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Fixed it for you;

"the Mustang can do everything the Spitfire can do, except win the Battle of Britain.


Tally Ho Chaps! What!

No; but then again, the Mustang didn't exist during the BoB, which was all wrapped up in 1940.

You know the Mustang was designed for the British, of course. But the American Allison engine wasn't sufficiently supercharged for high altitudes. We stuffed in a Merlin, then began mass-producing them here in the Colonies (Packard). A kick-ass plane.

P-38's used Allisons but they were turbosupercharged. More room in the twin booms.

The Battle of Britain? Holy crap, how old are you guys?!!

Old enough for our heroes to be WWII fighter pilots! Dick Bong (yes, that's his name), Pappy Boyington, Chuck Yeager...let's not forget the bomber pilots: James Doolittle, Jimmy Stewart (yes, THAT Jimmy Stewart), Paul Tibbets...