TIL that when the Luftwaffe were struggling against the Royal Air Force in WW2, Reichsmarschall Göring asked young flying ace Adolf Galland what was needed to defeat the British pilots. Galland said, "a squadron of Spitfires."
https://www.sps-aviation.com/story/?id=2469&h=Spitfire-andmdash;-Scourge-of-the-Luftwaffe
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https://www.sps-aviation.com/story/?id=2469&h=Spitfire-andmdash;-Scourge-of-the-Luftwaffe
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Spitfire — Scourge of the Luftwaffe
Although RAF Hurricanes shouldered a greater burden against the Luftwaffe, the Spitfire’s superior performance gave it a far higher victory-to-loss ratio against the German fighter aircraftwww.sps-aviation.com
