p.s. I’ve never liked this which plane was better malarky. They were all built to wartime pressures and specifications… It is the aircrew/groundcrew we should really remember. I just get a bit fed up of giving the Lancaster/Spitfire almost mythical status. So hats off to all those of you building the lesser known types.

The question was not about remembering or forgetting. Surely a reasoned debate about the merits of one design over another does not detract from the courage and commitment of those who made them, maintained them and flew them. I find the comments from all sides quite instructive.