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Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II |
Table 126 -- Tons of Bombs Dropped by Twentieth Air Force, By
Type of Airplane: Jun 1944 to Aug 1945
| Year and Month |
Total |
Very Heavy Bomber |
Fighter |
| XX Bomber Command |
XXI Bomber Command |
| Total |
High Explosive |
Incendiary |
Total |
High Explosive |
Incendiary |
Total |
High Explosive |
Incendiary |
Total |
High Explosive |
Incendiary |
| Grand Total |
171,060 |
64,771 |
106,289 |
11,691 |
9,273 |
2,418 |
157,985 |
54,917 |
103,068 |
1,384 |
581 |
803 |
| Annually |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1944 (Jun-Dec) |
9,064 |
7,247 |
1,817 |
6,384 |
5,409 |
975 |
2,680 |
1,838 |
842 |
- |
- |
- |
| 1945 (Jan-Aug) |
161,996 |
57,524 |
104,472 |
5,307 |
3,864 |
1,443 |
155,305 |
53,079 |
102,226 |
1,384 |
581 |
803 |
| Monthly |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1944 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Jun |
547 |
501 |
46 |
547 |
501 |
46 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Jul |
209 |
209 |
- |
209 |
209 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aug |
252 |
184 |
68 |
252 |
184 |
68 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Sep |
521 |
521 |
- |
521 |
521 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Oct |
1,669 |
1,023 |
646 |
1,669 |
1,023 |
646 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Nov |
2,205 |
1,758 |
447 |
1,630 |
1,415 |
215 |
575 |
343 |
232 |
- |
- |
- |
| Dec |
3,661 |
3,051 |
610 |
1,556 |
1,556 |
- |
2,105 |
1,495 |
610 |
- |
- |
- |
| 1945 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Jan |
3,410 |
2,511 |
899 |
2,006 |
1,584 |
422 |
1,404 |
927 |
477 |
- |
- |
- |
| Feb |
4,020 |
2,401 |
1,619 |
1,865 |
1,261 |
604 |
2,155 |
1,140 |
1,015 |
- |
- |
- |
| Mar |
15,283 |
4,105 |
11,178 |
1,436 |
1,019 |
417 |
13,847 |
3,086 |
10,761 |
- |
- |
- |
| Apr |
17,492 |
13,209 |
4,283 |
- |
- |
- |
17,492 |
13,209 |
4,283 |
- |
- |
- |
| May |
24,285 |
6,937 |
17,348 |
- |
- |
- |
24,285 |
6,937 |
17,348 |
- |
- |
- |
| Jun |
32,542 |
9,954 |
22,588 |
- |
- |
- |
32,542 |
9,954 |
22,588 |
- |
- |
- |
| Jul |
43,091 |
9,766 |
33,326 |
- |
- |
- |
42,551 |
9,388 |
33,163 |
540 |
378 |
162 |
| Aug |
21,873 |
8,641 |
13,232 |
- |
- |
- |
21,029 |
8,438 |
12,591 |
844 |
203 |
641 |
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