Spitfire why so popular??

[haitch40]

Originally Posted by FOZ_1983

Ah right ok, no worries. Will agree with you then.

Though i do believe the first 109F or G to be shot down was by a hurricane piloted by a polish pilot.

Though... it was a hit and run job lol. Basically the 109's were flying over england on patrol or on an intruder mission, they were low..... the hurricanes were high, and un noticed. So they dived down on the unsuspecting 109's and got a single kill. Only one to be shot down by a hurricane, though hardly a fair fight!!!

Im not here to say the hurricane is the best fighter, im just here to make sure she gets some of the credot she deserves

if only the hurricane was made of metal it could of been like the p47

[FOZ_1983]

Originally Posted by haitch40

if only the hurricane was made of metal it could of been like the p47

We had the Spitfire for recon/fighter so we were covered in that dept quite well, and with the upcoming Hawker Typhoon we were covered in the air to ground role, taking out columns of tanks, troops etc (though it was concieved to be a fighter!!).


We were on quite a budget to, so things were tight!! so all remaining hurricanes were sent over seas or converted for one role or another, also used as training aircraft.

One thing we (RAF) didnt do ALOT of was provide fighter escort, but mainly because we bombed during the night, and during the day the P51 was armed with long range tanks to do the job. Good co operation between the UK and the US.