That said, while Bomber Command could not win the war against
Germany on its own, as its commander Air Marshall Bomber Harris
claimed, it did provide one of the most significant tools for
ensuring final victory.
That said, while Bomber Command could not win the war against
Germany on its own, as its commander Air Marshall Bomber Harris
claimed, it did provide one of the most significant tools for
ensuring final victory.
"Jim Wilkins" <muratlanne@gmail.com> writes:
That said, while Bomber Command could not win the war against
Germany on its own, as its commander Air Marshall Bomber Harris
claimed, it did provide one of the most significant tools for
ensuring final victory.
Bomber Harris denied Coastal Command et.al. of the B24 long
range variant aircraft needed to neutralize the U-Boat threat,
thus costing the lives of thousand of Allied seafarers.
"Jim Wilkins" <muratlanne@gmail.com> writes:
That said, while Bomber Command could not win the war against
Germany on its own, as its commander Air Marshall Bomber Harris
claimed, it did provide one of the most significant tools for
ensuring final victory.
Bomber Harris denied Coastal Command et.al. of the B24 long
range variant aircraft needed to neutralize the U-Boat threat,
thus costing the lives of thousand of Allied seafarers.
Britain had the excellent, locally produced Sunderland flying boat which
was a purpose-designed (bespoke?) long range marine patrol plane. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Coastal_Command_during_World_War_II
As nice a mix of old and new as you could find.
On 21/03/2023 14:07, Jim Wilkins wrote:
As it turns out, a Catalina pretty much matched the Sunderland for cruise performance (Cruise speed / Range) Not the same, but close, carried twiceBritain had the excellent, locally produced Sunderland flying boatBut not enough of them and they lacked the range of the B-24.
which was a purpose-designed (bespoke?) long range marine patrol plane.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Coastal_Command_during_World_War_II
the RAF also used Catalina's, Lockheed Hudsons, Mosquitos and on D-Day
Hawker Typhoons. In the Med the RN used the Fairey Swordfish equipped
with radar and rockets, As nice a mix of old and new as you could find.
Post war of course the role passed to the Shackleton and Nimrod while
the RCAF used a version of the Avro Lancaster https://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/aircraft/post-war-rcaf-lancasters/
Keith Willshaw <keithwillshaw@gmail.com> writes:
As nice a mix of old and new as you could find.
I'd say the use of Stringbag's from ad-hock carriers against U-boats,
had to be the best old & new mix of the war.
Britain had the excellent, locally produced Sunderland flying boat ...
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