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Originally Posted by Bill Walker

My understanding is that many repairable helicopters were destroyed at the crash site because of the difficulty in recovering aircraft when there were no clear "front lines".

Also, it would be interesting to find out how many were actually shot down, and how many were lost in bungled high temperature arrivals or departures at unprepared sites. That remains a leading cause of helicopter crashes today, even when nobody is shooting at you.

And a similar question for the fixed wing types: how many losses were really shot down, and how many were landing and takeoff accidents at relatively short and hot fields? RAF single engine fighter training losses roughly equalled combat losses for most of WW2.

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