BBC2 9pm Thursday 22.9.11

[poliss]

The Galland quote was there, even if she did mistake it as being between Hitler and Goering. Galland of course was objecting to the restrictions Goering was putting on his fighters by ordering them to stay close to the bombers.
Did anyone spot the desert Spits equipped with the Vokes air filter, or the Spits with the two bladed wooden propeller?
Best piston engine fighter of WWII? Variants of the FW190 culminating with the TA152.

[scotsoft]

I watched the spitfire programme and recorded Billy on his Route 66 jaunt.
The photography in the spitfire programme was superb, some excellent shots of it flying and a well presented east watch for the masses.  I enjoyed it from start to finish 

[jonclox]

A great program  tho I do feel that the music let it done a bit. There was/and has been quite a bit of music written on the B.O.B and spitfire itself that I felt they should have been 'aired' in the background
As others have commented the spifire came along and 'took over'' the great work that the hurrican had struggled to  hold together......as did all the forces in those desperate months

[Mustermark]

Watched the show, don't care about the propaganda or what plane did this or that, it doesn't change the fact that the spit is a true thing of beauty, probably the most aesthetic plane built, the lines are just wonderful.

Graham

I didn't watch the show but I agree with Grumbeast. The Spitfire is beautiful. I can still hear the sound of the one I saw at the Duxford air show. Magical performance that day.

I do understand that the hurricane did most of the work for most of the time, but the Spitfire came along and was the most manoeverable fighter by a long way and the success rate per plane was quite amazing.

RJ Mitchell did an amazing job both aerodynamically and aesthetically. My favourite plane ever. Closely followed by the Lancaster (4 Merlins!).

Whatever they flew, we definitely owe a lot to those few.

[Newportnobby]

Whatever they flew, we definitely owe a lot to those few.

Amen to that

[jonclox]

A now deceased female friend of ours was one of the 'delivery' pilots and always said that the Spite was most of the girls favourite.
She always  claimed that.....''you never flew a Spitfire, you just put it on and wore it like an item of clothing and let it fly itself''

[N Gauge Bob]

For anyone who is interested there is a programme about the Spitfire on tonight Oooohhh - those Merlin engines
Happy viewing

Guess you could still have one (or similar) on the road   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-aC5B348rA&list=PLEF762836F4A44468&index=7