Stability and Control characteristics of the Early Mark Spitfires

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That does not even scratch the surface on the number of pilots who damaged the aircraft but managed to make it home.

and thats a bad thing?

There were stories of Spit wings in huge piles at maintenance units as fractured wings were replaced after sharp pullouts at low levels - something that the more solid Hawker products were not affected by.

Can we get at least one thing sorted here, is annecdotal evidence valid or not?