No, the Tuskegee Airmen flew the P-40 when they first went operational. We had one of the original cadre talk to our Squadron Officers School back in 1996, and I had the pleasure of speaking with him afterwards. He mentioned how much they appreciated the Jug when they finally received them as replacements for their P-40s. He also recounted their well known feat of killing that enemy destroyer with nothing but their massed 50-cals. True patriots and heros all.
Sabre
