hellcat and mustang

• May 18, 2009

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nimrod.michaeli

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why wasn't he hellcat used in the European theater and why wasn't the mustang used in the pacific theater

 

• May 18, 2009

• #2

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Colin1

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Michael
you submitted this thread a while back, alot of answers are already in there

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/polls/p-51-vs-hellcat-17716.html

 

• May 18, 2009

• #3

Doughboy

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The Hellcat did see a little service in the European Theatre....READ THE WHOLE PAGE!Hellcat: The F6F in World War II - Google Book Search

 

• May 18, 2009

• #4

renrich

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The Mustang was used in the Pacific. Mustangs escorted B29s over Japan quite extensively. Mustangs also served extensively in the CBI.

 

• May 18, 2009

• #5

davebender

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The U.S. Army Air Force did not get the P-51 program squared away until late 1943. I suspect that the entire production was desperately needed in Europe during 1944. When production caught up with demand they were deployed in the Pacific to places like Iwo Jima.

 

• May 18, 2009

• #6

Doughboy

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renrich said:

The Mustang was used in the Pacific. Mustangs escorted B29s over Japan quite extensively. Mustangs also served extensively in the CBI.

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Ditto.

 

• May 18, 2009

• #7

DerAdlerIstGelandet

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Since a link is posted to the original thread, this thread will be closed.