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Hi,
I did a quick summary of almost 100 of the Me 262 losses from 1944, and they were broken down as follows:
Abandoned and Found by Allied troops at Airfields: 2
Bombing Raids on Airfields: 13
Strafing Attacks on Airfield: 21
Shot down by Enemy Fighters: 9
Cause Unknown, Non-Combat Flight: 14
Cause Unknown, Combat Mission: 14
Engine failure: 10
Collision on Ground: 1
Forced Landing: 1
Crash-landing: 2
Ran out of fuel: 1
Technical issues: 5
Cheers,
Andrew A.
Air War Publications - www.airwarpublications.com/earticles
Andrew - thank you very much for the detailed breakdown
Per chance, do you now the likehood of a survival of the pilot if the aircraft was lost due to engine failure, and/or due to the aircraft lost during the non-combat flights?