Dave
2009-04-10 18:58:58
Blackwell #71: At the end of WWII, the US P80
was ready for mass production if needed. It was equal in performance to the ME262, plus had MUCH more reliable engines, plus did not kill 200 pilots in training by refusing to get its tail off the ground when takeoff speed was reached
AND it had superior firepower combined with superior accuracy.
And since when can the prewar lack of preparedness be laid at the feet of George Marshall, Hap Arnold, Chester Nimitz et al?
And then there was the micro-management (by civilians) that so delayed the development of the P38—–the ONE piece of the equipment that could have given adequate warning at Pearl Harbor. Etc.
