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The B-17G was bristling with weapons. The Chin turret was devastating and destroyed german fighters. The usaf dream of a Flying Fortress was finally realized. P-51 pilots learned real quick don’t fly through a B-17 formation. The gunners will shoot your ass out of the sky before you can start to think WTF. German pilots where terrified attacking B-17s late in the war.

The B-17G was bristling with weapons. The Chin turret was devastating and destroyed german fighters. The usaf dream of a Flying Fortress was finally realized. P-51 pilots learned real quick don’t fly through a B-17 formation. The gunners will shoot your ass out of the sky before you can start to think WTF. German pilots where terrified attacking B-17s late in the war.

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I think the joke amongst the pilots at the time was you want to be an ace? Fly the P-51. You want come home alive? Fly the P-47. The German pilots agreed. P-47s were perfectly capable of escorting Bombers to the target and back. I’m not sure what happened. But think about this, P-51 we’re parked and scraped after the war ended. P-47s continued to fly in the USAF and the guard long into the jet age.

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The p47 had superior armor, when fully installed. It was a more survivable aircraft when absorbing damage.