Posted on 07/10/2010 5:50:06 PM PDT by naturalman1975
Great story out there that chronicles American pilots that fought in the Battle of Britain. (The Few)
Good article.
I would gladly join such a force to fight Obama.... what to do?????????
I knew that!
And the best Hurricane RAF Squadron was the 303rd (Kosciuzsko Squadron) consisting of Polish pilots.
The Spit was a downright fast, sexy plane, but the Hawker was a rock solid gun platform.
In the end it always comes down to accuracy.
What to do?
Do it the peaceful, legal, American Way....
...go to a Tea Party, sign up today!
Tell that to the guys in Philly in July 1776.
The Hawker had 20mm guns perfect for taking down Bombers, while the Spitfire was a better dogfighter.
The Spitfire depicted is a later model (Mk. X or later?) since the “ovoid” wings have been clipped at the ends and the canopy is a bigger bubble than a Mk. III or IV Supermarine Spitfire. Also, the photo shows a four-bladed prop (Battle of Britain Spits were three-bladed).
Spitfire, even better but in fewer numbers.
Both flown by gallant pilots willing to die for their country.
In my aviation class we were shown films about the BoB ... it showed the Hurricanes would go after the bombers while the Spits took on their escort fighters ....
The Hurricane did not have 20mm cannons during the Battle of Britain; it had the same 8 x .303 machine guns as the Spitfire.
Both fighters would get 20mm cannons after the Battle of Britain, in later versions.
I recall reading several years ago that the Hurricane and Spitfire had just about equal success per encounter. It basically means given anything like comparable performance, it is the pilot who makes the difference.
Of course if the pilots are equal then the plane would make a difference.
I will say the Spitfire was the prettiest plane ever.
I read an interesting article that said one of the small reasons that the Brits won because we were providing the Brits with high octane aviation fuel. This allowed the Brits to increase the boost from their superchargers and add horsepower. High octane was only produced in the US t that time. Not available during the Battle for France.
I read an interesting article that said one of the small reasons that the Brits won because we were providing the Brits with high octane aviation fuel. This allowed the Brits to increase the boost from their superchargers and add horsepower. High octane was only produced in the US t that time. Not available during the Battle for France.
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