Reason for/advantage of the ‘spade grip’ on the Spitfire and Hurricane

[falcon900]

Originally Posted by JustinHeywood

I don’t know about that. Have you ever experienced period Lucas electrics? If there was a rain cloud over the horizon, they’d find a way not to work.

I take exception to the inclusion of the word "period" in the above post! It implies that there are Lucas electrics which work when it rains.....