No. | |
Total Flights | 195,998 |
- United States | 132,788 |
- Britain | 63,260 |
Total Cargo and Passenger Tonnage | 1,589,567 |
- United States | 1,221,281 |
- Britain (from 28/6/48) | 368,286 |
Total U.S. Hours Flown | 417,628 |
Total U.S. Miles Flown (statute) | 65,000,000 |
Total U.S. Ton-Miles Flown | 268,000,000 |
U.S. Fatalities | 28 |
Total U.S. Aircraft Assigned to Airlift | 342 |
Total U.S. Aircraft Assigned to Corridor Flights | 232 |
Total U.S. Aircraft in Maintenance Pipeline or in Maintenance Shops | 95 |
Total U.S. Aircraft Assigned to Aircrew Training Pool | 15 |
U.S. | Britain | Total | ||||
Flights | Tonnages | Flights | Tonnages | Flights | Tonnages | |
1948 | ||||||
June-July | 8,117 | 41,188 | 5,919 | 29,053 | 14,036 | 70,241 |
August | 9,796 | 73,634 | 8,252 | 45,002 | 18,048 | 118,634 |
September | 12,905 | 101,871 | 6,682 | 36,556 | 19,587 | 138,427 |
October | 12,139 | 115,793 | 5,943 | 31,245 | 18,082 | 147,038 |
November | 9,046 | 87,963 | 4,305 | 24,629 | 13,351 | 112,592 |
December | 11,655 | 114,572 | 4,834 | 26,884 | 16,489 | 141,456 |
1949 | ||||||
January | 14,089 | 139,223 | 5,396 | 32,739 | 19,485 | 171,962 |
February | 12,051 | 120,404 | 5,043 | 31,846 | 17,094 | 152,250 |
March | 15,530 | 154,480 | 6,627 | 41,686 | 22,157 | 196,166 |
April | 19,129 | 189,972 | 6,896 | 45,405 | 26,025 | 235,377 |
May | 8,331 | 82,183 | 3,363 | 23,241 | 11,644 | 105,424 |
Total | 132,788 | 1,221,281 | 63,260 | 368,285 | 195,998 | 1,589,567 |
Source: Modley, R. & Cawley, T. J., Aviation Facts and Figures 1953.