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"Daventry" broadcasts of USAAF + RAF losses
The BBC transmitter at Daventry apparently broadcast daily totals of USAAF and RAF aircraft losses over the continent. German intelligence picked this up & the RLM used "Daventry losses" as a useful quick check on victory claims. Does anyone know the details of what the BBC was doing, and why? Most of these numbers were quite close to actual losses (factoring in NYRs) & seemed to give the enemy useful information. Were the numbers fudged from time to time as part of a deliberate disinformation campaign, similar to the Double Cross program?
Any help appreciated.
Don
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