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Originally Posted by 99th_Flyby
I think configurable refit times might run into a problem if, for example, a Spit returns and refuels while a 109 is still rtb to refit. The Spit would have an unnaturally quicker turn-around time because it already has the benefit of fighting over it's homeland whereas the Emile has to cross the channel first. How best to make ithistorically fair?
Flyby out
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I don't think historical accuracy and fairness are compatible, in this case.
As I understand, the RAF turned around fighters in under a quarter of an hour, but they used a different set of pilots for the second sortie, while the first group of pilots had breakfast, or lunch, or maybe a quick nap. This is why personal aircraft were rare, even later in the war. A pilot flying multiple sorties in a day was probably normal, but they wouldn't usually have been consecutive.