Re: OGF: War History

>The Spitfire was able to outfight the Bf-109 mainly because the German
>planes didn't have enough fuel to maintain the fight.
They were faster and had better high altitude capability and once they'd abandoned the 'big wing' tactics also had a tactical advantage, besides the short loiter time for the 109's. Mustangs didn't show up in the UK until 1944. Interestingly enough the first Mustangs were export models built for the RAF. The original Allison engines didn't have enough power to be a real threat. The Mustang only came into its own when they were fittted with Rolls-Royce Merlin engines. Once you hear that baritone moan sound they made, you never forget it.

Christopher Wright P.E.    |"They couldn't hit an elephant at
chrisw@skypoint.com        | this distance"   (last words of Gen.
___________________________| John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania 1864)