That 190 that attacked Johnny was probably a early A1/A2 with less weight and was known when it appeared in -41 to be a excellent dogfighter both in horizontal and vertical manouvers. And those ill concieved circus operations were primary excecuted at medium/low altitude where the 190 had a field day against the Spit 5s.
If the spits and the bombers would have kept their operational altitude above 20k feet the 190s would be more of a dog and suffer more losses. But the brittish bombers at that time suffered from bad ceiling so their recomended combat altitude resulted in the 190s initial advantage in -41.
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07-16-2010, 08:34 AM
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