“Well Gee, if they’re looking at the AT-6, why not bring back the tried and true P-51 Mustang?
THAT was a kick-ass aircraft.”
Or the P-47 for that matter.
The P-47 was a virtual tank that could have entire cylinders blown off of it’s engine and still return to base. there were even a few instances where P-47’s were shot down, hit trees, and impacted with such force that the wings, tail and engine would come off and the pilots would walk away with little to no injury.
P-47’l work too.