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Originally posted by waynos
I don't think there's been a fighter in history that was more glamorised, or more deserving, than the Spitfire.
Originally posted by waynos
Cold hard facts can be accurately used to dilute that myth (the contribution of the Hurricane, the role of America in taking that initial victory forward etc) but thats not what the thread is about.
We did take that inital role towards victory, but thats a whole nother thread I would be happy to participate in if you wish to start it
Originally posted by waynos
But we'd just be agreeing with each other, wouldn't we
I agree. Spitfire and Concorde have to be the best known - "Jumbo Jet" is up there also but it has also become something of a generic term, if you showed a random passer by a model of a Boeing 737 quite a few would probably say "Jumbo Jet". In the same way "Fighter plane" is a generic term, if we'd called the Eurofighter "Fighter plane" that wouldn't suddenly make it the most recognised. but Concorde is unmistakable and widely recognised.
Originally posted by waynos
Thinking further about the above, it occurs to me that there are only three truly glamorous planes where the general public would recognise what you meant in a majority of cases without explanation; these are the Spitfire, Concorde and 'Jumbo Jet' (meaning the 747 of course, not the A380 ).