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The Jug was much better in this role, but for some reason they were really not used in Korea.... just turned into ingots. With its radial, it could take a ton of punishment and still make it back. We built as many P-47's as P-51's also.
That's an interesting point. P-47s did serve with some National Guard units after the war (though in smaller numbers compared to the Mustang). I wonder why they weren't sent over.
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