Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II

Table 148 -- Tons of Bombs Dropped in Alaska, By Type of Airplane: Apr 1942 to Aug 1945

(As reported to The Adjutant General)
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 4,331 4,250 81 2,812 2,759 53 970 946 24 549 545 4
Annually                        
1942 715 715 - 661 661 - 54 54 - - - -
1943 2,828 2,818 10 1,452 1,448 4 827 825 2 749 545 4
1944 295 274 21 252 235 17 43 39 4 - - -
1945
(Jan-Aug)		 493 443 50 447 415 32 46 38 18 - - -
Monthly                        
1942                        
Apr 5 5 - - - - 5 5 - - - -
May 5 5 - - - - 5 5 - - - -
Jun 45 45 - 40 40 - 5 5 - - - -
Jul 78 78 - 73 73 - 5 5 - - - -
Aug 111 111 - 106 106 - 5 5 - - - -
Sep 117 117 - 112 112 - 5 5 - - - -
Oct 111 111 - 106 106 - 5 5 - - - -
Nov 107 107 - 99 99 - 8 8 - - - -
Dec 136 136 - 125 125 - 11 11 - - - -
1943                        
Jan 4 4 - - - - 4 4 - - - -
Feb 123 123 - 87 87 - 34 34 - 2 2 -
Mar 318 318 - 204 204 - 76 76 - 38 38 -
Apr 649 648 1 296 296 - 135 135 - 218 217 1
May 449 449 - 221 221 - 152 152 - 76 76 -
Jun 284 284 - 144 144 - 103 103 - 37 37 -
Jul 414 414 - 249 249 - 105 105 - 60 60 -
Aug 572 566 6 241 240 1 213 211 2 118 115 3
Sep 15 12 3 10 7 3 5 5 - - - -
Oct - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec - - - - - - - - - - - -
1944                        
Jan - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 13 - 13 13 - - - - - - -
Apr 29 29 - 28 28 - 1 1 - - - -
May 24 24 - 14 14 - 10 10 - - - -
Jun 27 18 9 26 17 9 1 1 - - - -
Jul 5 5 - 5 5 - - - - - - -
Aug 43 40 3 35 32 3 8 8 - - - -
Sep 52 47 5 48 43 5 4 4 - - - -
Oct 31 31 - 23 23 - 8 8 - - - -
Nov 51 47 4 42 42 - 9 5 4 - - -
Dec 20 20 - 18 18 - 2 2 - - - -
1945                        
Jan 29 26 3 24 24 - 5 2 3 - - -
Feb 33 31 2 31 31 - 2 - 2 - - -
Mar 47 41 6 41 41 - 6 - 6 - - -
Apr 48 22 26 43 22 21 5 - 5 - - -
May 98 98 - 88 88 - 10 10 - - - -
Jun 105 103 2 93 93 - 12 10 2 - - -
Jul 91 91 - 85 85 - 6 6 - - - -
Aug 42 31 11 42 31 11 - - - - - -