Why was the British able to win the Battle of Britain?

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By Beth Thompson

Why was the British able to win the Battle of Britain?

The world thought that Germany would win The Battle of Britain but they were wrong.  This essay will explain to you how and why Britain won the battle.

        The reasons that I am about to tell you about are all factors that are continued throughout the whole battle.

Britain had magnificent technology.  From the start of the battle, the British used radar.  This allowed them to spot the size, height and direction of German attacks so that their offensives could be intercepted and blunted.  This allowed pilots and soldiers to rest without suspense and when planes were spotted time to prepare and get into the air for flight.

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To link this point the British had better intelligence than the Germans did.  This allowed the British to gather information on the Germans, asses it and spread it to the officers and pilots (R.A.F).

British developed scientific system of air defence.  This involved Radar, telephone communication, a map of lights which organise when planes need to go out and when they need refuelling.  People also watched with binoculars for extra safety.

A factor that made the Germans fail was that the German bomber planes were too slow and under gunned whilst the British had enough to accompany them at all ...

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