hellcat and mustang - Aircraft of World War II

nimrod.michaeli · 05-18-2009, 04:14 AM

why wasn't he hellcat used in the European theater and why wasn't the mustang used in the pacific theater

Colin1 · 05-18-2009, 04:20 AM

Michael
you submitted this thread a while back, alot of answers are already in there

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/pol...cat-17716.html (P-51 vs. Hellcat)

Doughboy · 05-18-2009, 08:56 AM

The Hellcat did see a little service in the European Theatre....READ THE WHOLE PAGE!

Hellcat: The F6F in World War II - Google Book Search

renrich · 05-18-2009, 09:42 AM

The Mustang was used in the Pacific. Mustangs escorted B29s over Japan quite extensively. Mustangs also served extensively in the CBI.

davebender · 05-18-2009, 09:44 AM

The U.S. Army Air Force did not get the P-51 program squared away until late 1943. I suspect that the entire production was desperately needed in Europe during 1944. When production caught up with demand they were deployed in the Pacific to places like Iwo Jima.

Doughboy · 05-18-2009, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by renrich

The Mustang was used in the Pacific. Mustangs escorted B29s over Japan quite extensively. Mustangs also served extensively in the CBI.

Ditto.

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 05-18-2009, 02:08 PM

Since a link is posted to the original thread, this thread will be closed.

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davebender Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 609	Mustang used in the pacific theater The U.S. Army Air Force did not get the P-51 program squared away until late 1943. I suspect that the entire production was desperately needed in Europe during 1944. When production caught up with demand they were deployed in the Pacific to places like Iwo Jima.

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05-18-2009, 04:20 AM	#2
Colin1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,759	Michael you submitted this thread a while back, alot of answers are already in there http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/pol...cat-17716.html (P-51 vs. Hellcat)

05-18-2009, 09:42 AM	#4
renrich Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montrose, Colorado Posts: 3,270	The Mustang was used in the Pacific. Mustangs escorted B29s over Japan quite extensively. Mustangs also served extensively in the CBI.