HC Deb 11 February 1942 vol 377 cc1550-1W
Captain Pilkington

asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he will issue a revised list of the monthly losses of British, German and Italian aeroplanes, respectively, from September, 1939, to December, 1941?

Sir A. Sinclair

An analysis of British official communiques shows the total monthly losses of R.A.F., German and Italian aircraft, excluding losses in Russia, for the period September, 1939, to December, 1941, to have been as follow:

Monthly losses of R.A.F. and Enemy Aircraft September, 1939 to December, 1941.
GERMAN ITALIAN* R.A.F.
1939.
September 4 — 10
October 17 — 5
November 17 — 3
December 25 — 14
Total for 1939 63 — 32
1940.
January 8 — 5
February 8 — 4
March 15 — 5
April 58 — 62
May 736 — 272
June 256 62 153
July 246 67 135
August 1,111 56 376
September 1,136 40 389
October 254 19 155
November 216 56 117
December 55 142 64
Total for 1940 4,099 442 1,737
1941.
January 108 197 36
February 65 300 82
March 120 148 70
April 260 122 185
May 348 136 153
June 282 173 227
July 295 121 286
August 166 26 293
September 140 48 213
October 109 10 184
November 141 115 235
December 244 281 228
Total for 1941 2,278 1,677 2,192
Grand total of R.A.F. losses 3,961
Grand total of Enemy losses 8,559
German losses Sept., 1939, to Dec., 1941 6,440
Italian losses Sept., 1939, to Dec., 1941 2,119*
*Enemy aircraft not definitely identified as German have been included in the Italian figures.
The enemy losses include aircraft destroyed by the Free French Air Force, but not those accounted for by naval aircraft and by the guns of His Majesty's Ships and of merchant vessels. Free French losses are not included in the figures for the Royal Air Force.