Ding! again Uboat losses were more on the order of 80% (ask Erich Topp if ya don't think so)
As to the rather silly discussion of V1 intercepts versus combat, a point.
Defusing an unexploded bomb is a dangerous,high risk job, fact.
Attacking a defended enemy position is about 4-5 times more dangerous than defusing a bomb,fact.
When I read statements dismissing the early war air battles as easy, or never in doubt, I laugh my bellybutton off, just before I get very quiet and very angry, You buncha loud talking clueless jerks! I don't have to ask if you've ever seen COMBAT, your statement makes it rather obvious. I don't think a Luftwaffe pilot in '39 would agree with your assesment of poland as a "cakewalk"
I also think any combat pilot will tell you that engaging what amounts to an explosive-filled target drone is much more preferable than air-to-air combat.
Hell, we get people run over by tanks every year, does that make it more dangerous than war?
I do not think it's even in the running.
