It has been said that, at least for the USAAF, every plane they fought the war with was designed before our entry into the war. I'm sure there is an exception, but still, when you look at the Army single seaters they all were pre war (well, pre Dec. 7 1941) designs.
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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
Last edited by ElAurens; 06-12-2012 at 03:05 AM.
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