Spitfires Ancient and Modern.
Yamagata ken,
I have only 8 hours in the XIV and 4 in the XXII, so have only my first impressions of the Griffons. My opinion was:
Too much power for the airframe, too heavy, the old lightness of touch had gone. (Having said that, the people who got used to them swore by them).
The nicest ones ? Mks I & II. The best all-rounder ? Mks IX & XVI, (same thing with Packard Merlin).
The weirdest one ? The two-seater Mk. IX(T). Why on earth ?
The RAF's most beautiful aircraft ? Mosquito and Hunter.
De gustibus non est disputandum.
Cheers, Danny
PS. As a geologist, what do you reckon to the latest twist in the buried- Spitfires saga. To a simple soul like me, it sounds as if they are below the water table. In which case, they'll have to pump all Burma dry first. Am I missing something ? Pontius Navigator (and others) made the same point recently (and had to chuckle over Smiley !).........D.
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