First Line Strength of Luftwaffe units. Date German Quartermaster-General A.I. 3(b) Comments 2 September 1939 3467 - Until the end of March 1941, A.I.3(b) estimates were based on establishments,
i.e. 12 aircraft per Staffel30 September 1939 3628 4320 December 1940 4034 4440 March 1940 4542 5000 June 1940 4070 5405 September 1940 3888 5710 December 1940 3995 5710 March 1941 4508 5710 June 1941 4322 4540 As the results of the findings of the Singleton Enquiry A.I.3(b) estimates
were reckoned from April 1941 onwards
on the basis of Initial Equipment only
(9 aircraft per Staffel initially,
increasing later to 12 and 15)September 1941 4356 4540 December 1941 4152 4500 March 1942 4234 4330 June 1942 4789 4670 September 1942 4687 4740 December 1942 3954 4440 March 1943 5308 4685 June 1943 5986 5200 September 1943 5118 5205 December 1943 5582 5565 March 1944 5604 5615 June 1944 5436 4980 From the end of June 1944 onwards, A.I.3(b) estimates were reckoned on
the basis of Actual Strength. German
figures obtained from German
Chief of Air Staff recordsSeptember 1944 5728 5140 December 1944 5698 5000 April 1945 3515 3670
Designations edit
RAF A.I. 3(b) was the office of the RAF that was responsible for covering the operational state of foreign air forces. During World War II, it focused exclusively on the Luftwaffe. [1]
- ^ John Stubbington (2010). Kept in the Dark: The Denial to Bomber Command of Vital ULTRA and Other Intelligence Information During World War II. Pen & Sword Aviation. p. 199. Retrieved 22 March 2019.