Recent content by Al. S. Neworth

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    Dora vs Tempest

    I can't find the post I wanted to reply to, so I'm placing it here: Somebody wrote, "The D-9 was a high altitude interceptor ..." That is not accurate. The D-9's wings were too short for high altitude flight. One reason that Kurt Tank deigned the Ta-152-H. Now, that -- on paper at least -- was a...
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    Dora vs Tempest

    Tempest had A to A Kill ratio of 7:1 in its favour (6:1 in its favour against enemy single-seat fighters). The Luftwaffe was seriously depleted by the time the Tempest was freed from taking on the V1 “doodlebugs”, but proved incredibly successful when pitted against 109 Gs and Ks, and FW190 As...
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    Hurricane Mk IIC vs. A6M2 Zero

    Well said! I too had read Terence Kelly’s book. A fine read it is, too. Personally, I could never understand the claim Zero was more manoeuvrable than the Hurricane, but less so than the Mk. V Spit, when the IIC Hurri had retained the manoeuvrability edge over the Spit V in Europe. It was...
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