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Battle of Britain - 7/18/2020 7:05:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		My ambition from this post is to settle once and for all - and it is an ambitious ambition. Which was better Spitfire or 109? Hurricanes can also be considered but not 110s. This should be considered without radio direction finding, Dowding, tactics, Spanish civil war experience and solely on the aircraft performance. Which one was best?
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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/18/2020 7:30:08 PM   
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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/18/2020 7:31:01 PM   
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My ambition from this post is to settle once and for all - and it is an ambitious ambition.

Good luck.

If you do settle it, maybe you can move on to settle the eternal Yamato class vs Iowa class debate.

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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/18/2020 7:41:47 PM   
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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/18/2020 7:58:03 PM   
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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/18/2020 8:08:48 PM   
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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/18/2020 8:38:58 PM   
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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/18/2020 8:48:27 PM   
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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/18/2020 9:05:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		Well, if the Hurricane or Spitfire tried to dive after a Bf109, the 109 would get away since the Merlin engine would die until a different carb was installed. But in a twisting, turning dogfight on a horizontal plane, the Spitfire could out turn a 109 but that also depended upon the pilot. For some reason, Douglas Bader was able to turn very tight without the G-forces pulling the blood to his legs. The Hurricane developed into other aircraft but it was a more stable gun platform and easier to fly.

But then again, it also depended upon the propeller.

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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/18/2020 9:11:34 PM   
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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/18/2020 9:17:26 PM   
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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/18/2020 9:35:47 PM   
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptijNcDanVw

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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/18/2020 9:41:18 PM   
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..... so there are probably many other factors to the final battle than the Spitfire.
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The performance of the Spitfire and Hurricane vs the Bf-109 were of course important to the final outcome of the battle, but yes, there were a great many factors that went into the ultimate result.

But if you want, as stated, a comparison between the Spitfire I and the Bf-109-E1/4 to know which was the better aircraft then you are best off doing just that. Don't bring the wider battle into it (as indeed you suggested at the outset).


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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/18/2020 9:42:26 PM   
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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/18/2020 10:47:32 PM   
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But they were also flying Hurricanes. They shot down a lot more 109s than they lost. The difference was their training.

There is also a movie "Hurricane" about them.

There is also a movie about a "sergeant Wojtek" in the Polish Army. He enjoyed his wine and beer. He was excellent on guard duty as well. He was NOT Polish. After the war, he was a hit with the children in one Scottish village. But then, well, you could kinda, sorta, say that he went to jail.


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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/18/2020 11:46:21 PM   
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Status: offline 		I think the deciding detail was they let up on the airfields.

The Spitfire was great, didn't need to worry about range. The 109 was great, but it had to worry about range. Not easy to dogfight when you have no fuel.
The spitfire just had to intercept and shoot **** down. The 109 had to protect the bombers. Mission requirements impact how you fight. If they had not switched to London, I dare say it wouldn't have mattered very soon how great the spitfire was.

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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/19/2020 12:37:26 AM   
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ORIGINAL: MickM2

My ambition from this post is to settle once and for all - and it is an ambitious ambition. Which was better Spitfire or 109? Hurricanes can also be considered but not 110s. This should be considered without radio direction finding, Dowding, tactics, Spanish civil war experience and solely on the aircraft performance. Which one was best?


Spitfire.

The Few won.


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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/19/2020 12:39:22 AM   
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The next time you hoist a pint, say "Na zdrowie" and remember them.

But they were also flying Hurricanes. They shot down a lot more 109s than they lost. The difference was their training.

There is also a movie "Hurricane" about them.

There is also a movie about a "sergeant Wojtek" in the Polish Army. He enjoyed his wine and beer. He was excellent on guard duty as well. He was NOT Polish. After the war, he was a hit with the children in one Scottish village. But then, well, you could kinda, sorta, say that he went to jail.



^

Also this.

Hurricanes outnumbered Spits.

The Battle of Britain was won by pilots not planes.



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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/19/2020 12:50:59 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: MickM2

My ambition from this post is to settle once and for all - and it is an ambitious ambition. Which was better Spitfire or 109? Hurricanes can also be considered but not 110s. This should be considered without radio direction finding, Dowding, tactics, Spanish civil war experience and solely on the aircraft performance. Which one was best?


Spitfire.

The Few won.


The Spitfire and the Hurricane.

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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/19/2020 12:53:19 AM   
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The next time you hoist a pint, say "Na zdrowie" and remember them.

But they were also flying Hurricanes. They shot down a lot more 109s than they lost. The difference was their training.

There is also a movie "Hurricane" about them.

There is also a movie about a "sergeant Wojtek" in the Polish Army. He enjoyed his wine and beer. He was excellent on guard duty as well. He was NOT Polish. After the war, he was a hit with the children in one Scottish village. But then, well, you could kinda, sorta, say that he went to jail.


^

Also this.

Hurricanes outnumbered Spits.

The Battle of Britain was won by pilots not planes.


It was more than just the pilots. The air crew, the ground support, the command echelon, the production people, and others. But it was a combination of the right people and the right equipment.

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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/19/2020 2:38:37 AM   
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ORIGINAL: IslandInland

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The next time you hoist a pint, say "Na zdrowie" and remember them.

But they were also flying Hurricanes. They shot down a lot more 109s than they lost. The difference was their training.

There is also a movie "Hurricane" about them.

There is also a movie about a "sergeant Wojtek" in the Polish Army. He enjoyed his wine and beer. He was excellent on guard duty as well. He was NOT Polish. After the war, he was a hit with the children in one Scottish village. But then, well, you could kinda, sorta, say that he went to jail.


^

Also this.

Hurricanes outnumbered Spits.

The Battle of Britain was won by pilots not planes.


It was more than just the pilots. The air crew, the ground support, the command echelon, the production people, and others. But it was a combination of the right people and the right equipment.


Yes, agreed.



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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/19/2020 6:27:55 AM   
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY9DAD0BGPM


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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/19/2020 7:19:15 AM   
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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

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ORIGINAL: IslandInland

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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

The next time you hoist a pint, say "Na zdrowie" and remember them.

But they were also flying Hurricanes. They shot down a lot more 109s than they lost. The difference was their training.

There is also a movie "Hurricane" about them.

There is also a movie about a "sergeant Wojtek" in the Polish Army. He enjoyed his wine and beer. He was excellent on guard duty as well. He was NOT Polish. After the war, he was a hit with the children in one Scottish village. But then, well, you could kinda, sorta, say that he went to jail.


^

Also this.

Hurricanes outnumbered Spits.

The Battle of Britain was won by pilots not planes.


It was more than just the pilots. The air crew, the ground support, the command echelon, the production people, and others. But it was a combination of the right people and the right equipment.
warspite1

Stephen Bungay (The Most Dangerous Enemy) summed it up rather well:

It is ironic that the British and the Germans swapped the characteristics they commonly attribute to each other

He then lists five examples which I won't repeat as they are frankly too long - but include Leadership, carefully prepared, but flexible, system, discipline and control, team work, determination and ruthlessness. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the battle.

As for the Poles, it is not an Untold Story - I've read four books on the Battle of Britain, seen two films and untold numbers of documentaries. The contribution of the Poles, Czechs, and all those who took part from within the Commonwealth, and from without, is never covered up, marginalised or in anyway downgraded. Dowding is on record as stating the battle may not have turned out the same without them. I've posted previously on these forums pictures of the tasteful Polish war memorial in North London and do so again here.




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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/19/2020 7:49:42 AM   
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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/19/2020 8:42:42 AM   
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The best fighter during the “Battle of Britain“ was the channel, with the RN being a close second.
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What does that mean?


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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/19/2020 2:17:44 PM   
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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/19/2020 6:11:53 PM   
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Both aircraft were their nation's front line fighter in 1940.
And both aircraft were still in their nation's front line fighter pool in 1945.

Are there any other single engine fighter planes that can claim that distinction?

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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/20/2020 10:20:24 AM   
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Spitfire came in 24 variations, the most common being Mark V (369 mph) and Mark IX.(404 mph) Wikipedia During the Battle of Britain mostly Mark I was used.

Similarly the Me 109 had many variants and improvements over its' 6 years of production.

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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/20/2020 10:33:35 AM   
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RE: Battle of Britain - 7/20/2020 10:58:19 AM   
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Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker were the RAF's best fighters in the Battle of Britain.


Please define what you mean by best.

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