Comments by "Mike O\x27Neill" (@EllieMaes-Grandad) on "How USAAF defeated the Luftwaffe" video.

  1. The Japanese lost more than just the carriers themselves when one went down. Attrition of aircrew and mechanics was unsustainable; replacement training was insufficient.
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  2. It was an important stage along the way. 'Big Week' started the policy objectie of eliminating or reducing the German fighter force per se.
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  3. I have seen little reference to, and even less information about, Allied vs Axis fuel quality. There must have been basic performance differences and knock-on effects on operational and maintenance issues, yet no detailed analysis to be found . . .
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  4. Rarely mentioned are the ergonomics which helped the pilots fly them, superior training in safe environments, gyroscopic gunsights, better quality fuel and a whole lot more R&R than German pilots were ever given.  @EEmb-d5l 
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  5. Not an impressive contribution to the discussion . . .  @ianmangham4570 
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  6. Spinning induced centrifugal forces. Escape wasn't easy; many didn't.
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  7. Poor tactics, poor strategy, short-range Me109s with no drop-tanks . . . . for starters. Also, determination and morale; RAF pilots were fighting for their very existence. @EEmb-d5l 
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  8. * fresher during an engagement * On the day, yes, but they were flying and fighting almost every day, unlike Allied aircrew!  @EEmb-d5l 
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  9. Bomber escort wasn't the only job the RAF had. Somebody had to guard England itself, support Overlord, attack V1s etc.  @EEmb-d5l 
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  10. You'll have to read more [relevant] history books for that.  @nickdanger3802 
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  11. The organisation of maintenance, and the maintenenance organisation, receives scant acknowledgement, but, as in the BofB, effectiveness made a difference; teamwork counts.
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  12. But never over Berlin . . .
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  13. All of that, but still a thirsty beast. The fighters which flew over Berlin had not fought all the way from the coast. P47s and P38s did early stages (until P38s went to the Pacific theatre) and P47s would return, re-fuel, re-load and escort the bombers on the last stretch homewards. Escort was a complex business.  @Molonlabe07 
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