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Operational Statistics

Tons Of Bombers Dropped By Aircraft Type

Updated: January 2008

Source: Bomber Command Squadron's of the RAF and thier aircraft

Published 1964

Tons Of Bombers Dropped By Aircraft Type
Aircraft	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	Total For Type
Lysander	0	0	0	0	0	Note 1,2	0	Note 1,2
Mustang	0	0	0	0	0	Note 1,2	0	Note 1,2
Lightning	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Battle	0	85	0	0	0	0	0	85
Beaufighter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blenheim	4	1,961	1,126	207	0	0	0	3,028
Boston	0	0	0	805	147	0	0	952
Ventura	0	0	0	45	681	0	0	726
Mitchell	0	0	0	0	89	0	0	89
Mosquito	0	0	0	232	1,550	15,160	9,925	26,867
Hudson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wellington	19	5,156	15,553	14,621	6,474	0	0	41,823
Whitley	6	3,398	5,564	1,366	0	0	0	9,115
Hampden	2	2,703	5,044	1,366	0	0	0	9,115
Liberator	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fortress (B17)	0	0	47	0	0	0	0	47
Manchester	0	0	794	1,032	0	0	0	1,826
Stirling	0	0	2,327	7,759	14,495	3,420	0	27,821
Halifax	0	0	1,249	7,274	33,480	146,113	36,091	224,207
Lancaster	0	0	0	11,367	100,517	361,004	135,724	608,612
Grand Totals	31	13,033	31,704	45,561	157,457	525,518	181,740	995,044

Note 1 = 1 x 1000 lbs. Target Indicator and 1 x 250 lbs. Target Indicator (both in 1944)
Note 2 = 2 x 250 lbs. Target Indicator (both in 1944).

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