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