Spitfires and Hurricanes played a vital role in defeating Nazi Germany Photo: Reuters We Clip The Wings Of The RAF At ur peril -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
Planned defence cuts belittle the key role of aerial superiority in modern combat, says Con Coughlin.
The Royal Air Force has come a long way since that grim, overcast morning 70 years ago today, when the first squadron of German bombers flew up the Thames Estuary to launch the Luftwaffe's all-out assault on the British mainland.
By the time 111 and 151 Hurricane squadrons were scrambled from bases around south London to intercept the German attackers, the Dornier bombers had emptied their payloads over Eastchurch airfield, on the north Kent coast, and were already making their return journey across the Channel.
Read more ....
My Comment: It always comes down to money .... and in Britain's case what little they have left must go somewhere else.
No comments:
Post a Comment