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Old 04-27-2012, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by JG52Krupi View Post
Wasn't it the complete opposite he was well liked by his fellow pilots iirc.
Nobody wanted to be his wingman because he was an egocentric and irresponsible "pilot". The "man" could be different.
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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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