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Old 25th April 2008, 16:58
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Re: The best USAAF fighter pilots have been the soviets

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Originally Posted by Kutscha View Post
kalender, do you know how many a/c in an American fighter group?
There is 48 (3 sqd of 16 a/c).

135/48 = 2.8 groups. I would say that is a few groups.

As for the few dosens of Mustangs, don't take it so literally, besides the word is plural (the 's' on the end).
Kutscha, and you will say, this few dosen(s) wipped out the germans from the sky? How many german planes claims the 4, 354,356 FG on 6.03.1944? 30-35? My point is that the key for air superiority for the west ally was also the numerical superiority and not a single plane type. That was german idea with a few planes reach victory in air war: Me-262. The result is well known.
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