Britain’s survival in World War 2 depended on air power. At the cutting edge were high-performance fighter planes, dishing out destruction to Axis intruders and supporting Allied operations worldwide.

Summary: During World War II, the strategic bomber offensive tested the balance between bombers and fighters, evolving from the early limitations demonstrated in the Battle of Britain to the ...

The Defiant’s real-world combat performance can be summed up in a ten-word nutshell: great against enemy bombers, not so great against enemy fighters. In other words, it was more of an interceptor ...