Thread: BoB & Spitfire vs Hurricane (vs 109-ish) - an interesting viewpoint
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Old 04-10-2012, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II View Post
yeah but a win is a win, at least according to them

very much like school playground, doesn't matter how and by how much, as long as it's a win.. Schneider Trophy anyone?
Probably. IMO during the war GB's propaganda made this win greater than it really was, but I'm not claiming they were wrong in doing this. They need it to increase their morale since the war wasn't over.

Of course, after 70 years, claiming that GB kicked Germany's ass is classless. Above all since people who's actually speaking did partecipate to the war... I'll never understand national pride...
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A whole generation of pilots learned to treasure the Spitfire for its delightful response to aerobatic manoeuvres and its handiness as a dogfighter. Iit is odd that they had continued to esteem these qualities over those of other fighters in spite of the fact that they were of only secondary importance tactically.Thus it is doubly ironic that the Spitfire’s reputation would habitually be established by reference to archaic, non-tactical criteria.
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