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Old 03-21-2011, 06:04 PM   #385
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Originally Posted by IliketoPuck View Post
Also IIRC the Japanese had a strong advantage in air to air combat at the start of the war because the Zero far out classed the American fighter. Once the p-52 Mustang came in, that helped tip the scales further in Americas favor.
The Mustang had very limited use in the Pacific theatre, it was aircraft like the F-4U Corsair and P-38 that really helped take the fight to the Zero.
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