Another dumb question from Nick:

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thanks to all who responded

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Originally Posted by Johannes

Hi Nick

Hammer, sorties or combat sorties?

I found Barkhorn 120 combat sorties

Wolfrum 62

Galland over 50

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Johannes

Sorry for the late response but I assume that many of those 271 sorties for Hammer were 'close escort' of bomber raids over Malta--which sounds like a combat mission to me, though I might be wrong, but I am thinking there were no 'milk runs' over that island.