Warships at sea or in harbours were attacked. That is not an attack on a base. In fact, the instructions were not to bomb ships that were too...
No, it is a fact that German warships were attacked. I'm sure newspapers in Nazi Germany reported a lot of things that weren't true. It doesn't...
The Emden wasn't actually bombed, a Blenheim that had been hit by flak crashed on to it. Well, I can't vouch for what people believe, but I can...
I'm sorry, I don't understand your point. These were attacks on German warships, under strict instructions not to bomb if they were too close to...
Sorry, I can't read German. Can you give me a rough translation? The Cabinet instructions were clear. They met on 3 September. From the minutes:...
No, Britain did not bomb Germany first. On 3 September the government decided that the RAF would not be allowed to attack targets in Germany, even...
Around 40% of Bomber Command's effort went on area attacks, the majority of their tonnage was dropped in attacks on precision targets. And the...
I assume "CP No. 1" means Cluster Projectile Mk 1. [img] [img] [img] From "British Explosive Ordnance" by the US Bureau of Ordnance. I believe...
There's no way the raid can be classed as area bombing. British bombers were under strict orders, if they couldn't find their target, they had to...
If you add several hundred Zeros, and pilots, to the Luftwaffe force that actually existed, then it might well tip the battle in their favour. But...
I don't think any Spitfires used wing drop tanks operationally. Certainly not the XIV. Drop tanks were commonly carried under the fuselage, of 30,...
The DOE provides a rolling breakdown of the costs of a gallon of gasoline at Gasoline Components History Rip off government. Britain actually...
The standard rate of VAT is currently 15%. It went down from 17.5% late last year, and will be going back up at the end of December this year....
UK petrol price breakdown: Fuel tax - 56.19p Oil companies - 35p VAT - 13.7p Total tax take = 70p a litre.
RAF bomber command adopted the idea of a tour of duty in late 1940. It was set at 30 missions, with a maximum of 200 hours of operational flying....
Where's this idea the Hurricane had greater range than the Spitfire come from? Both were designed to the same Air Ministry range specifications....
Of course it is. It's a measure of how many planes each air force lost, nothing more. The only point of including it was because of the false...
The RAF released to the press, every day, their own claims for enemy aircraft destroyed and their own aircraft losses. Neither was adjusted for...
I'd have thought it does. Not many people have. I believe the bombs fell in open countryside, and I'm sure they were meant for somewhere in...
Fair enough for one battle, but Gallipoli is virtually unknown in the UK because it was a minor battle from our point of view. If you take overall...
