"Dan" wrote in message
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Ray O'Hara wrote:
"Alan Dicey" wrote in message
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Paul Saccani wrote:
wrote:
British aerial victory claims are vastly exagerated in the BoB.
Indeed, to say the least.
*Were* exaggerated, at the time, because of confusion (even though both
sides were quite rigorous in their verification) and to help morale.

We still won.

The Germans also overclaimed - their intelligence system several times
reported that the RAF was down to its last few aircraft. It's one
reason why the appearance of the formed-up Big Wing on September 15th
was such a shock.

"Here they come again, the last 20 Spitfires..."


won? the British bombing German cities causing retaliation against London
"won" the battle.

Check your history.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

check yours.
before the Germans misdirected their efforts they were winning.
it's all moot as the Germans had no amphiious capability and the mostlt
unpowered river barges they collected would have foundered in the channel
chop.