Cobras, Mustangs, Thunderbolts, Eastern vs Western front, Franek vs ...

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Originally Posted by Franek Grabowski

I understand those were land battles, were not they?

I could not believe, that you don't know about air war during these periods. Therefore I would say, it was a joke from you.

Originally Posted by Franek Grabowski

In March 1944 USAAF had only few Fighter Groups equipped with Mustangs, most of the remaining flying Thunderbolts. Nonetheless those were those few dosens of Mustangs flying over Berlin changing the course of the airwar in the west.

Franek, congatulation! You write the new page in air war history. I thought always that thousends P-51 and P-47 lead to US success. And it was only "few dosens". As you would say "propoganda". But in this case not soviet and even not US... Maybe you can provide the source of this claim? Btw, on 25.02.1944 already 135 P-51 use as escort for Regensburg attack. And many germans pilots clams that P-47 was more dangerous and harder to shot down as P-51.

Originally Posted by Franek Grabowski

This was a very similar case with Cobras and Spitifres, and Valerij Romanenko underlined this in his books about Cobra.

I can not believe that Mr. Romanenko can provide any serious argumets that prove his claims.

Originally Posted by Franek Grabowski

That is the sad fate of test pilots - they die sometimes. They have died on Spitfires, Mustangs, Focke Wulfs, Messerschmitts and other aircraft considered state of the engineering art. So what? The 1942 NIIVVS report considered Airacobra is at some aspects superior to Me 109F. This is the key info.

Exact Franek! In some aspect and Bf-109F KEY INFO!
And the same test pilot claims that Yak-1 and 7 with M-105PF engine was superior over Bf-109F. The answer come soon ant it's name was Bf-109G-2. And what is the value of the "some aspect"??

Originally Posted by Franek Grabowski

Soviet engineers and constructors did not fly them into combat, did they?

Sorry, I don't get a question.