Sonovabich Posted February 1, 2017 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1535 Topics Per Day: 0.27 Content Count: 5022 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 5198 Achievement Points: 131537 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 9 Device: Windows Posted February 1, 2017 https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/8-facts-hardest-day-battle-britain.html hxtr and PimpedOutPete 2
TBB Posted February 1, 2017 Member ID: 989 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 290 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 21161 Content Per Day: 3.74 Reputation: 22852 Achievement Points: 151820 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 410 Joined: 01/07/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 6 hours ago Birthday: 01/27/1946 Device: Windows Posted February 1, 2017 Interesting. From my reading one of the biggest mistakes the German's made was not understanding what the British radar sites actually were and not bombing them. Sonovabich 1 Awards
hxtr Posted February 1, 2017 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 2.93 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129714 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Posted February 1, 2017 (edited) One under estimated the other over estimated. 3. The Germans expected a weaker opposition than the UK actually had. 6. The British thought there were more German planes attacking than there actually were. 6. The British thought there were more German planes attacking than there actually were. Moral of the story.. best to be overly prepared. Edited February 1, 2017 by hxtr Sonovabich 1
Sonovabich Posted February 2, 2017 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1535 Topics Per Day: 0.27 Content Count: 5022 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 5198 Achievement Points: 131537 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 9 Device: Windows Author Posted February 2, 2017 Our biggest fear in the Battle of Britain was not a lack of planes but having a lack of trained pilots, we could replace the planes easier than training pilots, some were having to fly with very little training against very good and experienced German pilots and as you can imagine many did not last too long. TBB and hxtr 2
hxtr Posted February 2, 2017 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 2.93 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129714 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Posted February 2, 2017 Our biggest fear in the Battle of Britain was not a lack of planes but having a lack of trained pilots, we could replace the planes easier than training pilots, some were having to fly with very little training against very good and experienced German pilots and as you can imagine many did not last too long. That would be a crazy problem to have. Plenty of planes.. no one to fly them. wow... Sonovabich 1
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