A question about how aircraft losses are reported
 

Hi everyone,

Let’s say a combat aircraft, not damaged in combat or in a noncombat related accident, is having issues, say the hydraulic system has failed. It is taken off the list of “Einsatzbereit” aircraft and listed as unserviceable. After a certain time the boys in black decide there is no hope for the machine and write it off. How does this show on the Genst.Gen.Qu.6.Abt. loss list ?

Thanks in advance
Oquaig

Re: A question about how aircraft losses are reported
 

The 'boys in black' really got me, haha:mh:

Re: A question about how aircraft losses are reported
 

I think it is highly unlikely that Bodenpersonal would write an a/c off. It is more than likely that they would return it to industry. This information can be found in strength reports.

Re: A question about how aircraft losses are reported
 

Well that is the question. They send the aircraft back to be rebuilt/repaired but how is that reflected in the unit strength report ? It is not on strength anymore, because it is gone. Is it recorded as a loss ? It can't just disappear because the Germans are too meticulous, they keep records of everything. Or another way to ask the question: what is the terminology used in the report ?

Re: A question about how aircraft losses are reported
 

I believe as "Überholung" in Bewegungsmeldungen.

Re: A question about how aircraft losses are reported
 

Yes, but this category will include any aircraft sent to a repair facility (rather than a flying unit) and so will include spent aircraft, but also aicraft with damage between 10 and 59% and possibly aircraft sent for refits/upgrades.

Bewegungsmeldungen are available for a good part of the war and for most units on Michael Holm's Luftwaffe site, at the end of each unit webpage.

Re: A question about how aircraft losses are reported
 

The 10-59% damaged plane should be assigned to the column "durch Feindeinwirkunf/ohne Feindeinwirkung" in Abgang part. Otherwise the numbers are not fit the GQM numbers at all

Re: A question about how aircraft losses are reported
 

To: John Manrho, Laurent Rizzotti and kalender 1973,

Thanks, those were the kind of answers I was looking for.

oquaig