THE COSTS OF BATTLE

The costs of the Battle of Britain are difficult to assess with complete accuracy. The number of Fighter Command crew lost was once calculated at 449, but recent estimates put it at 544. Total German aircrew losses were much higher because the bombers typically carried a crew of four or five. In addition, 967 German aircrew prisoners were identified from the period between 1 July and 31 October 1940, while only 638 of the many maimed and burnt bodies that crashed on English territory could be positively identified. Hundreds of airmen on both sides were also injured, seriously wounded or simply exhausted by the long period of intense action. The number of dead was tiny in comparison with any ground action, or even the sinking of a major ship, and…

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