[Serpiko]

I wonder if the Nazis could have won the Battle of Britain with a reasonable number of losses at airfields instead of many ? What about other theatres of operation ?

How do crash statistics vary in time? Logic suggests that the Battle of Britain should have seen the lowest number of airfield losses, since by then manyGerman pilots were experienced Spanish war veterans, and they could operate from "full size" stable airfields rather than from improvised frontline strips.

It must also be considered that, probably, some of the planes that failed to land because of battle damage were reported as simple "landing accidents", for propaganda reasons.

Nevertheless, it is true that the 109 wasn't renowned for the toughness of its gear.