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    P-51B/C wing racks

    Ok, thanks.
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    P-51B/C wing racks

    Thanks Bill. I could have sworn you talked about improved lower drag P-51B wing racks in previous posts. Love your P-51B book and can't wait for the next one.
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    P-51B/C wing racks

    Did the higher drag wing racks of the P-51B/C ever get upgraded in the field to the lower drag racks of the P-51D? I believe it would increase top speed by 6-8 mph if I remember correctly. Thanks
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    F4U-4 Corsair contribution in WW2

    Great! Thanks for your research. Looks like 13 total kills unless somebody has more info.
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    F4U-4 Corsair contribution in WW2

    Yes, so I'll go with at least 9 kills (Okinawa) but probably less than 15 total for WW2 after reading a few carrier reports and one describing "almost complete absence of enemy airborne planes" during air strikes on Japan from mid July thru mid August 1945.
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    F4U-4 Corsair contribution in WW2

    According to Dean in America's Hundred Thousand, "June 22, 1945 MAG-14 with F4U-4's scores its ninth and last victory. Twelve F4U squadrons have shot down a total of 436 enemy aircraft." On September 2, 1945 VJ Day, he states three carriers headed to the area with F4U-4's are the Intrepid, Boxer...
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    F4U-4 Corsair contribution in WW2

    I've been wondering if anybody out there has any stats on the F4U-4 during WW2 as far as sorties flown, total kills (land based and carrier), bomb tonnage dropped etc. Thanks!
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    "The case for the P-47 Thunderbolt being the greatest fighter of the Second World War "

    Agreed. I have learned so much just reading on this site. I also find it quite ironic that Greg felt the need to produce an entire YouTube video criticizing Mark Felton about the Lancaster and the atomic bomb when Greg himself has a lot to clean up in multiple videos.
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    WWII Fighter Combat Statistics

    Thanks, yes I know James Marshall is Drgondog and I like the P-47 too, just not to the degree that others are willing to distort history for.
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    WWII Fighter Combat Statistics

    Knowing Greg he'll probably somehow work in the limited by bomber mafia, long range P-47, and how it broke the back of the LW, saving D-Day as he is prone to do. I'm not sure what the P-51 and NAA ever did to him to distort history so much. His followers love hearing it though as there is a lot...
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    Best mass produced postwar single engine piston fighter?

    Yes it is and thanks. I forgot to tell Bill how much I enjoyed his book. It was a definite must have when I heard it was coming out. A great addition to my aviation library.
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    Best mass produced postwar single engine piston fighter?

    Great! Thanks.
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    Best mass produced postwar single engine piston fighter?

    So in your opinion the P-51H was capable of 487 mph later on and would be able to compete with the F4U-5 more effectively than Dawncaster stated, correct? North American was probably more interested in developing the F-86 and looking toward the future than trying to quickly fix problems with the...
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