"Charles Talleyrand" wrote in message
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Suppose someone was willing to give a modern air force a bunch of
planes from WWII. The Luftwaffe can have several hundred
Fw-190s. The US can have a pile of Catalina's (or DC-3s). The British
can
have as many Mosquitoes as they want.

Are there any WWII aircraft that could still be useful in a modern
war? Can a Fw-190 compete with an A-10/AH-64 if we're giving
away Fw-190s? Can a B-29 do the same mission as an MC-130,
if we're giving away B-29s but you still have to maintain them?

Is there any WWII aircraft that would still be useful today?

As fielded in WWII, probably some of the transport such as the C-47.

Upgraded with modern avionics?
Well, perhaps the versions of the B-25 with a 75mm canon
could play a CAS role but they would more vulnerable than
current A-10s and survivable techniques would take some
working up.