SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS
392,137
Total sorties
10,724
Total aircraft lost
955,044
Tons dropped
47,307
Total mines laid
For any given 100 aircrew in Bomber Command, 1939-1945, the statistics were:
51
Killed on operations
9
Killed in crashes in England
3
Seriously injured
12
Prisoner of war
1
Evaded capture
24
Survived unharmed
"All your operations were planned with great care and skill. They were executed in the face of desperate opposition and appalling hazards, they made a decisive contribution to Germany's final defeat. The conduct of the operations demonstrated the fiery gallant spirit which animated your aircrews, and the high sense of duty of all ranks under your command. I believe that the massive achievements of Bomber Command will long be remembered as an example of duty nobly done."
- Winston S. Churchill
