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Old 12th Mar 2021, 01:32
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megan
 
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For me it highlights the issue of reliance on a single type for the role. Lose 1 due to a fleet wide tech issue - lose them all
There was a practice in some commercial operations to have dual types in the fleet for that precise reason. Seemed to work OK in WWII though, common engine in Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster, Mustang, Mosquito, Halifax, albeit different marks.
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