Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II

Table 145 -- Tons of Bombs Dropped in Pacific Ocean Areas, By Type of Airplane: Jun 1942 to Aug 1945
Year and Month All Types Heavy Bomber Medium & Light Bomber Fighter
Total High Explosive Incendiary Total High Explosive Incendiary Total High Explosive Incendiary Total High Explosive Incendiary
Grand Total 32,733 31,195 538 25,384 25,034 350 5,075 4,978 97 2,274 2,183 91
Annually                        
1942
(Jun-Dec)		 35 35 - 35 35 - - - - - - -
1943 1,309 1,290 19 1,240 1,221 19 8 8 - 61 61 -
1944 17,546 17,227 319 12,739 12,552 187 3,363 3,276 87 1,444 1,399 45
1945
(Jan-May)		 13,843 13,643 200 11,370 11,226 144 1,704 1,694 10 769 723 46
Monthly                        
1942                        
Jun 18 18 - 18 18 - - - - - - -
Jul - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 17 17 - 17 17 - - - - - - -
1943                        
Jan 3 3 - 3 3 - - - - - - -
Feb 12 12 - 12 12 - - - - - - -
Mar - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 44 44 - 44 44 - - - - - - -
May 15 15 - 14 14 - - - - 1 1 -
Jun 4 3 1 3 2 1 - - - 1 1 -
Jul 40 22 18 40 22 18 - - - - - -
Aug - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 66 66 - 66 66 - - - - - - -
Oct - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 337 337 - 337 337 - - - - - - -
Dec 788 788 - 721 721 - 8 8 - 59 59 -
1944                        
Jan 1,041 1,041 - 652 652 - 201 201 - 188 188 -
Feb 1,127 1,072 55 726 671 55 179 179 - 222 222 -
Mar 1,150 1,078 72 594 529 65 497 490 7 59 59 -
Apr 1,911 1,847 64 1,099 1,044 55 812 803 9 - - -
May 1,582 1,581 1 981 981 - 601 600 1 - - -
Jun 888 888 - 670 670 - 155 155 - 63 63 -
Jul 1,680 1,565 115 924 924 - 267 197 50 489 444 45
Aug 1,730 1,730 - 1,081 1,081 - 374 374 - 275 275 -
Sep 1,404 1,404 - 1,159 1,159 - 181 181 - 64 64 -
Oct 1,032 1,032 - 884 884 - 96 96 - 52 52 -
Nov 1,416 1,404 12 1,384 1,372 12 - - - 32 32 -
Dec 2,585 2,585 - 2,585 2,585 - - - - - - -
1945                        
Jan 2,494 2,454 40 2,494 2,454 40 - - - - - -
Feb 2,158 2,054 104 2,138 2,054 84 - - - 20 - 20
Mar 1,244 1,227 17 1,044 1,044 - - - - 200 183 17
Apr 1,152 1,152 - 1,053 1,053 - - - - 99 99 -
May 996 994 2 884 884 - - - - 112 110 2
Jun 603 603 - 343 343 - - - - 260 260 -
Jul 3,359 3,322 37 2,158 2,138 20 1,123 1,113 10 78 71 7
Aug 1,837 1,837 - 1,256 1,256 - 581 581 - - - -