Re: German aircraft production and losses 1939-45 and RL2-VI/204
Q1. Page is crumpled, fact, not maybe.
Q2. Yes, many reports were written up for Allies, either by free will or by orders. I always doupt these kind of record, they are under influence.
- I know where they fail - And I will show that in my work (book). - I have studied this one type production for over 30 years and stick to my research, I belive that many ignore "irregularities" or take Plan as the Holy Grail. In these figures the Ju 88 spare fuselages are not counted, nor spares at all, or add Ju 188, 388, 488 (to make Grand total) and if half each a/c was made by Junkers and other half by other (Licence factory), you get into troble saying Primary or Licence. Or if some were rejected? This still counts! You need add correct figures, but you need sort correctly. If you want statistics be correct, just compare Oranges and Apples to as many Bananas, and throw in percentages ...
Q3. Yes, Yes and No No. Fact: Many REP aircraft were made into new variants, and counted in that variant totals, if adding all variants litterally this affects GRAND total being too high. So basically only Newbau, but add all lost before delivery or in factory (airstrikes) or rejects. For presenting actual totals built you need do survey all, by W.Nr. (or the part bearing fuselage W.Nr, which is the rear fuselage) but if you add old tail to new fuselage, it does not alter numbers built (but it changes numbers repaired). But this is impossible task and one must accept tiny errors, MACH 1,78 or MACH 1,8 are nearly the same, just tiny different. but keep REP separate (its Apples you see).
Found missing figures from other file I have.
"davon Verbande" 12.231 (line crumpled)
"Schulen 9.738 (line crumpled)
"im werften und reserve Bestande" 2.305
"Sonstige" 2.768
"Reparatur - Industri" 3.934
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Gesamt 30.976
Ed
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