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Jimmy Abbotts, a Canadian pilot in WWII, bailed out of his damaged Spitfire, and his parachute was stuck on the radio mast
It was not uncommon for airmen to strike or become hooked on their aircraft during the Second World War
It was not uncommon for airmen...
Germans mounted a DB 605A engine to a Spitfire during WWII and was superior to the Merlin version
Compared to the Merlin version, Spitfire's performance with the DB 605 was excellent
Among British aircraft, the Supermarine Spitfire is arguably the most well-known. The...
Lightning vs Spitfire: Mach 2 interceptor struggled to prevail against the WWII aircraft in mock dogfights
“We did find that the piston-engined fighter presented a very poor target to infra-red homing missiles, especially from the rear aspect,” Wing Commander John...
A German Arado Ar 196 reconnaissance seaplane engaged six RAF Spitfires during the Battle of Britain
The RAF discovered that, in the hands of a skilled pilot, the Ar 196 might prove to be an unexpectedly lethal adversary
The Arado Ar...
Why the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 German fighter aircraft caused stir in the RAF in 1941
In September 1941, the Fw 190 entered combat over northwest France and quickly established its dominance over the Mark V Spitfire, Britain's greatest fighter...