Competition to design a Spitfire memorial

[Fodda]

Ahhh but according to the septics, the BoB was a minor skirmish that occurred before WW2 started...

[FlyTexas]

Ahhh but according to the septics, the BoB was a minor skirmish that occurred before WW2 started...

Yep. Everybody knows that WW2 began at Pearl Harbor.

Brian

[Garry Russell]

Hurricane was the better gun platform but the Spifire with it's name and looks inspired the nation

In the CI there were reports of odd Spitfire straffing runs even attacks with single percussion bombs.....the fact they were usually Mustangs doesn't detract from the awe of seeing a 'Spitfire' even if that was not what it was because in reality, to Joe Public all the fighter of that class were Spitfires.

[nigelb]

Thank you for that Allan

... I'm more surprised that the Americans don't claim to have won the BoB to be honest.. a far more conceivable theory than attributing it to the RN

ATB

DaveB

Shhssssss! Don't give them any ideas, Dave!

Nigel²

[Fodda]

I'd forgotten about that film about Pearl Harbor (Pearl Harbor for those who're not sure). Wasn't it an American pilot who won the BoB single handed before going back to Hawaii in that?

And of course it was a US submarine that captured the German naval Enigma machine wasn't it?

Must be true, Hollywood told me so.

[WhisperJet]

I was about 8 yrs old when my Dad pulled me to TV one evening, to show me Guy Hamilton's Battle of Britain film. I wasn't allowed to see much on TV then so that was quite a highlight! And I remember one scene: the German general (Curd Jürgens?) is asked what can be done in order to turn the tide and win the battle and he answers: give me a bunch of Spitfires...

Nick

[DaveB]

Yes.. while it wasn't Kurt Jurgens on that particular occassion (he played the German Ambassador).. the line you mention is most memorable and wasn't well received by Herr Goering

ATB

DaveB

[Fodda]

snip ...is asked what can be done in order to turn the tide and win the battle and he answers: give me a bunch of Spitfires... Nick

It was Adolf Galland in real life who answered Goering's question with "a squadron of Spitfires". Played in the film by Manfred Reddemann.

*edit* LOL... Beaten to it by Dave.

[WhisperJet]

Alright... so I was close... but not close enough...

However here's the scene...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjz8pAGRvsg

All the best,

Nick

[Garry Russell]

Doesn't matter Nick.....he still didn't get his Spitfires