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55,000
The 55,000 axis airplanes seems unreasonable. Without checking numbers, lets think:
Total WWII P-51 production - about 10,000. (guessing here. The B-24 was the most produced US aircraft at 15,000).
Number of those getting to front line service: 50% - 5,000.
That means each P-51 in front line service would have to destroy 10 Axis aircraft.
That seems unbelievable.
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