1. Battle of Britain
... both sides were considerable, the Germans could sustain these losses while the English, losing the airfields and planes they were so desperately short of, could not. In the weeks between 10 August and 24 August, the RAF lost 193 fighters compared to 406 fighters and bombers losses inflicted to the ... Fighter Command was 200 pilots short, and those who were still able to fly were on the verge of exhaustion. On 31 August, Fighter Command's combat losses totaled 39 planes and 14 pilots, its heaviest casualties ever for a single day. For the first time since the Battle ... ". Little did he...
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- Grade Level: High School