seven german pilots died in the battle of britain.
seven german pilots died in the battle of britain.
how many german pilots died in the battle of britain?
seven
in total, about 23,000 enemy sorties were registered over bulgaria in the years 1943–1944. bulgarian pilots fought an enemy outnumbering them by 10 to 50 times. some of the best pilots were lieutenant stoyanov, captain toplodolski, and sub-lieutenants bochev, cvetkov, and damev. 19 bulgarian pilots died in this war against the allies. the allies lost 60 planes, shot down by bulgarian fighters and about 430 airmen, 325 of which were taken as pows.









































section::::history.:reestablishment under the communist government.
bulgarian air force
at the beginning of world war ii, there was a strong sense of chivalry between the british raf and german luftwaffe pilots. they regarded themselves as "knights of the air" and shooting parachuting enemy aircrew was contrary to their code of honour. the question of shooting an enemy pilot parachuting over his own territory aroused bitter debate on both sides. on august 31, 1940, during the battle of britain, raf air chief marshal hugh dowding dined with prime minister winston churchill at chequers. after dinner, they discussed the morality of shooting parachuting luftwaffe pilots. dowding suggested that german pilots were perfectly entitled to shoot raf pilots parachuting over britain as they were still potential combatants (i.e., piloting new aircraft to conduct another military mission) while raf pilots should refrain from firing at german pilots as they were out of combat and would eventually become prisoners of war once they landed on british soil. churchill was appalled by this suggestion, arguing that shooting a parachuting pilot "was like drowning a sailor".
attacks on parachutists