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Old 09-23-2010, 01:14 PM
ATAG_Dutch ATAG_Dutch is offline
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Originally Posted by winny View Post
As for the 109 vs Spit thing. I love the whole debate, it's like post match analysis and is a good way to spend some time (as long as it's civil) and like you said it ebbed and flowed as WW2 progressed and it kept it interesting right up till the end.
I remember seeing an interview with Gerald 'Stapme' Stapleton, who said to a captured Luftwaffe pilot 'Do you know why the Spitfire is a better fighter than a 109? It's because any fool can fly a Spitfire, but it takes a lot of skill and training to fly a 109.'

Can't argue with that!
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