Appendix 26: Night Attacks on London, 7th September–13th November 1940
(Statistics compiled from German sources)
Night | Aircraft over London | Tons of H.E. | Incendiary Canisters |
September 7 | 247 | 335 | 440 |
8 | 171 | 207 | 327 |
9 | 195 | 232 | 289 |
10 | 148 | 176 | 318 |
11 | 180 | 217 | 148 |
12 | 43 | 54 | 61 |
13 | 105 | 123 | 200 |
14 | 38 | 55 | 43 |
15 | 181 | 224 | 279 |
16 | 170 | 189 | 318 |
17 | 268 | 334 | 391 |
18 | 300 | 350 | 628 |
19 | 255 | 310 | 533 |
20 | 109 | 154 | 79 |
21 | 113 | 164 | 329 |
22 | 123 | 130 | 476 |
23 | 261 | 300 | 611 |
24 | 223 | 256 | 384 |
25 | 219 | 260 | 441 |
26 | 180 | 218 | 224 |
27 | 163 | 167 | 437 |
28 | 249 | 325 | 303 |
29 | 246 | 294 | 136 |
30 | 218 | 287 | 104 |
October 1 | 214 | 250 | 115 |
2 | 105 | 130 | 300 |
3 | 44 | 61 | – |
4 | 134 | 190 | 236 |
5 | 177 | 242 | 176 |
6 | 7 | 8 | – |
7 | 179 | 211 | 143 |
8 | 208 | 257 | 264 |
9 | 216 | 263 | 245 |
10 | 222 | 269 | 718 |
11 | 132 | 213 | 126 |
12 | 119 | 148 | 24 |
13 | 211 | 249 | 131 |
14 | 242 | 304 | 299 |
15 | 410 | 538 | 177 |
16 | 280 | 346 | 187 |
17 | 254 | 322 | 134 |
18 | 129 | 172 | 132 |
19 | 282 | 386 | 192 |
20 | 298 | 356 | 192 |
21 | 100 | 115 | 52 |
22 | 82 | 98 | 40 |
23 | 64 | 65 | – |
24 | 64 | 75 | – |
25 | 159 | 193 | 193 |
26 | 203 | 253 | 176 |
27 | 114 | 127 | 40 |
28 | 146 | 176 | in |
29 | 186 | 236 | 109 |
30 | 125 | 178 | 92 |
31 | 67 | 48 | 83 |
November 1 | 181 | 227 | 130 |
2 | 102 | 117 | 126 |
3 | – | – | – |
4 | 157 | 184 | 16 |
5 | 119 | 139 | – |
6 | 192 | 223 | 4 |
7 | 193 | 242 | 9 |
8 | 125 | 133 | – |
9 | 125 | 124 | – |
10 | 171 | 212 | 7 |
11 | 23 | 17 | 16 |
12 | 126 | 165 | 92 |
13 | 25 | 28 | – |
Totals | 11,117 | 13,651 | 12,586 |
Averages | 163 | 201 | 182 |