Greg Boeser
1st Sergeant
For this reason P-47s were found not suitable for use in China. They couldn't get enough fuel over the Hump to keep them supplied.The P-47 using almost half the amount of fuel as a B-17 is interesting. One engine in a smaller plane against a four engine bomber. That Pratt and Whitney must have been cranking out some mad power. I have read the posts discussing engine output stats but that's a statistic puts it into reality. That's a lot of gas.