davebender
1st Lieutenant
Those were experimental units. And British ground control radar was very primative during 1940. Night fighting in 1940 was nothing like the professional organizations that existed during 1943.
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Those were experimental units. And British ground control radar was very primative during 1940. Night fighting in 1940 was nothing like the professional organizations that existed during 1943.
Those were experimental units. And British ground control radar was very primative during 1940. Night fighting in 1940 was nothing like the professional organizations that existed during 1943.
The first confirmed RAF night fighter kill happened during July 1940. The second confirmed RAF night fighter kill happened during November 1940. The German night fighter force did a bit better, shooting down about 50 aircraft during 1940.
I think it's fair to say a German bomber flying over England at night during 1940 has a better chance of being struck by lightning then being shot at by a RAF night fighter.