"On my first confrontation with the P-38, I was astonished to find an American aircraft that could outrun, outclimb, and outdive our Zero which we thought was the most superior fighter plane in the world. The Lightning's great speed, its sensational high altitude performance, and especially its ability to dive and climb much faster than the Zero presented insuperable problems for our fliers. The P-38 pilots, flying at great height, chose when and where they wanted to fight with disastrous results for our own men. The P-38 boded ill for the future and destroyed the morale of the Zero fighter Pilot."...Saburo Sakai, Japanese Ace
Yeah, quotations is good! Cause there are so many to choose from They just knew that there were always fighters opposing them and that the anti-aircraft fire was always frighteningly effective and that the Zero, although aging, could out-turn the P-38 if they allowed themselves to get slow and try to dogfight the Zero. Kirby and his compatriots just knew that they were in a hell of a fight each and every day. http://www.avweb.com/news/columns/182674-1.html
