As great as the Spitfire was I still prefer the Hurricane.

It was a steadier gun platform (the Spit would wobble all over the place when the guns were firing) and it could actually turn in a tighter circle.  It could also soak up a lot more damage and still fly.

But the Spitfire was faster and more manuveurable and wasn't as heavy as the Hurri, though...suppose it depends what the pilot likes better.

PS:  About the guns...they were all configured to hit the same spot, so if the pilot couldn't aim, he would only waste 8 times the ammo...LOL.   That was only the early Spits and Hurris that had eight machine guns.  Later models had cannons/machine guns and cannons.

Both the Spitfire and the Hurricane were and are magnificent aircraft.
The Hurricane had more bomber kills than the Spitfire as the Spitfires tended to be used to chase off the 109s, and the Hurricane could take the pounding and still take out the bombers, no matter how good the enemies gunners were.
Quite frankly without these two magnificent aircraft Britain would surely have lost.
But yeah I love the Spitfire, and my wife knows its the only potential threat to our marriage, she'll come home and find me in bed with one

Ozzy 8)

Nah Will, Whitey and myself are working on a joint project at the moment, so no arguing allowed. Meanwhile if anyone else says anything bad about the Spitfire I will of course be obliged to come around and cover their house in marmalade, that reminds me I must pop over to see Ken with Fozzer

   
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In reality if we hadn't all worked together, the world
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I think it boils down to the training

An aircraft in the hands of a trained pilot can be a deadly machine. Both the Spitfire & Hurricanes were excellent aircraft, but a pilot trained especially for the spitfire might not be as good in a hurricane

Might be wrong, but my 2 cents anyway

How many times have we had this discussion, Whitey, Hagar, Hawker, Ozzy, Andrew etc.

Doesn't matter, I still love it. I'm at work and need a good 'discussion' post to kill a few hours......lol

My opinions, although wel enough known by the regs:

I personally prefer the Hurricane as a fighter, simply because of that tight turn. It suits my fighting style. Also, it's tue it could take more of a pounding.
There are many stories of Hurri's coming home, torn to shreds, but when they took a good look, there was liitle structural damage and little damage to controls etc. Just torn canvas.
Also it had wider spaced wheels for easier landings (especially for all those 'short timer pilots').

The Spitfire, of course had the power the speed and the altitude. And they say the manoevrability (although I consider turn circle a large aspect of manoevrability).
It was certainly a much 'nicer looking' plane (almost as beautiful as a P40.......lol). So I see how it was the 'pet' of the media and the public.

But when all is said and done, they both did their jobs wonderfully and both are as responsible for the Victory in the BoB as each other.

Of course, if a few hundred P40's had been fitted with super-charged Merlins, the Battle would only have lasted half as long. 

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I know mate. Just wishful thinking on my part.
I have to believe that my favourite fighter is as good as these two planes.......lol