Let's see here...
Bent prop and attendant damage to reduction gears: $50,000USD minimum.
Tear down Packard Merlin to check for crankshaft damage, rebuild while apart: $250,000 minimum.
Inspect and repair airframe, including malfunctioning gear hydraulics: $200,000 minimum.
New underwear for crew: $20.
Is it any wonder why so few remain.
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Personally speaking, the P-40 could contend on an equal footing with all the types of Messerschmitts, almost to the end of 1943.
~Nikolay Gerasimovitch Golodnikov
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