Mission No. 14 - October 21, 1942
 
 
S E C R E T
  
 
 
 
STATISTICAL SUMMARY
  
 
 
 
I.     ABORTIVE
  
     
GROUP
NO. A/C DISPATCHED
    
   
   
   
   
   
 
MECHANICAL FAILURE
TARGET MISSED
BAD WEATHER
ENEMY ACTION
RECALLED
TOTAL
 
% of A/C
% of A/C
% of A/C
% of A/C
% of A/C
 
No. Dispatched
No. Dispatched
No. Dispatched
No. Dispatched
No. Dispatched
No. Dispatched
                             
92nd
17
  
8
47.0
  
1
5.9
9
52.9
93rd
24
  
3
12.5
  
21
87.5
24
100.0
97th
21
  
1
4.8
  
3
14.3
2
9.5
6
28.6
301st
25
  
2
8.0
  
23
92.0
25
100.0
306th
20
  
 
20
100.0
20
100.0
                                         
 
Totals     107
  
14
13.0
  
1
0.9
64
60.0
3
2.8
2
1.9
24
78.5
     
     
  II.     BOMB LOAD AND EXPENDITURES  
     
 
BOMB LOAD
BOMBS DROPPED ON OR IN VICINITY OF TARGET AREA
BOMBS JETTISONED
BOMBS RETURNED
BOMBS UNACCOUNTED FOR
                     
92nd
34,000 lbs. HE
  
16,100 lbs. HE
  
13,800 lbs. HE
  
4,100 lbs. HE
  
 
93rd
153,600 lbs. HE
  
 
153,000 lbs. HE
  
 
97th
84,000 lbs. HE
  
60,000 lbs. HE
  
12,000 lbs. HE
  
 
301st
125,000 lbs. HE
  
 
125,000 lbs. HE
  
12,000 lbs. HE
  
306th
100,000 lbs. HE
  
 
100,000 lbs. HE
  
 
                     
 
Totals     496,600 lbs. HE
  
70,100 lbs. HE
  
404,400 lbs. HE
  
4,100 lbs. HE
12,000 lbs. HE
  
 
     
     

 

 
 

   
III.     BOMBING RESULTS
 
TARGET:     LORIENT SUBMARINE BASE
  
     
 
NO. BOMBS IDENTIFIED
DISTANCE FROM AIMING POINT
% OF TOTAL HE BOMBS DROPPED ON OR IN VICINITY OF TARGET AREA
     
       
8
  
00
-

500 ft.

  
26.6
  
13
  
500
-
1000 ft.
  
43.4
  
1
  
1000
-
3000 ft.
  
3.3
  
5
  
3000
-
4000 ft.
  
16.7
  
 
 
 
     Total     27
  
 
90.0
  
Balance Unidentified     3
  
 
10.0
  
 
     
     
 
IV.     LOSS AND DAMAGE TO ENEMY AIRCRAFT
  
     
 
GROUP
DESTROYED
PROBABLY DESTROYED
DAMAGED
TOTAL
97th
10
4
3
17
 
     
     
 
V.     LOSSES AND DAMAGE TO OUR AIRCRAFT
  
     
 
   
LOSSES
  
DAMAGED
  
TOTAL
   
E/A
Flak
  
E/A
Flak
Unknown
      
   
% of A/C
  
% of A/C
  
% of A/C
  
% of A/C
   
No. Dispatched
     No. Dispatched   No. Dispatched  
No. Dispatched
97th
  
3
14.3
(None)
   3 14.3
(None)
 2 9.5  
8
 38.1
                           
(3 of the damaged A/C received Class A damage and 2 Class AC)
 
     
     
 
VI.     CASUALTIES TO OUR PERSONNEL
  
     
 
KILLED
  
WOUNDED
  
MISSING
TOTAL
 
Seriously
Slightly
  
0
  
1
 
97th
0
  
1
4
  
30
35