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Re: Why the USAAF gave up on the A-36 in favour of the P-47.
The contract for 500 A-36A aircraft fitted with bomb racks and dive brakes was signed by Kelsey on 16 April 1942. The first A-36A (42-83663) was rolled out of the NAA Inglewood plant in September 1942.
The A-36A-1-NA joined the 27th Fighter Bomber Group composed of four squadrons based at Rasel Ma in French Morocco in April 1943 during the campaign in North Africa.
So what is Harris suppose to do for a whole year until some A-36s show up?
What a/c were going to escort these heavy bomb laden A-36s deep into enemy territory with a potent LW?
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