Thread: Why the USAAF gave up on the A-36 in favour of the P-47.
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Old 24th July 2010, 11:52
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Re: Why the USAAF gave up on the A-36 in favour of the P-47.
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Originally Posted by Kutscha View Post
De Havilland only began working on B.18/38 (company designation DH98 Reconnaissance-Bomber) in Oct '38. Kind of hard to reject something before it has been put forward
According to Martin Bowman, the project was rejected by the Air Ministry in October 1938.
I don't think de Havilland had cut the first metal (well... wood) at that time.