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| Principal
planes used by Great Britain
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Plane
|
Type
|
Maximum speed
|
Weapons
|
|
Spitfire
|
Fighter
|
361
mph
|
8 x .303 machine guns
|
|
Hurricane
|
Fighter
|
328
mph
|
8 x .303 machine guns
|
Principle planes used by Germany
|
Plane
|
Type
|
Maximum speed
|
Weapons
|
|
Messerschmitt 109
|
Fighter
|
357
mph
|
2 x 7.9 mm machine
guns
1 x 20 mm cannon |
|
Messerschmitt 110
|
Fighter*
|
349
mph
|
2 x 20 mm cannon
4 x 7.9 mm machine guns
1 x 7.9 mm free mounted machine gun |
|
Junkers 87 (Stuka)
|
Bomber
|
217
mph
|
1 x 1,,102 lbs. bomb
4 x 110 lbs. bombs |
|
Junkers 88
|
Bomber
|
292
mph
|
5,510 lbs. of bombs
|
|
Heinkel 111
|
Bomber
|
258
mph
|
5,510 lbs. of bombs
|
|
Dornier 17
|
Bomber
|
270
mph
|
2,210 lbs. of bombs
|
|
Dornier 215
|
Bomber
|
311
mph
|
2,215 lbs. of bombs
|
The Messerschmitt 110 was also used as a fighter/bomber and as an
escort for bombers.
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