Comments by "Al Loomis" (@alloomis1635) on "Imperial War Museums" channel.

  1. the elliptical wing was expensive, but added to performance. rolls royce engine not without weaknesses, but always superior. so the spit saved uk, and loved ever after. rather too much. hurricane and mosquito were absolutely necessary to the triumph in the air, hurrys because good enough, cheap and quick, mozzies because they could do so much, so well.
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  2. 109 better all-rounder, spit a little better interceptor. didn't need to carry much fuel, for one thing. fw190 was perhaps a little better than 109, when sustainability is considered. it didn't need an airfield, and air cooling made it less fragile.
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  3. unlike stalin, who thought dictators were socially acceptable, the brit soldiers and workers knew a political dinosaur when they were exposed to him for 50 years. winston was not very right even when sober and seldom entirely sober.
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