Originally Posted by
megan
Danny, I'm afraid I was at cross purposes in talking about Allison engined aircraft rather than the A-36 in particular. The Brits never used the A-36, other than one test aircraft given them.
The RAF used a few in Italy (Borrowed form the Americans) for recon purposes as well. The RAF tac rec squadrons really liked their Allison Mustangs and only replaced them because replacements were running low.
Regarding the A10, the USAF is finding out what the RAF did a few years ago - salami slicing numbers of arframes does not produce significant cost savings, but removing an entire type from the inventory does. If another type can do the job to an acceptable standard (even if not as well) then that's teh way to go.