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Aviation History / Military Aviation
When Axis pilots tested captured Allied aircraft, they deemed the Spitfire a miserable fighter, the P-51 disconcerting and the LaGG–3 poorly maneuverable
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During the Battle of Britain, a Luftwaffe Ju-88 ‘landed’ on top of a barrage balloon at 6,000ft. The bomber escaped safely.
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Bf 109 Vs Spitfire: the handling tests and why the former turned more readily to the right than to the left
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RAF BBMF Spitfire and Hurricane WWII fighters face uncertain future amid extended grounding
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The story of when Legendary Luftwaffe Ace Adolf Galland asked Reich Marshal Hermann Goering a Squadron of Spitfire fighters
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Legendary German Ace Adolf Galland recalls when He nearly Burned to Death after his Messerschmitt Bf 109 was badly damaged by a RAF Spitfire
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RAF Controller during Battle of Britain explains why it’s not true that ‘Hurricanes went for the bombers and Spitfires engaged the fighters’
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The story of how a captured Luftwaffe Fw 190 led to the development of the Spitfire Mk IX, the best close-in fighter of WWII
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Mustang Vs Spitfire: when a RAF Mustang was fitted with a Merlin 61 engine it outpaced the Spitfire Mk IX even when the Spit pilot pushed the throttle in supercharger boost
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Seafire Vs Corsair Vs Sea Fury: Seafire pilots offer a comparison with some of the competitors of the navalised version of the famous Spitfire
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How the Speed Spitfire’s Racing Merlin led to the development of the Merlin III powered by 100-octane fuel, the engine fitted to Spitfires and Hurricanes during the Battle of Britain
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The Me 163 that intercepted a Spitfire PR XI but failed to engage because the rocket powered fighter ran out of fuel just as its pilot was about to commence his attack
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The story of the “Messerspit:” when Germans fitted a Spitfire with a DB 605A, they found it was better than the Merlin Version.
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The Spitfire Mk.XIV (and not the P-51D) was the best piston-engined fighter of WWII in Europe even according to Adolf Galland. Here’s why.
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The Story of when Ford UK Refused to Build Rolls Royce Merlin Engines because the Tolerances Rolls Royce allowed were Looser than Ford was Willing to Work With
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The day Legendary Luftwaffe Ace Adolf Galland asked Reich Marshal Hermann Goering a Squadron of Spitfires
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Belgian Air Force’s 349th Squadron has painted a nearly 50-years old F-16 in a special paint scheme to commemorate the unit’s 80th anniversary
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