Re the Spitfire v Hurricane discussion. My father joined the Irish Army as a sergeant pilot in, I think, 1943. He flew with them until 1949 ish before joining the RAF.
In the Irish Army Air Corps he flew Hurricanes that had 'lost their way' as well as, after 1945, Seafires. He always preferred the Hurricane for its extra manoeuvrability and control harmonisation.
That said, his favourite aircraft was the DH Hornet.
The old boy is still going at 93 with, as he puts it,
over 5000 hours being pulled around the skies by Rolls Royce piston engines.