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Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II |
Table 198 -- Destruction of Selected Ground Targets by First
Tactical Air Force in European Theater of Operations, By Type of Target: Nov
1944 to May 1945
| Type of Target |
Total |
1944 |
1945 |
| Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
| |
D E S T R O Y E D |
| Motor Transportation |
8,063 |
348 |
148 |
339 |
574 |
3,409 |
3,012 |
197 |
| Armored Vehicles and Tanks |
407 |
27 |
3 |
37 |
47 |
170 |
123 |
- |
| Locomotives |
830 |
56 |
112 |
28 |
165 |
185 |
284 |
- |
| Railroad Cars |
9,638 |
330 |
1,921 |
370 |
2,597 |
2,602 |
1,818 |
- |
| Bridges |
48 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
22 |
12 |
- |
- |
| Gun Emplacements |
359 |
52 |
20 |
5 |
35 |
123 |
124 |
- |
| Dumps |
44 |
1 |
6 |
- |
8 |
19 |
10 |
- |
| Hangars |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
3 |
- |
| Factories and Misc. Buildings |
8,826 |
169 |
455 |
799 |
1,543 |
2,134 |
3,715 |
11 |
| Railroad Cuts |
1,489 |
56 |
131 |
153 |
608 |
433 |
108 |
- |
| Vessels and Barges |
61 |
10 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
34 |
2 |
- |
| Horse Drawn Vehicles |
987 |
77 |
6 |
- |
44 |
300 |
560 |
- |
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D A M A G E D |
| Motor Transportation |
7,217 |
196 |
301 |
484 |
795 |
3,084 |
2,092 |
265 |
| Armored Vehicles and Tanks |
479 |
5 |
8 |
89 |
48 |
209 |
117 |
3 |
| Locomotives |
1,748 |
55 |
389 |
84 |
375 |
325 |
520 |
- |
| Railroad Cars |
18,084 |
453 |
3,793 |
1,174 |
4,327 |
3,891 |
4,446 |
- |
| Bridges |
117 |
13 |
10 |
12 |
32 |
48 |
2 |
- |
| Gun Emplacements |
607 |
27 |
58 |
26 |
116 |
216 |
164 |
- |
| Dumps |
38 |
- |
- |
4 |
12 |
16 |
6 |
- |
| Hangars |
16 |
2 |
7 |
- |
- |
1 |
6 |
- |
| Factories and Misc. Buildings |
4,061 |
63 |
208 |
225 |
597 |
943 |
2,011 |
14 |
| Vessels and Barges |
191 |
19 |
31 |
5 |
24 |
101 |
11 |
- |
| Horse Drawn Vehicles |
556 |
11 |
1 |
- |
89 |
176 |
279 |
- |
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Source: First Tactical Air Force, Statistical Control
Section |
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