Bomber Command Summary of Sorties and Losses 1939-45
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Day |
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Total dispatched |
297,663 |
66,851 |
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Total missing |
7,449 |
876 |
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Total damaged Feb 42 - May 45 |
13,778 |
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Estimated cause of loss July 42 - May 45 |
2,278 by fighters 1,345 by flak 112 not by enemy action (mainly collision) 2,072 unknown causes |
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Estimated cause of damage Feb 42-May 45 |
1,728 by fighters (163 wrecked/1,565 repairable) 8,848 by flak (151 wrecked/8,697 repairable) 3,159 not by enemy action (876 wrecked/2,283 repairable) 43 from unknown causes (37 wrecked/6 repairable) |
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Sources: Bomber Command 1939-45, Bomber Command War Diaries, Raiding the Reich, The Crucible of War, 1939-45