Never thought of this before and feel dumb for not doing so. Though I thought the mustang did take off from land bases in the Pacific theater towards the end of the war.
Here's an article https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/very-long-range-p-51-mustang-missions-to-japan-taxed-pilots/
Never thought of this before and feel dumb for not doing so. Though I thought the mustang did take off from land bases in the Pacific theater towards the end of the war.
Here's an article https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/very-long-range-p-51-mustang-missions-to-japan-taxed-pilots/
Nice, thank you for this!
Edit to add: I never knew P-47s also operated out of Iwo Jima. That must have scared the shit out of Japanese pilots seeing that beast in their skies!
Nice, thank you for this!
Edit to add: I never knew P-47s also operated out of Iwo Jima. That must have scared the shit out of Japanese pilots seeing that beast in their skies!
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