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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (120765)	12/1/2003 12:12:15 AM
From: Bilow	Respond to of 281500

Hi Hawkmoon; Re: "Given that the German fighter forces outnumbered the British by 3-1 at the start of the battle of britain ..." The correct ratio was closer to 2 to 1. And the simple fact is that Germans had to fly to Britain, while the British were already there, eliminated the advantage in numbers. I don't feel like arguing this point with you. Here, go argue with the authorities: ... Modern scholarship suggests the battle was unwinnable for the Luftwaffe. ... en.wikipedia.org -- Carl