Originally posted by -ammo-
Actually there were several P-47 aces shot down. Most notable was Hub Zemke, Gerald Johnson, Bud Mahurin and while he was not actually shot down, Francis Gabreski went down near a German airfiend.
according to his autobiography, 'Hub' Zemke, while on a mission in a P-51, lost control in bad weather & his plane came apart in the ensuing violent spin.
BTW - just came across this chart:
Fighter Losses ETO
Type -- Sorties ----- Combat Losses - Production
P-47 -- 423,435 ---- 3077 ---------------- 15,579
P-51 -- 213,873 ---- 2520 ---------------- 14,490
P-38 -- 129,849 ---- 1758 ------------------ 9,535
P-40 -- 67,059 ------ 553 ------------------ 13,738
P-39 -- 30,547 ------ 107 ------------------- 9,585