Precise1 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 There were many versions of the Spitfire, in fact, they continued to be upgraded throughout the war. Versions were built with many wing varieties, power plants, and armaments - including the 20mm cannon. Other versions were used for ground attack and for observation (in fact the Spitfire was a pioneer aircraft within this role). The Spitfire has an excellent kill ratio, and was one of the most venerable, feared, and successful aircraft of WWII. Of course, the Focke Wulf 190 was a shock to the RAF when it showed up and outclassed them, but later in the war the Spitfire ended up outclassing the 190 due to constant upgrades. Remember, this technology was still very new, and air power had not been used in major warfare by most countries since the first war. The German's on the other hand had vastly more experience with what would, and what wouldn't work because of their involvement in the Spanish Civil War. Yes, there are so many versions, I don't claim to know of all of them. From what I understand, they were a short duration interceptor and evolved from there? I do know that the earlier variations, while being good planes, were so under-gunned it was silly. I honestly can't say where they went from there. Personally, the Mosquito impressed me more... The FW-190 was also contantly upgraded as well of course! From the A-1 to A-9, then the D-G varients to play all roles as well AFAIK. It is hard to pit one plane against another unless you have the serial number, and then you have the pilot factor. Why were so many manuevers named after Germans? Why did so many German 'Aces' have dozens, if not hundreds, of kills? The plane can only account for so much, and the pilot for the rest? I suspect the availability of missions played a part as well... B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 On the level of crazy airfield craziness, I propose a toast to two of my favorites... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinkel_He_162 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arado_Ar_234 Lets face it, if German engineering had been used for good, the world would be different and I suspect better. B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonianwalk Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 I find this documentary very fascinating. Come back and watch it when you have 15 minutes to spare. Yo' mods. I vote to change the title of this thread to reflect something more towards WWII. Change it to whatever you fancy or discretion. You guys have proven to be top quality thread jackers!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdtimesacharm Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 It's up ! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22850596 I got to admit, sometimes it's nice to see others with bigger rust problems than yourself 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagabond Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I find this documentary very fascinating. Come back and watch it when you have 15 minutes to spare. Yo' mods. I vote to change the title of this thread to reflect something more towards WWII. Change it to whatever you fancy or discretion. You guys have proven to be top quality thread jackers!! Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theexbrit Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I find this documentary very fascinating. Come back and watch it when you have 15 minutes to spare. Yo' mods. I vote to change the title of this thread to reflect something more towards WWII. Change it to whatever you fancy or discretion. You guys have proven to be top quality thread jackers!! Glad you appreciate our efforts!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theexbrit Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 PS. That was a great video DVW, love those old vets talking about their experiences (great story too!). Thanks for sharing!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastpath Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Yes, there are so many versions, I don't claim to know of all of them. From what I understand, they were a short duration interceptor and evolved from there? I do know that the earlier variations, while being good planes, were so under-gunned it was silly. I honestly can't say where they went from there. Personally, the Mosquito impressed me more... The FW-190 was also contantly upgraded as well of course! From the A-1 to A-9, then the D-G varients to play all roles as well AFAIK. It is hard to pit one plane against another unless you have the serial number, and then you have the pilot factor. Why were so many manuevers named after Germans? Why did so many German 'Aces' have dozens, if not hundreds, of kills? The plane can only account for so much, and the pilot for the rest? I suspect the availability of missions played a part as well... B The Mosquito is one of my favorites also! Who needs defensive guns or armor when you can fly faster than anything else in the sky?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theexbrit Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) Love the Mossie also, what a cool plane........ http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a94_1308789287 633 Squadron was a great movie. Here's another interesting short video, this time about the Panther...... http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=49d_1263257630 Edited June 11, 2013 by theexbrit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewulf73 Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 (edited) Love the Mossie also, what a cool plane........ http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a94_1308789287 633 Squadron was a great movie. Here's another interesting short video, this time about the Panther...... http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=49d_1263257630 Great finds! Thanks! Edited June 12, 2013 by Bluewulf73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theexbrit Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Here's an article about the Dornier............. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2339428/Last-flight-Flying-Pencil-How-Dornier-bomber-recovered-sea-bed-Kent-coast-shot-Battle-Britain-forcing-crew-land-belly-sandbanks.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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