Bomber Command
Operational Statistics
Tons Of Bombs Dropped By Target Category
Updated: January 2008
Source: Bomber Command Squadron's of the RAF and thier aircraft
Published 1964
Tons Of Bombs Dropped By Target Category | ||||||||
Category |
1939 |
1940 |
1941 |
1942 |
1943 |
1944 |
1945 |
Grand Totals |
Industrial Towns |
0 |
137 |
12,339 |
35,637 |
131,464 |
184,688 |
66,482 |
430,747 |
Troops & Defences |
0 |
1,866 |
0 |
61 |
760 |
93,854 |
26,081 |
122,532 |
Transportation |
0 |
2,148 |
6,189 |
135 |
2,878 |
98,361 |
28,102 |
137,793 |
Naval |
31 |
2,892 |
8,847 |
5,383 |
8,787 |
9,648 |
11,140 |
46,728 |
Oil |
0 |
1,719 |
576 |
12 |
54 |
48,043 |
47,510 |
97,914 |
Airfield / Aircraft Factories |
0 |
2,149 |
1,048 |
1,543 |
1,691 |
19,909 |
637 |
25,977 |
Specific Industries |
0 |
1,085 |
1,333 |
1,341 |
7,019 |
7,680 |
1,236 |
19,964 |
Military Installations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,571 |
61,951 |
0 |
64,522 |
Miscellaneous |
0 |
1,037 |
1,392 |
1,449 |
2,323 |
2,384 |
552 |
9,137 |
Totals (tons) |
31 |
13,033 |
31,704 |
45,561 |
157,457 |
525,518 |
181,740 |
955,044 |
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