The Pacific theatre took the scraps from Europe. Here are a few to support my theory:
P-47, P-51, F-80, F-86, F-100, F-104, F-105, F-106
As to the OP: I know a lot of people who thought they knew what they wanted to do in UPT. You've never dropped a bomb or gone to the merge so you really can't know yet. Just work hard and have an open mind.