"robert arndt" wrote in message
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http://www.miramex.com.pl/jwsoft/193...e/pzl62_01.JPG

A strange old Polish guy sent me a drawing of this basically unknown
aircraft and claimed that it would have swept the skies of the German
invaders if it were built. He further claimed it would have been
superior to the Spitfire.
What is this guy talking about? The Me-109E was more than a match for
that obsolete looking crate and the German pilots already had
experience in Spain.
Now, what comments can I add regarding to the Spitfire claim?

Rob

The PZL-62 was designed as a low wing cantilever monoplane, all-metal
fighter with a retractable undercarriage automatic slats and
integral tank inside wing. Armament consisted of eight machine-guns.

The designed top speed was around 650 km/hr which all other things
being equal would have made it competitive with the Spitfire 1 or
Me-109E.

However without an efficient command and control system they would
have been at a severe disadvantage and it seems unlikely that the
possession of a few squadrons of such aircraft would have materially
affected the course of the campaign.

Keith