Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II

Table 73 -- Communications Crew Losses Overseas, By Theater and By Type of Loss: 1943 to 1945

(Figures in parenthesis indicate the excess over losses of gains resulting from the formation of additional crews out of such crew personnel as those returned from missing, those reclassified from ground to air duties, and those received from the United States as individuals rather than as members of a crew.)
Theater and Type of Loss Grand
Total		 1943
(Jun-Dec)		 1944 1945
(Jan-Aug)		 1943 1944 1945
Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

All Theaters
Total Losses 431 89 (19) 361 27 8 6 22 2 4 20 15 2 3 7 (59) (9) (11) 10 (1) 6 7 11 51 30 23 27 36 63 39 92
Combat & Accident Losses 72 1 38 33 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 2 1 5 9 3 3 14 2 1 (2) 9 6 8 7 2
Retirements 325 - 68 257 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 9 6 9 12 29 34 25 33 20 50 49 6 40
Net Other Losses 34 88 (125) 71 27 8 6 21 2 4 20 14 2 3 7 (59) (11) (15) (4) (16) (6) (8) (32) 15 4 (8) (2) (20) 6 26 50
European Theater of Operations
Total Losses 21 7 (33) 47 1 2 - 2 - 1 1 - - - - 3 (4) (7) (1) 7 (10) (7) (14) 13 15 (28) 5 (14) 4 30 22
Combat & Accident Losses 28 - 11 17 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - 4 (1) 1 5 2 2 - 5 2 1 4 1
Retirements 24 - 4 20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 3 8 4 - - 8 - - -
Net Other Losses (31) 7 (48) 10 1 2 - 2 - 1 1 - - - - 3 (5) (8) (1) 3 (10) (8) (22) 3 9 (28) - (24) 3 26 21
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
Total Losses 47 38 5 4 26 4 6 - 2 - - 7 - 5 - - - (2) 2 (7) - (2) 2 - 1 1 - - 1 2 (1)
Combat & Accident Losses 4 - 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - -
Retirements 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
Net Other Losses 42 38 3 1 26 4 6 - 2 - - 7 - 5 - - - (2) 2 (7) - (2) - - 1 - - - (1) 2 (1)
Pacific Ocean Areas
Total Losses 15 9 1 5 - - - - - - 9 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 1 -
Combat & Accident Losses 5 - 1 4 - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 1 -
Retirements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Net Other Losses 10 9 - 1 - - - - - - 9 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
Far East Air Forces
Total Losses 66 2 (2) 66 - - - - - - 2 - - (2) 6 1 3 (3) - - 2 - (9) 20 (11) 21 6 2 6 - 22
Combat & Accident Losses 5 - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (4) - 2 1 5 - -
Retirements 45 - 3 42 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 1 12 - 4 6 5 3 1 11
Net Other Losses 16 2 (5) 19 - - - - - - 2 - - (2) 6 1 3 (3) - - - - (10) 7 (7) 17 (2) (4) (2) (1) 11
China & India-Burma
Total Losses 231 - (8) 239 - - - - - - - - 1 - - (70) (9) 2 8 - 13 15 32 18 25 29 16 47 49 6 49
Combat & Accident Losses 29 - 24 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 5 5 4 2 7 (1) 3 (3) 2 2 (1) 2 1
Retirements 255 - 61 914 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 9 6 6 12 25 14 21 29 14 37 45 5 29
Net Other Losses (53) - (93) 40 - - - - - - - - 1 - - (70) (10) (1) (6) (11) 3 1 - 5 1 3 - 8 5 (1) 19
Alaska
Total Losses 9 6 3 - - - - 4 - 2 - 1 - - 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
Combat & Accident Losses - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Retirements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Net Other Losses 9 6 3 - - - - 4 - 2 - 1 - - 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
Other Overseas
Total Losses 42 27 15 - - 2 - 16 - 1 8 6 1 - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Combat & Accident Losses 1 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Retirements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Net Other Losses 41 26 15 - - 2 - 15 - 1 8 6 1 - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -