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Jim Oxley 4th March 2017 00:44

Non-Use Of The P-47 In Korea
 
I've always wondered why the P-47 - a ground straffer extraordinaire - was not used by the USAF in Korea. And the much less satisfactory P-51 was.

Both were available in the USAF armory, although admittedly the P-51 (still can't get used to the F-51 tag) in more available numbers.

And then I came across this dissertation by Michael D. Rowland, Air Power History, Fall 2003 Issue. Well worth the read.

https://sobchak.wordpress.com/2012/0...he-korean-war/


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