Hooton's Luftwaffe Loss Totals - request for clarification

[Paul Thompson]

Originally Posted by Nick Beale

1) No, it doesn't but it wouldn't take that long to flip through those files you mention to see what the report titles are and get copies of the ones you want. You could do it in less than a day, I'd think.

2) We definitely aren't.

1) Now it's all clear. One of us will do that very soon, since it's quite easy to view documents in Kew, as you've said.

2) Sorry, I was referring to AndreasB and Andreas Brekken. Hopefully that ends the confusion!

Below is a summation of all Luftwaffe losses through March 1945, which I think is essentially identical to the one was put up on this forum by Andreas Brekken some years ago.

Aircraft Losses and Damage
Total for All types from September 1939 to March 1945
November and December 1941 data missing

Missing over German territory
15015
Destroyed by Flak over German territory (German-controlled territory?)
2598
Damaged by Flak and requiring replacement
991
Destroyed by Fighters
12111
Damaged by Fighters and requiring replacement
2191
Destroyed by Ground fire
229
Damaged by Ground fire
80
Destroyed by Bombs
4216
Damaged by Bombs
734

Total losses to enemy action
34169
Aircraft damaged by enemy action requiring replacement
3996
Total losses without enemy action
21228
Aircraft damaged without enemy action requiring replacement
11411

Paul Thompson