Downing JU87's?

[Sven]

Originally Posted by robtek

Well, he sunk the Marat as far as it could go down!

That is very correct

Main reason why Spitfires/Hurry's downed so many was because they were relatively easy to intercept and they were not so manoeuvrable, the plane itself was actually pretty sturdy and strong ( it was a dive-bomber after all ), but as some in this thread already pointed out, the exposed personnel in the glass cockpit was a good target as well as the radiator sticking out underneath. Also take in mind that the British fighters didn't fly on their own but brought a lot of maties along which resulted in heavy losses, downing Stukas on your own in a QMB doesn't represent a good picture of reality.