What was the best looking fighter and bomber of WW2?

[urban genie]

Fighter pilot from the WASP

And a member of the Soviet Night Witches bomber pilots

 

[JASR]

Didn't know about the repairs. Good point re the targets. Also would I be right in saying that there were more Hurricanes?

Most of my info comes from memory of reading this superb book:
www.amazon.co.uk/Hardest-Day-Alfred-Price/dp/1407214586/ref=pd_lpo_14_img_2/261-5693970-1336552?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1407214586&pd_rd_r=ddad3ca7-595d-4486-8a42-10dd9746ce7d&pd_rd_w=ecvrO&pd_rd_wg=H1Mmx&pf_rd_p=7b8e3b03-1439-4489-abd4-4a138cf4eca6&pf_rd_r=A7KZTMP3431ZPDYKCVJT&psc=1&refRID=A7KZTMP3431ZPDYKCVJT

It details what happened that day, with stats, order of battle, tactics, diagrams and individual descriptions of air battles and eye witnesses on the ground, which effectively was a turning point, as the Luftwaffe - just as they were about to bring the RAF to it's knees (lack of 'alive' trained pilots and serviceable planes) , suffered enough losses for them to switch from attacking airfields to bombing the general population.

Battle of Britain is celebrated on 15th Sept, but it's 18th August when the battle changed (and becuase of the change of targetting, we won).

 

[DrBlueBob]

Most of my info comes from memory of reading this superb book:
www.amazon.co.uk/Hardest-Day-Alfred-Price/dp/1407214586/ref=pd_lpo_14_img_2/261-5693970-1336552?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1407214586&pd_rd_r=ddad3ca7-595d-4486-8a42-10dd9746ce7d&pd_rd_w=ecvrO&pd_rd_wg=H1Mmx&pf_rd_p=7b8e3b03-1439-4489-abd4-4a138cf4eca6&pf_rd_r=A7KZTMP3431ZPDYKCVJT&psc=1&refRID=A7KZTMP3431ZPDYKCVJT

It details what happened that day, with stats, order of battle, tactics, diagrams and individual descriptions of air battles and eye witnesses on the ground, which effectively was a turning point, as the Luftwaffe - just as they were about to bring the RAF to it's knees (lack of 'alive' trained pilots and serviceable planes) , suffered enough losses for them to switch from attacking airfields to bombing the general population.

Battle of Britain is celebrated on 15th Sept, but it's 18th August when the battle changed (and becuase of the change of targetting, we won).

Fascinating stuff. I will have a look. I knew that the swapping of targets was crucial.
Regarding a single perspective I love Reach the skies a bio of Douglas Bader.

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

My dad (Here on the left aged 19) was a fitter on HMS Formidable and worked on Fairy Swordfish (among others) from 1941-5

 

[Blue Feather]

My dad (Here on the left aged 19) was a fitter on HMS Formidable and worked on Fairy Swordfish (among others) from 1941-5

Nice pics. I appreciate people may know but those Corsairs on the flight deck have clipped wings so that they can fit in the smaller hangars on British aircraft carriers

 

[JASR]

I think they are RN Corsairs? @denislawsbackheel

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

 

[idahoblues]

Nice pics. I appreciate people may know but those Corsairs on the flight deck have clipped wings so that they can fit in the smaller hangars on British aircraft carriers

They were designed like that from the start, it’s an excellent video that Colin posted

 

[denislawsbackheel]

I think they are RN Corsairs? @denislawsbackheel

Blimey that’s more aircraft on that one carrier than our entire RAF now!