This is my favorite WWII plane. It and the Hawker Hurricane won the ''Battle of Brittan''
in 1940. Many British pilots died in that battle from the bullets of German airplanes, like the ME-109. This plane is a Spitfire, it looks almost identical to a Hurricane from a distance, but the spit is more maneuverable and 35 mph faster. It was modified from a high speed float plane
into one of the best fighters of WWII.
in 1940. Many British pilots died in that battle from the bullets of German airplanes, like the ME-109. This plane is a Spitfire, it looks almost identical to a Hurricane from a distance, but the spit is more maneuverable and 35 mph faster. It was modified from a high speed float plane
into one of the best fighters of WWII. "Never was so much owed by so many to so few." -Winston Churchill-
Great post Gabe! :D Spitfires!!!
ReplyDeleteNice! This is a great plane to like. You should do a model of one if you haven't already.
ReplyDeleteI watched a documentary recently about WWII famous dogfights. Here was one of them that I found interesting.
"Europe. C. 1945. Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) L. C. R. Morris of Brisbane, Qld, was one of two RAF Spitfire pilots to challenge fifteen enemy fighters. While on patrol of the "bomb line", two RAF Spitfire aircraft spotted a German formation of seven Messerschmitt Bf109 fighter aircraft and eight Focke-Wulf FW190 fighter aircraft. The Spitfire aircraft closed in and a dog-fight ensued. Flt Sgt Morris, closed up to within twenty yards of a 190 and saw his fire going into the German cockpit. The 190 went straight down in a dive and crashed from a spin. Morris then attacked another and achieved a "probable". The rest of the enemy formation broke off the engagement and "headed for home at deck level"."
This is neat! The spitfire is Ben's favorite RAF fighter.
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