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Originally Posted by Laurent Rizzotti
I'm quite sure the above is for both British and US Strategic Air Forces (Bomber Command and 8th Air Force)
.... This will leave about 250 tons not listed, but the 8th AF fighters probably dropped them.
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Laurent, thank you for these comments. The source explicitly refers to 'air forces', so the tonnage is definitely a joint British and American figure. I am confident that neither the Americans nor the British used metric tonnes, and probably standardised on short tons. This assumption is supported by a quick check of the RAF's official history, where short tons are used -
https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/...AF-III-16.html .
I agree that it appears that the tonnage not accounted for by Bomber Command or American heavy bombers was dropped by the fighter-bombers of the Eighth Air Force. This does leave the tactical aircraft of the Ninth and Second Tactical Air Forces entirely unaccounted for, which is a matter of frustration.
Kind regards,
Dan