Best Bomber of WW2 -- #3 (3 Viewers)

[plan_D]

I've read the B-24 dropped more on Europe but I've never seen the figures. I believe someone needs to produce 15th Air Force figures. Were 9th Air Force fighters only?

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Not sure. I may be wrong.

 

[mosquitoman]

9th AF was A-20s, B-26s plus escorting fighters used for tactical bombing, not strategic bombing. They attacked marshalling yards, Atlantic Wall defenses, radar stations etc

 

[plan_D]

I see - they were more about interdiction.

 

[mosquitoman]

Yep

 

[wmaxt]

The numbers I have for losses are

B-17 - 4,754
B-24 - 2,112

From the 8th Air Force Combat Losses site these should Only cover the aircraft that did not return. However these numbers dissagree with the AAF Stasticics which count all combat losses (Again according to the 8th page Non-returns only) of 5,548 both 17s and 24s. I have seen the B-17 number shown above several times.

Bottom line, Adlers numbers are as close as anybody's.

The 9th was Tacticle air Fighters and Medium bombers. The 8th was Heavy bombers and associated Fighter escort. I'm not aware of any crossovers ie. Medium bombers in the 8th or heavies in the 9th. They did have fighters from the 9th as escorts for the 8th though. Since the first Merlin P-51s were built as long range Tac. air and assigned to the 9th (354th FG), they were available to help the P-38s fairly early in the escort role.

the 9th lost no heaveys and 815 medium bombers.

I don't know about the 15th but I'll look.

wmaxt

 

[plan_D]

We want the tonnage dropped too. I've seen that the B-24 dropped more on Europe - by my understanding the 15th Air Force fielded more B-24s so it would probably mean the B-24 dropping more; making it the work horse.

But this can't be stated until it's proved!

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I the B-24 may have dropped more in the war as a whole but the B-17 did the most in Europe.

 

[mosquitoman]

I'm not too sure about that, if you include 15th AF aswell

 

[plan_D]

That's what I want to know now because the 15th Air Force was pounding Europe too and that had more B-24s.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Well maybe we can find some more info on it. When I get off from work I will try and see what I can find.

 

[GT]

Here is some facts for you all!

Cheers
GT

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

is it just me, or do those not work

 

[Nonskimmer]

It must be just you, coz they work fine for me. Interesting.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

well, you're weird

and, i might as well put this here, a few days ago i spent well, not that long but long enough making a post about an airshow i'm gonna see, thing is, as i put it in the correct place, the warbird display forum, no one has replied yet, you could at least humour me bit if you do go look, go straight to page 3, the one called culdrose airday.............

 

[Nonskimmer]

Alright pot. Kettle here.

 

[plan_D]

I actually looked - it looks like it's going to be quite a show but...I didn't think you were worthy of a reply.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

No I could not get them to work either Lanc.

 

[MP-Willow]

OK all the B-24 question is that they did a hell of a lot and that is just in Europe and Africa. Now they were the Heavy bomber in the Pacific and helped to gain the islands that the B-29s needed anlong with the Navy and Marines.

Also the B-32 was a nice little or big thing, I wish it would have had more missions. As for the top 5 I will agree that the list is good we can ague points latter.

 

[KraziKanuK]

is it just me, or do those not work

You can always go straight to the horse's mouth and find all kinds of stats for WW2, as well as some other wars, http://www.maxwell.af.mil/au/afhra/