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Old 18th January 2006, 13:13
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Re: Huge Luftwaffe Victories over USAAF?

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Originally Posted by Marius
Is it true that badly shot up and crashlanded in Britain USAF bombers (with their total loss) often were not counted as total losses and even not documented?

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I very much doubt it, simply because any commander would wish to replace the aircraft and any crew casualties. To do that, he would have to account for the loss.

I think anyone who served in the miliitary would tell you that there were always forms to fill in whenever you wanted any piece of equipment, however small - and a Lancaster or a B-17 is not small.
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