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Appendix 7: Arrivals of Reinforcement Aircraft in the Middle East (including those for Malta) by all Routes January–October 1941

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Total
Beaufighter					16	5		4	3	8	36
Beaufort								7	2	3	12
Blenheim	12	38	35	37	39	55	115	66	38	36	471
Boeing										3	3
Bombay				6	4	2	2	1			15
Boston										7	7
Gladiator						5	3	2			10
Hurricane	44	30	13	96	85	206	82	34	186	81	857
Lodestar						7					7
Lysander			6	6		17					29
Maryland	1	2	6	7	6	22	46	14	3	2	109
Tomahawk			2	25	41	71	29	87	23	16	294
Wellington	2	2	16	27	15	11	31	14	13	15	146

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Details of Arrivals of Aircraft in Middle East by Various Routes January–October 1941

1941	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Total
1. From U.K.
A. Takoradi and Lagos Route
Blenheim	11	38	35	37	39	28	76	44	25	26	359
Hurricane	44	30	13	62	39	62	52	27	115	81	525
Maryland	1	2	6	7	6	11	5	11	3		52
Tomahawk			2	25	41	46	27	44	14	6	205
B. By Air via Malta
Beaufighter					16	5		4	3	8	36
Beaufort								7	2	3	12
Blenheim	1					27	39	22	13	10	112
Boeing										3	3
Bombay				6	4	2	2	1			15
Maryland										2	2
Wellington	2	2	16	27	15	11	31	14	13	15	146
C. By Sea and Air through the Mediterranean
Hurricane				34	46	144			45		269*
D. By sea via the Cape
Gladiator						5	3	2			10
Hurricane							30	7	26		63
Lysander			6	6		11					23

* Of these, 106 reached Egypt by the end of October. The rest were in Malta—the majority permanently.

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Details of Arrivals of Aircraft in Middle East by Various Routes January—October 1941

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Total
2. From USA
A. By Sea
Boston										7	7
Lysander						6					6
Maryland						11	25				36
Tomahawk						25	2	43	9	10	89
B. By Air
Lodestar							7				7
3. From SAAF
Maryland							16	3			19