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Twin piston engined A2A fighters such as the Whirlwind & Lightning certainly required higher levels of pilot proficiencyto get the best out of them, & as shown by R. Bong, if well flown, could do well against nimble, if slower - opposition..However, against the best of the single-engined types.. they were generally found wanting performance-wise & were costly..The RAF did not replace their Whirlwinds with P-38 Lightnings, after all.. ( & check out how the DH Hornet went against the Sea Fury in post war FAA trials)..
Twin piston engined A2A fighters such as the Whirlwind & Lightning certainly required higher levels of pilot proficiency
to get the best out of them, & as shown by R. Bong, if well flown, could do well against nimble, if slower - opposition..
However, against the best of the single-engined types.. they were generally found wanting performance-wise & were costly..
The RAF did not replace their Whirlwinds with P-38 Lightnings, after all..
( & check out how the DH Hornet went against the Sea Fury in post war FAA trials)..
