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    Also, the Allies had a tactical advantage. The Luftwaffe was tasked with stopping the bombers and advoiding the escorts. Of course the interceptors had to deal with the escorts –sometimes as cover for the dedicated interceptors- but in general the Allied escorts were the hunters. Doolittle authorized the Allied escorts to leave the bombers to hunt down Luftwaffe planes. The pilot attrition was the prime downfall of the Luftwaffe. Commented Aug 31, 2017 at 17:41
  • During the Battle of Britain, the German fighter aircraft were ordered to maintain close defence of the bombers, en route to the target, which hampered their flexibility. Also, because the fighter aircraft were not designed for Cross-Channel operations, they had relatively low fuel capacity: this generally meant they could only engage in combat operations over the target for about 20 minutes, or risk running out of fuel on the way back to France -- in every case, such a fate meant the loss of the aircraft in the sea, even if the pilot survived, since the entire flight path lay over the sea. Commented May 6, 2020 at 18:04