Why the USAAF gave up on the A-36 in favour of the P-47.

[Juha]

Hello Kutscha
I looked some info on A-36, even if deployed in NA it missed Tunisia campaign, it flew its first oper. sorties on 6 Jun 43 against Pantelleria.

Also one must to notice, that during the German evacuation from Sicily Germans noted that contrary their expectations evacuation during daytime across the Strait of Messina was more easier, in spite of day bombers, fighter bombers AND two full groups of A-36s, than during the darkness because of difficulties to load and unload in the full darkness and because of night bombing attacks by RAF. That even if they could count for protection only on AA because they lacked any meaningful day-fighter protection.

Again have anybody any definite info on that dive-bomber Mossie? I didn't find anything on it even if I looked on a couple Mossie books.

Juha