What is the difference between a Seafire and a ‘Hooked Spitfire’ — a standard Spitfire fitted with an arrestor hook —…
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The story of legendary test pilot Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown and the Seafire ‘crabbed’ landing
by Dario LeoneOn most if not all the Seafire carrier tests Brown carried out, he eschewed the curved approach in favour of a…
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Flying the Seafire: a comparison with the Vought F4U Corsair and Hawker Sea Fury
by Dario Leone“We had several interesting dogfights with the much larger and more powerful F4U Corsair. In turning dogfights, the Corsairs were unable…
