23-04-15, 10:56 AM
(23-04-15, 10:24 AM)darrsi link Wrote: [quote author=ChristoT link=topic=16691.msg192545#msg192545 date=1429779562]
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I'm only about 2 miles from Hendon RAF Museum, not been there since i was a teenager though i think.
I was there 2 weeks ago with friends from Preston. Our impressions? Too many bleeding Spitfires!
That said, some lovely aircraft there.
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You can never have TOO many Spitfires.
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You can! Go there and see!
The Spitfire annoys me intensely. The Hurricane did most of the work during the Battle of Britain, and has more confirmed kills than the Spitfire. Better survivability too - as it had a doped skin, cannon fire when through the airframe harmlessly - whereas the aluminium Spitfire got shredded. Being aluminium made repair times much longer too - with the Hurricane, you could sew on a patch, dope it up, and off she went! A bit like the American P-51 Mustang: incredible aircraft, but glamorised far beyond its actual success.
The Mozzie is an amazing plane. One of the first all-composite airframes!
The Deef's apprentice