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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, 4th December, 1941, to 0700 hours, Thursday,
11th December, 1941.
Metropolitan Area.
British.
Bombers ...
Fighters
Coastal
Army Co-Operation
German.
Total
Bombers Fighters
Miscellaneous
Total
:
In the Air.
On the Ground.
5 17
30
Destroyed.
Probably Destroyed.
Damaged.
3
6
4
10
No account is taken of aircraft destroyed on ground.
British.
Bombers...
Fighters...
Coastal
Total
German.
:15
7
Middle East.
In the Air.
On the Ground.
12
30
1
43
At least 10 Fighter Pilots are known to be safe.
Bombers Fighters Miscellaneous
Total
Italian.
Bombers
Fighters
Miscellaneous
Destroyed.
31 8
39
Probably Destroyed.
5
Damaged.
8
16
11
Of the above total, 5 Bombers were destroyed by A.A. fire.
Total
24
Destroyed.
2 16
Probably Destroyed.
Damaged.
11
18
18
11
18
In addition to the above, 1 German or Italian Fighter aircraft was damaged in
the Middle East.
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