What If ?

[Graham Boak]

1. No, because of the lack of sufficient escort fighters and appropriate training and experience within Bomber Command

2. No. The losses in total production numbers due to the changeover would have been considerable, the demand for Merlins would not provide adequate numbers for such an exchange, and the Hercules Halifax was very nearly as good as the Lancaster anyway.

3. Pass, but I would suggest Gee.

4. Was it possible to apply more urgency? Where were these extra Mosquito night fighters to come from? Home Defence was still an important role, and radar sets were not widely available. The best were not cleared for use over enemy territory anyway.

5. No. It had gained the expertise for more precise targetting that it lacked earlier.

That's my set of opinions.......