By day they were spotted by the Observer Corps on the ground, and of course the Radar stations, though primitive, were vital. There was also giant concrete (They are still there) sound receptors on the south coast which could hear the aero engines of the German bombers as thay assembled before crossing the Channel.
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DKM Tirpitz, sunk in a harbor by British bombers.
their were 1.4 million arp wardens in Britain
the German were the first to use bombers, their first bomber was a zeppelin invented by Edward zeppelin
Statistics of Bomber Raids on London Daylight Raids 8 Night Raids 19 TOTAL = 27 Tonnage = 111,935 kgs British Casualties Killed 835 Injured 1,972 Bombers shot down 24 Bombers lostor damaged 36 Bombers crashed 2 British aircraft shot down 6 (German bombers claimed 10) British aircraft lost or crashed 10 >>>British Casualties
The Junkers but its also called the German dive bombers! :)
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DKM Tirpitz, sunk in a harbor by British bombers.
Defending Britain from German bombers.
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their were 1.4 million arp wardens in Britain
The Battle of Britain was an all-out fight in world war 2 between the German bombers and fighter and the British fighter. The German bombers were dropping bombs on populated areas of England to 'soften up' England before invading. The Battle of Britain did end with the German forces being whipped.
The German's main bombers of WW2 were the Ju-87 Stuka, the Heinkel 111, the Dornier 215 and 217 and the Focke Wulf Condor.The German's main bombers of WW2 were the Ju-87 Stuka, the Heinkel 111, the Dornier 215 and 217 and the Focke Wulf Condor.
the German were the first to use bombers, their first bomber was a zeppelin invented by Edward zeppelin
In England, they tried to get the kids out of London and the area that was within the range of the German bombers. In US, there was not threat to the children.
Fighters (Hellcats); Dive Bombers (Dauntless); Torpedo Bombers (Avengers); Medium Bombers (Mitchells); Heavy Bombers (Superfortress).