Look at this again.
Izzy's 109G2 I think and a Spit VIII.
(The finest with the Merlin, not the fastest of all though)
Mk VIII 582 km/h
109G-2 : 530 km/h
Where is the 109K there and where is the 109A?
One has reports of Spit XII's outrunning 190's on the deck (Guppy is a very reliable source). The VIII was slower as far as I know.
I have also seen anecdotal data of Mossies outrunning 190's on these boards, now where was it again. Karnak?
That was also low alt as far as I remember.
Anway, back to Milch, Udet and those merry men:
What I found in Len Deighton's book, "Fighter"
(Note: there are some misconceptions in this book, but tons of interesting stuff as well)
P224:
"Milch immediately started an ambitious programme to expand the Luftwaffe to four times it's strenght..................... ............................. One of his most important decisions was to keep the Bf 109 in full production no matter how superior the Fw190 proved to be"
Looked like Milch overcame his dislike of Willy after all for rather Practical reasons, - the 109's production was rather simple and at the time could be increased very much.
From the same page:
"During the time he (Udet) was in hospital, Milch had Udet's unfortunate Chief of staff - a close friend of Udet - banished to the eastern front. And he replaced Udet's chief engineer with a man of his own choice. When Udet came out of Hospital he was upset. He clashed with Milch on the subject of fighter production. (Bf 109 versus FW 190).
Milch won the fight but diplomatically suggested that Uded go with him to Paris for a few days vacation " to straighten things out again"
Anyway, Udet commited suicide shortly after.
Some more fodder for you. Hugo Junkers, one of the most brilliant aircraft designers Germany ever had, really got destroyed by Milch as well.
Grunherz, you had some interesting thread on these boards before about the possibility of a super fast 190 (DB 603), this may perhaps shed some light on the outcome there?
Also, all, bear in mind that all the warring nations had similar "political" problems, although maybe not to the extent of Nazi Germany.
The Mosquito was for instance initally a Private venture...and the Hurricane even, was so quickly available to the British just because Sydney Camm started it's design before it was wanted....
Regards
Angus