Regarding the first part it might have been wise to think of that before declaring war to Germany.
You know there was a reasonable proposal which could have solved the Poland 'problem', but the english government chose not to react.
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Also when your fighting those Fanatics that believe they are superior to the week feeble democracies and have to prove it daily when military necessity was in direct conflict with the Nazi doctrine the later always won through as in the blitz on London on the 7th September with all our Squadrons up guarding airfields they thought September would be a walk in the park and a prelude to the invasion
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This is was propaganda made of it, the guys of the Luftwaffe were as national socialist as Mickey Mouse. You do not really believe fanatics flying towards England with bone-in-teeth and the urge to kill because of some made-up english inferiority and "because democracy"?
If you are young and dumb and strong and feeling invincible, operating the latest technology, another country declares war to yours, and your government gives you the excuse to act it all out even against better knowledge, what do you do?
They were as young, dumb and inexperienced as the english. Some higher ranks pulled the strings.
Regarding experience some german pilots had made experience before, but most did not fly as pilots anymore in WW2. Some exceptions of course, like Moelders and Galland.
Also lots of pilots from both sides helping each other, german red cross planes landing in the channel to pick up downed pilots of all sides, anchored rescue buoys for pilots, invented by Udet. Never heard of it?
From all i read the english were much more relentless in this war, the radio message "Total Germany" to inform about the declaration of war had already made clear that it was a total and relentless war for them, right from the beginning.
Germany had no interest or reason to fight against England, not in the beginning.
Being young, superiority complex, thinking of being invincible, hybris and folly, yes. Show me young Americans in the Marine corps or anywhere in military circles on this world without that. Which is exactly the reason how wars are possible.
Or, as Len Deighton wrote:
“Both armies were ardent novices, stumbling about in confusion and dying by the hundreds because they didn’t know enough about war to know it was time to run away.”
“When old men decided to barter young men for pride and profit, the transaction was called war.”