Appendix XI
Strength and Serviceability of Luftwaffe Units
deployed for Use against the United Kingdom
10th August, 1940

Strength

Serviceable
Aircraft


Luftflotten 2 and 3

    Long-range bombers

1,232

875

    Dive-bombers

406

316

    Single-engined fighters

813

702

    Twin-engined fighters and fighter-bombers

282

227

    Long-range reconnaissance

65

45

Luftflotte 5

    Long-range bombers

138

123

    Twin-engined fighters

37

34

    Long-range reconnaissance

48

33

NOTE

In addition Luftflotten 2 and 3 disposed of some 90 short-range reconnaissance machines Luftflotte 5 of 85 single-engined fighters for local defence.

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