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For most of the 1930s Britain built up the raf and developed radar and used it properly.

The numbers for the battle of Britain were approx 1500 lost German planes and 1000 British. When the German planes were lost they lost the more important pilots. A lot of British pilots who were shot down were back in the air a few days later.

The germans never really planned to invade Britain. When they were planning an invasion they quickly realised that they needed complete air and naval superiority, which they accepted they were not going to get. Due to the weather in the channel they could only try and cross by Sept 1940. They had a decent attempt at winning the air battle in August but realised that they were not dominant enough.

The main plan for Britain was to get Britain to accept a peace deal that would let Germany keep the land they had by July 1940.

Hitlers aim was to take the land given away by the treaty of versailles and eliminate the communists (Russia). He never planned to invade Britain.