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ORIGINAL: ram3500-RCU
12. The Jug's record against all opposing aircraft is remarkable. The ratio of kills to losses was unmistakably a winner. Thunderbolt pilots destroyed a total of 11,874 enemy aircraft, over 9,000 trains, and 160,000 vehicles....
.....I guess that the fact that the Mustang is more aesthetically appealing than the Thunderbolt probably has something to do with its continuing popularity.''
in regards to #12, thats crazy. do you know how many of those e/a were on the ground? cause for a2a kills I
read it was something like 3300 kills to 3000 loses there inabouts.
as far as aesthetics.. P-47 Razorback all the way. the P-51D does nothing for me.
This was written by a pilot who had flown them both. I suspect he had his own personal ideas on the subject, but I thought he also made some good points.