
My Dad was born in 1933 in Kent and the Battle of Britain took place literally above his head. I was brought up hearing stories about hoping the Germans would come over during maths lessons lol.
He also talks about the V-1 campaign and the RAF technique of "tipping" them to force an early crash to protect London. My Dad lost his best friend because of this and he has always felt a little bitter.
Nowadays I am a Nurse and I get to meet some amazing people. The other day I met an elderly gentleman who flew Spitfires and P51's with a Polish squadron. I sat with him for quite some time asking questions. He told me that flying the Spitfire was more fun and easier to fly but for sheer comfort the P51 won hands down. Apparently the heating in his was so good that he used to fly escort missions at 15,000ft + in his shirtsleeves!
I prefer CFS1 because I am English, I apologise to our American friends but the US Naval war in the pacific holds very little interest for me(CFS2). In addition I do not find it that playable. I don't like to warp to the target as it decreases realism, but flying 200 miles and then getting shot down in eight seconds is strangely annoying.
So there you have the ramblings of a bored nurse, working an endless nightshift with only sleeping patients to look after.
Let me know what you think.
Will
