tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post5932600572010966806..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: The Fighter that Saved BritainGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-15115981211712813362010-07-17T12:16:46.896-04:002010-07-17T12:16:46.896-04:00I'm glad to see the Hurri get its due.
Thinki...I'm glad to see the Hurri get its due.<br /><br />Thinking about things from the other side of the Europond, and planes that don't get their due, I have always wondered if there was any reason other than the political influence of the Messerschmidt combine that the Germans stayed with producing as many Bf109s as they did for so long. <br /><br />When the Fw-190 got its teething troubles worked out, it was an all-round better aircraft than the late mark Bf109(specially the G)Seems like they should have focused more on the 190.El Jefe Maximohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661511063910659377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-91250503387587061262010-07-14T08:49:34.677-04:002010-07-14T08:49:34.677-04:00I think it is due to a much simpler reason. The S...I think it is due to a much simpler reason. The Spitfire is so much sexier than the Hurricane. The pretty face wins every time. P-51 over the P-47. F-16 over the A-10...owr084https://www.blogger.com/profile/01387774420107628389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-16170598446979096012010-07-13T20:02:25.510-04:002010-07-13T20:02:25.510-04:00I highly recommend "Fly for Your Life" b...I highly recommend "Fly for Your Life" by Larry Forester about the exploits of Wing Commander Stanford Tuck and his exploits leading the Hurricanes in battle. It was a Bantam War Paperback - part of a series of books that retold much of WWII, as seen through the eyes of the men who fought it.SMSgt Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08126690689798203866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-78814146950338518602010-07-13T18:24:29.972-04:002010-07-13T18:24:29.972-04:00TOF--A popular myth, but not always true. If you ...TOF--A popular myth, but not always true. If you look at the number of "Hurrys" available during the Battle of Britain (compared to the number of Spitfire squadrons), there's no way the Hurricanes could be related solely to bomber intercept. The Hurricanes routinely mixed it up with German fighters and more than held their own.George Smileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-52028699233288099092010-07-13T13:30:46.875-04:002010-07-13T13:30:46.875-04:00Beauty goes a long way ...
The Spitfire was a pre...Beauty goes a long way ...<br /><br />The Spitfire was a prettier airplane.<br /><br />Ditto for the bf-109 vs. the FW-190. The Messerschmidt just looked a lot meaner and more dangerous than the Focke-Wulf, even though the 190 was a much more effective fighter.<br /><br />And the p51 Mustang? Ahhhh! Beauty and performance.Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878046345148900838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-50781123016271746642010-07-13T09:36:26.624-04:002010-07-13T09:36:26.624-04:00If I recall correctly, the Hurricanes were sent ag...If I recall correctly, the Hurricanes were sent against the bombers while the Spitfires were pitted against the fighter escorts that always accompanied the bombers. Without the Spits to keep the Bf-109s and FW-190s off the Hurricanes, things would have not turned out as they did.TOFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14234091783167165660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-11460164199233962812010-07-12T17:53:35.825-04:002010-07-12T17:53:35.825-04:00One thing I remember regarding Japanese Imperial n...One thing I remember regarding Japanese Imperial naval flyer's troop rotation during WWII is that they don't rotate their best pilot back home to train their own replacement, so by the end of the war, they're literally out of pilot with combat experience. I'm not sure if German or British military does the same kind of pilot rotation as we do.BigFirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691686124373392635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-76755324931972948362010-07-12T16:01:09.725-04:002010-07-12T16:01:09.725-04:00You just got a lot of points with me! I saw the su...You just got a lot of points with me! I saw the subject header in the feed on ThunderTales and I mumbled, "that's the Hurrie, but I bet this twit rambles on about the Spit!" <br /><br />I should never have doubted you and I will never again!Ed Rasimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667325554289268659noreply@blogger.com