Ka taea e te General George C. Kenney, rangatira o te USAAF 5 Air Force mahi i roto i New Guinea, e kore e whiwhi nui P-38s; i riro ratou i tona toa tino i roto i te Whiringa-a-rangi 1942 ka kotahi squadron, te 39th Fighter Squadron o te 35th Fighter Group, piri ana i tona momo P-39s me P-40s. whakapumautia te Lightnings runga rangi rohe ki to ratou mahi whawhai tuatahi i runga i 27 Hakihea 1942. tonoa Kenney tonoa ano ki Arnold mo atu P-38s, a ka utu ki te tuku i te wā, engari ko Europe he kaupapa nui i roto i Washington. Ahakoa to ratou kaha iti, ka timata paerata Lightning ki te whakataetae i roto i te racking ake scores ki rererangi Japanese. Pātai: Kia pehea te nui o te kaha?
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