While it's a interesting discussion, no single aircraft type saved
Britain.
What saved us were the people that crewed them: those lucky
enough to be assigned to a competent machine like a Mosquito, Spitfire,
Lancaster, etc. and those who climbed into Battles, Hampdens, Rocs, Manchesters,
Defiants etc. to face god knows what.
Without the people who designed,
built, flew, serviced and supported them no 'plane got off the ground. Respect
to them all.
Hear hear. Not that these wise words will make much difference to the programme makers keen to give their piece a title with impact. 'Mossie: the aeroplane which was the wartime British bomber with the lowest attrition rate and which was so much better than the B-17' doesn't have the same ring to it...