Re: MiG pilots got worse

[Ed Evanhoe <evanhoe@arbuckleonline.com>]

>Dan,
>
> >>Your comment WW1 thinking in WW2 was one point I was trying to make 
> about Korea. WW2 thinking in a different war.  Much like the Sherman the 
> P40 was the most widely used Allied aircraft. Repair and maintenance were 
> key to getting ready for next battle. <<

It wasn't so much WWII thinking but a matter of money.  Congress cut back 
so much on funds for the military that there was very little for R&D and 
even less for procurement of the few new weapons R&D developed.  Thus, when 
the Korean War began, the Army, Marines and Navy had to fight with WWII 
weapons, ammunition & equipment.  The only service that anything really new 
was the Air Force.  Even that was limited.

Ed

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