| Statistics of Air Group 31
 
   Aircraft Destroyed:  203
 Probably Destroyed:  15
 Damaged: 41
 Total: 259
 
 
   RatiosNumber of Aces: 14
 Total aircraft shot down by aces: 113.5
 Average number aircraft destroyed per ace: 8.5
 Total enemy aircraft destroyed: 203
 Destroyed to loss ratio: 10/1
 
 
   Airfields and Ground TargetsAirfields attacked: 30
 Buildings destroyed: 24
 Buildings damaged: 48
 Gun positions destroyed: 21
 Gun positions damaged: 3
 Fuel and ammunition dumps destroyed: 9
 
 
    ShippingShipping sunk: ( 48,050 tons  ) 26 Ships
 Shipping damaged: ( 103,650 ) 22 Ships
 Total: ( 151,700 tons ) 48 Ships
 
 
   Combat Sorties-- Combat Air Patrol ( in combat zone )     Engaged in combat: 971
 In zone, not engaged: 508
 Total: 1,479
 
 
   ASW SortiesAntisubmarine patrol ( in combat zone ): 404
 
 Total Sorties
 Total patrol sorties: 1,883
 VF strike sorties: 861
 VT strike sorties: 277
 Total strike sorties: 1,138
 Total combat sorties: 3,021
 
 
   
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