B29 (No not wishing, just general question)

[Chalenge]

There were nearly 1000 sorties after Nagasakit and nearly 500 between Horoshima and Nagasaki so nice and clever but factually incorrect.

[Baumer]

From the Air Force Historical Center;

http://www.afhra.af.mil/timelines/index.asp

Table 119- AIRBORNE AND EFFECTIVE COMBAT SORTIES FLOWN IN EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, BY TYPE OF AIRPLANE: AUG 1942 TO MAY 1945

Total effective Heavy Bomber sorties from Aug 42 - May 45 = 274,921

Table 125- AIRBORNE AND EFFECTIVE COMBAT SORTIES FLOWN BY TWENTIETH AIR FORCE, BY TYPE OF AIRPLANE: JUN 1944 TO AUG 1945

Total effective Very Heavy Bomber sorties from Jun 44 to Aug 45 = 29,153

As an alternative comparison, Heavy Bombers dropped a total of 714,719 tons of bombs in the ETO in 34 months (21,021 tons per month average).  Very Heavy Bombers dropped 169,676 tons of bombs in 15 months (11,312 tons per month average).

[Cthulhu]

There were nearly 1000 sorties after Nagasakit and nearly 500 between Horoshima and Nagasaki so nice and clever but factually incorrect.

I didn't think it was that clever, but I guess I just have higher standards. I grew bored with spewing stale wartime factoids by the mid 70's... my apologies.   In an effort to make amends and to increase the overall completeness of the thread, I'll check my data and post how many of those sorties were actually flown by left-handed Eskimos with narcolepsy. In fact, I bet Lusche already has that data charted somewhere. 

[Chalenge]

I didnt think so either but I was considering the source.

[Serenity]

how many of those sorties were actually flown by left-handed Eskimos with narcolepsy.

Statistically, there had to be at LEAST one... right?

[Chalenge]

No I think STATISTICALLY Eskimo (Inuit) tend to be shorter and more suited for fighters than bombers but you could ask greens how he thinks about that.

[CountD90]

No I think STATISTICALLY Eskimo (Inuit) tend to be shorter and more suited for fighters than bombers but you could ask greens how he thinks about that.

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