Wow, what an airforce... takes more than 80minutes before being able to get airborne...
Yep, the hundreds of U.S. pilots defending Europe would have launched sooner.
See:
U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Library
Maybe we should have counted on the Germans to to defend the U.S. Thanks for sending your Airbuses to Texas every week.
I agree that Americans defending Europe sure beats the alternative...