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From: Charles Lindbergh <spirit@stlouis.invalid>
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Subject: Re: WWII Statistics
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On Sat, 24 Jan 2015 21:57:39 -0600, Mitchell Holman <noemail@att.net> wrote:
>Charles Lindbergh <spirit@stlouis.invalid> wrote in
>news:sue7cap0fmvpti29m5k6ljiondqbr9bsf5@4ax.com:
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>> 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
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>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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That is a remarkable piece of aviation trivia considering the 190 was one of the
finest piston engine fighters on the wrong side of the war. What aircraft were
the surplus radial engines originally destined for?
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