Where the RAF fighters score by G. H. Davis
Aerodynamic cleanliness: where the RAF fighters score during the Second World War. In very high speed aircraft small projections and even rough surface paint may seriously reduce speed. A British Hurricane fighter is contrasted with the drag of a German Messerschmitt ME109
Picture No
10652618
Media ID
46101804
Size
4070px x 6123px
(5.1MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by George Horace Davis in The Illustrated London News', 10 August 1940, p167
Date
1940
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