Sapper, can I just say thanks ?
I've been away for a few days and have been 'back-reading' your posts - fascinating stuff !
Just a quick footnote to Erich's question above about V1 shootdowns. As the forum's resident 'Mosquito bore' I'll confirm that Mosquito units alone accounted for
471 flying bombs - mainly over the sea. Sqn Ldr R N Chudleigh DFC of 96 Sqn destroyed 152 !
And that's without the Tempests, Spitfires, etc....