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b. All except a very small amount of P-47 special tooling has been destroyed. It is estimated it would require a year to replace the tooling with an expenditure of approximately $20,000,000. Since the Pratt and Whitney R-2800-73 engine is continuing in production, and is used in the C-82 and P-61 airplanes, it is believed no difficulty would be experienced in increasing the production of this engine to meet any projected production of P-47 airplanes.This makes it clearer why the P-47 quickly exited AAF service post-war and never saw action in Korea, a theater far more suited to the Jug than the Mustang; because there wasn't any tooling left to manufacture spares for severely damaged aircraft.
b. All except a very small amount of P-47 special tooling has been destroyed. It is estimated it would require a year to replace the tooling with an expenditure of approximately $20,000,000. Since the Pratt and Whitney R-2800-73 engine is continuing in production, and is used in the C-82 and P-61 airplanes, it is believed no difficulty would be experienced in increasing the production of this engine to meet any projected production of P-47 airplanes.
This makes it clearer why the P-47 quickly exited AAF service post-war and never saw action in Korea, a theater far more suited to the Jug than the Mustang; because there wasn't any tooling left to manufacture spares for severely damaged aircraft.
