My wiki source was cited to Hooton, E. R. (2007). Luftwaffe at War; Blitzkrieg in the West. page 47.
And did you actually verify that the citation was correct?
Wikipedia is not a source. It is a reference for sources
That would make sense if you actually looked up the original sources, rather than copy-pasting what some anon wrote on Wikipedia.
Also, you and I both know you didn't open a book and manually search for the info and then type it out. So what was your real internet source?
I actually did, I remembered that the stats were in that book. It's an ebook, so searching was fairly easy.
Obviously your source is wrong. If you read the wiki
ROFL! THE WIKI SAYS THAT YOUR BOOK IS WRONG, BERK!
"In early June 1940, the French aviation industry was producing a considerable number of aircraft, with an estimated reserve of nearly 2,000 but a chronic lack of spare parts crippled this fleet. Only about 599 (29 per cent) were serviceable"
"The French Air Force had 3,562 airplanes, but only 879 of these were ever deployed."
Your source counted unservicable old broken down French aircraft. Only actually deployed and operational aircraft count
Except that your number for German airplanes also counted those that were never deployed.
And did you actually verify that the citation was correct?
That would make sense if you actually looked up the original sources, rather than copy-pasting what some anon wrote on Wikipedia.
I actually did, I remembered that the stats were in that book. It's an ebook, so searching was fairly easy.
ROFL! THE WIKI SAYS THAT YOUR BOOK IS WRONG, BERK!
"The French Air Force had 3,562 airplanes, but only 879 of these were ever deployed."
Except that your number for German airplanes also counted those that were never deployed.