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Since the P-38 shot down more Japanese aircraft than any other plane
Don't know how many, the stat is according to the US Army Air Corps (USAAC) and US Department of Defense records. This is not surprising since the Lightning was one of the main (and often THE main) USAAC fighters for three+ years in the Pacific Theater.
Since the P-38 shot down more Japanese aircraft than any other plane
Sez Who? And how many was that?
Don't know how many, the stat is according to the US Army Air Corps (USAAC) and US Department of Defense records. This is not surprising since the Lightning was one of the main (and often THE main) USAAC fighters for three+ years in the Pacific Theater.