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Skua 2 2.06%
Roc 1 1.03%
Defiant 2 2.06%
Gladiator 3 3.09%
Meteor 3 3.09%
Firefly 1 1.03%
Fulmar 0 0%
Beaufighter 11 11.34%
Blenheim (!) 0 0%
Mosquito 31 31.96%
Hurricane 24 24.74%
Typhoon 13 13.40%
Tempest 22 22.68%
Whirlwind 5 5.15%
Fairey Swordfish 3 3.09%
Oh, now, what did I forget this time? 2 2.06%
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Old 08-28-2008, 01:09 AM   #1
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Your favorite Non-Spitfire British fighter?

A lot of us would have to say the Spitfire is our favorite WWII fighter from the UK, and if I made a poll with it in there, it would get most of the votes, so I'm leaving it out. Your favorite Non-Spitfire British fighter????
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Old 08-28-2008, 02:06 AM   #2
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Old 08-28-2008, 02:11 AM   #3
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Old 08-28-2008, 05:31 AM   #4
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the mossie was good but personaly i like the hurricane.
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Old 08-28-2008, 08:10 AM   #5
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Same here. The Hurricane is one one of my favorites. It did well in BOB against the superior Me 109 Emil. And also in China against the Japanese 77th Sentai.
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Old 08-28-2008, 08:59 AM   #6
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Old 08-28-2008, 09:00 AM   #7
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I'm with you Roman. I think the Tempest just looks like a bad a$$.......and it often was.
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I like the "Stringbag". It took a lot of balls to go to war in that kite.

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Old 08-28-2008, 12:08 PM   #9
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Okay, you did forget one very important WWII British fighter: the Hawker Sea Fury, one of the most beautiful aircraft of all time.
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Old 08-28-2008, 12:19 PM   #11
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That's a good selection Gnomey.
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Old 08-28-2008, 12:43 PM   #12
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The Hurricane for me.

It was the true hero of the BoB in my opinion.
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Old 08-28-2008, 12:49 PM   #13
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Hurrie for me also it did the majority of the work during the BOB and claimed its fair share of 109 kills as well as taking on the bombers yet being a more mundain looking workhorse never recieved the same acolades as the more glamourous Spites
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Old 08-28-2008, 12:50 PM   #14
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Agreed Adler.

I don't understand why the Spitfire gets all the credit in the BoB. Is it kind of like the B-17 gets the credit while the B-24 did more work and dropped more bombs? Or was it because the Spitfire was truly better than the "Emil" while the Hurricane was just it's equal?
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I think Tempest is my favourite non-Spitfire British plane.
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