Comments by "Ray Purchase" (@raypurchase801) on "The Nazi super plane that nearly won the war" video.

Agreed. The 262's kill: losses ratio was 1 : 1.5, not very good. By comparison, the Tempest's kill : losses ratio was 7 : 1 on all types and 6 : 1 against single seaters.
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@xisotopex A hundred 262s arriving over the Normandy beaches would've faced 500 Spitfires, Tempests, Mustangs and Thunderbolts. Lots of circling and tail-chasing, lots of speeding-in and speeding-out, 262s flying at 400mph, dropping their bombs haphazardly about a quarter of a mile from their intended target. Wouldn't have made a blind bit of difference. The preferred tactic of the USAAF and RAF was always to pursue the 262s back to their airfields, and rip them to pieces as they tried to land. 100 262s over the Normandy beaches would've seen their demise much earlier.
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@xisotopex I responded to your reply which included the phrase, "the Luftwaffe actually showed up to the fight". A comment about my "reading comprehension" is needlessly abusive. The Luftwaffe suffered heavy casualties from allied strafing during the weeks leading up to Overlord. As a result, the airfields remained operational but the aircraft themselves were relocated towards the interior and the routes taken by heavy bombers en route to the Ruhr. These locations were perfect if the allies had invaded near Calais, as expected. Agent Garbo convinced the Germans that the Normandy invasion was a diversion. Aircrews were ready and waiting for the "real invasion", which didn't happen.
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@xisotopex Please elaborate. I don't understand.
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@johnearle1 True.
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@TheAneewAony richardvernon's reply (above) deals with this. If the Luftwaffe had THAT many aces, they would've won the war. Goebbels was very keen on proclaiming victories which didn't happen.
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