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I'll save everyone the trouble. Is this the complete PDFI highly recommend looking at Naval Aviation Combat Statistics, World War Two, and especially the tables for aerial combat results. Unfortunately, we don't have the same type data for USAAF fighters as we have for USN/USMC fighters, so it's hard to compare apples to oranges. We CAN look at the ETO because Ray Wagner's American Combat Planes has a nice table for the ETO.
Do a Google search for "Naval Aviation Combat Statistics, World War Two pdf" and you'll find it available in scribdid.
Perhaps in another thread.
One f the books in my shelf makes the claim that the Hurricane had more kills than any other single type.
Of Western Allies' types. Even then, I'm dubious it hae more claims/kills than the Spitfire or the P-51.
The Hurricane certainly had less claims than the Me 109 and the FW 190.
It may also have less claims than some Japanese types or Soviet types.
One f the books in my shelf makes the claim that the Hurricane had more kills than any other single type.
The Hurricane gets no respect.
From, "The Hawker Hurricane" Francis K Mason,
Pub 1987, page 211.
"Compared with claims recorded in 11,400 traceable air to air combat reports(Forms 1151), covering all RAF fighter pilot's claims, 55 per cent were by Hurricane pilot's, 33 percent by Spitfire pilot's, and 12 percent by pilot's of other fighters.
11400 x .55 = 6270 claims,
not including those made by the FAA or Hurricanes in other air forces.
You got that right!The Hurricane gets no respect.
The P-51 had its good points too and was a fine fighter so the P47 did not out perform it in all respects and Greg explains this in both the speed and the climb performance videos And maybe in "maneuvering". But he does point out, correctly that the P-47 was responsible for crippling the Luftwaffe before the Merlin powered P-51 was a factor. High scoring German aces moving from the Eastern to the Western front were often killed fighting the USAAF and some had nervous breakdowns. Robert S Johnson killed a German ace with 230 odd kills. At bomber escort altitudes, 25000 ft, the P-47 was superior to virtually all the Luftwaffe fighters except a few very late variants. It was faster in all respects and with 130 and 150 octane fuel it was as good a climber at most altitudes. P&W engineers came the England and taught the crew chiefs how to increase boost so that even before the later engines were in use P-47s were running 2600+ hp with the better fuels. And all the leading P-47 pilots, remembering the leading US aces in Europe were P-47 pilots, survived the war. Robert S Johnson in an interview and Greg both point out that the P-47 had decimated the highly experienced Luftwaffe pilots by the time the P-51 arrived on scene in significant numbers. This and the total losses were the primary reason that the Luftwaffe was powerless to interfere with the D-Day landings. Johnson pointed out that many of the P-51 victories were over low time pilots with little or no combat experience. That the Bomber Mafia lied about the range of P-47 is proven with the actual facts. From their arrival in Europe the P-47s were equipped for drop tanks and Republic had a 200 gal fully tested to 30000 ft belly tank but Hap Arnold had ordered that NO pursuit a/c were to use drop tanks. "The Bombers would get through and could not be stopped". And the Army would not even pay for development. The various companies did it on their own. Then when their arrogance and stupidity had killed a LOT of bomber crews they cooked up the false "insufficient range" story to cover their butts. And thus the myth of the P-51's range "allowed escort of the bombers" was born. This no drop tank idiocy was much like the US Navy submarines fighting almost half the war with torpedos with a 50% or higher failure rate. Why? Because high ranking people had said they were OK but they only tested 2 of them and one of these failed. And the LT Commanders actually using the things were at fault. Heck John Wayne made a movie about this. And Johnson had a higher kills per mission rate than Rall. In the P-47. And he was fighting harder targets.The numbers are what the numbers are but when it comes to "type" from recent posts here there were 2 squadrons of RAF Mustang Mk IIIs in service during big week rising to 12 squadrons of IIIs and IV by the end of the war, these were the same as P-51 B/C Ds frequently taking part on the same missions. In another place another "Greg" is adamant the the P-47 outperformed the P-51 in all respects but the bomber mafia were and still are conspiring against it.
I see you are following Gregs line. The P-47 started operations in Europe in March 1943, they were grounded until radios were sorted and restarted in April 1943. Arnold decided in June 1943 that all missions would be escorted on the offensive starting in 1944. The order you refer to forbidding the use of drop tanks was in April 1939 when no one was at war with anyone in Europe. If he had ordered tanks be fitted for an offensive in Europe he would probably have been sacked but in any case the bomber mafia had around 20 B-17s and its front line fighter was the P-36.The P-51 had its good points too and was a fine fighter so the P47 did not out perform it in all respects and Greg explains this in both the speed and the climb performance videos And maybe in "maneuvering". But he does point out, correctly that the P-47 was responsible for crippling the Luftwaffe before the Merlin powered P-51 was a factor. High scoring German aces moving from the Eastern to the Western front were often killed fighting the USAAF and some had nervous breakdowns. Robert S Johnson killed a German ace with 230 odd kills. At bomber escort altitudes, 25000 ft, the P-47 was superior to virtually all the Luftwaffe fighters except a few very late variants. It was faster in all respects and with 130 and 150 octane fuel it was as good a climber at most altitudes. P&W engineers came the England and taught the crew chiefs how to increase boost so that even before the later engines were in use P-47s were running 2600+ hp with the better fuels. And all the leading P-47 pilots, remembering the leading US aces in Europe were P-47 pilots, survived the war. Robert S Johnson in an interview and Greg both point out that the P-47 had decimated the highly experienced Luftwaffe pilots by the time the P-51 arrived on scene in significant numbers. This and the total losses were the primary reason that the Luftwaffe was powerless to interfere with the D-Day landings. Johnson pointed out that many of the P-51 victories were over low time pilots with little or no combat experience. That the Bomber Mafia lied about the range of P-47 is proven with the actual facts. From their arrival in Europe the P-47s were equipped for drop tanks and Republic had a 200 gal fully tested to 30000 ft belly tank but Hap Arnold had ordered that NO pursuit a/c were to use drop tanks. "The Bombers would get through and could not be stopped". And the Army would not even pay for development. The various companies did it on their own. Then when their arrogance and stupidity had killed a LOT of bomber crews they cooked up the false "insufficient range" story to cover their butts. And thus the myth of the P-51's range "allowed escort of the bombers" was born. This no drop tank idiocy was much like the US Navy submarines fighting almost half the war with torpedos with a 50% or higher failure rate. Why? Because high ranking people had said they were OK but they only tested 2 of them and one of these failed. And the LT Commanders actually using the things were at fault. Heck John Wayne made a movie about this. And Johnson had a higher kills per mission rate than Rall. In the P-47. And he was fighting harder targets.
That Greg is not me.The numbers are what the numbers are but when it comes to "type" from recent posts here there were 2 squadrons of RAF Mustang Mk IIIs in service during big week rising to 12 squadrons of IIIs and IV by the end of the war, these were the same as P-51 B/C Ds frequently taking part on the same missions. In another place another "Greg" is adamant the the P-47 outperformed the P-51 in all respects but the bomber mafia were and still are conspiring against it.