Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II

Table 165 -- Airplane Losses on Combat Missions Twentieth Air Force, By Type of Airplane and by Cause of Loss: Jun 1944 to Aug 1945

Year
and
Month

 All Types Very Heavy Bomber Very Heavy Bomber Fighters
XX Bomber Command XXI Bomber Command
Total Enemy
Aircraft		 Anti-
Aircraft		 Enemy Aircraft and Anti-Aircraft Other
Causes		 Total Enemy
Aircraft		 Anti-
Aircraft		 Enemy Aircraft and Anti-Aircraft Other
Causes		 Total Enemy
Aircraft		 Anti-
Aircraft		 Enemy Aircraft and Anti-Aircraft Other
Causes		 Total Enemy
Aircraft		 Anti-
Aircraft		 Enemy Aircraft and Anti-Aircraft Other
Causes
Grand Total 494 80 95 19 300 80 22 7 - 51 334 52 47 19 216 80 6 41 - 33
Annually  
1944
(Jun-Dec)		 95 24 6 - 65 70 20 5 - 45 25 4 1 - 20 - - - - -
1945
(Jan-Aug)		 399 56 89 19 235 10 2 2 - 6 309 48 46 19 196 80 6 41 - 33
Monthly  
1944  
Jun 10 1 - - 9 10 1 - - 9 - - - - - - - - - -
Jul 3 1 - - 2 3 1 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 14 3 1 - 10 14 3 1 - 10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 1 - - 2 3 1 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 1 - - 4 5 1 - - 4 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 9 - - 14 19 8 - - 11 4 1 - - 3 - - - - -
Dec 37 8 5 - 24 16 5 4 - 7 21 3 1 - 17 - - - - -
1945  
Jan 31 13 - 2 16 4 1 - - 3 27 12 - 2 13 - - - - -
Feb 30 7 - - 23 4 1 - - 3 26 6 - - 20 - - - - -
Mar 36 - 9 - 27 2 - 2 - - 34 - 7 - 27 - - - - -
Apr 57 13 11 9 24 - - - - - 57 13 11 9 24 - - - - -
May 88 8 11 4 65 - - - - - 88 8 11 4 65 - - - - -
Jun 44 8 12 2 22 - - - - - 44 8 12 2 22 - - - - -
Jul 54 1 17 2 34 - - - - - 22 - 2 2 18 32 1 15 - 16
Aug 59 6 29 - 24 - - - - - 11 1 3 - 7 48 5 26 - 17