Bomber Command
Mine Laying (Gardening) Statistics
Updated: January 2008
|
1942 |
Mine Laying (Gardening) Statistics | ||
|
Sorties |
Missing |
Number of Mines Laid | |
|
Up to February |
2716 |
57 |
2185 |
|
March |
3027 |
68 |
2541 |
|
April |
3771 |
78 |
3110 |
|
May |
3821 |
94 |
4133 |
|
June |
4337 |
103 |
5300 |
|
July |
4771 |
114 |
6197 |
|
August |
5153 |
130 |
7165 |
|
September |
5621 |
147 |
8266 |
|
October |
6082 |
161 |
9248 |
|
November |
6664 |
176 |
1040 |
|
December |
7085 |
183 |
11391 |
|
| |||
|
Totals |
53048 |
1311 (2.4%) |
69940 |
|
1943 |
Mine Laying (Gardening) Statistics | ||
|
Sorties |
Missing |
Number of Mines Laid | |
|
January |
7681 |
199 |
12676 |
|
February |
8221 |
208 |
13805 |
|
March |
8732 |
226 |
14964 |
|
April |
9423 |
259 |
16833 |
|
May |
9791 |
267 |
17981 |
|
June |
10217 |
274 |
19155 |
|
July |
10530 |
280 |
20082 |
|
August |
11032 |
290 |
21185 |
|
September |
11429 |
293 |
22373 |
|
October |
11796 |
298 |
23449 |
|
November |
12148 |
306 |
24425 |
|
December |
12404 |
311 |
25225 |
|
| |||
|
Totals |
123404 |
3211 (2.60%) |
232153 |
|
1944 |
Mine Laying (Gardening) Statistics | ||
|
Sorties |
Missing |
Number of Mines Laid | |
|
January |
12777 |
314 |
26326 |
|
February |
13547 |
323 |
27987 |
|
March |
14065 |
326 |
29459 |
|
April |
14919 |
345 |
32102 |
|
May |
15745 |
354 |
34862 |
|
June |
16205 |
355 |
36640 |
|
July |
16389 |
357 |
37348 |
|
August |
16803 |
369 |
38934 |
|
September |
16988 |
373 |
39682 |
|
October |
17245 |
381 |
40815 |
|
November |
17415 |
382 |
41565 |
|
December |
17675 |
385 |
42725 |
|
| |||
|
Totals |
189773 |
4264 (2.25%) |
428445 |
|
1945 |
Mine Laying (Gardening) Statistics | ||
|
Sorties |
Missing |
Number of Mines Laid | |
|
January |
17834 |
391 |
43393 |
|
February |
18126 |
400 |
44747 |
|
March |
18402 |
405 |
45945 |
|
April |
18682 |
408 |
47307 |
|
May |
19025 |
408 |
47307 |
|
| |||
|
Totals |
91619 |
2012 (2.20%) |
228699 |
|
|
Overall | ||
|
Sorties |
Missing |
Number of Mines Laid | |
|
Totals |
457844 |
10798 (2.36%) |
959237 |