It would have been nice if they'd included an historical raid such as bombing the invasion barges at Callais, though Blenhiems would have to substitute for Fairey Battles.
By the time of the BoB, all the Fairey Battles were transfered to Coastal Command for anti-shipping and raids on German coastal instalations. As such operations required a fighter escort, the chances are that Eastchurch was a home for CC Fairey Battles.
The Fleet Air Arm's contribution during the BoB is eclipsed by the RAF. In September 1940 two Royal Navy F4-F Martlets, From Portsmouth, scrambled and shot down a lone Ju-88 raider / recce bomber, making the first kill for a US built warplanes in WW2. Before anybody points out that the French were flying P-36 Hawks, no actual kills were recorded by the FAF and most were abandoned and captured by the Germans as they over ran the airfields in May 1940.
Land based Royal Navy Sea Gladiators and Martlets also acted as reserves and patrolled over the Channel.
Last edited by Panzergranate; 01-27-2010 at 02:52 PM.
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