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basic problems here
I don't believe that your points 2 and 4 are valid.
Point 2: The Thunderbolt was well behind the P-51 in range, and never caught up - or got anywhere near. As this was the key point in the replacement of the P-47 by the P-51 in the 8th AF, I do feel that to argue otherwise misunderstands the very point under discussion.
Point 4: the daylight battle was not lost before Big Week, or even after. Big Week was a propaganda claim, not a major Luftwaffe defeat in numbers. The daylight battle was lost only when US fighters rendered the whole of German airspace vulnerable (which means the P-51) , and after the heavy losses by the Jagdwaffe over Normandy.
There is a very good point to be made that the Jagdwaffe was previously weakened by the continuous attrition from the P-47 (and P-38!) units. However, to claim more is, in my opinion, not supported by the evidence.
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