New Military History Blog - first post about loss of Ju 188 in the East in 1944

[Dan History]

Ed,

Your view is not quite correct:

Originally Posted by edwest2

The Americans and British were quite worried about advanced German designs entering service.

The Western Allies were indeed worried about German jet and rocket fighters, but they were not particularly concerned about the various piston-engine designs. In the event, even the jet fighters were dealt with reasonably effectively by the late-war piston fighters of the Allies. I suggest you visit the RAF Museum in Hendon, where it becomes immediately apparent just how far advanced the P-51 and the Tempest were in comparison to German types. Allied aircraft had much more powerful engines and considerably better aerodynamics by the end of the war, so German piston engine designs were simply ineffective.

Regards,

Dan