This is a list of bomber losses suffered by the Eighth Air Force in World War II. These have been compiled from a number of sources including: “The Mighty Eighth: A History of the Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force“, by Roger Freeman, 1986, Arms and Armour. The intention is to show the depth of loss that the Second World War caused within the Eighth Air Force. I hope to add a similar table for RAF and perhaps even Luftwaffe losses later as a comparison.
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| Bomb Group | Primary Station | Main Bomber Type |
Missions Flown |
Losses* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34th | Mendelsham | B-17 | 170 | 34/39 |
| 44th | Shipdham | B-24 | 343 | 153/39 |
| 91st | Bassingbourn | B-17 | 340 | 197/0 |
| 92nd | Podington | B-17 | 308 | 154/0 |
| 93rd | Hardwick | B-24 | 396 | 100/40 |
| 94th | Bury St. Edmunds | B-17 | 324 | 153/27 |
| 95th | Horham | B-17 | 320 | 157/39 |
| 96th | Snetterton Heath | B-17 | 321 | 189/50 |
| 97th*1 | Polebrook | B-17 | 14 | 4/0 |
| 100th | Thorpe Abbots | B-17 | 306 | 177/52 |
| 301st*1 | Chelveston | B-17 | 8 | 1/0 |
| 303rd | Molesworth | B-17 | 364 | 165/0 |
| 305th | Chelveston | B-17 | 337 | 154/0 |
| 306th | Thurieigh | B-17 | 342 | 171/0 |
| 322nd(M)*1 | Bury St Edmunds | B-26 | 34 | 12/0 |
| 323rd(M)*1 | Horham | B-26 | 33 | 3/0 |
| 351st | Polebrook | B-17 | 311 | 175/0 |
| 379th | Kimbolton | B-17 | 330 | 141/0 |
| 381st | Ridgewell | B-17 | 296 | 131/0 |
| 384th | Grafton Underwood | B-17 | 314 | 159/0 |
| 385th | Great Ashfield | B-17 | 296 | 129/0 |
| 386th(M)*1 | Boxted | B-26 | 30 | 6/0 |
| 387th(M)*1 | Chipping Ongar | B-26 | 29 | 2/0 |
| 388th | Knettishall | B-17 | 306 | 142/37 |
| 389th | Hethel | B-24 | 321 | 116/37 |
| 390th | Framlingham | B-17 | 300 | 144/32 |
| 392nd | Wendling | B-24 | 285 | 127/57 |
| 398th | Nuthampstead | B-17 | 195 | 70/0 |
| 401st | Deenethrope | B-17 | 255 | 95/0 |
| 445th | Tibenham | B-24 | 282 | 108/25 |
| 446th | Bungay | B-24 | 273 | 58/28 |
| 447th | Rattlesden | B-17 | 257 | 97/43 |
| 448th | Seething | B-24 | 262 | 101/34 |
| 452nd | Deopham Green | B-17 | 250 | 110/48 |
| 453rd | Old Buckenham | B-24 | 259 | 58/0 |
| 457th | Glatton | B-17 | 237 | 83/0 |
| 458th | Horsham St. Faith | B-24 | 240 | 47/18 |
| 466th | Attlebridge | B-24 | 232 | 47/24 |
| 467th | Rackheath | B-24 | 212 | 29/19 |
| 482nd*2 | Alconbury | B-17 | 246 | 7/0 |
| 486th | Sudbury | B-17 | 188 | 33/24 |
| 487th | Lavenham | B-17 | 185 | 48/37 |
| 489th | Halesworth | B-24 | 106 | 29/12 |
| 490th | Eye | B-17 | 158 | 22/32 |
| 491st | Metfield | B-24 | 187 | 47/23 |
| 492nd | North Pickenham | B-24 | 64 | 51/6 |
| 493rd | Debach | B-17 | 158 | 41/31 |
| Total | 11,024 | 4214/853 |
I did come across this file on Tony Wood’s website http://www.ww2.dk/wood.html A downloadable document listing German losses of JG2 between 1940-42.
Notes
*MIA/Other loses
*1 Initially flew under the control of the Eighth AF, later transferred to other Air Forces. These figures are those incurred whilst under the Eighth.
*2 Primarily used to test radar devices, and train pathfinder crews.
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May I assume your term “mission” involves the flyable aircraft of the group, call it four squadrons, 48 aircraft, not a flight by a single bomber?
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Hi there, that’s is indeed correct. One mission would include the flyable aircraft that took part.
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Hello, out of interest, what do you define as ‘other loses’?
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Hi Ken. These figures are based primarily on the Freeman statistics, corroborated where possible with other sources. ‘Other losses’ include loses such as accidents, or where the crew survived e.g. P.O.W., crashes on landing etc. They hopefully help as a guide to overall losses within the various groups. Hope this helps.
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