Is Spitfire really the BEST British fighter???

[cheddar cheese]

No im with RG here.

 

[Anonymous]

well look at it from the account or manufacture's point of view, to them the best aircraft is the one that best value for money or the easiest to manufacture, what i'm trying to say is that untill we lay down a fair definition of the word "best", your opinion is based entirely on your viewpoint...........

Well certainly - but who here is taking the accountant's viewpoint? I think the context of this board is pretty clear, when we say best we mean "superior in combat". Don't you?

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

yes but i still feel there are allot more factors to considder.........

 

[Anonymous]

yes but i still feel there are allot more factors to considder.........

Sure. But for that we really need a more appropriate thread title, such as "Was the Spitfire really the most EFFECTIVE British fighter???"

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

well in the context of this threat i feel that service record should be considdered.............

and the time is now 19:45..............

 

[Anonymous]

The of course the Spitfire was the BEST British fighter - hell it was about the only British fighter with a long service life.

 

[cheddar cheese]

In fact, were there any other British fighters that were in frontline service along side the Spitfire for the whole war?

 

[mosquitoman]

The Hurricane was still operational in the Far East in 1945

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

but not alongside the psit in frontline fighter duties.............

and no CC, there was no other fighter that stayed with the spit for the whole war, she was one of only a couple of aircraft to be in production from the start of the war right till the end and beyond, just out of interest what were the other few??

 

[cheddar cheese]

The 109 has to be one.

We including American aircraft?

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

depends which ones............

and i'm boored of my siggy.......

 

[cheddar cheese]

My one made you jealous?

Well the P-38 was

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

was she produced right up 'till the end of the war??

and no i just want something different...........

 

[cheddar cheese]

Yes it was 8)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

then no, i don't think we'll include american aircraft...........

 

[cheddar cheese]

Well I think we will 8)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

that's funny, i was just thinking we wouldn't.........

 

[Maestro]

Concerning the British plane that flew alongside the Spitfire for the whole war, I think the Hurricane did. If I remember well, the No. 1 Squadron used Hurricanes until late in the war. May be until the end of it.

 

[mosquitoman]

It wasn't in production all the way through but it was being used as a fighter bomber in the Far East untill the end. It was operational on D-Day and afterwards as a secure postal service aircraft to get orders to the front safely and securely

 

[Anonymous]

But the Hurc can hardly be considered a contender vs. the Spit do you think?