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02-28-2004, 03:53 PM
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| I read a book by <insert some British pilot from BoB that later was affiliated with the royal family somehow I think> that covered from WWI until the end of WWII and how the RAF and Luftwaffe grew, fought, in the case of the Luftwaffe died, then rebuilt in Russia, then fought some more...
Anyways, the book said the Hurricanes were a lot better than Spit against the bombers because they were more stable gun platforms, unlike the Spits whose wings would flex when they shot. Hurricanes were as important as Spits (if not moreso) in the BoB because they were normally the ones killing bombers and occasionally fighting 109s whereas the Spitfires generally just fought the 109s (but to the credit of Spits, they kept them (or some) busy while the Hurricanes could get their work done).
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02-29-2004, 11:53 AM
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#32 | | Master of Ewes
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Hurricanes were as important as Spits (if not moreso) in the BoB
| definately morso, they claimed more enemy aircraft that ALL other air and ground defences combined
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02-29-2004, 07:57 PM
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03-01-2004, 02:00 PM
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#34 | | Master of Ewes
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BTW, i realise this, and allot of my other posts, are spam
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03-01-2004, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass do i detect a hint of spam there?
BTW, i realise this, and allot of my other posts, are spam | If your talking about me, then yes, it's my Hobby 
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03-01-2004, 09:01 PM
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| hobby? it's your way of life!!
That, and pissing off hospital managment
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03-01-2004, 10:03 PM
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03-02-2004, 07:46 AM
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03-03-2004, 02:48 PM
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03-04-2004, 12:01 PM
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03-06-2004, 05:22 AM
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03-06-2004, 12:13 PM
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03-06-2004, 06:45 PM
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03-07-2004, 11:09 AM
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