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Originally Posted by Butts
I rate the Hurrican highly as a fighter in the early war period but it was no match for the Spitfire or Me109, the reason it got so many kills were simply because there were more Hurricanes and they usually dealt with the bombers whilst the Spitfires tackled the fighters.
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A point often overlooked when people mention that the Hurricane shoot down twice as many aircraft as a Spitfire during the Battle Of Britain, is that you were twice as likely to be killed in combat flying a Hurricane, than if you were flying a Spitfire.