By 1945, the British Royal Air Force had around 1,300 bombers in service. This included various models, such as the Lancaster, Halifax, and Stirling, which were crucial in the strategic bombing campaigns over Europe during World War II. The number fluctuated as aircraft were retired or lost in action, but this gives a general idea of their bomber strength at that time.
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Statistics of Bomber Raids on London Daylight Raids 8 Night Raids 19 TOTAL = 27 Tonnage = 111,935 kgs British Casualties Killed 835 Injured 1,972 Bombers shot down 24 Bombers lostor damaged 36 Bombers crashed 2 British aircraft shot down 6 (German bombers claimed 10) British aircraft lost or crashed 10 >>>British Casualties
DKM Tirpitz, sunk in a harbor by British bombers.
The bombing of Dresden during World War II involved a significant number of Allied aircraft. On the nights of February 13-15, 1945, around 1,300 bombers, including British Lancaster and American B-17 bombers, carried out the raids. These aircraft were organized into multiple squadrons, but the exact number varied by the specific missions and operations involved. Overall, the raids resulted in extensive destruction and loss of life in the city.
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German bombers bombed London from 1940 right to 1945.
TONY BUTTLER has written: 'SOVIET SECRET PROJECTS: FIGHTERS SINCE 1945' 'BRITISH SECRET PROJECTS: FIGHTERS & BOMBERS, 1935-1950'
Raynes Minns has written: 'Bombers and mash' -- subject(s): British Cookery, Social conditions, Women, World War, 1939-1945
Stephen Darlow has written: 'Five of the few' -- subject(s): British Aerial operations, British Personal narratives, World War, 1939-1945 'D-Day bombers' -- subject(s): American Aerial operations, American Personal narratives, British Aerial operations, British Personal narratives, Campaigns, World War, 1939-1945
Many airplanes were used in WW1. The British had at least 12 kinds of fighters, 10 12 kinds of bombers and many 'observation aircraft. The Germans had many more kinds of fighters , but fewer bombers. The French had many fighters and a few different bombers. Altogether at least 85-100 different aircraft
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Charles G. Grey has written: 'The Luftwaffe' -- subject(s): Germany, Germany. Luftwaffe 'Bombers' -- subject(s): Aerial operations, World War, 1914-1918, Bombers, World War, 1939-1945 'Flying, the why and wherefore' -- subject(s): Airplanes 'British fighter planes' -- subject(s): Airplanes, Military, Aerial operations, World War, 1939-1945, Military Airplanes
Statistics of Bomber Raids on London Daylight Raids 8 Night Raids 19 TOTAL = 27 Tonnage = 111,935 kgs British Casualties Killed 835 Injured 1,972 Bombers shot down 24 Bombers lostor damaged 36 Bombers crashed 2 British aircraft shot down 6 (German bombers claimed 10) British aircraft lost or crashed 10 >>>British Casualties
Two atomic bombs were dropped in Japan in 1945 by American Allied bombers.
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when the Germans moved all their bombers to the Russian bomber to attack the soviet union, the british had time to produce more fighters The Battle of Britain