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    Most Beautiful Aircraft of WW2?

    P-38.
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    1939 Tactical Bomber

    1939? The Martin Maryland and the Douglas DB-7/A-20 were the answer.
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    Why did the US ww2 fighters have 50 cals instead of 20mms like their european cousins

    I’m no expert, but the Browning 50-caliber was and is a very effective weapon. Witness the fact that the US Army still uses it in frontline service.
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    Average Mission C-47 Pilot

    See Ernest K. Gann’s “Fate is the Hunter”. There are no hard numbers, but there will never be a better description of a transport pilot’s WWII experience.
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