The USAAF 350th FG had P-39's and they used them into late 1944 in the Med/Italian theatre.
From the 350th history:
.......While flying 10 missions, comprising 75 sorties,
on this day the group, in the face of intense antiaircraft fire, destroyed 1 highway
bridge and 2 railroad bridges, 2 air warning installation, 1 barracks building
and 2 trucks, and inflicted many casualties on enemy personnel and heavy damage on numerous other military buildings and vehicles. Just as one flight of six P-39
dive bombers was completing an attack on enemy communications in the Grosseto-Pisa
area, they were intercepted by 10 or more ME-109's and FW-190's. Gallantly ignoring
the odds against them, and despite damage to their own aircraft, the P-39 pilots
unhesitatingly turned into the larger hostile formation and attacked with such
skill and determination that five enemy fighters were shot down, two were damaged
and the remainder driven from the battle area..."
from
http://www.msawest.com/devilhawkmedcamp4.htm -Westy
(edited to remove pix due to general lack of interest and to make topic load faster for talks on the FW. As if we really needed to talk about them...again..)
[This message has been edited by Westy (edited 03-22-2001).]
