XPost: soc.history.what-if, alt.history.what-if   
   From: SolomonW@citi.com   
      
   On Mon, 18 Nov 2019 21:39:25 -0800, The Horny Goat wrote:   
      
   > On Sun, 17 Nov 2019 12:47:08 +1100, Phil McGregor    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>The RAF was benefitting from the Empire Air Training Scheme which   
   >>produced hundreds of pilots and aircrew every month in excess of   
   >>operational needs.   
   >   
   > Was that really true in 1940? I know the Canadian arm of that really   
   > only hit its stride in 1941 and really contributed in  42-43 but   
   > despite the presence of 1st Canadian division in England in September   
   > 1940 (when it would have been the most powerful unit in England at the   
   > time of the Sealon that never was - long before 1943-44 when the Yanks   
   > were 'over-sexed, over-paid and over here") I am not aware the RCAF   
   > had much influence during the battle of Britain. And  that was the   
   > largest element of the Empire ATS.   
      
   From what I understand, most of it was in this period run through Canada.   
   The pilots were trained in Australia, then sent to Canada for more training   
   and only then to battle. It was only in late 1940, that the first of these   
   pilots were in action but which stage the battle of Britain was over.   
      
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