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[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by IamNotDavid

That is a pretty big pantload. Difficult Logistics? The US had to move all their aircraft and supplies across the Atlantic friggin Ocean. German aircraft could be pushed from the factory to the runway. That the Germans were flying inferior machines is also pretty silly.

erm, were the Allied harbours, bases and factories continuously hammered throughout the war? No. Did they have limited access to resources like the Germans? No. Did they keep on using the same crews and pilots like the Germans? No. And machines weren't inferior, but suffered from limited logistics, low engines TBOs and general lack of spare parts.

Originally Posted by IamNotDavid

This is also absurd. It's true that pilots over the ocean don't have any landmarks to confuse them. They also don't have any landmarks to save them. Given the choice, I'll take my chances with "confusing" landmarks. IFR is a lot easier when there are roads to follow.

erm, IFR doesn't rely on landmarks. IFR is actually safer than VFR in terms of long navigation. I appreciate you don't have a VFR or IFR license, that's why you probably don't understand this, but Bongo can confirm this himself I suppose.