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Originally Posted by kendo65
Hello Klem - I've taken the liberty of re-ordering elements of your post so that i can address the different issues a little more easily
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I generally agree with what you say. I'm not talking about change of Strategy. The Axis Strategy for defeating Britain was the destruction of the RAF through the air battle that became known as the BoB, to be followed by the landings in the SE. That would remain the Strategy.
The 12 Group Squadrons/Big Wing question was more a matter of Tactics. Should they have been thrown at the bomber formations wherever they could be found or used for defence of the 11 Group airfields (as they were - well, supposed to have been)? Would the former have resulted in an earlier more decisive victory over the LW and possibly even prevented the Blitz through the destruction of many more enemy a/c even though they had already bombed the airfields or would its non-protection of the airfields have left them devastated and inoperable on a larger scale and earlier than they were, leading to defeat of the RAF? Perhaps it became a moot point as soon as the LW switched to attacking London but if you were Herman Goering and had the benefit of hindsight you'd have kept attacking the airfields and then the case for how to use the Big Wing could have been critical and argued in either direction. At least we have the opportunity to try out both arguments.
So, back On Topic, a Duxford is going to be needed.