Bader was also a chief proponent of the Big Wing, essentially flying a shitload of planes together in formation. The Big Wing which is usually considered [1] to

Bader was also a chief proponent of the Big Wing, essentially flying a shitload of planes together in formation. The Big Wing which is usually considered [1] to have been a worse strategy than the more dynamic, targeted and integrated Dowding System [2] with which it competed. He might have been a good pilot and a determined escapee, but I don't think history has much else to say in his favour. [1] https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/battle-of-britain-big-wing-was-the-big-wing-a-bad-idea https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/battle-of-britain-big-wing-wa... [2] https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-was-the-dowding-system https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-was-the-dowding-system