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What was America’s best Lend-Lease Fighter?

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The United States exported more fighter aircraft than any other nation in World War II. What was the best American-designed fighter shipped overseas before the U.S. entered the war?

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  2. I would have to say the P40 in general and the P41 Mustang sent under Lend Lease to Britain. If the Brits hadn’t put a Merlin Engine in it, We wouldn’t have had the (arguably) Best Fighter in WWII

    By Patrick McManus on Nov 10, 2009 at 4:43 pm

  3. The Mustang was the North American P51 not the P41.

    By Bob Tufo on Nov 17, 2009 at 7:18 am

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