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RVB wrote:
From: The Bomber Command War Diaries b\y Middlebrook and Everitt

Ops statistics Bomber Command 3 Sept 1939-May 7/8 1945.
(2,074 days/nights).

Number of nights with ops:.......................1,481 (71.4% of all
nights during war).
Number of days with ops:..........................1,089 (52,5% of all
days during war).
Number of night sorties.........................307,253, from which
7,953 aircraft (2.6%) were lost.
Number of day sorties:.............................80,163, from which
1,000 aircraft (1.2%) were lost.
Total sorties:.......................................... .387,416, from
which 8,953 aircraft (1.2%) were lost.
Approximate bomb tonnage in war:.......955,044 tons
Average per 24-hour period:...................186.8 sorties, 4.3
aircraft lost, 460.5 tons of bombs dropped.
thanks

And have you got the same statistics for the US heavies for the same
operation theatre ?
That would be interesting to compare...


Well, a bit of research tells us that, in terms of tons of bombs dropped:

1942 RAF 45,561 US 8th Air Force 1,561

1943 RAF 157,457 US 8th Air Force 44,165

1944 RAF 525,518 US 8th Air Force 389,119

1945 RAF 191,540 US 8th Air Force 188,573


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