Just found out on AGW that the P38 is UBER!

[Nath-BDP]

The Hellcat spawned the most American aces.

1300 American pilots became aces, 371 served in the US Navy and 124 in the Marine Corps.
The reason for the Hellcat creating the most aces is because the USAAF used over 8 differnet fighters--the Navy only 3 over the course of WW2.  307 pilots became aces in the F6F and 275 Aces in the P51.  Hellcat losses were high though, 450 aviators were lost, among them 20 aces.

From "Hellcat Aces of WW2" Osprey.

[Daff]

Hmm..It *could* be the number I heard was for Europe only...certainly there was far more 47-aces than 51. (Guess it depends on how you count them, as a lot of 51 pilots flew the 47 first)

Daff

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"This is Yardstick. Follow me"

[hazed-]

190a8 vs p38
11 kills 4 deaths
190a8 vs p51
8 kills 3 deaths
 
guess that means i dont need to worry too much about them either

190a8 vs c47

0 kills 1 death  
i gotta worry about those c47's


hazed

[Animal]

*shands shaking*

must.. not.. get.. into this discussion..
must not...

[Cabby]

Quote:

"Daff the difference is that the AH P-38 was fixed in a matter of days."

Same crew in WB's then as in AH now.  Yer point?

Cabby




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=44th FS "VAMPIRES"=
"The Jungle Air Force"
Welcome To The Jungle!!!"

[juzz]

Now they fix stuff quickly?

[funked]

The point is that comparing the AH P-38 FM problem to the WB P-38 FM problem is like comparing a headache to a grapefruit sized brain tumor.

What does the crew have to do with it?  I couldn't care less who's name is on the box.  Price and product.  That's all I care about.

[This message has been edited by funked (edited 10-28-2000).]

[Westy]

 Guess you'd have to be a customer to appreciate what he's talking about Cabby.
 You window shopping, still?

 -Westy