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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, 18th December, 1941, to 0700 hours, Thursday, 25th December, 1941.
Metropolitan Area.
British.
Bombers..
Fighters
Coastal
Army Co-Operation
German.
Total
Bombers
Fighters
Miscellaneous
Total
In the Air.
On the Ground.
3
14
Destroyed.
Probably Destroyed.
7
Damaged.
7
10
4
4
17
4
No account is taken of aircraft destroyed on the ground.
Middle East.
11
0700 hours, Tuesday, 16th December, 1941, to 0700 hours, Tuesday,
British.
Bombers... Fighters
23rd December, 1941.
In the Air.
On the Ground.
10
2
24
Coastal
German.
Bombers
Total ...
Fighters
Miscellaneous
Total
:
Destroyed.
5
11
16
34
Probably Destroyed.
2
Damaged.
1
5
2
6
3
11
Of the above totals 2 Bombers, 1 Fighter and 4 unknown type aircraft were destroyed and 2 Bombers damaged by A.A. fire.
Italian.
Bombers Fighters
Miscellaneous
Total
Destroyed.
Probably Destroyed.
Damaged.
3
5
1
2
3
6
In addition to the above 1 unidentified German or Italian aircraft casualty was reported
from the Middle East.
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