Hugh Dowding

complex view of aerial combat and forced Allied and Axis leaders to adapt to the changing landscape, a task the Dowding performed well enough to earn victory. One such technological innovation was the creation of the radio detection and ranging, or RADAR. This new piece of technology emitted radio waves; then tracking objects in the air when the radio waves bounced back to the stations. Dowding used this new innovation and created the Chain Home Network, a collection of these RADAR stations to…

World War II began on the first day of September 1939 and ended on the 2nd day of September 1945 (“WW2 Dates & Timeline”). This war was known as the deadliest war in history that involved more than 30 countries. Among the countless battles in World War 2, the Battle of Britain, which was known as “Operation Sea Lion” starting from the 10th of July until 31 October 1940, was the first major military battle. Meanwhile, the Battle of Dunkirk was a defense and evacuation of British and other allied…

A major leader on the Allied side was Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding, who created a system referred to as the "Dowding system", a ground-controlled interception network, and led the British Royal Air force. On the other hand, however, Commander Hermann Goering commanded the Luftwaffe, the German Air force. They each led their troops well…

advantaged in achieving air supremacy over the Axis. “The first thing that won the Battle of Britain was radar.” Many people did not realise that Britain’s geographic position was very favourable. The RAF had an exceptional military leader Air Marshal Hugh Dowding, as well…

Account for the Luftwaffe’s failure to win the Battle of Britain. In 1941, Britain stood on the precipice of German invasion, the only thing in their way, the Royal Air Force, “hopelessly outnumbered, horribly outgunned, [they] battled desperately and somehow, despite the odds, emerged victorious.” With all the odds stacked in their favour, buoyed from their recent success in France, the German Luftwaffe still failed to win the battle in the skies over Britain. This essay will provide a…

Air power influenced each member of the Allies and Axis powers uniquely through the context in which they viewed the effects of air power in World War I (WWI), the development of theories and technology in the interwar years, and the geopolitical situation facing the nations at the outset of World War II (WWII). These situations and experiences created a perception of the capabilities of air power that drove the creation and employment of the nations’ air arm. In turn, each belligerents’…