Re: How good was the P-38 in the European theater?



On 15 Sep., 01:18, "deemsb...@xxxxxxx" <

Not to mention....one engine running rough/shot up/otherwise out
of commission? Shut it down and fly home on the other.....weren't many
other fighters that could do that.

A twin engine fighter with one engine out of commission is a sitting
duck, on paper it is an advantage, in reality the pilot needed a lot
of luck in that case.

Batavus Droogstoppel

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