The Spitfire Mk.XIV (and not the P-51D) was the best piston-engined fighter of WWII in Europe even according to Adolf Galland. Here’s why. – The Aviation Geek Club
There were around 20 high performance fighter types at least nominally in service in Europe when World War II there came to an end. Which was the best? The Mk.XIV was the most important of the Griffon powered Spitfires, and the only one to see significant wartime service. Only 957 production Mk.XIVs were built. It …