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Re: Books & Articles on the RAF at Dieppe - Operation Jubilee
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by Chris Goss Britain at War (Key Military) - 27 July 2017 The Luftwaffe response to the Dieppe raid was robust, with the resolve of the defending German pilots not found wanting as Chris Goss describes. FW 190’s First Big Battle "Fighter-bomber pilot Lt Leopold ‘Poldi’ Wenger of 10/JG 2 and the other pilots of his unit were asleep at their billet near Caen when news of the Dieppe raid came through. Immediately, he and two other pilots were ordered to carry out an armed reconnaissance. . . . " https://www.keymilitary.com/article/...rs-over-dieppe "The RAF at Dieppe" By _______________? Britain at War (Key Military) - 27 July 2017 "By the end of that August day in 1942, the RAF and the Luftwaffe had engaged in what must be regarded as the greatest air battle of the war - if only in terms of the sorties flown and aircraft lost in combat, on both sides, in the space of just sixteen hours. However, and despite the tragic losses on the ground amongst the Canadian forces, the RAF were able to claim the day as a victory. . . ." "When the day drew a close, and the surviving pilots and aircrew of both sides retired wearily and thankfully to their beds, the RAF had flown some 3,000 sorties and the Luftwaffe nearly 1,000. Losses on the RAF side had seen around 100 of their own aircraft destroyed, and around 50 aircraft lost on the Luftwaffe side. In total, the RAF had lost 64 pilots and aircrew killed, 17 POW, 42 wounded and 5 injured. The Luftwaffe fighter force (excluding bomber losses) had suffered 14 killed or missing and 7 wounded." Acknowledgement "With thanks to Chris Goss for his assistance in compiling our section on the RAF’s participation at Dieppe in these special content pages." https://www.keymilitary.com/article/raf-dieppe Croix de Lorraine sur Dieppe (Aéro international éd., 2002) by Yves Morieult 120 pages - hardback Last edited by Edward; 15th March 2026 at 23:31. |
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