What does it take to prepare for a 1,000 bomber raid:
Two million gallons of petrol
Seventy thousand gallons of oil
Five thousand gallons of coolant
Four thousand, five hundred Tons of bombs
Ten million rounds of ammunition
Eight thousand pints of coffee, carried by crews
Six thousand pounds of food, carried on the aircraft for crews
Fifteen million litres of oxygen
And to support the movement of crewmen and these supplies
Three tousand, five hundred bomb trolleys
Six thousand vehicles of other typers, trucks, fuel bowsers etc.
And then 30,000 bicycles !