Originally Posted by Heimdall
When was the last time the fast jet heroes of the Airforce actually shot anything down?
1947. Spitfire v Spitfire. (Quote by Green Freddie)
To be completely accurate, the last time an RAF pilot flying an RAF aircraft had a confirmed air-to-air kill was 22 May 1948, when Fg Off Tim McElhaw of 208 Sqn flying a Spitfire FR18 shot down an Royal Egyptian Air Force Spitfire LF9 as it was attacking an RAF detachment at Ramat David in Israel.
Was it an RAF pilot flying the RAF Phantom which shot down a RAF Jaguar over Germany,
is so that is much more recent than 1948!