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Originally Posted by aspqrz
Really.
Possibly true, depending on where said German Bombers were based.
Utterly misleading, however.
As I noted in a previous post, IIRC, unescorted German Bombers could reach most of the UK.
Unescorted German Bombers = dead meat.
55% of the RAF was north of the maximum range line for escorted German Bombers ... which is, also, one reason why the Germans were never going to be able to win the Battle of Britain with the resources they had available.
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The Battle of Britain occurred in 1940
Distance from Berlin to London: 933 km
Distance from Berlin to Glasgow: 1,205 km
Distance from Berlin to Cardiff: 1,140 km
Distance from Hamburg to London: 721 km
Distance from Hamburg to Glasgow: 949 km
Distance from Hamburg to Cardiff: 920 km
Heinkel He 177 heavy bomber range 1,540 km.
Arado Ar 234 jet bomber range 1,556 km, maximum speed 742 km/h.
The principle escort fighter for Allied bombing raids on Germany was the P-51 Mustang, an American aircraft. The P-51 escorted USAAC bombing raids during daylight not RAF bombers who preferred night bombing. RAF bombers when accompanied by escort fighters were escorted by the Mosquito night fighter. The Luftwaffe would have had had similar concerns to the RAF about heavy air defences during daylight.
The He 219 night fighter had a range of 1,540 km.
The Bf110F-4/G-4 night fighter had a range of 2,410 km.
The Me-262 jet fighter which was used as a day and night fighter had a range of 1,050 km which was superior to a de Havilland Mosquito F Mk. II and about the same as a Hawker Tempest V without drop tanks but a lot faster.