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Old March 20th 10, 05:34 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,sci.military.naval,rec.aviation.military.naval
William Black[_1_]
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Default "Vanishing American Air Superiority"

Alexander wrote:


And here you sit in America. the country that took the P51 from a mere
thought to design and production in less then 90 days.


Contract NA-73X was laid in March 1940.

First combat use, by the RAF, (the aircraft was designed for the
British not the USAAF) was in May 1942.

They used an extant engine design...

I wonder where they got that from...


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William Black

"Any number under six"

The answer given by Englishman Richard Peeke when asked by the Duke of
Medina Sidonia how many Spanish sword and buckler men he could beat
single handed with a quarterstaff.