3rd AD summary for the 486th BG |
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Month | Yr | Total Sorties |
Sorties Less Unused Spares & Recalls |
Credited Sorties |
Effective Sorties | Non-Effective Sorties | ||||||
Pri | Sec | L/R | T/O | Tot | Mech | WEA | Other | |||||
May | 44 | 447 | 445 | 425 | 233 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 261 | 24 | 109 | 51 |
Jun | 44 | 691 | 690 | 585 | 297 | 82 | 1 | 71 | 451 | 62 | 171 | 6 |
July | 44 | 295 | 294 | 270 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 137 | 20 | 75 | 62 |
Aug | 44 | 649 | 649 | 628 | 445 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 475 | 17 | 124 | 33 |
Sep | 44 | 611 | 611 | 594 | 272 | 128 | 33 | 89 | 522 | 26 | 40 | 23 |
Oct | 44 | 485 | 485 | 460 | 56 | 397 | 0 | 0 | 453 | 21 | 0 | 11 |
Nov | 44 | 425 | 425 | 393 | 161 | 108 | 33 | 38 | 340 | 32 | 36 | 17 |
Dec | 44 | 508 | 505 | 495 | 196 | 205 | 38 | 15 | 454 | 14 | 13 | 24 |
Jan | 45 | 465 | 451 | 425 | 148 | 241 | 3 | 24 | 416 | 32 | 0 | 3 |
Feb | 45 | 641 | 606 | 603 | 92 | 399 | 69 | 19 | 579 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
Mar | 45 | 872 | 816 | 814 | 408 | 286 | 77 | 33 | 804 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
Apr | 45 | 499 | 492 | 491 | 331 | 106 | 30 | 13 | 480 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Total | 6588 | 6469 | 6183 | 2759 | 1973 | 300 | 340 | 5372 | 269 | 572 | 256 | |
A crew was credited with a sortie when they crossed into enemy territory. The 486th sent a total of 6469 aircraft to enemy airspace, only 6183 aircraft (96%) made it. Of those aircraft 5372 (87%) managed to strike targets. Pri - Primary Target |
Month | Yr | Tons of Payload on Target | |||||
HE | IB | Frag | Total Bomb |
Other | Total | ||
May | 44 | 661.0 | 33.8 | 0.0 | 694.8 | 0.0 | 694.8 |
Jun | 44 | 1106.2 | 0.0 | 111.1 | 1217.3 | 0.0 | 1217.3 |
July | 44 | 320.1 | 15.6 | 0.0 | 335.7 | 0.0 | 335.7 |
Aug | 44 | 1015.5 | 147.5 | 0.0 | 1163.0 | 0.0 | 1163.0 |
Sep | 44 | 915.9 | 246.3 | 279.5 | 1441.7 | 0.0 | 1441.7 |
Oct | 44 | 795.5 | 276.6 | 90.0 | 1162.1 | 0.0 | 1162.1 |
Nov | 44 | 772.0 | 17.0 | 118.4 | 907.4 | 0.0 | 907.4 |
Dec | 44 | 1117.1 | 121.9 | 11.3 | 1250.3 | 1.5 | 1251.8 |
Jan | 45 | 968.3 | 100.3 | 107.4 | 1177.0 | 0.8 | 1177.8 |
Feb | 45 | 1342.2 | 284.8 | 0.0 | 1627.0 | 0.8 | 1627.8 |
Mar | 45 | 1888.9 | 389.3 | 0.0 | 2278.2 | 1.5 | 2279.7 |
Apr | 45 | 882.2 | 140.2 | 240.8 | 1263.2 | 0.0 | 1263.2 |
Total | 11784.9 | 1773.3 | 958.5 | 14517.7 | 4.6 | 14522.3 | |
The 486th averaged 2.7 tons dropped per sortie. This value is affected by aircraft that dropped only partial loads. HE - High Explosives |
Aircraft Lost | |||||||
Month/Yr | Flak | Flak & E/A | E/A | Acc | Other | Damaged | Cat "E" |
May 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
Jun 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
July 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Aug 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Sep 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Oct 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Nov 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Dec 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Jan 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Feb 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Mar 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
Apr 45 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 64 |
These numbers reflect aircraft losses during the tour of combat. The 486th lost two aircraft at Davis-Monthan, and two aircraft following the war while still stationed at Sudbury. 23 aircraft were shotdown as a result of enemy action. Another 29 were so severly damaged that they were salvaged (Category "E" - not economically repairable), or sent to repair depots. This gives a total of 52 lost as a direct result of enemy fire. No 486th were lost to enemy aircraft, but the group claims stand as 8.5 destroyed, with 1 probable, and 6 declared as damaged. Copyright © 1998-2024, 486th Bomb Group Association. |