Is that why so many open spaces appeared in the centre of London then?
Of course. Ironic isn't it?
I just wonder how many more open spaces would have appeared if Fighter Command hadn't had over 650 modern fighter aircraft at their disposal and had to rely on an air defence system that could only handle a dozen targets at a time.
The Type 45 is a truly magnificent machine, but we could do without such claptrap as one ship being able to "defend the whole of London against air attack" appearing in the publicity blurb. That's exactly the kind of 'mind management' our government has employed to get away with reducing our defence forces to their current unrealistic levels.