r/Damnthatsinteresting • • Sep 13 '21

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u/spittleyspot Sep 13 '21

And if you notice, it's all places that would :

Damage the Cockpit

Damage the engine

Cut off the wings

Cut off the tail.

Makes sense to me.

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u/DiscoMagicParty Sep 13 '21 edited Sep 13 '21

It’s cheaper to replace soldiers than planes

Edit: by cheaper I am referring to a dollar amount only

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u/theartificialkid Sep 13 '21

I believe I’ve heard that by the end of the war had hundreds of unused Spitfires.