Greg's at it Again - P38 Range and "The Bomber Mafia"

[wuzak]

View: https://youtu.be/LFI8frj1NbM?si=If4k6lVN179EEEDW

Only just started watching.

I have to hype myself up to watch all of it!

 

[Gnomey]

Good one!

 

[SaparotRob]

I haven't watched him since several revelations were made here. He knows more than enough to snow me. I wouldn't know what was false.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

I watched it. The "Bomber Mafia" is the assumed premise and his weak support of that in the past led me to head-scratching and face-palming throughout. He also ignores that P-38s were sent to North Africa because that's where they were needed to cover ground ops, minimizes the mechanical issues they suffered over Europe, and so on and so forth.

 

[wuzak]

Greg suggests that Eaker didn't car when P-38s were taken away from the Eighth AF for the North African campaign.

I'm not sure of the truth on that side, but he also lost a chunk of his bombers (mostly B-24s), which he must have been mad about.

Not that he had any real choice in the matter anyway.

Also, he says that the P-38J was "available" in August 1943. Correct me if I am wrong, didn't the P-38J start production in August 1943?

And the range calculations based on best speed for range - ~220mph TAS for the P-38 for 800+ miles on internal fuel. Sounds like a great plan for the ETO.

 

[wuzak]

There is a thread about this video posted on teh Aviation forum.

Greg Spouts Off About P-38 Drop Tanks

Greg busily ignores private correspondence between USAAC generals. https://youtu.be/LFI8frj1NbM?si=5XmPJDdZov7wjZ1L

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