James Holland
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create untold accuracy by the end of the war.
In 1940, they don't have that luxury.
It's a target-rich environment.
I mean, you know, you can barely miss if you go over to the Isle of, you know, over to the Palakala. I mean, it's literally, it's just like one huge, great kind of hub of fighter airfields.
I mean, you know, you can barely miss if you go over to the Isle of, you know, over to the Palakala. I mean, it's literally, it's just like one huge, great kind of hub of fighter airfields.
I mean, you know, you can barely miss if you go over to the Isle of, you know, over to the Palakala. I mean, it's literally, it's just like one huge, great kind of hub of fighter airfields.
I mean, you know, you can barely miss if you go over to the Isle of, you know, over to the Palakala.
I mean, it's literally, it's just like one huge, great kind of hub of fighter airfields.
And consequently, that means that every single German squadron, which only is 12 airplanes strong on establishment, and very often even fewer than that, always has to leave two airplanes behind to defend their own airfields. And it's really interesting when you look at kind of prisoner of war statements from Luftwaffe crown crew that have been downed.
And consequently, that means that every single German squadron, which only is 12 airplanes strong on establishment, and very often even fewer than that, always has to leave two airplanes behind to defend their own airfields. And it's really interesting when you look at kind of prisoner of war statements from Luftwaffe crown crew that have been downed.
And consequently, that means that every single German squadron, which only is 12 airplanes strong on establishment, and very often even fewer than that, always has to leave two airplanes behind to defend their own airfields. And it's really interesting when you look at kind of prisoner of war statements from Luftwaffe crown crew that have been downed.
And consequently, that means that every single German squadron, which only is 12 airplanes strong on establishment, and very often even fewer than that, always has to leave two airplanes behind to defend their own airfields.
And it's really interesting when you look at kind of prisoner of war statements from Luftwaffe crown crew that have been downed.
They were all bugged at a holding place called Trent Park. You can see the transcripts of these conversations. They're all going about how annoying it was that the RAF were over every night and they can't sleep. And, you know, if only they'd just shut up and leave them alone and not bomb them. You know, this is just part of the narrative of the Battle of Britain that's completely left out.
They were all bugged at a holding place called Trent Park. You can see the transcripts of these conversations. They're all going about how annoying it was that the RAF were over every night and they can't sleep. And, you know, if only they'd just shut up and leave them alone and not bomb them. You know, this is just part of the narrative of the Battle of Britain that's completely left out.
They were all bugged at a holding place called Trent Park. You can see the transcripts of these conversations. They're all going about how annoying it was that the RAF were over every night and they can't sleep. And, you know, if only they'd just shut up and leave them alone and not bomb them. You know, this is just part of the narrative of the Battle of Britain that's completely left out.
They were all bugged at a holding place called Trent Park.
You can see the transcripts of these conversations.
They're all going about how annoying it was that the ROF were over every night and they can't sleep.
And, you know, if only they'd just shut up and leave them alone and not bomb them.