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Old 07-30-2009, 05:25 PM
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The P-47J was the first piston powered Aircraft to exceed 500 MPH in level flight
Forgot to address Bill's comment. He's absolutely right. When I said "the Do335 was the fastest piston-engined aircraft of the war", I was still referring to German aircraft. The Germans sort of abandoned piston-engined advancements by the end of 1944 because they were so far advanced in their jet and rocket development.

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