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Appendix 11: 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.