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B-52 ACTIVITY STATISTICS
Total number sorties (missions), SEA (1966-71)
Average tonnage dropped per mission
Regional Mission Distribution, by year
Operating cost per mission, SEA (Avg)
| B-52 Missions, Totals By Year/Month
|
| Year
|
Total
|
Avg Bomb Tonnage per B-52 missions
|
1965
|
1,500
|
17
|
1966
|
5,200
|
20
|
1967
|
9,700
|
24
|
1968
|
20,500
|
26
|
1969
|
19,500
|
27
|
1970
|
15,100
|
28
|
1971
|
12,500
|
28
|
| B-52 Missions, Totals By Year/Month
|
| Jan, 1967
|
ICTZ
|
IICTZ
|
IIICTZ
|
IVCTZ
|
DMZ North
|
DMZ South
|
North V'nam
|
Feb, 1967
|
23
|
30
|
30
|
1
|
1
|
--
|
--
|
Mar, 1967
|
45
|
23
|
32
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Apr, 1967
|
55
|
13
|
22
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
--
|
May, 1967
|
55
|
27
|
23
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
--
|
Jun, 1967
|
45
|
28
|
25
|
1
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Jul, 1967
|
44
|
31
|
22
|
3
|
--
|
3
|
3
|
Aug, 1967
|
26
|
28
|
24
|
--
|
--
|
24
|
1
|
Sep, 1967
|
13
|
9
|
6
|
--
|
--
|
57
|
15
|
Oct, 1967
|
17
|
15
|
20
|
--
|
--
|
30
|
27
|
Nov, 1967
|
13
|
47
|
16
|
1
|
--
|
12
|
9
|
Dec, 1967
|
6
|
19
|
22
|
--
|
--
|
27
|
8
|
Jan, 1968
|
59
|
22
|
23
|
--
|
--
|
4
|
1
|
Feb, 1968
|
204
|
53
|
34
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Mar, 1968
|
222
|
28
|
27
|
4
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Apr, 1968
|
173
|
66
|
19
|
7
|
--
|
2
|
--
|
May, 1968
|
17
|
123
|
27
|
10
|
--
|
13
|
1
|
Jun, 1968
|
24
|
87
|
171
|
11
|
4
|
6
|
--
|
Jul, 1968
|
28
|
34
|
152
|
26
|
7
|
--
|
45
|
Aug, 1968
|
71
|
55
|
161
|
13
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
Sep, 1968
|
51
|
55
|
167
|
18
|
1
|
10
|
8
|
Oct, 1968
|
86
|
33
|
128
|
25
|
2
|
1
|
15
|
Nov, 1968
|
45
|
36
|
109
|
17
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Dec, 1968
|
53
|
22
|
125
|
17
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Jan, 1969
|
27
|
30
|
71
|
25
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Feb, 1968
|
23
|
18
|
144
|
10
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Mar, 1969
|
16
|
35
|
208
|
15
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Apr, 1969
|
13
|
14
|
152
|
2
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
May, 1969
|
28
|
67
|
170
|
7
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Jun, 1969
|
23
|
86
|
145
|
6
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Jul, 1969
|
27
|
39
|
151
|
9
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Aug, 1969
|
36
|
32
|
197
|
6
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Sep, 1969
|
35
|
23
|
149
|
5
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Oct, 1969
|
42
|
24
|
149
|
5
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Nov, 1969
|
17
|
61
|
105
|
4
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Dec, 1969
|
27
|
29
|
119
|
5
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Jan, 1970
|
37
|
25
|
84
|
24
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Feb, 1970
|
20
|
61
|
34
|
12
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Mar, 1970
|
33
|
33
|
68
|
23
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Apr, 1970
|
23
|
64
|
93
|
25
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
May, 1970
|
56
|
55
|
26
|
12
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Jun, 1970
|
123
|
12
|
3
|
19
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Jul, 1970
|
127
|
14
|
23
|
22
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Aug, 1970
|
112
|
--
|
15
|
7
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Sep, 1970
|
79
|
5
|
14
|
5
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Oct, 1970
|
10
|
4
|
6
|
3
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Nov, 1970
|
4
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Dec, 1970
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
| B-52 Missions, Totals By Month
|
| Jan, 1971
|
17
|
Feb ,1971
|
14
|
Mar ,1971
|
8
|
Apr ,1971
|
96
|
May ,1971
|
69
|
Jun ,1971
|
102
|
Jul ,1971
|
103
|
Aug ,1971
|
125
|
Sep ,1971
|
114
|
Oct ,1971
|
57
|
Nov ,1971
|
46
|
Dec ,1971
|
10
|
| B-52 Operating Costs Per Mission, (Avg)
|
| Aircraft POL
|
$3,397
|
Depot maintenance
|
$4,424
|
Transportation
|
$3,468
|
Military sea transport service
|
$2,312
|
Stevedoring
|
$626
|
Commercial surface
|
$530
|
Systems support supplies
|
$1,349
|
Base operating support
|
$1,270
|
KC-l35 support (refueling)
|
$1,368
|
Munitions
|
$22,500
|
Aircraft spares
|
$872
|
Military personnel
|
$2,773
|
Total average cost per mission
|
$41,421
|
Avg tonnange drop
|
27
|
Est cost per ton
|
$833
|
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