Talk:RAF Fighter Command

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"The aerial bombing of German cities with a civilian death toll of several hundreds of thousands remains a controversial topic, most prominently with regards to the bombing of Dresden that some see as a war crime or a crime against humanity." What has this to do with Fighter Command??? I suggest delete this sentence. GrahamBould 11:05, 7 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Citations Needed[edit]

The section Winning air superiority over the Luftwaffe contains quite a lot of operational details which may not be appropriate in an overview article such as this.

In particular, several sets of figures are given for aircraft losses which suggest that RAF claims at the time were wildly inaccurate. In order to comply with wikipedia policies, I think it is absolutely essential that in-line citations are given quoting the sources for both the contemporary claims and the subsequent analysis. The figures quoted seem to me to be rather one-sided. Without detailed sources to substantiate the figures, it is difficult to claim WP:NPOV on this article. --Romney yw (talk) 14:15, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As rightly requested, several citations and references are being added where/when I can find them. Although some of the figures were not added by me, they seem fairly easily obtained and in the public domain.Harryurz (talk) 18:08, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unreliable Statistics[edit]

"1942 statistics yielded 560 claims (272 German fighters were lost from all causes) for 574 RAF day fighters destroyed.^[1]", from JG42 War Dairy.

So who compiled the 574 RAF day fighters destroyed statistic?--84.70.76.156 (talk) 16:39, 13 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Don Caldwell's book ( 'The JG 26 War Diary') references the Uk's Public Record Office and the Bundesarchiv-Militararchiv (Freiburg) as primary sources.Harryurz (talk) 19:50, 14 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"The year saw RAF Fighter Command claim some 711 Luftwaffe fighters shot down (although only 236 were lost from all causes, 103 in combat) for losses of approximately 400 RAF fighters lost." I don't understand this sentence. How can it be that 711 fighters were shot down, but only 236 were lost? Were some shot down but then they soft-landed and were repaired? Bjartmarr (talk) 21:46, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

711 were claimed - meaning that there were British reports of 711 different enemy aircraft shot down. The actual losses noted come from the German records. GraemeLeggett (talk) 22:04, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ 'The JG 26 War Diary' (Volume 1), Caldwell (1996)

Intro[edit]

The body of the article indicates that Fighter Command was created out of the Air Defence of Great Britain in the 1930s and then became an element of Strike Command in the 1960s. The intro suggests the FC disbanded in 1943 and the 1960s and is a bit confused. I've added a maintenance tag. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thx811 (talk • contribs) 18:15, 16 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thx811 I have reworded, mentioned the re-naming with dates and that is was subsumed into Strike Command. I have also referenced the relevant sections in the text with citations. Thoughts?The joy of all things (talk) 19:29, 16 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The joy of all things Thanks, I think that's much clearer now. I'll remove the maintenance tag. Thx811 (talk) 20:28, 16 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ta!The joy of all things (talk) 20:29, 16 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

[1] 'The JG 26 War Diary' (Volume 1), Caldwell (1996)

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