But Williamp, suppose its controls had been damged, hmmm..?
Actually I've been giving my brain a chance for forty bleedin' years and it's still a civillian buck up!
The Hurricane in France leaves a distinct smoke trail as the engine splutters - I've noticed that happen to a Spitfire (a MK V which I think had the floatless carb?) being rolled and looped at a an airshow - why does that happen?