HEAVY NAZI LOSSES
FLYING PERSONNEL ALLIES NEAR EQUALITY SUPERIORITY NEARER (British Official Wireleßs.) Reed. 9 a.m. RUGBY, May 30. Reliable estimates, already published, that since the invasion of the Low Countries Germany has lost 2.100 aeroplanes with the loss of about 5000 in personnel—three or four times higher than the losses of the Allies—are regarded as showing that the Allies have probably arrived at equality with Germany in respect of personnel although not in the number of machines. This is all the more important since the Allies, with the vast reserves of the Empire air training scheme to draw upon, are in a better position to replace losses of personnel than the Germans who are already known to be using pilots with totally inadequate training. In view of these figures and the unquestioned superiority of the Allies in the quality of men and machines, it can be seen that each week brings the Allied superiority in the air substantially nearer.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20262, 1 June 1940, Page 7
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