 In December 1941, the bomber force possessed only 47.1 percent of its authorized strength; only 51 percent of that force was in commission.Thus, from an authorised strength of 1,950 bombers, the Luftwaffe had only 468 in commission on 6 December 1941, or 24 percent of authorised aircraft.Overall strength fell from 3,451 in June to 2,749 in December 1941.