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APPENDIX A.—OPERATIONAL STATISTICS: PACIFIC AREA

The records available do not show the tonnage of bombs dropped by individual squadrons, but give the figures for the types of aircraft used. The following shows the tonnage (in U.S. tons) dropped on targets during th# period of operations in the Pacific: medium bomber, 3,057; fighter, 6,428; torpedo dive bomber, 1,241: total, 10,726.

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(From Commencement of Operations until VJ Day, 15th August, 1945) — Operational Sorties. Operational Hours. Squadron Total. Total for Type. Squadron Total. Total for Type. No. 1 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron .. No. 2 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron No. 3 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron No. 4 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron No. 8 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron No. 9 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron Total for Bomber Reconnaissance Squadrons No. 5 Flying-boat Squadron No. 6 Flying-boat Squadron Total for Flying-boat Squadrons No- 14 Fighter Squadron No. IS Fighter Squadron No. 16 Fighter Squadron No. 17 Fighter Squadron No. 18 Fighter Squadron No. 19 Fighter Squadron No. 20 Fighter Squadron No. 21 Fighter Squadron No. 22 Fighter Squadron No. 23 Fighter Squadron No. 24 Fighter Squadron No. 25 Fighter Squadron No. 26 Fighter Squadron Total for Fighter Squadrons No. 30 Torpedo Bomber Squadron No. 31 Torpedo Bomber Squadron Total for Torpedo Bomber Squadron No. 25 Dive Bomber Squadron Grand total for duration 1,817 1,837 2,308 3,223 509 1,756 2,661 38 * 712 1 *268 581 6,115 6,387 9,187 15,124 1,437 5,465 43,715 | 19,990 90,265 3,207 1,654 687 1,974 4,577 15,413 3,368 4,939 4,279 3,081 4,840 2,702 3,539 1,939 2,958 2,587 1,778 1,461 1,241 11,731 14,383 10,025 8,503 10,037 5,999 6,560 3,738 6,038 4,283 3,441 3,819 1,708 540 728 1,455 1,752 581 1,654 54,672 | 54,672 158,831 158,831