A question about how aircraft losses are reported

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Originally Posted by John Manrho

I think it is highly unlikely that Bodenpersonal would write an a/c off. It is more than likely that they would return it to industry. This information can be found in strength reports.

Well that is the question. They send the aircraft back to be rebuilt/repaired but how is that reflected in the unit strength report ? It is not on strength anymore, because it is gone. Is it recorded as a loss ? It can't just disappear because the Germans are too meticulous, they keep records of everything. Or another way to ask the question: what is the terminology used in the report ?