Crumpp,
I have stated right from the beginning that both sides suffered heavy losses (1.2.04):
"Otherwise so far I have not seen any statistics which supports the argument that the LW was actually winning BoB. Both sides suffered heavy losses and it appears that the RAF was more worried about their losses than LW; Dowding wanted to save fighters for possible invasion."
So let's see statistics from the site you pointed as a source:
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/2072/LW_OBs.htmlFirst Luftwaffe strenght and serviceable planes in the end of the 2nd phase, note that now I have included also ErprGr 210 which used also Bf 110 (night fighter unit which I did not count for 864/678). So actual total might be smaller because I don't know how many Bf 110s they had.
7 Sept 1940 JGs (unit, base(s), plane(s), strenght/serviceable, notes)
Stab/JG 1, Pas-de-Calais, Bf 109E, 4/3
Stab/JG 3, Pas-de-Calais, Bf 109E, 3/3
I/JG 3, Pas-de-Calais, Bf 109E, 23/14
II/JG 3, Pas-de-Calais, Bf 109E, 24/14
III/JG 3, Pas-de-Calais, Bf 109E, 25/23
Stab/JG 26, Pas-de-Calais, Bf 109E, 4/3
I/JG 26, Pas-de-Calais, Bf 109E, 27/20
II/JG 26, Northen France, Bf 109E, 32/28
III/JG 26, Northen France, Bf 109E, 29/26
Stab/JG 27, Etaples, Bf 109E, 5/4
I/JG 27, Etaples, Bf 109E, 33/27
II/JG 27, Montreuil, Bf 109E, 37/33
III/JG 27, Sempy, Bf 109E, 31/27
Stab/JG 51, St. Omer, Bf 109E, 5/4
I/JG 51, St. Omer, St. Inglevert, Bf 109E, 36/33
II/JG 51, St. Omer, St. Inglevert, Bf 109E, 22/13
III/JG 51, Pas-de-Calais, Bf 109E, 44/31
Stab/JG 52, Laon/Couvorn, Bf 109E, 2/1
I/JG 52,Laon/Couvorn, Bf 109E, 21/17
II/JG 52, Pas-de-Calais, Bf 109E, 28/23
III/JG 52, Pas-de-Calais, Bf 109E, 31/16
Stab/JG 53, Northen France, Bf 109E, 2/2
II/JG 53, Wissant, Bf 109E, 33/24
III/JG 53, Northen France, Bf 109E, 30/22
Stab/JG 54, South Holland, Bf 109E, 4/2
I/JG 54,South Holland, Bf 109E, 28/23
II/JG 54, South Holland, Bf 109E, 35/27
III/JG 54, South Holland, Bf 109E, 29/23
I/JG 77, Northen France, Bf 109E, 42/40
I/JG 53, Brittany, Bf 109E, 34/27
*Stab/JG 2, Beaumont-le-Roger, Bf 109E, 3/2
*I/JG 2,Beaumont-le-Roger, Bf 109E, 29/24
*II/JG 2, Beaumont-le-Roger, Bf 109E, 22/18
*III/JG 2, Le Havre, Bf 109E, 30/19
total 787/616
Other units:
II/JG 77, South Norway, Bf 109E, 44/35 (Norway)
ErprGr 210, Denain, Bf 109E/Bf 110C/D, 26/17 (Night fighters, also Bf 110 counted)
II (Sch.)/LG 2 St. Omer, Bf 109E, 33/27, (Fighter bombers)
total 103/79
All 890/695
The LW fighter units had 616 Bf 109s serviceable in the end of the 2nd phase and 79 in other units/places. As for comparison here is listings for 13.8.1940 from same site.
13 Aug 40 JGs (unit, base(s), plane(s), strenght/serviceable, notes)
Stab/JG 3, Wierre au Bois, Bf 109E, 3/3
I/JG 3, Grandvilliers, Bf 109E, 33/32
II/JG 3, Samer, Bf 109E, 29/22
III/JG 3, Desvres, Le Touquet, Bf 109E, 29/29
Stab, I/JG 26, Audembert, Bf 109E, 42/38
II/JG 26, Marquise-Ost, Bf 109E, 39/35
III/JG 26, Caffiers, Bf 109E, 40/38
Stab/JG 51, Wissant, Bf 109E, 4/4
I/JG 51, Pihen bei Calais, Bf 109E, 32/32
II/JG 51, Marquise-West, Bf 109E, 33/33
III/JG 51, St. Omer-Clairmarais, Bf 109E, 32/30
Stab, I/JG 52, Coquelles, Bf 109E, 42/34
II/JG 52, Peuplingues, Bf 109E, 39/32
III/JG 52, Zerbst, Bf 109E, 31/11
Stab, I/JG 54, Campagne-les-Guines, Bf 109E, 38/26
II/JG 54, Hermelingen, Bf 109E, 36/32
III/JG 54, Guines-en-Calais, Bf 109E, 42/40
II (Sch.)/LG 2, Böblingen, Bf 109E, 39/31
tab, I, II/JG 2, Beaumont-le-Roger, Bf 109E, 73/63
III/JG 2, Le Havre, Bf 109E, 32/28
Stab/JG 27, Cherbourg-West, Bf 109E, 5/4
I/JG 27, Plumett, Bf 109E, 37/32
II/JG 27, Crèpon, Bf 109E, 40/32
III/JG 27, Arcques, Bf 109E, 39/32
Stab/JG 53, Cherbourg, Bf 109E, 6/6
I/JG 53, Rennes, Guernsey, Bf 109E, 39/37
II/JG 53, Dinan, Guernsey, Bf 109E, 38/34
III/JG 53, Brest, Sempy, Bf 109E, 38/35
total 930/805
Other units (JG 77 unclear)
Stab/JG 77, ?, Bf 109E, 4/4 (unknown base)
I/JG 77, ?, Bf 109E, 38/37 (unknown base)
II/JG 77, Stavanger, Trondheim, Bf 109E 43/38 (Norway)
ErprGr 210, Calais-Marck, Bf 109E-4B, 10/9 (night fighters)
III/NJG 1, Köln-Ostheim, Bf 109D, 3/1 (night fighters)
III/NJG 1, Köln-Ostheim, Bf 109E, 17/16 (Night fighters)
Total 115/105
All 1045/910
Number of serviceable planes in JGs dropped from 805 to 616 between 13th August and 7th September ie 23,5% which tells that the drop was much more than Lund's claim (even more if unclear JG 77 parts are counted). Number of all serviceable Bf 109 dropped from 910 to 695 (23,5%).
Comparable numbers in same dates for Fighter command are:
August 13th from
http://www.raf.mod.uk/bob1940/august13.html"Fighter Command Serviceable Aircraft as at 0900 hours, 13 August 1940
* Blenheim - 71
* Spitfire - 226
* Hurricane - 353
* Defiant - 26
* Gladiator - 2
* Total - 678"
September 7th from
http://www.raf.mod.uk/bob1940/september7.html"Fighter Command Serviceable Aircraft as at 0900 hours, 7th September 1940
* Blenheim - 44
* Spitfire - 223
* Hurricane - 398
* Defiant - 20
* Gladiator - 9
* Total - 694"
So the RAF had 579 serviceable Hurricanes and Spitfires in August 13th and 621 in the September 7th. As pointed out several times, these numbers do not contain reserves (around 250 in 7.9.1940) nor planes under mainteance/repair in the squadrons or RAF repair organisation.
What we see here are facts not speculations (or the sources you have pointed out are false). In the end of the 2nd phase the RAF could keep the strenght and had reserves while the LW could not keep strenght and apparently had no reserves. If you want to argue that these numbers are manipulated then please prove it.
gripen