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Re: Spitfire in France, May-June 1940
I don't think that there was anything special about the supercharger on the Mk.I that would have come as any great surprise to the Germans. Indeed Hooker considered it less than ideal and his improvements were adopted on later marks. However this involved superior airflow from careful shaping not some magic gadget.
The French were given one Spitfire with an eye on issuing a significant order for them. Presumably the Germans got that one too.
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