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Warlord · 08-07-2008, 10:32 PM

Just read that by the late months of the war, 1945 that is, 221 Group RAF, the main source of CAS for the XIV Army, had 6 operational Hurricane squadrons to 3 of Thunderbolts, a 2 to 1 ratio. The old workhorse was still there, despite near obsolescense.

Here´s a link to the source in NZETC, volume III of New Zealanders with the RAF:

CHAPTER 16 — Back to Rangoon—the Last Phase | NZETC

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Warlord Veteran wannabe Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The Land of Eternal Spring Posts: 288	Just read that by the late months of the war, 1945 that is, 221 Group RAF, the main source of CAS for the XIV Army, had 6 operational Hurricane squadrons to 3 of Thunderbolts, a 2 to 1 ratio. The old workhorse was still there, despite near obsolescense. Here´s a link to the source in NZETC, volume III of New Zealanders with the RAF: CHAPTER 16 — Back to Rangoon—the Last Phase \| NZETC __________________ If I go forward, follow me; if I stop, hurry me; if I retreat, kill me. Guatemalan special forces motto Picture shows an Israeli Avia downing an Egyptian Spitfire in ´48. Guatemala gave the deciding vote at the UN that year for Israel to become a nation.