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Terrence Kelly (his own words). 258 squadron the second unit in the far east. " I have read book after book in which the nonsense about the superiority of the Japanese fighters is written. It simply was not so. The Hurricane was not outclassed by the Navy 0 or the Oscar. The Hurricane was at...

There are many 1v1 flight tests between planes these mock combats were flown and results well known. I really do not care for writers who distort the truth or sentimental attachment. Japanese pilots like there german counterparts did not like the idea of been shot down by Hurricanes and swore...

The truth is that Hurricane pilots have said time and again that they had no problems engaging zeros and we're usually caught on the ground and the zeros had numerical advantage. Zero could not follow a hurricane in a dive because it's wings would fold over the cockpit. FACT. Listen to pilots...