Talk:RAF Advanced Air Striking Force

message: The inability (or unwillingness) of the ground forces to protect the Advanced Air Striking Force's landing grounds was the primary reason why RAF fighter cover had to be withdrawn back over the Channel to the UK. This, due to the limited range of the Hurricane and Spitfire, had an immediate impact on the air war, not the least of which was limiting the air cover available for the subsequent Operation Dynamo. The result of this loss of its landing grounds was the RAF deciding that it couldn't rely on anyone else to defends its airfields, and led to the forming of the RAF Regiment. Ian Dunster (talk) 22:35, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Fighter cover for the BEF was provided by the Air Component of the BEF, and the 3 fighter squadrons of the AASF seem to have been the last British combat units to leave France.  Perhaps the solution is to generate an article on the Air Component of the BEF and make the comment there Rjccumbria (talk) 00:20, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The RAF units were forced to abandon some French airfields early because there were no ground troops to defend them or hold off advancing German forces and thereby give the aircraft time to evacuate the airfield when it eventually became necessary, i.e., when it had become obvious it was eventually going to be overrun. This meant that airfields might receive no warning about advancing German troops until they were almost at the perimeter. So the RAF abandoned the airfields earlier than it otherwise would have, it being safer than possibly being caught with their aircraft on the ground. That was the reasoning behind the later RAF Regiment, they were meant to defend the airfields long enough for the airworthy aircraft to be evacuated should they be in danger of being overrun. It also meant that operations could be continued from the airfields for longer, as the airfield could depend on the Regiment to remain with them until the last minute, and not be called away by someone else for what they considered to be other 'more important' duties.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.4.57.101 (talk) 19:54, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Landing grounds

message: I've put my rewrite on despite it being unfinshed as I'm too busy at the moment and don't want people to make redundant amendments to the old text. I'll finish it when I get a minute. Apols Keith-264 (talk) 15:08, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rewrite and expansion 

message: Thanks for taking an interest. ;O) Keith-264 (talk) 23:01, 23 March 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: If we're not going to strike the Ruhr now, when are we going to do it? MPS1992 (talk) 23:34, 23 March 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  :O) You might find Baughen's next volume RAF On the Offensive: The Rebirth of Tactical Air Power 1940–1941 (2018) rather grimly amusing. Keith-264 (talk) 07:58, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

text: The losses figures are inconsistent because the new material from Baughen contradicts some older sources and I haven't go round to reconciling them. Work keeps getting in the way. Keith-264 (talk) 08:01, 24 March 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  A few more paragraphs for you to read from another Baughen volume. Regards Keith-264 (talk) 17:29, 11 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent edits 

message: With all due respect,  isn't WP:own. Keith-264 (talk) 08:09, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disputed edits