I remember watching this film in the seventies. It’s very spooky and well-worth seeing.

Lovely – as a chap who obviously knows his stuff 😉 would you care to offer a similarly cogent analysis of why the US/UK forces advanced so slowly across Germany (and into Berlin) in the dying months of the European War? Was it
(a) to limit cost of US lives
(b) to limit cost of US and UK lives
(c) only [a] above .. the Limeys would have gone at it harder
(d) to increase cost of Russian lives
(e) to pay back Germany for being the b’s who started it all ..let the Red Army deal to them
(f) because of supply chain extension or other practical difficulties
(g) something else

cheers D

I recall reading that Eisenhower considered that Hitler’s strongest divisions were in the cental area of Germany and that’s why he advanced by the routes he chose in order to save Allied lives. I have no doubt that the Allies would have preferred to get to Berlin and into Poland before the Soviets.

I am very envious of you living in an historic location. I have found the best books to find out more about an airfield are the “Action Stations” series of books. Each one covers a different area of the UK and overseas. They seem quite expensive these days so you might want to try a library.

Perhaps THE Art Deco aeroplane dont you think?

TT

See also Westland Whirlwind.

A brilliant photo. I feel for the poor blighters who were flying it.

i’d like to differ on the opion that there was no fighter superior than the 1940 spit ‘hurri and 109e as the a6m2 that were sent to china at about the same time were more manoeurvable had longer range and better arnament and were faster than a p40c. the lack of self sealing tanks isn’t a problem in this time frame iirc as most aircraft didnt have till late in the b,o,b
paul

I was summarising what had been discussed in this thread and that’s why I didn’t bring the Zero up. So does that lead me to consider a nightmare scenario: Heinkels and Dorniers bombing Britain in summer 1940 escorted by hordes of licence-built Zeroes? Would I now be speaking German?

I dont know much about Spitfire marks so to me it’s the different colour schemes that appeal: desert camo looks purposeful, silver or red looks racy and PR Blue is my fave. The whole concept of PR spits and what they did is awesome. Definitely the best Spit is any Spit in PR Blue.