Aircraft Losses on Gardening Operations, February 1945.
Date February
 Halifaxes Sent
 Lancasters Sent
 Total A/C sent
 Halifaxes Lost
 Lancasters Lost
 Total Lost
 Percent Lost
3/4.
 19
 0
 19
 0
 0
 0
 0
4/5
 12
 15
 27
 0
 0
 0
 0
7/8 15
 30
 45
 0
 0
 0
 0
8/9.
 0
 10
 10
 0
 0
 0
 0
14/15
24
 30
 54
 5
 1
 6
 11 *
15/16
18
 37
 55
 0
 0
 0
 0
18/19
4
 21
 25
 0
 2
 2
 8
23/24
0
 22
 22
 0
 0
 0
 0
24/25
0
 35
 35
 0
 0
 0
 0
25/26
10
 0
 10
 1
 0
 1
 10
28F/1M

5 Mosquitos

0
 0
* The night Joe's crew was lost.

Source:

Middlebrook,  Martin and Everitt, Chris    The Bomber Command War Diaries, An Operational Reference Book, 1939-1945 Midlands Publishing

Comment:
Most nights gardening was safe relative to bombing,  but on occasional nights, losses were exceptionally high. The explanation probably lies in the actual area being mined. Some areas were better protected than others.
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