Recent content by DJ_Dalton2

This 109 vs Spitfire issue was settled both 60 some years ago and in earlier debate. The 109 was vastly superior to the Spitfire in all its incarnations. The only Spitfire that could compete in combat mode was the XIV, but by that time all the wonderful handling was long gone. The simple fact...

lol, I'll candidly admit I pay little attention to test model variants. If the version didn't see action its irrelevant to me. The thing that bothers me is the revisionist history in this field. The allies just did not want to acknowledge that the German Experten could have shot down as...

Very little of the above plane looks like a 109. The rudder and undercarriage. 1938 thats apparently the early squared wings. The oddest thing is the fuselage. its got a "bubble canopy".

thx krazy...poignant story

Schopfel, the only issue I have with these statements pertains to which model of the 109 were the pilots referring. The E was not nearly as adept a turner or climber as the F. The F could not climb with the G. I think it may even be true that in grab at 20-25k the Spitfire with its lift enhanced...

Not really Der Adler. When the Germans lost pilots like Werner Voss in WWI flying Fokker Triplanes they learned a lesson from it. Werner flew into several British planes and was reported to have damaged every one in the flight but eventually his great skills were neutrualized by the numbers and...

Krazy Kannuk I deleted your fictional dive speeds out because they are made up numbers and not comparative in any way. If you want to print them again you may, but they are circular file material. I obtained the full text of the "Central Fighter Establishment" comparative trial between the...