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Old 05-24-2012, 09:31 PM
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Or he could explain why so many bomber raids were turned back before reaching the target, a lot got through but a lot didn't.
My understanding was that the appalling losses inflicted by the Luftwaffe on RAF Bomber Command was instrumental in switching to night bombing, and the subsequent development of the various navigation aids such as Oboe, GEE, H2S, etc.