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| Supermarine Spitfire |     | 327 | 46.12% |
| Hawker Hurricane |    | 144 | 20.31% |
| Bolton-Paul Defiant |    | 7 | 0.99% |
| Bristol Beaufighter |    | 8 | 1.13% |
| Messerschmitt Bf-109 |    | 139 | 19.61% |
| Messerschmitt Me-110 |    | 22 | 3.10% |
| Heinkel He-111 | | 16 | 2.26% |
| Dornier Do-17 | | 4 | 0.56% |
| Junkers Ju-87 Stuka | | 19 | 2.68% |
| Junkers Ju-88 | | 23 | 3.24% |
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04-15-2009, 01:16 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London, England.
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| I voted for the Bf 110. It clearly wasn't the best aircraft in the B of B but....hey I like it. 
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04-17-2009, 01:03 AM
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The Me 110 is one of my favorites also. Messerschmitt in general.
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04-17-2009, 03:30 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Brownhills, W. Mids, UK
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 | Hurricane all the way  I needn't rehash the excellent arguments made in the Hurris favour, but I will say that it was the backbone of the RAF at the time. As for the invasion controversy, there is no way the Germans could have got a panzer brigade ashore, never mind divisions, and without German air superiority the RN would have been free to shatter the invasion force at sea. I haven't read Barnettes 'Audit of War' (although I have read some of his other work), and while his is a very astute historian, I find him incredibly quick to highlight the weaknesses of the British forces while downplaying the strengths. It is also worth noting that among the surrender proponents was the ambassador of the United States, one Joe Kennedy. Had his advice been followed, the war would have been very different...
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04-17-2009, 04:40 PM
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| Those Kennedys'.
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04-23-2009, 07:52 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pennsylvania
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| Supermarine Spitfire.
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07-07-2009, 12:49 PM
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| 1) Supermarine Spitfire 2) Hawker Hurricane |
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07-22-2009, 01:49 AM
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| Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Oshawa ON
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| God help me, I love the Spitty and I voted for it but, the only reason I picked it over the -109 is because it took a much more skilled pilot to fly and fight in the -109 effectively. The Spitfire is a dream to fly, especially the earleir models, whereas the -109 has a tendency to 'crab' in the hands of a less skilled pilot. But with experienced pilots, the two warbirds are so closely matched you'd be hard pressed to pick a winner. |
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07-22-2009, 01:53 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Limburg
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 | As towards the Hurricane vs Spitfire... isn't it fair to say that the Hurricane was the main reason for British success ... but not so much because of its fighter abilities but more because it was the main British fighter. Also, a reaction towards the usual statement that the Spitfire was the undisputed victor of the BoB. To say that the Hurricane was is just as wrong as saying the Spitfire was. Kris
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