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Originally Posted by wlee15
It wasn't the fact that Luftwaffe couldn't replace their planes, but the fact that could not replace their pilots.
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Actually, they couldn't do either. Bomber losses from 1940 on were such that the force was shrinking and by 1943 was at about 50% establishment and falling. Crew losses were also greater than replacement rates with about 50 crew a month more being lost than replaced. And, to make matters worse, the new crews were far more poorly trained than those lost in many cases.