[Brian Bines]

Further to the loss question on Steinbock aircraft looking through the lists shows the following - 18 aicraft on transfer flights ( including 1 which fell to fighters over the UK), 72 Steinbock aircraft falling on or near the UK ( plus the one on transfer flight and non-Steinbock related desertion ), 110 crashes on the Continent, 129 further aircaft listed as missing, 5 aircraft on recon. missions plus the 1 desertion (not Steinbock).
Transfer Flights - 17 of the 18 aircraft were lost as follows 9 to Allied Fighters, 3 to own Flak, 4 to engine/technical problems and 1 to Fighters over the UK. Of the 83 aircrew involved in the 17 incidents 50 were killed and 17+ injured/wounded. Addtionally there were casualties amongst groundcrew carried on some of these aircraft
Crashes on the Continent while on Steinbock attacks - 93 incidents with some form of loss of aircrew. Of these 25 were to aircraft returning with NF/AA damage, 23 crashed following technical/ engine trouble, 9 fell to intruders, 3 fell to own Flak, at least 15 crashed on landing/take off, and 6 crashed followng weather/navigation problems. Of the 356 aircrew in these incidents 176 were killed and over 70 injured/wounded.
Recon. Flights - a Ju 88 ( 3 POW's and 1 killed), 2 Ju188's and a Bf 109 (crews missing) lost on missions to Scotland plus one Bf 109 (pilot Killed)shot down over France returning from a mission to London/Thames Estuary (checking Steinbock bomb -damage ?)

Aircraft not included in the 335 losses, 2 Ju290's shot down by fighters while on sea-recon near Ireland, a Ju 52 of KG6 crashed on transfer flight killing 11 groudcrew passengers, Ju88S of KG66 on domestic flight, 3 Me410's of KG51 on non-op. flights, 4 Ju188's of operational staffels of KG2 on non-op. flights, a Ju88 of KG6 and a He177 of KG100 shot down by fighters while on workshop flights, a Arado 96 plus 5 Fw190's of I/SKG10 on domesic/non-Steinbock missions