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Spitfire vs Zero

Discussion in 'Air War in the Pacific' started by scrounger, Apr 3, 2011.

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  1. CAC

    CAC Ace of Spades

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    The Salutes for bringing my all time favourite WW2 character to People's attention...Clive "Killer" Caldwell. (Australias deadliest pilot).
     
    CAC, Nov 30, 2011
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    Yeah I sort of started thinking myself into circles there, but Caldwell certainly knew what he was on about :)
     
    Vanir, Jan 9, 2012
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    CPL Punishment on 30 April 2011 correctly refers to Miss Beatrice "Tilly" Shilling, an engineer at Farnsborough who invented a device to improve performance of the Spitfire. It was nickamed "Miss Shilling's Orifice" or "Tilly's Diaphragm". Apparently she toured airfields fitting them personally, in this way no doubt adding lustre to her reputation. CPL's comment that had she been male she would have been forgotten may be politically incorrect but is probably true. However, the fact remains that for whatever reason Spitfire pilots like my dad remember the story of Ms Shilling and her orifice fondly.
     
    everard tossel, Sep 1, 2014
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  4. Gromit801

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    Well there is the Seafire vs Zero book that might prove useful. Haven't read it myself.
     
    Gromit801, Sep 2, 2014
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    when interviewed after the war, saburo sakai disclosed what he liked best about the zero. it wasn't the close turn, or the range, or anything else related to flying. he liked the twin machine guns mounted atop the cowling. the tracers aligned perfectly with his line of sight, he said. during a close dogfight with him coming to less than 75 meters of his opponent, he dispensed with the cannon on the wings and used only the machine guns. he aimed at the cockpit.
     
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  6. Fred Wilson

    Fred Wilson "The" Rogue of Rogues

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    Spitfire Losses.

    Wrecks in the South East Asia Theater:
    http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/spitfire/

    451, 452, 453 & 457 & A58 RAAF Sqn Supermarine Spitfires and RAN Supermarine Spitfires) http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a58.htm

    Loss Lists at: ozatwar
    http://www.ozatwar.com/1939nt.htm
    http://www.ozatwar.com/1940nt.htm
    http://www.ozatwar.com/1941nt.htm
    http://www.ozatwar.com/1942nt.htm
    http://www.ozatwar.com/1943nt.htm
    http://www.ozatwar.com/1944nt.htm
    http://www.ozatwar.com/1945nt.htm

    SEAC Spitfire Losses project: http://www.lostaircraft.com/database.php?lang=en&mode=results&sk=date_start&sd=d&nation=7&manufacturer=38&model=1181&unit1=3965

    WW2 Australian RAAF Spitfire Squadrons History
    http://camriley.com/spitfires/
     
    Fred Wilson, Aug 11, 2015
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