After 46y of happy marriage :

[D1042 Western Princess]

.... Albatroses and Spitfires and things to consider

Albatross v Spitfire. Should be an interesting confrontation!

[MalcolmInN]

 
Thanks, noted and corrected
Well well, that must be the first time I ever needed to actually write the word and I got it wrong! tut, >>> goes to stand in the dunce's corner 
muttering cursing onomatopoeia and wondering if I can speel thatun right

[D1042 Western Princess]

Thanks, noted and corrected
Well well, that must be the first time I ever needed to actually write the word and I got it wrong! tut, >>> goes to stand in the dunce's corner 
muttering cursing onomatopoeia and wondering if I can speel thatun right

To be honest I wasn't on about spelling but the thought of those two aircraft dogfighting!
On paper the Spit had all the advantages, but dogfights didn't take place on paper!
The Albatross, being slower and would probably have been more agile in the air, would have been a very difficult target in the hands of an experienced pilot like the Red Baron given that the stalling speed of the German fighter was well below a Spit, for example.
Sorry if you thought otherwise.

[javlinfaw7]

88 was originally a flak gun ,thus it's cumbersome mount ,it proved however to be a superb A.T. Weapon and eventually a purpose built A.T. Version was built

[guest311]

seems like this post has gone full circle ....






started on the subject of marriage ......





now on the subject of combat .......

[MalcolmInN]

Thanks, noted and corrected
Well well, that must be the first time I ever needed to actually write the word and I got it wrong! tut, >>> goes to stand in the dunce's corner 
muttering cursing onomatopoeia and wondering if I can speel thatun right

To be honest I wasn't on about spelling but the thought of those two aircraft dogfighting!
On paper the Spit had all the advantages, but dogfights didn't take place on paper!
The Albatross, being slower and would probably have been more agile in the air, would have been a very difficult target in the hands of an experienced pilot like the Red Baron given that the stalling speed of the German fighter was well below a Spit, for example.
Sorry if you thought otherwise.

No problem, we got a bit xxed in the postings
I was responding with a bit of a chuckle to your :
"By the way, there is no 'c' in flak, even when spelt out in the original German."
so I went back and removed the c you see

Spits vs. Albatross hmmm reminds me of a science fiction story involving a time warp when the Americans entered ww1 with F16 or similar. Their radar didnt find the wood and fabric so they couldnt shoot anything down and were going too fast anyway. But the sonic booms disintegrated the Fockers, so they all fell out of the sky, the Germans didnt know why they lost and the Americans didnt know how they had won, or something like that !

[D1042 Western Princess]

88 was originally a flak gun ,thus it's cumbersome mount ,it proved however to be a superb A.T. Weapon and eventually a purpose built A.T. Version was built

   

I have two versions, the one I quoted is at odds with your version and the second, more detailed account of the desert war where it as first used as an anti tank weapon.
I therefore bow to you and your post.
Greg

[D1042 Western Princess]

Spits vs. Albatross hmmm reminds me of a science fiction story involving a time warp when the Americans entered ww1 with F16 or similar. Their radar didnt find the wood and fabric so they couldnt shoot anything down and were going too fast anyway. But the sonic booms disintegrated the Fockers, so they all fell out of the sky, the Germans didnt know why they lost and the Americans didnt know how they had won, or something like that !

A bit like the Final Countdown, where USS Nimitz goes back in time to Pearl Harbor.