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Originally Posted by JtD
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"Luftwaffe Fighter Aces" Mike Spick:
109E-3 max speed 354 mph, service ceiling 36,091 ft, rate of climb 3,282 ft/min.
Hurricane 1 max speed 316 mph, service ceiling 33,2001 ft, rate of climb 2,300 ft/min.
The 109 was known to be superlative at higher altitude, a captured example wasn't tested all the way up due to lack of compatible oxygen equipment so this wasn't known early in the war.
The Hurricane turned tighter I believe.