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Luftwaffe
Losses in the Battle of Britain Data from “The Narrow Margin”, cleaned up by Robert Herrick |
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July |
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Aircraft Type |
Destroyed |
Damaged |
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Enemy |
Operational Losses |
Non-Operational Losses |
Total |
Enemy |
Operational Losses |
Non-Operational Losses |
Total |
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Close Reconnaissance (Army Co-op) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Long-range Reconnaissance |
18 |
8 |
4 |
30 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
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Single Engine Fighters |
34 |
12 |
7 |
53 |
6 |
8 |
16 |
30 |
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Twin Engine Fighters |
19 |
1 |
2 |
22 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
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Night Fighters |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Bombers |
76 |
17 |
20 |
113 |
12 |
14 |
28 |
54 |
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Dive Bombers |
12 |
4 |
5 |
21 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
15 |
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Ground Attack |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Transport |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
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Coastal |
11 |
3 |
2 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Miscellaneous |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
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August |
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Aircraft Type |
Destroyed |
Damaged |
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Enemy |
Operational Losses |
Non-Operational Losses |
Total |
Enemy |
Operational Losses |
Non-Operational Losses |
Total |
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Close Reconnaissance (Army Co-op) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
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Long-range Reconnaissance |
13 |
3 |
2 |
18 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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Single Engine Fighters |
177 |
34 |
20 |
231 |
24 |
33 |
23 |
80 |
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Twin Engine Fighters |
114 |
6 |
5 |
125 |
32 |
9 |
2 |
43 |
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Night Fighters |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Bombers |
183 |
45 |
31 |
259 |
48 |
34 |
36 |
118 |
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Dive Bombers |
47 |
4 |
7 |
58 |
14 |
3 |
8 |
25 |
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Ground Attack |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Transport |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
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Coastal |
19 |
11 |
8 |
38 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
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Miscellaneous |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
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September |
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Aircraft Type |
Destroyed |
Damaged |
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Enemy |
Operational Losses |
Non-Operational Losses |
Total |
Enemy |
Operational Losses |
Non-Operational Losses |
Total |
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Close Reconnaissance (Army Co-op) |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
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Long-range Reconnaissance |
16 |
3 |
3 |
22 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
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Single Engine Fighters |
187 |
33 |
14 |
234 |
17 |
42 |
16 |
75 |
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Twin Engine Fighters |
81 |
2 |
5 |
88 |
17 |
0 |
1 |
18 |
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Night Fighters |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Bombers |
165 |
65 |
19 |
249 |
58 |
70 |
34 |
162 |
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Dive Bombers |
0 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
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Ground Attack |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Transport |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
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Coastal |
8 |
15 |
4 |
27 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
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Miscellaneous |
1 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
12 |
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October |
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Aircraft Type |
Destroyed |
Damaged |
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Enemy |
Operational Losses |
Non-Operational Losses |
Total |
Enemy |
Operational Losses |
Non-Operational Losses |
Total |
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Close Reconnaissance (Army Co-op) |
1 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
11 |
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Long-range Reconnaissance |
8 |
5 |
5 |
18 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
11 |
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Single Engine Fighters |
104 |
19 |
22 |
145 |
24 |
28 |
22 |
74 |
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Twin Engine Fighters |
10 |
2 |
5 |
17 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
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Night Fighters |
1 |
13 |
2 |
16 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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Bombers |
64 |
78 |
29 |
171 |
24 |
66 |
18 |
108 |
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Dive Bombers |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
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Ground Attack |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Transport |
1 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
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Coastal |
7 |
9 |
8 |
24 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Miscellaneous |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
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Grand Totals |
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Aircraft Type |
Destroyed |
Damaged |
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Enemy |
Operational Losses |
Non-Operational Losses |
Total |
Enemy |
Operational Losses |
Non-Operational Losses |
Total |
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Close Reconnaissance (Army Co-op) |
2 |
5 |
8 |
15 |
1 |
6 |
16 |
23 |
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Long-range Reconnaissance |
55 |
19 |
14 |
88 |
7 |
14 |
9 |
30 |
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Single Engine Fighters |
502 |
98 |
63 |
663 |
71 |
111 |
77 |
259 |
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Twin Engine Fighters |
224 |
11 |
17 |
252 |
54 |
14 |
9 |
77 |
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Night Fighters |
3 |
15 |
4 |
22 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
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Bombers |
488 |
205 |
99 |
792 |
142 |
184 |
116 |
442 |
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Dive Bombers |
59 |
10 |
25 |
94 |
22 |
9 |
23 |
54 |
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Ground Attack |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Transport |
4 |
1 |
16 |
21 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
14 |
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Coastal |
45 |
38 |
22 |
105 |
4 |
7 |
13 |
24 |
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Miscellaneous |
3 |
1 |
12 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
24 |
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Executive Summary for the period of July to October 1940 |
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Cause |
Destroyed/Lost Aircraft |
Damaged Aircraft |
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Enemy |
1,385 |
303 |
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Operational Losses |
404 |
349 |
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Non-Operational Losses |
280 |
301 |
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Total |
2,069 |
953 |