Iconic Aircraft Aviation Forum

by **Spitfire** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:32 pm

A few years ago Squadron Leader Paul Day - then CO of BBMF - did a comparison between the Spitfire and the ME109 on the ground. I was astounded at the time just how very small an ME109 cockpit was/is - especially with that horrendous cockpit canopy lid down. I particularly like the comment that he wouldn't want to go to war in it

I just found this remarkable programme again on Youtube - it's in five parts and it does have foreign subtitles - but this is episode 3 with him reviewing the ME109 for the first time............'Up the front it's all Krupps of Essen'

At the end of episode 2 he does the same thing with the Spitfire

by **Dan4th** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 7:10 pm

Thanks David!

Good Stuff!

Just watched part the first but will have to watch
#2 later on.

Wonder where everyone else is today?

Dan4th

by **Spitfire** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 7:36 pm

Seems to me to be a bit of an evening forum (GMT that is

) Someone'll be along in a minute

by **Saracenman** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:07 pm

the Luftwaffe actually had a height limit on its Me109 crews for this specific reason. i remember talking to the bloke who used to regularly fly Black Six, who also flew Spits - i remember his words (but not his name!) very clearly - "yes, it's cramped - nice to fly but f**k going to war in it!" =))

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by **Louise** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:46 am

Saracenman wrote:the Luftwaffe actually had a height limit on its Me109 crews for this specific reason. i remember talking to the bloke who used to regularly fly Black Six, who also flew Spits - i remember his words (but not his name!) very clearly - "yes, it's cramped - nice to fly but f**k going to war in it!"

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So you would fit in then?

by **RLN** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:56 pm

Louise wrote:
Saracenman wrote:the Luftwaffe actually had a height limit on its Me109 crews for this specific reason. i remember talking to the bloke who used to regularly fly Black Six, who also flew Spits - i remember his words (but not his name!) very clearly - "yes, it's cramped - nice to fly but f**k going to war in it!"

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So you would fit in then?