Spitfire why so popular??

[David603]

Originally Posted by redtiger02

.I don't care if you're in a Me-262 with twin jet engines and 4 x 30mm cannons, 2 Russians in biplanes with enough determination will annihilate you, even if it's with their last breath.

Just out of curiosity, did this ever happen? I could be wrong but I thought the Russians had phased out all bi-plane fighters before the Me262 came into service. Also I'm not sure how this could possibly happen, unless the bi-planes caught the Me262 as it took off or on its final landing approach.