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APPENDIX VI.
Operational Aircraft Battle Casualties.
(These figures are based on the best information available at the time of going to press.)
0700 hours, Thursday, 11th December, 1941, to 0700 hours, Thursday, 18th December, 1941.
Metropolitan Area.
British.
Bombers
Fighters
Coastal
Army Co-Operation
German.
In the Air.
On the Ground.
12
3
2
Total
21
Destroyed.
Probably Destroyed.
1
1
Damaged.
1
1
Bombers
Fighters
Miscellaneous
Total
1
2
No account is taken of aircraft destroyed on ground.
2
British.
0700 hours, Tuesday, 9th December, 1941, to 0700 hours, Tuesday,
Bombers... Fighters Coastal
Middle East.
16th December, 1941.
In the Air.
On the Ground.
30
35
German.
Bombers Fighters Miscellaneous
Total...
Total
Italian.
Bombers
Fighters
Miscellaneous
Total
:
Unidentified Enemy Aircraft.
Bombers
Fighters
Miscellaneous
Total
:
65
Destroyed.
Probably Destroyed.
11
26
46
10
NON 19
2
Damaged. 4
16
12
32
Destroyed.
Probably Destroyed.
Damaged.
1
4
1
9
5
1
9
Destroyed.
Probably Destroyed.
7
Damaged. 1
2
4
13
2
In addition 9 Bombers, 1 Fighter, 1 Troop Transport and 4 unidentified enemy aircraft were destroyed by A.A. fire in the Middle East,
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