EXHIBIT "B"
YEAR OF TC STATISTICS- OPERATION VITTLES
A comparison between the first 6-months period (July-December, 1948) and the second 6-months period (January-June, 1949) at Tempelhof makes interesting reading:
1948
| MONTHS | INCOMING CARGO TEMPELHOF | OUTGOING CARGO TEMPELHOF | TRUCKS UTILIZED | TOTAL PERSONNEL PER SHIFT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July | 38713 | 1311 | 108 | 344 |
| Aug. | 63515 | 1754 | 108 | 537 |
| Sept. | 61688 | 2090 | 106 | 593 |
| Oct. | 61158 | 2552 | 104 | 641 |
| Nov. | 48521 | 1924 | 101 | 679 |
| Dec. | 66744 | 4050 | 79 | 608 |
| Total | 340339 | 13681 | 606 |
1949
| MONTHS | INCOMING CARGO TEMPELHOF | OUTGOING CARGO TEMPELHOF | TRUCKS UTILIZED | TOTAL PERSONNEL PER SHIFT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. | 68282 | 3383 | 74 | 548 |
| Feb. | 59395 | 2352 | 66 | 545 |
| Mar. | 76347 | 3251 | 61 | 516 |
| Apr. | 95066 | 4193 | 61 | 516 |
| May | 88432 | 3536 | 59 | 512 |
| June | 82339 | 2564 | 59 | 464 |
| Total | 469861 | 19309 | 380 |
It will be noted that the average decrease in personnel covering the 6-months period is 17%; that is, the last 6 months of 1948 contrasted to the 1st 6-months of 1949.
PERCENTAGE OF CARGO HANDLED BY THREE FIELDS
1948
| MONTHS | TOTAL BERLIN | PERCENT TEMPELHOF | PERCENT GATOW | PERCENT TEGEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July | 67297 | .58 | .42 | - |
| Aug. | 114357 | .56 | .44 | - |
| Sept. | 136386 | .45 | .55 | - |
| Oct. | 146267 | .42 | .58 | - |
| Nov. | 111559 | .439 | .56 | .006 |
| Dec. | 138224 | .47 | .37 | .16 |
| Total | 714090 |
1949
| MONTHS | TOTAL BERLIN | PERCENT TEMPELHOF | PERCENT GATOW | PERCENT TEGEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. | 166099 | .41 | .38 | .21 |
| Feb. | 145894 | .41 | .42 | .17 |
| Mar. | 191313 | .40 | .36 | .24 |
| Apr. | 226598 | .41 | .34 | .25 |
| May | 238474 | .38 | .32 | .30 |
| June | 229931 | .36 | .33 | .31 |
| 1198305 |
It will be noted despite an average 17% personnel reduction, that the total tonnage for the first 6-months of 1949 was 50% greater than the total during the last 6-month period of 1948 for all airfields.
page updated 6 June 2001