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Luftwaffe Pilots Stunned When P-51 Escorts Chased Them Over Berlin and Back — This is the jaw-dropping true story of how the USAAF’s long-range P-51 Mustang escorts flipped the script on the Luftwaffe during deep Berlin raids in WWII. From Merlin-powered speed to game-changing range, see why German pilots were shocked when Mustangs didn’t just escort bombers to the target—they hunted the hunters all the way home.

In this video, we break down:

How daylight bombing forced the Allies to find a better escort solution

Why the P-51’s Packard-built Merlin engine and drop tanks changed air combat

Tactics vs. Bf 109 and Fw 190 defenders over the Reich

The notorious “Berlin and back” chases that rattled German fighter groups

The impact on air superiority and the final months of the war

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⏱️ Chapters

0:00 Opening: The day the hunters became the hunted
0:42 The bomber problem & the escort gap
2:18 Enter the P-51 Mustang: range, speed & the Merlin advantage
4:05 Over Berlin: tactics against Bf 109s & Fw 190s
6:33 “Chased us home”: Luftwaffe reactions & eyewitness accounts
8:20 Aftermath: Air superiority and the road to victory
9:45 What the P-51 got right (and what it didn’t)
10:58 Final thoughts & your comments

✈️ Key Takeaways

The P-51’s long-range escort capability let USAAF fighters press the fight over Berlin.

Drop tanks + high altitude performance enabled Mustangs to pursue retreating interceptors far beyond the target area.

This shift undermined the Luftwaffe’s defensive tactics and tilted air superiority to the Allies.
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