[303rd-Talk] WWII Planes

[rex pearce]

Fairly short range, but still used, the Supermarine Spitfire,
and the P51 Mustang was equipped with a Rolls Royce
Merlin engine, built I believe under license, by Packard.
Rex.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Guy Schlegel" <guyschlegel at comcast.net>
To: "303rd Bomb Group Talk Forum" <303rd-talk at 303rdBG.com>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 12:54 AM
Subject: Re: [303rd-Talk] WWII Planes


> Leslie,
> The P-47 Thunderbolt, the P-51 Mustang and the P-38 Lightning were 
> fighters that escorted the B-17 and B-24's on missions to fend off 
> Luftwaffe - German fighters - so the bombers had a better chance of 
> survival. The P-47 and P-38's didn't have the distance to make it deep 
> into Germany early in the war, but when the P-51 entered in 1944 could, 
> with drop fuel tanks.
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> Only the Best!
> Guy Schlegel
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Leslie Jean Newell" <ljnewell at hotmail.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 10:15 AM
> Subject: [303rd-Talk] WWII Planes
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> I read that there were planes that accompanied the B-17 and other planes 
> on their missions.  Could someone tell me what those planes were, and what 
> their unit was?  Thank you.
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> Leslie Jean Newell
> Hendersonville, NC
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