HE162 Salamanda a how did it even work?

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Originally Posted by Tentacle19

I suggest reading Len Dieghton's " Fighter ". There is lots of great information in that book about the BoB. Where do you start? IF the 109s had drop tanks,thus extending their time over england who knows. If the Germans had bombed the spitfire factory? Even if they defeated the RAF, they had no proper landing craft to launch SeaLion let alone dealing with the Royal navy. ( although with no fighter cover how long does a navy last? ) Anyway, read "Fighter" its a great book.

I actually did a report on the contribution of foreign fighter pilots to the BoB and how many histories overlook them. "Fighter" was one of my sources. Sadly I was only able to skim it, since I had ten whole books to include (along with an analysis of each book's historicity). It's on my shelf of things to read when I get the chance. You're right about the landing craft, though. Operation Sea Lion was poorly planned from the get-go. Exactly what chance it had of succeeding is just speculation. (but I'm an avid history buff, so speculation is my cup of tea!)