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The early P-47s had only a few extra miles of range over the Spitfire of the time period. Btw, the Spitfire was over Berlin years ahead of any American fighter.

The Mustang was built at the request of the British and the two that the American got from the British order languished at W-P for around a year until the USN needed some weapon testing done. It still wasn't an a/c that would be of much use in long range escorting at 20,000ft plus. No British order,then no American P-51.

When the Vengeance would have been operational in the ETO, the German fighter force was still a force to be recond with (1942-43). They were sent to theaters where they could survive better.

So the Germans destroyed 2 of the 19 temporary bridges that the American had constructed to get across the Roer.