Comments by "João Rita" (@jlvfr) on "Supermarine Seafire; The Great British Bodge Job" video.

  1. Ironic how the kamikaze helped so much to rescue the Seafire's reputation.
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  2. Yep. People forget that the Spifire was mainly designed as a bomber interceptor for home defense, at a time when radar either didn't exist or was just being set up. You have to climb fast for such a mission; none of that leisure flying at sea! :D
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  3.  @Philistine47  but for those the RN had the Corsair and Hellcat.
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  4.  @jacktattis  true, they were pure brute-force high speed fighters. Which is why the Seafire was a better interceptor/point defense CAPer: that stunning climb rate.
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