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The Sky Suspended: The Battle of Britain May 1940-April 1941 Drew Middleton

The Sky Suspended: The Battle of Britain May 1940-April 1941 Drew Middleton

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    The Sky Suspended: The Battle of Britain May 1940-April 1941
    Drew Middleton
    FIRST EDITION.  Hard cover
    .  Secker & Warburg, 1960.  255
    pages.  Very good+ book in very good dust jacket.  Great copy!
    The first phase of the battle was now over and that Fighter Command had more than held its own. A total of 363 German aircraft had been shot down and destroyed between August 8th and the 18th, compared with 211 British fighter aircraft. This comprised of 181 in the air and a further 30 on the ground. Two important German decisions had also been made during this period. They had learnt from their mistake on daylight attacks across the North Sea where the distance was too great for German bombers to have a fighter escort, therefore daylight missions from Luftflotte 5 were withdrawn. They also realized that the 'Stuka' Ju87 dive bomber, although inflicting considerable damage to the British defences, was also easy prey for the Spitfires and the Hurricanes of Fighter Command. Ju87 casualties were high and was costing the Luftwaffe dearly. Regular missions by the Luftflotte 2 Ju87 squadrons were also withdrawn. But although it did appear that Fighter Command was more than holding its own on these figures, there was still some concern at the Air Ministry.
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