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Old 26th October 2005, 00:19
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Re: Australian Spitfires

Add to the problems the Spits had, it appears that RAAF HQ thought the correct action was to issue the new aircraft to the OTU's and then pass on the clapped out fighters on to the operational Squadrons.

Also the missions were often longer and flown at around 25-32,000ft, putting extra strain on an airframe and engine that was designed for the more civilised skies of Europe.
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