Spit P*orn and BoB stuff from the BBC

[Meusli]

Originally Posted by Novotny

Thanks for that, amazing stuff.

Watching the people who worked in the spitfires talking - ordinary men and woman - I can't help but wonder where did it all go wrong for the UK.

Such a fine generation.

Near bankruptcy after the war is where it all went wrong.

[Bloblast]

It includes an old Douglas Bader. The man made it an old man after all.

At 13:15 the talk about the 109e having 1 nose cannon and 4 machine guns.
In fact E1 had 4 machine guns E3+E4 had 2 machine guns and 2 cannons in the wings.

I do not know if there was a 109e that had nose cannon.

[Novotny]

They weren't discussing 109e's specifically though - they were talking about 109's in general.

I'm fairly confident that Bader and Tuck knew their 109s - perhaps not as well as your average banana forumite of course, what with his unfailing knowledge of all things botanical or aeronautical - but they did their best I'm sure and that's the main thing.

If only the banana forum could have flown in 1940! Thing would have been so different. A few proper experts about.

[Bloblast]

Originally Posted by Novotny

They weren't discussing 109e's specifically though - they were talking about 109's in general.

I'm fairly confident that Bader and Tuck knew their 109s - perhaps not as well as your average banana forumite of course, what with his unfailing knowledge of all things botanical or aeronautical - but they did their best I'm sure and that's the main thing.

If only the banana forum could have flown in 1940! Thing would have been so different. A few proper experts about.

I found this in "Spitfire vs Bf109":
The DB601Aa engine intended for the E-3 could mount an MG FF 20mm cannon on its crankcase, the weapon in turn firing through the airscrew hub. However, the problems of vibration, seizing and overheating that had beset the engine-mounted MG FF persisted, and was rarely used in frontline service.

[katdogfizzow]

This video is awesome.

Did you see those booster/take off "jets" on that seafire?

Also, the story of that ride on the tail is really incredible! wow