AIR WARFARE
NAZIS' HEAVY LOSSES PERSONNEL AND PLANES , i . >. ' ■—' * -.. (British Official Wireless)' y v. RUGBY, Sept. 8. (Received Sept. 9, at.'7 p.m.) An air expert'estimates that since the start of the intensive air warfare against Britain, Germany has lost in, trained personnel more than 4000 ait-. men. Official statistics show that from June 17 to September 6 1688 enemy aircraft of all types were destroyed. Of these up to the end of August «86 were heavy bombers and 408 fighter bombers. Thus the German losses are out of air proportion to the British losses. Figures show that during the last week, ended Friday, Germany was deprived of at least 800 trained airmen, against 57 British pilots, for although 143 fighter machines were lost by the British 86 pilots were reported safe.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24399, 10 September 1940, Page 8
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