & the P51D at the latter. However, the Spitfire was the best at the fighter's main task of gaining air superiority. Other aircraft bettered it for short periods of the war but over the whole period, the Spitfire comes top for me. The Me262 was the best at the end of the war but wasn't available for most of it. The FW190A was better than the Spitfire V but was then countered by the Spitfire IX. The Zero was very good but the Spitfire could master it once the Allies had realised the correct tactics to use against it.
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Martin
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