James Holland
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And it is often forgotten that while the Luftwaffe is coming over and bombing Britain every single day, so is the RAF going over and bombing Germany. And one of the problems that the Germans have is that these bombers need fighter protection. Fighter planes are there to protect the bombers. And They don't have much fuel.
And it is often forgotten that while the Luftwaffe is coming over and bombing Britain every single day, so is the RAF going over and bombing Germany.
And one of the problems that the Germans have is that these bombers need fighter protection.
Fighter planes are there to protect the bombers.
And
They don't have much fuel, and the Messerschmitt 109E, the Emil, as the model is of 1940, is the mainstay of the German fighter force in the summer of 1940.
And the Messerschmitt 109E, the Emil, as the model is of 1940, is the mainstay of the German fighter force in the summer of 1940. And...
And the Messerschmitt 109E, the Emil, as the model is of 1940, is the mainstay of the German fighter force in the summer of 1940. And...
And the Messerschmitt 109E, the Emil, as the model is of 1940, is the mainstay of the German fighter force in the summer of 1940. And...
They don't have much fuel, so they need to conserve their fuel, which means they need to be as close to Britain as they possibly can, which is why the majority of them are all in airfields, which are hastily created in July 1940, following the fall of France, in the Pas-de-Calais, which is the closest point.
They don't have much fuel, so they need to conserve their fuel, which means they need to be as close to Britain as they possibly can, which is why the majority of them are all in airfields, which are hastily created in July 1940, following the fall of France, in the Pas-de-Calais, which is the closest point. That's where the channel is its narrowest and all the rest of it.
They don't have much fuel, so they need to conserve their fuel, which means they need to be as close to Britain as they possibly can, which is why the majority of them are all in airfields, which are hastily created in July 1940, following the fall of France, in the Pas-de-Calais, which is the closest point. That's where the channel is its narrowest and all the rest of it.
They don't have much fuel, so they need to conserve their fuel, which means they need to be as close to Britain as they possibly can, which is why the majority of them are all in airfields, which are hastily created in July 1940, following the fall of France, in the Pas-de-Calais, which is the closest point. That's where the channel is its narrowest and all the rest of it.
That's where the channel is its narrowest and all the rest of it.
And also in the Northern Normandy. And that's where they're flying from. But what that means is that even if you're completely rubbish at bombing, which the British are in 1940, they haven't developed those navigational aids that create untold accuracy by the end of the war. In 1940, they don't have that luxury. It's a target-rich environment.
And also in the Northern Normandy. And that's where they're flying from. But what that means is that even if you're completely rubbish at bombing, which the British are in 1940, they haven't developed those navigational aids that create untold accuracy by the end of the war. In 1940, they don't have that luxury. It's a target-rich environment.
And also in the Northern Normandy. And that's where they're flying from. But what that means is that even if you're completely rubbish at bombing, which the British are in 1940, they haven't developed those navigational aids that create untold accuracy by the end of the war. In 1940, they don't have that luxury. It's a target-rich environment.
And also in the Northern Normandy.
And that's where they're flying from.
But what that means is that even if you're completely rubbish at bombing, which the British are in 1940, they haven't developed those navigational aids that