A spitfire's range was not that much better then the 109. Now granted the spit did develope range better. But for range in a fighter I'll take the A6M2
Lanc, a Stringbag was slow cold and did well because it was so bad. But when the Spits got to Malta the Swordfish were not flown.
yes they were, well firstly it was mainly beauforts doin the anti-shipping role, but swordfish were still used, the spit couldn't be used at a torpedo plane could it..................
Floats yes I have a poor picture of it. It was an experiment I think much like the Japanese and the A6M on floats. Both were looking for fighters that could patrol the islands in the Pacific as I remember before carriers were all the rage and not a lot of Island bases. But both programs were not developed.
Now if you want Sex appeal in a fighter, the Italians did have that But I would take Mae West
Both of them are nice craft, but I would just like one to be able to fly over the Maine Woods and land in some lake for a little fishing and swim. The SeaDart was an interesting project why that it was killed off was sad. SeaPlanes are just a great way to get around.
Lanc, is that one of the 4,000lb bombs that is shown in your little picture under your name?