Classic Fighter

Classic Fighter is the story of the great piston-engine fighters of World War II and a tribute to the men who flew them.
The programme shows these great warplanes in stunning air-to-air flying sequences, inter-cut with interviews with pilots of the British and American air forces.
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[@roberthutchison8197]

Another wrong thing was when they say the Corsair was the first fighter to reach 400 mph, as before the Lightning did it first...

[@coco-ry8jg]

Rumour has it only the prototype Lockheed Lightning was able to reach 400 mph and only later versions of the Corsair were capable of hitting the mark. The first fighter to enter service with a top speed of over 400 mph was the Hawker Typhoon.