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Old 30 May 2009, 12:04 PM #2 (permalink)
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That is an interesting period, Sir. Of course, because there were so many more English aeroplanes the percentages were lower, but another factor would surely be that German losses were higher that month than in the previous April. The thing about 'Bloody April' was not just the numbers lost by the R.F.C., but the sheer hopelessness of it, reflected in a ratio of losses running four or five English to one German. People's attitudes are much different when they honestly feel they are giving as good as they get....
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