[tmoj2000]

Thanks Leo

I did the math with your data taking the lower figure for the claims and came up with a total of about 60,000 of which 40,000 on the eastern front......

The figures I have for combat losses of the USSR is in the range of 45,000-50,000...Of course one would have to account for losses due to Flak, axis minors air and other causes. But overall this would more or less be consistant with your data, with perhaps an overclaim in the range of 10-20%

The US admits to losing about 20,000 planes to the germans (all causes)... I dont have the figures for the RAF, I would assume that their losses would at least equal those of the US (on one hand they eventually had less planes than the US but on the other hand they had been fighting for 2.5 years more than the US)... So the 20,000 figure for luftwffe fighter kills on the western front seems also plausible, especially when you factor in losses from other countries (France, Belgium etc....)