Charles Lindbergh <spirit@stlouis.invalid> wrote in
news:sue7cap0fmvpti29m5k6ljiondqbr9bsf5@4ax.com:
> I cannot vouch for the accuracy of what is presented, but this article is
> interesting. I had never heard of the A-36 Invader variant of the P-51.
>
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> http://pippaettore.com/Horrific_WWII_Statistics.html
IIRC the Me 109 was such a complete success
that the German air ministry was left with
stockpiles of radial engines with no market.
Kurt Tank was offered the chance to "do what
he could" to find a use for them. The FW 190
was the result.............
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