USAAF | RAF | |
Tons of bombs dropped | 1,463,423 | 1,307,117 |
Bomber sorties | 754,818 | 687,462 |
Fighter sorties | 991,750 | 1,695,049 |
Claimed enemy aircraft destroyed | 35,783 | 21,622 |
Bombers lost | 9,949 | 11,968 |
Fighters lost | 8,420 | 10,061 |
Personnel lost in action | 79,265 | 79,281 |
Bombers assigned to combat units (peak) | 7,177 (3/45) |
6,956 (4/45) |
Fighters assigned to combat units (peak) | 6,203 (5/45) |
7,728 (8/44) |
Personnel assigned to combat units (peak) | 619,020 (8/44) |
718,628 (7/44) |
Tons | Percent | |
USAAF | 1,463,423 | 52.8 |
8th Air Force | 692,918 | 25.0 |
9th Air Force | 225,799 | 8.1 |
12th Air Force | 207,367 | 7.5 |
15th Air Force | 312,173 | 11.3 |
1st Tactical Air Force | 25,166 | 0.9 |
RAF | 1,307,117 | 47.2 |
Bomber Command | 1,066,141 | 38.5 |
Fighter Command | 3,910 | 0.1 |
2nd Tactical Air Force | 69,138 | 2.5 |
Mediterranean Air Command | 167,928 | 6.1 |
TOTAL | 2,770,540 | 100.0 |
Bomber sorties |
Fighter sorties |
|
USAAF | 754,818 | 991,750 |
8th Air Force | 348,994 | 270,364 |
9th Air Force | 119,146 | 298,685 |
12th Air Force | 127,092 | 280,458 |
15th Air Force | 152,542 | 89,835 |
1st Tactical Air Force | 7,044 | 52,408 |
RAF | 687,462 | 1,695,049 |
Bomber Command | 391,801 | 336 |
Fighter Command | - | 700,226 |
Coastal Command | 134,414 | 81,282 |
2nd Tactical Air Force | 40,614 | 286,891 |
Mediterranean Air Command | 120,633 | 626,314 |
TOTAL | 1,442,280 | 2,686,799 |
Destroyed | Probable | Total | |
USAAF | 31,340 | 4,443 | 35,783 |
8th Air Force | 18,810 | 2,208 | 21,018 |
9th Air Force | 2,400 | 319 | 2,719 |
12th Air Force | 2,908 | 819 | 3,727 |
15th Air Force | 6,258 | 1,008 | 7,266 |
1st Tactical Air Force | 964 | 89 | 1,053 |
RAF | 17,364 | 4,258 | 21,622 |
Bomber Command | 1,214 | 310 | 1,524 |
Fighter Command | 6,914 | 1,973 | 8,887 |
Coastal Command | 254 | 37 | 291 |
2nd Tactical Air Force | 1,894 | 130 | 2,024 |
Mediterranean Air Command | 7,088 | 1,808 | 8,896 |
TOTAL | 48,704 | 8,701 | 57,405 |
Bombers | Fighters | Total | |
USAAF | 9,949 | 8,420 | 18,369 |
8th Air Force | 5,945 | 3,112 | 9,057 |
9th Air Force | 814 | 2,141 | 2,945 |
12th Air Force | 773 | 1,824 | 2,597 |
15th Air Force | 2,380 | 1,030 | 3,410 |
1st Tactical Air Force | 47 | 313 | 360 |
RAF | 11,968 | 10,061 | 22,029 |
Bomber Command | 9,163 | 16 | 9,179 |
Fighter Command | - | 3,559 | 3,559 |
Coastal Command | 841 | 549 | 1,390 |
2nd Tactical Air Force | 353 | 1,762 | 2,115 |
Mediterranean Air Command | 1,611 | 4,175 | 5,786 |
TOTAL | 21,917 | 18,481 | 40,398 |
Lost | |
USAAF | 79,265 |
8th Air Force | 44,472 |
9th Air Force | 4,168 |
12th Air Force | 7,203 |
15th Air Force | 23,174 |
1st Tactical Air Force | 248 |
RAF | 79,281 |
Bomber Command | 70,408 |
Fighter Command | |
Coastal Command | |
2nd Tactical Air Force | |
Mediterranean Air Command | 8,873 |
TOTAL | 158,546 |
Sources: U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey.