The battle of Britain
Hitler’s plan to invade Brittan was caller operation sea lion for hitter’s invasion to be successful Germany needed control of the air to achieve this Hitler had to destroy the British air force. The Luftwaffe Plaines bombed airfields and radar installations through Brittan. The battle of Brittan had started
The Royal Air Force (RAF) was stitched to the limit as it sought to stop the German attacked pilots had little rest as they were involved in constant dogfights against the German fighter Plaines and bombers. British spitfires and hurricanes fought me 109s and me 110s both sides suffered heavy losses but by the middle of September the RAF had won the battle of Brittan. The Germans had failed to get control of the air
These are the main reasons
· The Germans made the mistake of bombing London and this gave the Royal Air Force (RAF) time to recover and regroup
· The use of radar allowed the British to predict the arrival of the German attacks
· The spitfire was superior to the Germans planes
Hitler called of the invasion of Brittan. The Germans now switched to night time bombing of British cities, in all the (RAF) lost over 1000 Plaines and 500 pilots were killed. The Germans suffered heavier losses: 1700 Luftwaffe planes were shot down and nearly 3500 airmen killed or captured.
The Royal Air Force (RAF) was stitched to the limit as it sought to stop the German attacked pilots had little rest as they were involved in constant dogfights against the German fighter Plaines and bombers. British spitfires and hurricanes fought me 109s and me 110s both sides suffered heavy losses but by the middle of September the RAF had won the battle of Brittan. The Germans had failed to get control of the air
These are the main reasons
· The Germans made the mistake of bombing London and this gave the Royal Air Force (RAF) time to recover and regroup
· The use of radar allowed the British to predict the arrival of the German attacks
· The spitfire was superior to the Germans planes
Hitler called of the invasion of Brittan. The Germans now switched to night time bombing of British cities, in all the (RAF) lost over 1000 Plaines and 500 pilots were killed. The Germans suffered heavier losses: 1700 Luftwaffe planes were shot down and nearly 3500 airmen killed or captured.