In 1941 5,116 tons of aluminum per month ( 16% of all allocations ) went to the ammunition production for three services ( for fuses, incendiaries,tracers etc ) Milch noted to Göring that this equalled the aluminum necessary to produce 1,000 Do 217´s or 4,000 Bf 109´s.

From Luftwaffe 1933-1945 By Williamson Murray

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