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To: 6ppc

Comment about the P-51 in the Pacific. In the Pacific, the P-38 owned the Japanese, not the P-51.

7 posted on 03/28/2018 1:27:50 PM PDT by rigelkentaurus

To: rigelkentaurus

Comment about the P-51 in the Pacific. In the Pacific, the P-38 owned the Japanese, not the P-51.

My Uncle flew B-25s in the Pacific Theater and his favorite plane was the P-38. He said they saved his butt more times than he could count.

16 posted on 03/28/2018 4:06:27 PM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)

To: rigelkentaurus

"Comment about the P-51 in the Pacific. In the Pacific, the P-38 owned the Japanese, not the P-51."

No, the Navy's F6F Hellcat owned the Japanese.

21 posted on 03/28/2018 9:12:49 PM PDT by Buffalo Head (Illegitimi non carborundum)

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