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Old 12th Dec 2015, 16:00
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Danny42C
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Afterthoughts

Geriaviator (your #7826, from Jack Stafford, [RIP]),
...The turn-around time (re-arm and refuel) for the Spitfire was 26 minutes, while the Hurricane's was 9 minutes, which increased its effectiveness...
[Wiki]
I don't see why. In the first place, in battle, not individuals, but a whole Squadron, or a whole Flight, would be scrambled at once. Barring losses, the whole lot would land at more or less the same time. Turn-around time is then a function of the number of bowsers and armourers you've available.

In any case if the wing armament is the same, and the same number of armourers, a Spitfire should take no longer to rearm than a Hurricane. And the Spitfire has only one filler cap (on top), whereas the Hurricane has two (or more ?) in the two wings, which would, I should have thought, put it at a slight disadvantage. How did Wiki get its figures ?

Danny.