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Re: Spitfire
Francis Mason claimed that the Hurricane scored more than half of the RAF's claims during WW2, but I'm afraid that I don't recall the number quoted, nor the percentage he gave to the Spitfire. I believe that it was in his book for Aston/the RAF Museum, so if anyone has that perhaps they can confirm this.
In this context, it is worth remembering that the Hurricane not only outnumbered the Spitfire 2:1 in the Battle of Britain, but served in several overseas theatres at times when significant numbers of targets were available. The Spitfire spent most of its war in theatres where enemy aircraft were comparatively rare.
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