drgondog
Major
davparir,
The P-51B became operational with the USAAF in June 1943. I do not have any figures on how many were operational by Oct. 1943. Just an FYI: The Allison engine Mustangs were prefered at the lower levels of operation.
Who would you cite (US) as one who held that opinion that flew both?
Zero combat operational in Oct 1943. The 354th FG (Pioneer Mustang Group/9th AF) flew its first combat escort missions in early December 1943, the next three were 357/363 and 4th FG in February, the 355th in March, 352nd in April, 339th on April 30, 361st, 359th in May 1944
Vincenzo,
The calculation is fairly simple. 3.28 (meters to feet) X 60 (seconds to minutes) = 196.8. That is the multiplier for meters/second to feet/minute. But actually I used the chart at the bottom of the Bf.109G page at www.wwiiaircraftperformance.
Thanks for the reply Guys, Jeff
The 354th didn't have P-51B's when they arrived in OTU in October 1943.
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