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Old 22nd October 2005, 06:25
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Re: Australian Spitfires

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Originally Posted by JoeB
Can anyone provide a brief review of the site, with regard to paying $20 for a subscription?

Specifically, does it have a lot of detail from the Japanese side about engagements involving Spits in the Pacific? On one now seemingly dead free site there was a breakdown of both sides' reported losses over Darwin, and showed the exchange ratio with Japanese fighters very much against the Spits, not just at first ('but tactics changes remediated' as is often said in one sided Western accounts) but throughout.

Joe
JoeB,

Dont forget the Spits were there to shoot down Bombers.

But the Spits did loose heavily

Also many operational losses were had due to fuel & mechanical problems, the Spit wasnt at home over Darwin. The Mk Vb's also had that stupid air cleaner which saddled the thoroughbred to a brewery cart!!
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