"loss" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- In the 111 flying days made possible by the weather, 358 pilots engaged the enemy in 166 air combat battles with the loss of 30 pilots.
- However the loss of 16 pilots was a serious blow to the unit.
- Both "Sioux" squadrons (9 and 11) combined executed 54 combat missions, for a loss of three pilots and 11 aircraft.
- During its operational existence the unit flew about 6,150 sorties, with the loss of six pilots.
- The fight lasted for two hours, and four B-17s and five B-24s were claimed shot down for the loss of two pilots and three aircraft.
- Yet the unit suffered heavy losses (along with most other wings in the West) of 48 pilots killed, 23 wounded, and 158 aircraft destroyed for 164 confirmed victories.
- JG 26 claimed 160 French and British aircraft shot down, for relatively light losses of 17 pilots killed.
- However, German records show the loss of only 10 pilots.
- During the Korean conflict the squadron flew a grand total of 12 067 sorties for a loss of 34 pilots and two other ranks.
- The first production Demons were grounded for a redesign after the loss of six aircraft and four pilots.
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