VE Day 75 years later: The real story of how Britain won WW2

[crystal ball]

That we relied on US aircraft from the outset, very much a key factor

 

[Bodd]

The RAF entered World War II with no heavy bomber of its own in service; the biggest available were long-range medium bombers such as the Vickers Wellington, which could carry up to 4,500 pounds (2,000 kg) of bombs.[76] While the Short Stirling and Handley Page Halifax became its primary bombers by 1941, in early 1940, the RAF entered into an agreement with the U.S. Army Air Corps to acquire 20 B-17Cs, which were given the service name Fortress I. Their first operation, against Wilhelmshaven on 8 July 1941

The first British Liberators had been ordered by the Anglo-French Purchasing Board in 1940. After the Fall of France the French orders were in most cases transferred to the United Kingdom. The RAF found, as did the US, that global war increased the need for air transports and early type bombers and seaplanes were converted or completed as cargo carriers and transports. LB-30As were assigned to transatlantic flights by RAF Ferry Command, between Canada and Prestwick, Scotland. The first Liberators in British service were ex-USAAF YB-24s converted to Liberator GR Is (USAAF designation: LB-30A).

By February 1939, RAF Hudsons began to be delivered, initially equipping No. 224 Squadron RAF at RAF Leuchars, Scotland in May 1939. By the start of the war in September, 78 Hudsons were in service.[7] Due to the United States' neutrality at that time, early series aircraft were flown to the Canada–US border, landed, and then towed on their wheels over the border into Canada by tractors or horse drawn teams, before then being flown to Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) airfields where they were then dismantled and "cocooned" for transport as deck cargo, by ship to Liverpool. The Hudsons were supplied without the Boulton Paul dorsal turret, which was installed on arrival in the United Kingdom.

All would have been in vain if Britain fell.

 

[Bodd]

QUOTE="crystal ball, post: 4616882, member: 8858"]That we relied on US aircraft from the outset, very much a key factor[/QUOTE]

Due to the United States' neutrality at that time,

Hence lucky we stood strong until the Yanks got their finger out.

 

[crystal ball]

Stood strong with help from the neutral US and our allies, exactly

 

[Bodd]

If I was in deep rising water with my little girls and I put them on my shoulders until a helping hand come and grabbed the girls and then pulled me out. I'd have to say they saved us all. But if I didn't stand and do what a dad should do it could have been very different.

 

[crystal ball]

Good for you, but irrelevant

 

[transam]

There were those who wanted to surrender and appease Hitler like the French

Lord Halifax
Chamberlain?

Then there was JFK.s Oldman

Joe Kennedy

 

[Bodd]

Stood strong with help from the neutral US and our allies, exactly

Did the Americans have bombers that could hit Berlin from the east coast....... No....

The Germans were close to developing a bomber and a rocket that could reach New York. They were close. But we stood alone and slowed the German machine down.

 

[Bodd]

Until the yanks pulled their finger out

 

[transam]

Did the Americans have bombers that could hit Berlin from the east coast....... No....

The Germans were close to developing a bomber and a rocket that could reach New York. They were close. But we stood alone and slowed the German machine down.

There is always some one who wants
to run the country down plenty post in here

Anti British / UK they seem to gain

Momentum

Most of em have there hand out as well

 

[crystal ball]

Did the Americans have bombers that could hit Berlin from the east coast....... No....

The Germans were close to developing a bomber and a rocket that could reach New York. They were close. But we stood alone and slowed the German machine down.

No but we did, B17 amongst them, are you talking about V2?

 

[Bodd]

To sum up

I'm not saying we could have won the war without the Yanks
The Commonwealth.
French and Norwegian resistance
Polish and Czech pilots
The Russians
The tea lady's
The Bin men
The Farmers.
The Fire brigade.

One thing that made all the above work, was a small piece of land surrounded by water..

....... We stood alone.......

 

[crystal ball]

To sum up

I'm not saying we could have won the war without the Yanks
The Commonwealth.
French and Norwegian resistance
Polish and Czech pilots
The Russians
The tea lady's
The Bin men
The Farmers.
The Fire brigade.

One thing that made all the above work, was a small piece of land surrounded by water..

....... We stood alone.......

With help from our allies .....oxymoron

 

[Bodd]

No but we did, B17 amongst them, are you talking about V2?

The V2 was used to bomb London. It would never have reached NY

 

[crystal ball]

Ok so expand