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Fighters Over the Desert
Hi,
Here are the rest of the Shores & Ring figures for Allied losses to fighters in North Africa in 1942. February 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Total Hurricane 1 - 4 4 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 13 Kittyhawk - 1 1 - - 7 1 - - - - 3 - 2 - - - 3 - 18 Fulmar - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Blenheim - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 Wellington - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Total Hurricane - 3 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 8 Kittyhawk - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 - - - - - 2 1 - 2 - - 2 - 2 - - - 12 Tomahawk - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 2 - - - 1 4 Beaufighter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 Albacore - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Beaufort - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Boston - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - 4 Wellington - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Total Hurricane - 4 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - 10 Kittyhawk - - 2 - 1 1 2 - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - - 17 Tomahawk - - - - - - - - 1 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 7 Beaufort - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 Maryland - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 2 May 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Total Hurricane - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - 3 - - 2 4 - 2 18 Kittyhawk - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 5 1 - - - 5 2 4 12 4 40 Tomahawk - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 1 1 1 7 15 Beaufighter - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 Boston - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 Baltimore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - 4 June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Total Spitfire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3 Hurricane - 1 2 - 1 - 3 2 1 5 2 - - 3 5 1 - - - - - - - - - 3 1 5 1 - - 44 Kittyhawk 3 - - 1 - - 2 1 1 - 2 5 4 2 - 6 2 - - - - - - 2 1 11 1 - - - - 44 Tomahawk 1 - 7 4 2 1 - 3 2 - 1 - 1 1 - 4 3 - - - - - - 1 - 2 1 1 - - - 35 Beaufighter - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 2 - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 7 Albacore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 Beaufort - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Baltimore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 3 - - - - 5 Liberator - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Total Spitfire - - - - 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - 2 1 - - - - - - - - - 8 Hurricane - - 10 7 1 - - - - 6 - - 2 - 1 2 5 2 2 1 2 3 4 5 - - 9 1 - - - 63 Kittyhawk 2 2 3 1 1 1 - - - 5 1 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 1 1 1 2 - - 1 - - 1 - 29 Tomahawk - - - - - - 1 - - - 5 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - 9 Beaufighter - 3 - 1 - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 Boston - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Bombay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - 2 Liberator - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Total Spitfire - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 6 Hurricane 2 - 3 2 1 2 2 1 - - - - - - 1 - 2 - - - - - - - 4 - 1 - 1 3 2 27 P-40 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Kittyhawk - - - 2 - - - 1 - 2 - 2 - 7 - 1 - 2 - - - - 1 - - - - 2 4 - - 24 Tomahawk - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Beaufighter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 Bombay - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 September 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Total Spitfire 2 1 2 - 5 - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - 14 Hurricane 9 6 6 1 1 8 - - - - 2 - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - 37 P-40 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 Kittyhawk 1 1 5 - 2 2 3 1 - - - 1 1 - 7 1 - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - 27 Tomahawk 4 2 2 - - 4 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 Boston - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 October 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Total Spitfire - 1 - - - - - - 1 2 - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 - 8 Hurricane - - - - 1 - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 - 1 13 Kittyhawk - - - - - - 1 - 6 - - - 2 - - - - - 1 - 2 4 3 19 Tomahawk - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 3 Here are some more statistics, this time daily sorties by the units under the Fliegerführer Afrika, from various sources, which are noted in the third column: Date Sorties Source/s 21.03.42 159 NA HW 1 03.04.42 56 fighters NA HW 1 26.05.42 220 fighters Gundelach, p.368 30.05.42 326 NA AIR 20/5774, p.5 10.06.42 299 Gundelach, p.369; NA AIR 20/5774, pp.33-34 14.06.42 390 NA AIR 20/5774, p.42 15.06.42 209 NA AIR 20/5774, p.45 16.06.42 198 NA AIR 20/5774, p.54 20.06.42 580 Luftwaffe NA AIR 20/5774, p.63 177 Regia Aeronautica 08.07.42 185 NA AIR 20/5774, p.111 09.07.42 160 NA AIR 20/5774, p.111 10.07.42 213 NA AIR 20/5774, p.111 11.07.42 265 NA AIR 20/5774, p.111 12.07.42 50 NA AIR 20/5774, p.111 13.07.42 241 NA AIR 20/5774, p.111 14.07.42 226 NA AIR 20/5774, p.111 15.07.42 319 NA AIR 20/5774, p.111 16.07.42 262 NA AIR 20/5774, p.111 17.07.42 274 NA AIR 20/5774, p.111 18.07.42 154 NA AIR 20/5774, p.111 19.07.42 205 NA AIR 20/5774, p.111 20.07.42 90 NA AIR 20/5774, p.111 21.07.42 90 NA AIR 20/5774, p.111 22.07.42 275 NA AIR 20/5774, p.111 23.07.42 205 NA AIR 20/5774, p.111 24.07.42 78 NA AIR 20/5774, p.111 25.07.42 103 NA AIR 20/5774, p.111 26.07.42 36 NA AIR 20/5774, p.111 31.08.42 310 Hinsley, Vol. 2, p.421 02.09.42 158 Prien, JG 53, p.449 06.09.42 130 Hinsley, Vol. 2, p.421 22.10.42 142 NA HW 1 24.10.42 107 Hinsley, Vol. 2, p.437 06.42 7,035 Gundelach, p.395 07.42 5,260 Gundelach, p.396 26.05.42 - 01.06.42 2,422 NA AIR 20/5774, p.10 02.06.42 - 07.07.42 6,816 NA AIR 20/5774, p.111 08.07.42 - 26.07.42 3,465 NA AIR 20/5774, p.116 As for the accuracy of the works by Shores et al, it is my humble opinion that Fighters Over the Desert is quite accurate for the losses and victories of British units, because Shores had access to most, if not all, of the British ORBs. It is the same for Shores, Ring & Hess in Fighters Over Tunisia, where the coverage of British units is (again, just my humble opinion) very good. However, in Fighters Over Tunisia the coverage of the American units is not very good, because I guess Hess didn't have access to the detailed Fighter Squadron and Fighter Group records. Cheers, Andrew A. "What could it be, it's a mirage, You're scheming on a thing - that's Sabotage" - Beastie Boys |
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