 | Is Spitfire really the BEST British fighter???| Aviation Discuss Is Spitfire really the BEST British fighter??? in the World War II - Aviation forums; Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass
and about the spit escort thing, even if the spit could escort the ... |
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02-22-2005, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass and about the spit escort thing, even if the spit could escort the bombers to berlin, she wasn;t suited to nightfighting, whislt she was used in the role occassionlly she wasn't suited to it................. | While the Hurricane was used as a nightfighter, the Spitfire wasn't
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02-22-2005, 03:59 PM
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Country:  | The mustang was a pretty unremarkable plane until fitted with the Merlin. The Merlin powered Mustangs didn't get into the war until 1943. The Spitfire became operational in 1938, 5 full years before the Merlin Mustang. The Spitfire was a great aircraft, and paired with the Hurricane, did a great job in the BoB.
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02-22-2005, 07:05 PM
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Country:  | It was a problem with night landings, the Spitfire's undercarriage wasn't as stable but the Hurricane wouldn't be totalled if it veered of the runway
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02-23-2005, 01:12 PM
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#34 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | but she was used in the role occassionally, i've seen a corgi model of one in night fighter scheme and it gave a brief history of the type's service history............
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02-23-2005, 03:24 PM
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02-23-2005, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Chiron By the way, did Spitfire participate in any escorting role during the bombing in Berlin????
Why didnt Britian send Spitfire to escort Lancaster to Germany? | In the early days of escorting bombers the Spitfires were used for the initial and final legs of escort duties say from England to the mid France/German border. This let the P-38/P51 escorts utilize their fuel better. The difference between the cruise speeds of the fighters about 230mph for max range and the bombers about 180mph required a manuver called the S-weave or S-turn for the fighters ti maintain position.
The 38/51s could fly straight and meet up with the bomber stream at the point the Spitfires/P-47s had to turn back.
This was a tactic that was even more effective after the fighters were able to break off from the bombere on their way home to attack/straff anywhere they could find the enemy. | |
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02-24-2005, 03:53 PM
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#37 | | Facetious Extraordinaire
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Country: | btw The Spit XIV did shoot down jets. It was the 1st Prop Fighter to shoot down a 262.
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02-24-2005, 03:55 PM
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02-24-2005, 04:02 PM
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#39 | | Facetious Extraordinaire
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Country: | No, I read it in a iclke bookie somewhere. I'll find it later and quote from it 
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02-24-2005, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Hot Space btw The Spit XIV did shoot down jets. It was the 1st Prop Fighter to shoot down a 262.
Hot Space | That is debatable.
The first Spit to get a 262 was some MK IXs from RCAF 401. This was W.Nr. 170093 flown by Hptm. H-C Buttmann on Oct 4 1944.
On Aug 28 1944, 2 P-47s of the 78th FG attacked Ofw. H Lauer's 262 but he had to crash land due to running out of fuel. (claimed shared by Myers and Croy) | |
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02-24-2005, 04:25 PM
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02-25-2005, 04:30 AM
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| Well I'll take what is written in the Classic 262 series before what is said on some modelling and/or gaming site.
What unit was this XIV, supposed 262 killer, from? On what date was the kill made? Some basics are missing from the claim. | |
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02-25-2005, 06:46 AM
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#44 | | Facetious Extraordinaire
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Country: | That at the moment I couldn't tell ya, m8. But I'll hunt for that book later on.
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02-25-2005, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by cheddar cheese The Spitfire's range was average at best. It was an Interceptor, not an Escort. | According to the data on this website http://www.supermarine-spitfire.co.uk/perfdata.html The Mk V111 Spit had a range of 1,180miles, whereas the Mk X1 had a range of 2,000 miles, which if correct gave these Marks of Spitfire almost as great a range as the P51D. 
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