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By what measures did the Germans not have numerical superiority in the battle of Britain, though?
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But the possibility of a Luftwaffe victory was effectively compromised by plans, laid down in the prewar period, that provided Fighter Command with a quantitative advantage and the means to sustain this advantage.
This article seeks to clarify the part played by logistics in the Battle of Britain and how it shaped the outcome. For brevity, the analysis focuses primarily on the single-seat fighters deployed by the respective air forces. It was in this arena that the Luftwaffe needed to prevail if it were to achieve air superiority over southern England and, in so doing, defeat the Royal Air Force.
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http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...24/ai_74582443
The RAF's sortie rate was much higher as well according to the RAF's own official History:
As for the 11th Group theory doing all the fighting, that is not the case again according to the RAF's own official History:
It is hard to reverse culture however. Especially when it is engrained in the British School children from an early age that the Spitfire held off the vast armada of the German Air Force:
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/
All the best,
Crumpp