Battle of Britain

Oberon · 07-21-10, 04:57 PM

CASUALTIES FOR JULY

Throughout most of the month, it seemed that the Luftwaffe were content on attacking convoys in the Channel and an occasional town along the coast. Night activity seemed to be devoted to minelaying along the east coast, the south coast and even off the welsh coast. It was not until July 24th that the Luftwaffe got close to London when it attacked shipping in the Thames Estuary, but a single Ju88 did manage to get through and bomb the aircraft factory at Brooklands. Most of the attacks were spasmodic with the weather taking control on most days and determining many of the Luftwaffe raids.
In general, the attacks on the Channel shipping would not only disrupt the food and raw materials that Britain relied upon, but Göring was hoping that Fighter Command would be drawn into combat over the Channel, but Keith Park could forsee this and would not be tempted. But the Luftwaffe was to sustain a high casualty rate even so. Where Göring thought that he could wipe out the Royal Air Force in a matter of weeks meant that he had to do more serious thinking. The figures below show that the Luftwaffe casualties were more than twice that of the R.A.F.

R.A.F. Fighter Command
Hurricane: 33 destroyed, 17 damaged
Pilots: 23 killed, 0 missing, 11 wounded

Spitfire: 34 destroyed, 24 damaged
Pilots: 25 killed, 0 missing, 9 wounded

Blenheim: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Crew: 9 killed, 0 missing, 1 wounded

Defiant: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged
Crew: 10 killed, 0 missing, 2 wounded

TOTAL AIRCRAFT: 77 destroyed, 43 damaged
TOTAL PERSONNEL: 67 killed, 0 missing, 23 wounded

The Luftwaffe
Dornier Do 17: 39 destroyed, 13 damaged
Personnel: 30 killed, 74 missing, 19 wounded

Heinkel He 111: 32 destroyed, 3 damaged
Personnel: 52 killed, 85 missing, 6 wounded

Junkers Ju 88: 39 destroyed, 11 damaged
Personnel: 52 killed, 67 missing, 11 wounded

Junkers Ju 87: 13 destroyed, 11 damaged
Personnel: 10 killed, 12 missing, 3 wounded

Messerschmitt Bf 109: 48 destroyed, 14 damaged
Personnel: 17 killed, 14 missing, 13 wounded

Messerschmitt Bf 110: 18 destroyed, 4 damaged
Personnel: 13 killed, 17 missing, 2 wounded

Other: 27 destroyed, 1 damaged
Personnel: 19 killed, 33 missing, 15 wounded

TOTAL AIRCRAFT: 216 destroyed, 57 damaged
TOTAL PERSONNEL: 193 killed, 302 missing, 69 wounded

Source: Peter G. Cooksley The Battle of Britain Ian Allan 1990

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	CASUALTIES FOR JULY Throughout most of the month, it seemed that the Luftwaffe were content on attacking convoys in the Channel and an occasional town along the coast. Night activity seemed to be devoted to minelaying along the east coast, the south coast and even off the welsh coast. It was not until July 24th that the Luftwaffe got close to London when it attacked shipping in the Thames Estuary, but a single Ju88 did manage to get through and bomb the aircraft factory at Brooklands. Most of the attacks were spasmodic with the weather taking control on most days and determining many of the Luftwaffe raids. In general, the attacks on the Channel shipping would not only disrupt the food and raw materials that Britain relied upon, but Göring was hoping that Fighter Command would be drawn into combat over the Channel, but Keith Park could forsee this and would not be tempted. But the Luftwaffe was to sustain a high casualty rate even so. Where Göring thought that he could wipe out the Royal Air Force in a matter of weeks meant that he had to do more serious thinking. The figures below show that the Luftwaffe casualties were more than twice that of the R.A.F. R.A.F. Fighter Command Hurricane: 33 destroyed, 17 damaged Pilots: 23 killed, 0 missing, 11 wounded Spitfire: 34 destroyed, 24 damaged Pilots: 25 killed, 0 missing, 9 wounded Blenheim: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged Crew: 9 killed, 0 missing, 1 wounded Defiant: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged Crew: 10 killed, 0 missing, 2 wounded TOTAL AIRCRAFT: 77 destroyed, 43 damaged TOTAL PERSONNEL: 67 killed, 0 missing, 23 wounded The Luftwaffe Dornier Do 17: 39 destroyed, 13 damaged Personnel: 30 killed, 74 missing, 19 wounded Heinkel He 111: 32 destroyed, 3 damaged Personnel: 52 killed, 85 missing, 6 wounded Junkers Ju 88: 39 destroyed, 11 damaged Personnel: 52 killed, 67 missing, 11 wounded Junkers Ju 87: 13 destroyed, 11 damaged Personnel: 10 killed, 12 missing, 3 wounded Messerschmitt Bf 109: 48 destroyed, 14 damaged Personnel: 17 killed, 14 missing, 13 wounded Messerschmitt Bf 110: 18 destroyed, 4 damaged Personnel: 13 killed, 17 missing, 2 wounded Other: 27 destroyed, 1 damaged Personnel: 19 killed, 33 missing, 15 wounded TOTAL AIRCRAFT: 216 destroyed, 57 damaged TOTAL PERSONNEL: 193 killed, 302 missing, 69 wounded Source: Peter G. Cooksley The Battle of Britain Ian Allan 1990