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IMHO between the F-4 and G-2, there was only a small difference, but these used F-4's had generally very old engines, with a lot of mechanical problems. I have many details about crashes, crash landings because engine troubles from this period (and the old pilots mentioned me additional ones, which not remained in the documents).
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I think that you will find the DB 605 unrivalled in its murder of German pilots, starting with the ace Marseille, and continuing well on into 1943. And, in addition, to catching fire, it could only be run at a maximum of 1.3ata rather than its maximum rated of 1.42ata. And so, these engines were in really, pieces of clapped out junk before they were even installed. DB engines tended to be over-sold and under-developed, and the users paid with their deaths for injuries for this.