Ed Rasimus wrote:

On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 21:36:33 +1100, John Cook
wrote:

"The New Air Superiority Benchmark
[snip]

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In other words, the entire report is pathetically bogus and written by
someone without the first clue of air/air engagement or training.

I'm not demeaning either the Eurofighter or the RAF, but there is no
reasonable conclusion to be drawn from this report regarding
superiority of the one or demise of the other.

Actually, the conclusion is quite simple. This is a report
that has been mislaid since December 1942.

The "fight" occurred when rowdy, young USAAF pilots, flying
their P-47 Thunderbolts were feeling their oats and bounced
some RAF Spitfires.

It was pretty clear that the P-47, and the 8th AF in general,
wasn't going to amount to much.


SMH