Appendix 45: The Flying-Bomb Offensive
(Compiled from British and German Sources; see also notes below)
| Main Offensive | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | Whole Campaign | ||
| Numbers of bombs: | 12/6/44–15/7/44 | 16/7/44–5/9/44 | 16/9/44–4/1/45 | 3/3/45–29/3/45 | 12/6/44–29/3/45 |
| 1. Launched | |||||
| – from ramps | 4,271 a | 4,346 | – | 275 | 8,892 |
| – from aircraft | 90 b | 310 c | 1,200 d | – | 1,600 e |
| 4,361 | 4,656 | 1,200 | 275 | 10,492 | |
| 2. Observed by defences | 2,934 | 3,791 | 638 | 125 | 7,488 |
| 3. Destroyed | |||||
| – by fighters | 924½ | 847 | 71½ | 4 | 1,846 5/6 |
| – by guns | 26 1/3 | 1,198½ | 331½ g | 87 h | 1,878 1/3 |
| – by balloons | 55 1/3 | 176½ | – | – | 231 5/6 |
| – by all arms | 1,241 | 2,222 | 403 | 91 | 3,957 |
| 4. Eluding defences | 1,693 | 1,569 | 235 | 34 | 3,531 |
| 5. Reaching London Civil Defence Region | 1,270 i | 1,070 | 66 j | 13 | 2,419 k |
NOTES
a Includes 53 believed to have been aimed at Portsmouth or Southampton.
b All aimed at Portsmouth or Southampton.
c Author’s estimate; includes 21 aimed at Gloucester.
d Author’s estimate; includes about 50 aimed at Manchester.
e Author’s estimate; the total to 10th November was 1,287.
f6 The figures under this head are those credited to the defences after a detailed comparison of claims with reports from Civil Defence and other sources. They do not necessarily agree with those cited in contemporary accounts.
g Includes 10½ destroyed by Royal Navy.
h Includes one shared between Royal Navy and guns ashore.
i In addition some 25 to 30 reached Portsmouth and Southampton.
j In addition one reached Manchester.
k The number of reported ‘incidents’ in the London Civil Defence Region was 2,420.