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Why Did Britain Win the Battle of Britain - Coggle Diagram
Why Did Britain Win the Battle of Britain
German Planes
They only had enough fuel to fly for 30 minutes.
They flew closer together, making it easy for the British planes to attack them.
The bombers also had to fly close together, making it easier for the fighters to attack them.
Production
The British lost large numbers of planes, but were producing 563 fighter planes per month, Germany were only producing 156 fighters per month.
The British had less pilots but they worked a lot harder. Pilots would only get short breaks before they had to go back into a new plane and fly again.
British Planes
Spitfires intercepted the German aircraft.
Hurricanes attacked the German bombers.
The Hurricane scored more RAF victories during the battle, 55% of the 2,739 German losses.
The Spitfire scored 42% of the German losses.
The British also has Radar.
This meant the British could see when the German aircraft were about to cross the English Channel.
This gave them an early warning system and allowed them to know where the German planes would attack.
Losses
Germany lost 1660 planes.
Britain lost 1116 planes.
When a German bomber dropped bombs on London by chance, when he was trying to escape, Churchill retaliated against Berlin, this gave Hitler the idea to start the Blitz.