Carrier Fighter
Posted in Aircraft Model by admin
on October 18, 2009
What was the standard, not carrier-based, fighter of the USA in WWII?
If there was a standard, not carrier based fighter for the US in WWII, what was it?
European theater. If there was no 'standard' one, which was the most widely produced?
There wasn't "a standard" fighter. Prior to 1943 the P-39, P-40 and P38 were the dominant types. The P-39 and P-40 were withdrawn as soon as newer types became available. The P-38 proved unsuccessful in northern Europe and was withdrawn but was enormously successful in the hotter, dryer climate of the South Pacific where it continued to serve throughout the war.
For most of the European campaign various models of the P-47 and P-51 dominated. The P-47 was available earlier and was used for long-range bomber escort missions but the P-51 proved far more suitable for this mission and P-47's were re-assigned as tactical fighters attacking battlefield targets. The P-51 of course became famous for its role escorting bombers to Germany from bases in England. In the Pacific the P-51 was not popular and did not come into widescale use until the need arose to escort bombers to Japan from late 1944 on. Unlike the P-47 and P-38 the P-51 did not do well operating from rough forward airbases.
So no, there wasn't a standard fighter because no one aircraft was capable of performing all the various missions required.
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