[xusafflyer]

It wasn't a matter of capability, it was simple numbers. We had many more B17's/fighter cover than they had jets (and fuel). Same situation with Panther/Tiger tank vs the Sherman.

If they had started the jet production a year or two earlier, that really could have changed the air war over Europe. Luckily, Luftwaffe politics helped us out.

[brazzaville]

Good morning.

Many of the German aces were killed while taking off or landing by P-51s loitering over the Luftwaffe airbases.

It's a wonder that so many survived. That it sucks to lose control of your own airspace is a lesson well worth learning.

Michael Frazier