Post war, the RAF found that when finally applied to bombing, in terms of useful damage done, the Mosquito had proved 4.95 times cheaper than the
Lancaster.
[101] In April 1943, in response to "political humiliation" caused by the Mosquito, Hermann Göring ordered the formation of special
Luftwaffe units (
Jagdgeschwader 25, commanded by
Oberstleutnant Herbert Ihlefeld and
Jagdgeschwader 50, under
Major Hermann Graf) to combat the Mosquito attacks, though these units, which were "little more than glorified squadrons", were not very successful against the elusive RAF aircraft.
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In one example of the daylight precision raids carried out by the Mosquito, on 30 January 1943, the 10th anniversary of the
Nazis' seizure of power, a Mosquito attack knocked out the main Berlin broadcasting station while
Commander in Chief Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring was speaking, putting his speech off the air.
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