jugs vs. jets
22 FlightJournal.com
To all P-51 Mustang or P-47 Thunderbolt pilots who flew combat over France and
Germany in World War II, any jet kill they made would rate at the top of the charts.
Their most successful prop versus jet victories were made against the Me 262,
which was produced in larger numbers (1,430), while the tiny rocket-propelled Me
163 only had a production run of about 370. The Allied pilots ran up some impressive
scores against the Me 262. Germany was always far ahead of England and the U.S.
in their research and production of jet-propelled aircraft, as they had designed and
tested at least 12 different jet airframes by war’s end.
by WARREN E. THOMPSON
P-47 PILOT SCORES THE ULTIMATE KILL