Introduction
Aircraft of Bomber Command
Sorties Flown and Losses by Type
from Bomber Command War Diaries
-Middlebrook and Everitt
Sixteen types of aircraft flew operations with Bomber Command. Of these, details of nine that played significant roles in the offensive are listed below.
The other types were the Ventura, Battle, Mitchell, Boston, Lightning, Fortress, and Liberator.
|
Sorties |
Losses* |
Percentage |
| Lancaster |
156,192 |
3,677 |
2.4 % |
| Halifax |
82,773 |
2,083 |
2.5 % |
| Wellington |
47,409 |
1,727 |
3.6 % |
| Mosquito |
39,795 |
310 |
0.8 % |
| Stirling |
18,440 |
684 |
3.7 % |
| Hampden |
15,771 |
633 |
4.0 % |
| Bleinheim |
12,214 |
541 |
4.4 % |
| Whitley |
9,169 |
458 |
5.0 % |
| Manchester |
1,185 |
76 |
6.4 % |
| Others |
2,369 |
68 |
2.9 % |
| - |
- |
- |
| Totals |
389,809 |
10,321 |
*Includes lost during sorties and crashed in UK