This was an unpleasant surprise.
The 190, in fact, turned out faster.
When the RAF finally managed to capture a specimen in 1942, it was realized that the ugly news had yet to arrive.
But they had not expected the appearance of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the new German fighters with radial engine, which could easily counter the inadequate Spitfire V.
The pilots of the RAF Spitfire had rejected the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain and now, in the summer of 1941, had to face to defend Europe.
This was an unpleasant surprise