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6th October 2011, 11:47

hucks216

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Re: "The Men Who Killed the Luftwaffe"

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Originally Posted by Jim Oxley

Didn't the 8th and 9th Air Forces lose something in the vicinity of 4,000 bombers over Europe? Given that number it's surprising that the casuality figure isn't higher.

According to the American memorial at IWM Duxford in Cambridgeshire the 8 AF lost 6346 aircraft, the 9 AF lost 692 and the US Navy lost 24 aircraft flying from the UK.

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