Ship losses to aircraft

[Carl Schwamberger]

Thanks for that. I was aware of this doc, but have not located a copy on line or in the library here. I dont have the option of traveling to do this research

Thinking this over the 1945 events are interesting, but the data that matters to me would be from 1939-1942.

Perhaps an account of German air operations vs shipping would have usefull numbers to losses? Anything written for that subject.

Appreciate the answers here

[AndreasB]

You can check Neitzel (or rather, with someone who has a copy of it), 'Der Einsatz der deutschen Luftwaffe ueber der Nordsee und dem Atlantik'.

All the best

Andreas

[Carl Schwamberger]

Looks like the information is scattered across multiple sources. Someone offered to pass along Dutch statistics, something I thought would be difficult. Perhaps the Norwegian ship losses will turn up soon as well.

Aside from a comparison with losses t submarines and surface ships I'm a bit curious about the efficiency of air attack vs transportation targets. I'd read some literature concerning the attacks on railroads and it appears that once the right techniques and target mix were found this had excellent results.