FastEd
Hunter
Hawker Hurricane MKIIa in the A/F Museum
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That is a great example!
Mike Armstrong
Hunter
Shot down more Nazi planes in the Battle of Britain than the Spit, especially bombers.
Neat post and pic!
Neat post and pic!
The reason being is the Hurricanes went for the bombers while the Spits tried to keep the fighters away from them. Hurricane was no match against a Bf-109
BearBio
Buckeye
Another factor was flying time. The Germans only and 10-15 minutes once they got to Britain, then they had to go back over the Channel, leaving the bombers undefended.
Hurricane
1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin XX liquid-cooled V-12, 1,185 hp (883 kW) at 21,000 ft (6,400 m)
Spitfire engine HP and type depends on the Model
This is for an early Mk-V
Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 45[nb 14] supercharged V12 engine, 1,470 hp (1,096 kW) at 9,250 ft (2,820 m)
Mk-IX
1,720 hp (1,283 kW) at 11,000 ft (3,353 m) Pretty close to the P-51 eng.
The last ones had this eng.
R-R Griffon
2,120 hp (1,771 kW) at 12,250 ft (3,734 m)
1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin XX liquid-cooled V-12, 1,185 hp (883 kW) at 21,000 ft (6,400 m)
Spitfire engine HP and type depends on the Model
This is for an early Mk-V
Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 45[nb 14] supercharged V12 engine, 1,470 hp (1,096 kW) at 9,250 ft (2,820 m)
Mk-IX
1,720 hp (1,283 kW) at 11,000 ft (3,353 m) Pretty close to the P-51 eng.
The last ones had this eng.
R-R Griffon
2,120 hp (1,771 kW) at 12,250 ft (3,734 m)
The aircraft that Billy Fiske flew during the Battle of Britain.
Billy was a member of the RAF 601 squadron, known as the "Millionaires." He was a two time gold medal winner in the Winter Olympics driving the four man bobsled and was one of the first American pilots killed in World War II.
He was also one of the founders of the Aspen Ski Resort and a producer of Hop-Along Cassidy movies. Quite a list of accomplishments for a man who only lived to 29 years of age.
Billy was a member of the RAF 601 squadron, known as the "Millionaires." He was a two time gold medal winner in the Winter Olympics driving the four man bobsled and was one of the first American pilots killed in World War II.
He was also one of the founders of the Aspen Ski Resort and a producer of Hop-Along Cassidy movies. Quite a list of accomplishments for a man who only lived to 29 years of age.
