Vympel wrote:
I think they should've called it Mustang II, personally. Unless there's already been one and I wasn't informed. Or maybe they'll call the JSF that.
Nah - the Lightning was the overpriced US fighter in WW2. You get 2
Mustangs for 1 Lightning.
Nah - the Lightning was the overpriced US fighter in WW2. You get 2
Mustangs for 1 Lightning.[/quote]
Decent versions of the Mustang didn't show up until well after the P-38 entered service.
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