The Helpful Stacker,
Sorry, but I don't think you get the point. The aircraft that were lost were gone. The ones that were damaged were repaired and a new (probably unbloodied) crew were assigned. The Offensive continued.
Today, we do not have the aircraft; there are precious few spares and, more importantly, we do not have any reserves of Aircrew to replace Casualties or those who are just "Burnt Out".
Innsworth never even bothered to reply when I notified them of my change of address. How many people have they lost contact with through incompetent staff work? A Postcard would have done!!!!
An Air Force relies, ultimately, on the capability of its Aircrews; if you have no reserves or replacements to continue a fight after the first couple of weeks then the money spent on that force has been wasted. You do not expect an Infantry Battalion to be in continual combat without any relief or reinforcements for a fortnight.