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To: Homer_J_Simpson

156 B-17s bomb the city of Bremen and targets of opportunity at 1505-1527 hours; they claim 84-12-33 Luftwaffe aircraft; 14 B-17s are lost.

What does 84-12-33 mean? 84 lost, 12 damaged, 33 unknown? Just guessing here.

7 posted on 10/08/2013 4:47:44 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)

To: central_va

What does 84-12-33 mean? 84 lost, 12 damaged, 33 unknown?

You're close. I think the last number means probably destroyed, but not confirmed.

8 posted on 10/08/2013 4:55:20 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))

To: central_va

I might have that wrong. I now think the numbers indicate confirmed destroyed, probably destroyed, damaged. That comes from the 8th AF website.

9 posted on 10/08/2013 5:27:29 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))

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