Battle of Britain
Casualty Data
Data
Tables, War
The Battle of Britain is
regarded as a major turning point
in World War II. The
battle happened
from 10
July 1940 to 31 October 1940. The battle involved the
Nazis launching
aircraft from occupied France,
to attack Britain.
The
Allies were victorious despite being outnumbered by the
Nazi aircraft. The
Allied victory was
largely due to the manoeuvrability of the British spitfires and usage
of radar
technology.
In 1969,
the film ‘Battle of Britain’ was released. At the end of the film,
the following
casualty data tables are displayed.
Pilots that fought
for the Allies during the Battle of Britain:
| PILOTS |
|
KILLED
IN
ACTION |
| 1822 |
R.A.F. and
other Commonwealth |
339 |
| 56 |
Fleet Air Arm |
9 |
| 21 |
Australian |
14 |
| 73 |
New Zealander |
11 |
| 88 |
Canadian |
20 |
| 21 |
South African |
9 |
| 2 |
Southern
Rhodesian |
0 |
| 8 |
Irish |
0 |
| 7 |
American |
1 |
| 141 |
Polish |
29 |
| 86 |
Czech |
8 |
| 26 |
Belgian |
6 |
| 13 |
Free French |
0 |
| 1 |
Israeli |
0 |
German losses during the Battle
of Britain:
|
KILLED
IN
ACTION |
| Bomber crews |
1176 |
| Stuka crews |
85 |
| Fighter bomber crews |
212 |
| Fighter pilots |
171 |
| Missing crews (believed killed) |
1445 |
See
also:
The
German Tank
Problem
Titanic
Survival Data
|
