Originally Posted by
elmshoot
#7 the pilot was killed. were both pilots killed? or was it being flown by only one?
PS "Piece of Cake" is an excellent portrayal of combat flying and has some great flying but a mishmash of different Spitfire MK's
Sparky
#7. I think just one, though I'm not positive. Piece of Cake was a great series which, unfortunately, doesn't have subtitles or closed captions. Between my fading hearing and the treadmill noise, written dialog is a must. The book was even better. Among other things, it did a good job of demolishing the absurd idea that the Germans could have invaded Britain even if they had won the air war. Their "landing craft" were unseaworthy, unpowered barges. Normandy, even with almost complete air supremacy, with an enormous naval presence, with a lot of good technical stuff, careful planing, and a superb fake toward Calais, was a tough slog. Göring was always promising stuff he couldn't deliver, and I don't think Hitler ever took "Operation Sea Lion" seriously.