Germany did not lose the Battle of Britain

[Igo kyu]

Originally Posted by EJGr.Ost_Caspar

Britain didn't loose because of only one strayed german bomber?

Let's say that winning was easier because of it.

As a consequence you could say, it would have lost? Thats the interesting point.

It doesn't necessarily follow. Most of the aircraft were off the fighter bases by the time the bombers came over, and there were bases further north they could get to if their own bases were incapable of receiving them.

It would IMHO have been at least another month for things to become impossible if the bases had been continually bombed (though they were becoming uncomfortable at the time Hitler switched), and even that is by no means a certainty. By a couple of months, the autumn weather would have been too rough for the crossing.

If there had been an attempted crossing the British Navy would have been there to fight it, even if that meant losing all their ships, which even with no RAF at all is not IMO that likely.