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Old 10th March 2009, 23:29
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Re: Definition of combat sorties

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Originally Posted by Jim P. View Post
Yes it is. In German losses a sortie was described as either a Feindflug ('F') or Heimatflug ('H').
And there are also logbook entries for "Frontflug" which the pilot did not include in his running total of Feindflüge. I don't know for certain what the distinction was, perhaps staying over one's own lines (e.g. patrolling) and not encountering the enemy?

Muddying the waters yet more, Nachtschlacht pilots in the East did not include anti-partisan operations as Feindflüge either, I guess because they stayed behind German lines.
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