See stories all of the time about them in Germany, France and other parts
of Europe, but can't recall any about them in Japan, The Philippines or
any other Pacific battlefields.
Partly it is about what rates as news. The demining and
UXB efforts in South East Asia are ongoing for example,
but rarely make the news.
Mostly it is about the bombs dropped, in Europe and North
Africa, the RAF claims to have dropped about 1,330,000
short tons of bombs, the USAAF says it dropped 1,550,000
short tons. The Luftwaffe also dropped plenty of bombs as
did the Red Air Force and all the other air forces involved.
So over 3 million short tons.
The USAAF claims dropping 503,000 short tons in operations
against Japan. The USN dropped about 103,000 short tons
for the war, mostly against Japan. The RAF etc. also dropped
bombs plus the Japanese forces but overall it is close to a
5 to 6 to 1 ratio Europe to Pacific.
Also most of the bombs dropped on Japan were by the 20th
Air Force and its total tonnage for the war on all targets is
171,060 short tons. So definitely under 200,000 short tons
all up were dropped on Japan even counting the USN and
other air forces.
The allies dropped around 1,400,000 short tons of bombs
on Germany.
Geoffrey Sinclair
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