Thank you!danebrog wrote: ↑17 Feb 2021 09:51In direct reference to the thread, I refer you to Chapter III, pages 199 – 254
IMHO, this also provides more than enough "fodder" to continue this debate about whiffs on a provable factual basis
(By the way, the source list is a treat in itself)
III Mass instead of Class - The Free Fall into Insignificance, 1944/45
1.) The "Man" as a Decisive Factor in the Air War
2) Airplane pilot training 1933-1945
a) The underestimation of airplane pilot training
b) Training difficulties and deficits
3.) The vicious circle of the Luftwaffe
a) Tactical disadvantages
b) "Cannon fodder": the next generation of airmen
c) The attrition of experienced regular personnel
d) Casualties without enemy action
e) The declining morale
f) Alcohol abuse in the associations
g) Flight discipline and team spirit
4.) Position and development of pilot training in the United States and Great Britain
I was really amazed by the 400 (!!!) LW POWs who were freed from French / British captivity, including Mölders and Kammhuber.