JAKE Sayeth
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2. Secondly, it is customary to brag about their record vs. the german pilots. It is never mentioned that the plane the TA's flew from mid-1944 onward, that is to say, for the great part of the european campaign, was the P-51, the superior fighter plane of WWII and vastly superior in speed, armor, and armament to the Me-109, the standard fighter of the Luftwaffe.
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The distribution of the Mustang (P51) and specifically the D model was distributed to the Tuskegee airmen just about the time frame as other units. Also remember that the Fighter Squadrons flew the P40 and also the P47. The P47 was more of a ground support fighter than a air superiority fighter ( relevtively speaking). Therefore I am not sure exactly what your point is regarding the P51 and the Fighter Squadrons ?
As a history buff I am curious. I also must admit that it was not until long after I retired from the AirForce that I actually learned something about the Tusgekkees !!! But better late than never !!