It did seem that the main force squadrons in other Groups had more casualties than we did, partly because they had to cope with fully awakened defences, gun and searchlight crews as well as fighters, after PFF had done their job, and perhaps also because they had a higher proportion of new, inexperienced crews who were usually the first to come to grief.
It did seem that the main force squadrons in other Groups had more casualties than we did, partly because they had to cope with fully awakened defences, gun and searchlight crews as well as fighters, after PFF had done their job, and perhaps also because they had a higher proportion of new, inexperienced crews who were usually the first to express condolences.