PART 6 | James Holland and Al Murray get unprecedented access to the Luftwaffe’s bomber force at RAF Museum Hendon—climbing into the cockpit of a Heinkel He 111 and getting up close to the legendary Stuka dive bomber. They reveal why Germany’s fearsome WW2 aircraft—so effective in Poland and France—were outmatched by Britain’s integrated air defence system, Spitfires and Hurricanes in the Battle of Britain in 1940.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:37 Welcome to the RAF Museum
2:54 The Junkers Ju 87 Stuka Dive Bomber
3:56 Why Dive Bombing Tactics are Effective
5:13 The Stuka’s Fatal Weaknesses
6:49 Lessons from Dunkirk
8:18 Ernst Udet’s Dive Bombing Obsession
10:42 The Stuka’s Hidden Targeting Window Feature
13:07 The Heinkel He 111 Medium Bomber
14:40 Rare Access: Inside the Heinkel Cockpit
17:16 Views from the Bomb Aimer Position
20:16 The Numbers Problem
22:26 Why Germany’s Bombers Were Outmatched
25:06 Closing Thoughts & Visit RAF Museum
Credit to : WW2 Headquarters