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1st Lieutenant
Well, we are not talking about building a F-22 in 1942 but a B-52, and not one with EVS, FLIR, and SRAM, either. And in the book they said they would build P-51's followed by F-86's and A-4's followed by F-5's. And the time travelers would not have to do it all by themselves.
But here is an interesting article that deals with the idea a bit more realistically, although using a more extreme example.
Look on page 61, the article, "No Copying Allowed": Collected editorials from Analog : Campbell, John Wood, 1910-1971 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
But here is an interesting article that deals with the idea a bit more realistically, although using a more extreme example.
Look on page 61, the article, "No Copying Allowed": Collected editorials from Analog : Campbell, John Wood, 1910-1971 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive