Question about Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen

[Jens]

Quoting Bergstrom Planes 60% and higher damaged were handled as "written off" (BCRS Vol. 2) means in my interpretation loss.

Quoting Groehler at the beginning of war planes 10% and higher were a "loss" in Luftwaffe stats, in 1941 this climbed to 40% in 1942.

[Norbert Schuchbauer]

Hi all,
I agree with Artie's assesment. Initially it was a loss to the unit since the airceft was in nonflyable or combat ready status. But due to shortages a lot of airframes were rebuilt. Sometimes not used by combat units but certainly by training units. Considering the integrity of the repair. Below the "officieal" guidelines translated from the General Quartiermeister documents:

DAMAGE

Er. Replacement necessary, aircraft can not be repaired with the means available in the field.
10% Small damage. Later in the war it was not even mentioned in the damage reports.
10 - 24% Medium damage. Could be repaired by unit.
25 - 39% Damage that required an inspection by the unit.
40 - 44% Damage that required engines or major systems to be replaced. Often the unit was able to carry out these repairs.
45 - 59% Heavy damage. Required larger section like wings to be replaced.
60 - 80% Aircraft was unsalvageable. Usable parts were cannibalized to repair other aircraft.
81 - 99% Write off, crashed on own territory.
100% Write off, crashed on enemy territory or over water.

I hope this helps,

Norbert

[Jens]

and how much percent was needed to appear in the Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen?

[Norbert Schuchbauer]

And this is a question I have been pursuing for more than a decade!

Regards,

Norbert