idely believed that had the Germans succeeded in their aim of destroying the RAF, they\r____ able to invade Britain relatively easily . This was , ,at a time when the country was the\ronly European power resisting Nazi Germany , she did enjoy great support from her\rpartners .\rAlthough the fear of a German invasion was real , it was perhaps unfounded . When planning the\rair attacks the Germans made the mistake of regarding the English C h a n n e l a relatively\rminor obstacle, a wide river crossing . ,even if Hitler had achieved his aim of\rdestroying the RAF, Germany might still have failed to establish a foothold , because the British\rRoyal Navy was enormously strong . There was nothing to stop them from withdrawing their\raircraft out o f of the German fighters.