Was the German Luftwaffe superior to the allied air force?

Question

At least at the beginning of the war?

Answer 1

At the start of WW11 the Luftwaffe pilot certainly had the advantage since they had been honing their aerial skills since the onset of the Spanish civil war. As WW11 progressed these pilots began to become casualties of war and they were replaced by less experienced pilots. They were flying airplanes developed in the thirties against current American and British technology of the time. German jet technology did not enter the war early enough to impact the war significantly. In the latter stages of the war, allied pilots swept the Germans from the skies.

Answer 2

At the beginning of WWII, the Luftwaffe was superior to the allied air force, in numbers. As someone else posted, they were limited by a lack of strategic bombers. By the time of the Battle of Britain, however, British tenacity and American industrial might had begun to grind down the luftwaffe, and by the time the american air force showed up in mid 42, the only advantage the Germans had was excellent anti-aircraft capabilities.

Answer 3

The French air rigidity had some sturdy planes even though it became no longer considered that important by utilising their extreme command, by way of massacre of youthful adult males in WW1 there hadn't been plenty contained in the way of renewal between the extreme command and those 'previous timers' have been sluggish to comprehend the will for brand spanking new technologies like tanks and planes. although, the Luftwaffe lost greater advantageous than 2000 air group in the time of the French marketing campaign, and between the rationalization why Goering waited 2 months attacking Britain - and for this reason giving the RAF the time to regroup - became the ought to anticipate brand spanking new flyers to fill in this vast hollow. So the Luftwaffe did meet lots of resistance.

Answer 4

At the begining of the war, of course. As the war went on though, the German industrial plants were bombed and Germany could not produce as many aircraft as the allies could. But you have to say one thing about the Luftwaffe, they were the first nation to introduce jet fighters and guided missles. The were skilled pilots that were feared and respected by many Allied pilots.

Answer 5

Only in the number of combat aircraft and the numbers of combat experienced pilots.

All that didn't help when it came to the Battle of Britain. They were hamstrung. Their bombers were only light bombers with limited payloads and the fighters could only stay over England for 20 minutes

The RAF pilots who survived being shot down could turn up for work the next day. The Germans went into POW camps.

Answer 6

YES, The allies did not have a superior fighter
plane until they got the P51 and the British Spitfire.

Answer 7

Yes because there were more of them in the beginning. Britian is a smaller country and it was difficult for them to keep up with any losses. Once the US got into it and were in full swing of production, they could not beat the allies - by sheer numbers alone.

Answer 8

At the beginning, sure. Didn't take long to change that. No one was prepared for war when the Nazis kicked it off. No one wanted the war. Once it was going, however, that balance of power shifted quickly.

Answer 9

Yes but... their number of produced aircraft was by far lower...

Nevertheless, they invented and tested the jet fighter.

They also had advanced radio technologies such as the triangulation which allowed to locate a radio emittor

Answer 10

In the beginning yes....but you see they soon vanished into the sea