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Re: RAF and dive-bombing.
Thank you, Rob.
Simpson makes those points so must have been using the same source.
Simpson's conclusion is unequivocal. Fighter Command and 2TAF were just going through the motions, and their results were spun by the RAF and the government;
"as the rocket campaign gained momentum and the numbers exploding on London increased, the Government had to be seen to be doing something.The hard fact was that the V2s could only be stopped before being fired, and it was very difficult to do this, but the authorities could never have admitted that they could not stop them. It would have been an admission that Britain's capital city was completely at the mercy of a ruthless enemy who, it was being said, was on the brink of defeat".
Simpson states the pilots "did their best within the limitations of the equipment they were given".
The question comes back every time to the equipment used by Fighter Command and 2TAF.
The responsibility for that deficiency lies with the RAF top brass and Churchill who gave them too much rope.
Tony
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