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bristol scout · 3 November 2009, 02:36 PM

Hi guys,
I think the Pfalz was probably not really all that bad--better than mediocre I would say.

No less a person than McCudden (6th. Sept. and 19th. December 1917) had to give the Pfalz best when outmanoeuvred by them (and an Albatros)

Werner Voss scored (4-I think) on it---Peter L. Gray thought most of the stories maligning the machine apocryphal---The Pfalz could dive a good deal faster than any other German fighter---the same trait that French pilots loved in SPADS don't forget.

Question---Was the DV11 really so exceptional--or was it the combination of very good airframe with exceptional engine?---Always wondered.

Cheers,
Dave.

3 November 2009, 02:36 PM	#31 (permalink)
bristol scout Shot Down Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,612	Hi guys, I think the Pfalz was probably not really all that bad--better than mediocre I would say. No less a person than McCudden (6th. Sept. and 19th. December 1917) had to give the Pfalz best when outmanoeuvred by them (and an Albatros) Werner Voss scored (4-I think) on it---Peter L. Gray thought most of the stories maligning the machine apocryphal---The Pfalz could dive a good deal faster than any other German fighter---the same trait that French pilots loved in SPADS don't forget. Question---Was the DV11 really so exceptional--or was it the combination of very good airframe with exceptional engine?---Always wondered. Cheers, Dave.