9th USAAF statistics December 1944

[Jochen Prien]

Gentlemen,

does anybody out there have the overall figures for the service of 9th USAAF in December 1944, in particular the total number of sorties flown by medium bombers, by fighters and recce a/c, their respective losses and their claims ? Losses can be at leas partially pieced together with the help of the M.A.C.R. but for the other figures I'm at a loss since I don't know a reliable source where I could find them.

So - if anybody would be so kind to enlighten me it would be gratefully appreciated.

KR

Jochen Prien

[Brian Bines]

Jochen - there are some snippets on this site http://387bg.com/387th%20Bombardment...Chronology.htm .There are similar sites for some of the other B-26 groups which might be of some small help,

Regards
Brian Bines

[Horst Weber]

Originally Posted by Jochen Prien

Gentlemen,

does anybody out there have the overall figures for the service of 9th USAAF in December 1944, in particular the total number of sorties flown by medium bombers, by fighters and recce a/c, their respective losses and their claims ? Losses can be at leas partially pieced together with the help of the M.A.C.R. but for the other figures I'm at a loss since I don't know a reliable source where I could find them.

So - if anybody would be so kind to enlighten me it would be gratefully appreciated.

KR

Jochen Prien

Good evening Mr. Prien !

You'll find exact this information always on the first page of the daily "Summary of Operations" for Ninth Air Force.

December 1944 is microfilmed by AFHRA in two parts:
- reel # B5688 (November 6th, 1944 - December 6th, 1944)
- reel # B5689 (December 7th, 1944 - December 31st, 1944)

An example: page # 1367 on reel # B5689 gives the operation summary for December 25th, 1944.

Those summaries were written very close after the day of operation and on my believe, they are most reliable.

Best wishes !

Horst Weber

[Snautzer]

Perhaps this can help a bit

http://paul.rutgers.edu/~mcgrew/wwii...ml/Dec.44.html
COMBAT CHRONOLOGY OF THE US ARMY AIR FORCES DECEMBER 1944

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MONDAY, 4 DECEMBER 1944, TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): Weather prevents bomber operations. In Germany, fighters fly armed reconnaissance and support the US 1st, 8th, and 104th Infantry Divisions at Luchem, Bergstein, and E of Inde River; and the XII and XX Corps in drive toward the Saar River and around Saarlautern.