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Old 25th July 2007, 20:37
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Re: Placing the Fairey Battle.

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Originally Posted by tcolvin View Post
In 1939 the RAF was a well-equipped and well-funded strategic bomber force.
Tony
I really do urge you to read Max Hastings' "Bomber Command" on this question and his trenchant observations on just how ill-prepared Bomber command in fact was for what it had always assumed it would do in the event of war.

P.S. I still think Fighter Command did a pretty good job in the Battle of Britain - we're still here, aren't we? - so give the RAF some credit.
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