Hurricane Battle Of Britain Spitfire

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Hurricane battle of britain spitfire. With every bit of nostalgia he replied. The failure of the german air force to claim dominance of our skies was their first major reversal and led to the ultimate failure of hitler s attempted invasion of britain. Although older and less glamorous the hawker hurricane played a vital part in the battle of britain and many other aerial battles of wwii. The final proof is the hurricane outscored the spitfire in battle of britain kills.
The most famous fighter aircraft used in the battle of britain were the british hawker hurricane and supermarine spitfire mk i and the german messerschmitt bf 109 e variant emil single engined fighters. I took off and it was bloody marvelous. With the fog of propaganda now barely a mist the truth of the hurricane s role in our victory can be fully appreciated. It was 55 to the hurricane versus 45 to the spitfire.
The spitfire is widely recognized as the plane that fought the luftwaffe during the battle of britain. During the battle of britain between july and september 1940 19 squadrons of supermarine spitfires 372 aircraft at peak on august 30 and 33 squadrons of hawker hurricanes 709 aircraft on august 30 faced the luftwaffe from airports throughout southern england. He is credited with 21 kills 19 of those in a hurricane during the battle of britain. Another plane however was just as crucial to the fight.
Posted at 15 33h in spitfire by fly a spitfire the battle of britain was a pivotal moment in wwii and undeniably one of the most significant turning points in british history. A total of 1 715 hurricanes flew with fighter command during the period of the battle far in excess of all other british fighters combined.