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.
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
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.
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...
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!
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.
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...
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.
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...