Commonwealth air strength in Crusader

[WAKEN]

The following gives Commonwealth air strength in 'November' 1941: https://rommelsriposte.com/2010/05/12/917/
Based on 18 aircraft per squadron that appears to lead to a deficiency in the following types with no reserves:
1 x Blenheim (7 squadrons each of 18 and 1 flight of 4 requires 130 aircraft against 129 available)
5 x Boston (1 squadron of 18 aircraft against 13 available)

Based on 18 aircraft per squadron the reserves for the following type is fairly low:
12 x Tomahawk (5 squadrons each of 18 and 12 reserves against a total of 102)

Can anyone put a date against the 'November' strength report or does anyone have any other strength reports in November and December 1941?

Thanks

[Urmel]

I think it’s a monthly return so would be after 8 November. Can’t be before then since one of the four B-17s originally despatched had been lost on that day.

https://rommelsriposte.com/2014/09/27/t ... frica/amp/

[WAKEN]

Thanks. It appears then that that there were no reserves of Blenheims when Crusader started and only 12 reserve Tomahawks. And 24 SAAF squadron only had 13 Bostons.