[Crumpp]

the limiting factor for FC was the number of combat ready fighter pilots in sqns, IIRC there were over 10% defiency in pilots in mid Sept 40.

I agree. I think all sides felt this constraint and not just the RAF. Facts are trained crews are the most difficult loss to replace in aerial warfare. The Germans had inadequate systems from the very beginning. They maintained inadequate training regiments throughout the war.

From Technical Training Within the German Luftwaffe, by Werner Kreipe and Rudolf Koester:







http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/numbered_studies/468178.pdf

All the best,

Crumpp