Let's Put this Battle of Britain thing in Historical Context..

[Al Schlageter]

Originally Posted by MikeC1980

Originally Hitler targeted only British airbases. Things were going well, at one point the English air force was down to only 200 planes.

Where did you find that nonsense of 200 planes.

Number of immediately available fighters, according to "The Battle of Britain" by Peter G. Cooksley (Ian Allan Ltd., 1990)

Hurricanes Spitfires

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21 August 615 326

30 August 580 287

8 September 530 275

15 September 472 256

2 October 482 281

18 October 512 285