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Originally Posted by Sylvester Stadler
Roger Freeman's Mighty Eighth War Diary states that on 11 Sept. 1944 the VIII Fighter Command lost 17 fighters missing and another eight damaged beyond repair for a total of 25. In return the American fighters claimed 115-7-23 in the air and 42-0-43 on the ground. The 8th bombers claimed 17-25-4 for the loss of 40 bombers missing and seven damaged beyond repair for a total of 47.
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William H. Adams book "Fighter Losses of the Mighty Eight" (1995) is listing
24 P-51 lost that day . Each loss has an MACR and a crash-location reference in Germany.
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1 loss was caused by
Mechanical Failure
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1 loss was caused by a
Collision
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6 losses were caused by
Flak
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1 loss was caused by
Jet Fighters
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15 losses were caused by
Fighters
Best wishes
Horst Weber