[alfa6]

Any plane that can deliver beer to it's pilots has to be number 1:-)

Seriously though the Supermarine Spitfire served from day one to the end of WW-II and beyond. The Spit had great growth potential that was used time over time during WW-II.

The early Spits hit about 350mph while the later Mks exceeded 420mph. With excellent maneuvablity and an armament of between 8 .303s up to 4 20mm the Spitfire provided a potent punch for it's pilots. The one draw back to the Spitfire was it's lack of range.

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[EGPWS]

Ohhhhh, I KNEW I could depend on some GREAT pic's if this thread lasted long enough.

Thanks alfa6!

Calling you a Connoisseur would belittle your pictorial abilities. : - D

Regards,

EG

[Tallguy]

Hard to beat the Spit as an interceptor. Negatives: range and smallish ammunition load. Referred to as “the 1-kill wonder” because that’s usually all you got before your ammo ran out.

[Ramius]

The Spitfire has to be one of the best-looking airplanes ever made. Beautiful.

[EGPWS]

Any plane that can deliver beer to it's pilots has to be number 1:-)

Seriously, back when we couldn't get Coors beer in Minnesota and it was popular, we actually had a friend fly it from Colorado to us via P-51 for Coors was said to be lousy if it were allowed to get warm. ; )

[Tallguy]

Alpha:

Check out a movie called (strangely) “Blue Planet”. It’s about a squadron of Czech pilots flying for the RAF during the Battle of Britain. Great shots of Spits and some pretty impressive CGI effects to get some of the aerial combat scenes.

The Spit looked like it was sculpted by a master artist. Quite possibly the most beautiful prop-driven aircraft ever.