Spitfire supposed to dive better than the 109?

[Osprey]

Originally Posted by bw_wolverine

I wonder how many forms the pilot had to sign before that one!

Eric 'Winkle' Brown did it, it was his job to do these types of things.

Read his book, it is excellent, he did a lot of nutcase things, like the time he flew a helicopter from Liverpool to Farnborough for the first time after just reading the manual!