[Kari Lumppio]

Hello!

Franek and others too.

Percentage MIGHT have been based on part/assembly price/value.

I do not know if this presents an adequate analogy but when FinnAF received Messerschmitts without radio (there were lots of those!) the price to be paid was IIRC 98% of total agreed selling value. In other words radio represented 2% of the (value) of the aircraft. There might exist a list where each part or assembly like wing, engine, empennage etc. has their percentage value. IF such animal exists there is slight possiblity list could be somewhere in Finnish archives for example. (I haven't looked for such nor do I intend to!)

So the loss% might be the sum of the percentages of replacement parts/assemblies needed to bring the aircraft back to flight condition.

IF for example a wing would be 10% value and the unit/depot in question did not have the part or the delivery waiting time would have been too long then replacement aircraft would be needed despite the low loss percentage.


Regards,
Kari