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Title: 8th Airforce in 1943
Post by: davidpt40 on October 27, 2003, 10:27:38 AM

Anyone have any info on how many 8th Airforce bombers were shot down in 1943, and how many aircrew were killed?

Title: 8th Airforce in 1943
Post by: frank3 on October 27, 2003, 01:47:53 PM

sure, here it is. It's from the Flypast magazine:

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/ah_68_1067284015.jpg)

Title: 8th Airforce in 1943
Post by: john9001 on October 27, 2003, 04:19:51 PM

are the bomber losses people or aircraft?

Title: 8th Airforce in 1943
Post by: davidpt40 on October 27, 2003, 05:35:44 PM

Thanks for the replies.  I think that chart shows total bomber losses for the 8th in WW2.

Title: 8th Airforce in 1943
Post by: Bodhi on October 27, 2003, 08:12:35 PM

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Originally posted by frank3
sure, here it is. It's from the Flypast magazine:

Yeah, Flypast is SOOOO accurate.....

:rolleyes:

Title: 8th Airforce in 1943
Post by: frank3 on October 28, 2003, 02:57:13 AM

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Originally posted by john9001
are the bomber losses people or aircraft?

I haven't got a clue actually, the numbers seem to be too low to be aircraft, since one fighter ace can down up to 200 aircraft, it needs to be much more.

Title: 8th Airforce in 1943
Post by: davidpt40 on October 29, 2003, 01:36:41 PM

Those stats are total bomber losses for the 8th.  I am looking just for 1943.

Title: 8th Airforce in 1943
Post by: Blooz on October 29, 2003, 05:44:50 PM

My book shows 1,036 aircraft losses for 8th Air Force for the year 1943. I'm assuming that is total aircraft (fighters and bombers).

Best I could do.

The book is World War II Encyclopedia of facts and figures by John Ellis

Title: 8th Airforce in 1943
Post by: Jester on November 03, 2003, 01:11:08 AM

Hey Davidpt40,

It case you want to divide it down further - All the Heavy Bombers of the 2nd Air Division, 8th AF were all B-24 LIBERATORS. The B-17's were in the 1st & 3rd Divisions.

Notice the lower numbers for the B-24's.

Title: 8th Airforce in 1943
Post by: frank3 on November 03, 2003, 10:05:53 AM

True, but there weren't only B-17's in the 1st and 3rd, also some Liberator squads joined the party. And I've seen some Marauders

Title: 8th Airforce in 1943
Post by: Jester on November 03, 2003, 05:32:15 PM

Correct, after looking again the 3rd Air Division had several B-24 Groups but this was not till the very end of the war. I don't believe the 1st BD had any B-24 units.

I was refering to the "Heavies" only not the Medium Bombers.

Title: 8th Airforce in 1943
Post by: frank3 on November 04, 2003, 08:50:55 AM

Ah, I see.
Don't know about the 1st having Liberators either, might be tho