Aircraft and Equipment

When the Army Air Forces began Its unprecedented expansion from peace-time to war-time strength, two problems of materiel management became most critical: the determination of advance requirements and the effective distribution of equipment on hand. Requirements for aircraft, for spare parts and far expendable supplies had to be gauged for long periods ahead because the production cycle was as long as two years for some items. It was also necessary to make new calculations of the useful life and required replacement rates of aircraft and equipment under combat conditions abroad and under intensified training operations in the United States. In order to study requirements and to make the necessary forward estimates, it was mandatory that a reporting system be developed to provide current, continuous data on aircraft and equipment on hand and on inventory gains and losses.

The problem of effective distribution of equipment on hand could be solved only through a similar reporting system. The Army Air Forces was initially short of airplanes--bombers, fighters, transports and trainers--and had to be certain that every plane produced was put to use as quickly as possible and in the most profitable place and manner. Close accounting was required to provide the degree of control that had to be attained.

The completed aircraft, as the instrument of air power, was brought under the closest possible control with a detailed reporting system. In the United States, every organization with Army Air Forces aircraft submitted a dally inventory report (the AAF Form 110) by teletype, giving the number of aircraft on hand for each type, model, and series, the number In and out of commission and flying hours. Gains and losses of aircraft were reported on this form by serial number, with the designation of the organization from which the aircraft were gained or to which they were lost. These dally reports were passed through each echelon of command to Headquarters, Army Air Forces, in Washington, thus providing each command headquarters with the information it needed to control aircraft assignment within subordinate commands or units.

Reporting from overseas theaters was more difficult to organize than reporting in Continental US because of the nature of combat operations and less adequate communications systems. Aircraft loss statistics in preliminary farm were reported by cable from the theaters. These preliminary reports were supported (and corrected, as was frequently necessary) by monthly air mail summaries which gave the "firm" inventory figures and the aircraft losses by serial number.

In establishing effective materiel controls, it was recognized early that some component parts of the aircraft, and some types of supply, were very nearly as critical as the complete aircraft Itself. Engines and propellers were two items for which specific, detailed reports were set up on a continuing basis. High octane aviation gasoline became a highly critical item and was the subject of several special and periodic reports both In the United States and overseas. Gasoline stocks and consumption rates per aircraft per hour were watched closely through the medium of standard statistical reports.

Not all of the hundreds of thousands of items of equipment and supply used by the Army Air Forces could be c overed by the type of report used in controlling the assignment and use of aircraft, engines, gasoline and a limited number of other major equipment assemblies and supply items. For the mass of supply items, a machine tabulation stock balance ledger system was organized in Headquarters, Air Technical Service Command. This system covered only the United States. Like and related items were grouped in "classes" and reported monthly. Because of the great number of items, it was necessary to stagger the complete report over the month, different "classes" of items being reported on different days. There were over 600,000 separate items in the inventory, and the vast amount of paper work involved in tabulating bin cards, filling In inventory transmission sheets, then transcribing the information on punch cards and tabulating a complete record, made this one of the most difficult reporting problems handled by the Army Air Forces.

In addition to the data on major items of equipment and supply and the stock balance ledger summary, a few tables have been included in this section as representative of special information used for control purposes within the Air Technical Service Command. These include data on the repair and overhaul of aircraft engines, storage, movements of materiel and overseas shipments, all of which are important functions of ATSC. Standardized reports have been important aids In providing the required control over these activities.

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Table 74
Factory Acceptances of all Military Airplanes,
By Type of Airplane:
Jan 1940 to Aug 1945

(Includes experimental airplanes and US financed Canadian production.)

Year or Month Total VH
Bombers
Heavy
Bombers
Medium
Bombers
Light
Bombers
Fighters Recon-
naissance
Transports Trainers Communi-
cations
Grand Total 299,230 3,764 31,890 22,110 40,646 100,554 3,981 24,059 58,568 13,658

Annually
1940 6,028 - 61 95 1,038 1,689 123 290 2,731 1
1941 19,445 1 318 865 2,935 4,421 727 532 9,376 270
1942 47,675 3 2,615 4,122 5,894 10,780 1,468 1,985 17,632 3,176
1943 85,433 92 9,524 7,624 12,122 24,005 734 7,013 19,942 4,377
1944 95,272 1,161 15,173 6,782 11,892 38,895 261 9,834 7,578 3,696
1945 (Jan-Aug) 45,377 2,507 4,199 2,622 6,765 20,764 668 4,405 1,309 2,138

Monthly
1940                    
    Jan 255 - 6 5 103 28 35 12 66 -
    Feb 258 - 4 14 72 51 9 17 91 -
    Mar 296 - 5 7 59 91 3 22 109 -
    Apr 402 - - 1 74 97 3 26 201 -
    May 450 - - 3 100 106 5 28 208 -
    Jun 553 - - 8 107 150 5 21 262 -
    Jul 576 - 2 13 103 176 4 25 253 -
    Aug 543 - 9 8 83 156 9 26 252 -
    Sep 548 - 7 7 35 163 21 26 288 1
    Oct 626 - 15 3 52 196 16 33 311 -
    Nov 683 - 6 8 105 211 13 40 300 -
    Dec 838 - 7 18 145 264 - 14 390 -
Year or Month Total VH
Bombers
Heavy
Bombers
Medium
Bombers
Light
Bombers
Fighters Recon-
naissance
Transports Trainers Communi-
cations
1941                    
    Jan 1,013 - 1 23 145 258 27 28 531 -
    Feb 982 - 13 34 198 204 27 41 463 2
    Mar 1,133 - 10 38 231 222 25 22 576 9
    Apr 1,386 - 27 71 249 289 14 25 696 15
    May 1,341 - 13 72 229 252 25 31 711 8
    Jun 1,480 - 10 100 254 224 68 28 779 17
    Jul 1,459 - 2 80 266 202 34 31 822 22
    Aug 1,851 - 19 101 234 441 86 60 880 30
    Sep 1,926 - 32 80 281 472 100 50 865 46
    Oct 2,282 - 42 82 295 571 101 62 1,119 10
    Nov 2,128 1 55 36 237 588 98 53 975 85
    Dec 2,464 - 94 148 316 698 122 101 959 26
Year or Month Total VH
Bombers
Heavy
Bombers
Medium
Bombers
Light
Bombers
Fighters Recon-
naissance
Transports Trainers Communi-
cations
1942                    
    Jan 2,971 - 86 89 323 757 185 104 1,334 93
    Feb 3,078 - 134 158 325 755 115 117 1,156 318
    Mar 3,468 - 156 316 307 756 136 109 1,355 333
    Apr 3,497 - 171 284 266 747 106 152 1,413 358
    May 3,913 - 178 323 520 773 94 114 1,617 294
    Jun 3,703 - 197 380 430 934 127 130 1,234 271
    Jul 4,097 - 213 398 440 1,010 130 247 1,345 314
    Aug 4,276 - 234 407 505 874 184 165 1,617 290
    Sep 4,303 - 263 449 599 912 118 202 1,578 182
    Oct 4,065 - 288 334 700 895 83 163 1m382 220
    Nov 4,815 - 304 448 720 1,143 110 242 1,606 242
    Dec 5,489 3 391 536 759 1,224 80 240 1,995 261
Year or Month Total VH
Bombers
Heavy
Bombers
Medium
Bombers
Light
Bombers
Fighters Recon-
naissance
Transports Trainers Communi-
cations
1943                    
    Jan 5,013 - 355 439 649 1,055 74 368 1,769 304
    Feb 5,452 - 473 534 781 1,184 43 321 1,851 265
    Mar 6,203 - 543 619 724 1,470 113 564 1,824 346
    Apr 6,404 - 642 649 749 1,672 45 589 1,861 197
    May 7,015 - 722 707 1,129 1,614 42 566 1,816 419
    Jun 7,061 - 736 744 1,031 1,816 39 574 1,765 356
    Jul 7,329 7 823 656 966 2,083 26 639 1,728 401
    Aug 7,571 4 931 669 1,078 2,310 20 631 1,562 366
    Sep 7,575 15 962 547 1,241 2,175 121 655 1,541 318
    Oct 8,271 13 1,065 635 1,165 2,726 27 644 1,518 478
    Nov 8,758 18 1,083 697 1,372 3,002 47 678 1,395 466
    Dec 8,781 35 1,189 728 1,237 2,898 137 784 1,312 461
Year or Month Total VH
Bombers
Heavy
Bombers
Medium
Bombers
Light
Bombers
Fighters Recon-
naissance
Transports Trainers Communi-
cations
1944                    
    Jan 8,766 54 1,286 661 1,217 3,173 43 798 1,112 422
    Feb 8,735 57 1,340 695 1,175 3,229 - 884 974 381
    Mar 9,086 60 1,509 720 1,140 3,534 - 925 901 279
    Apr 8,286 51 1,366 635 1,050 3,315 4 838 775 252
    May 8,851 88 1,493 655 1,136 3,462 - 992 740 285
    Jun 7,912 82 1,468 584 989 3,202 - 909 363 315
    Jul 7,859 75 1,349 490 882 3,247 2 866 631 317
    Aug 7,791 94 1,260 462 958 3,374 6 814 505 318
    Sep 7,465 122 1,250 446 893 3,219 14 730 473 318
    Oct 7,322 125 1,074 465 849 3,308 29 727 430 315
    Nov 6,632 163 926 494 779 2,852 97 702 382 237
    Dec 6,585 190 852 475 824 2,980 66 649 292 257
Year or Month Total VH
Bombers
Heavy
Bombers
Medium
Bombers
Light
Bombers
Fighters Recon-
naissance
Transports Trainers Communi-
cations
1945                    
    Jan 6,420 221 818 535 823 2,811 102 644 252 214
    Feb 6,216 260 781 397 825 2,798 80 599 297 269
    Mar 6,968 291 826 425 1,002 3,227 104 613 176 304
    Apr 6,332 321 686 355 908 2,937 84 589 168 284
    May 6,274 350 531 329 958 2,927 92 617 184 286
    Jun 5,713 370 405 231 909 2,683 97 553 150 315
    Jul 4,635 375 114 209 792 2,115 79 522 110 319
    Aug 2,819 319 38 141 548 1,266 30 268 62 147

Source: Assistant Chief of Air Staff-4, Office of Plans and Policies.

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Table 75
Factory Acceptances of all Military Airplanes,
by Plant and by Type and Model of Airplane:
1940-1945

(Includes experimental airplanes and US financed Canadian production.
Army cognizance production is shown by model, Navy cognizance by type.)

Plant, Type and Model Total 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
(Jan-Aug)
Aeronca: Middletown, Ohio--Total 2,439 - 29 829 1,276 305 -
    Army--PT-19, PT-23 995 - - 16 754 225 -
                L-3 1,439 - 24 813 522 80 -
                Others 5 - 5 - - - -
 
Beach: Wichita, Kans--Total 7,430 49 225 1,924 2,610 1,979 613
    Army--F-2 55 13 - - - 20 22
                C-45 1,771 19 41 - 60 1,060 591
                C-43a 419 7 23 71 157 161 -
                AT-7, AT-10, AT-11 5,175 - 191 1,853 2,393 738 -
                Others 10 10 - - - - -
 
Bell: Atlanta, Ga.              
    Army--B-29 652 - - - 4 201 447
 
Bell: Buffalo, NY--Total 12,942 24 928 1,973 4,979 3,552 1,486
    Army--P-59 66 - - - 1 36 29
                P-39 9,588 33 926 1,973 4,947 1,729 -
                P-63 3,273 - - - 31 1,786 1,456
                Others 14 11 1 - - 1 1
    Navy--Fighters 1 - 1 - - - -
 
Bellanca: New Castle, Del.--Total 42 - 3 - - 39 -
    Army--O-50 3 - 3 - - - -
                AT-21 39 - - - - 39 -
 
Boeing: Benton, Wash.--Total 1,000 - - - - 139 861
    Army--B-29 998 - - - - 139 859
                C-97 2 - - - - - 2
 
Boeing: Seattle, Wash.--Total 7,340 61 345 1,447 2,341 2,837 309
    Army--B-29 3 - - 3 - - -
                B-17 6,942 53 144 1,259 2,340 2,837 309
                A-20 380 - 195 185 - - -
                Others 14 8 6 - - - -
    Navy--Patrol Bombers 1 - - - 1 - -
 
Boeing: Vancouver, Canada              
    Navy--Patrol Bombers 290 - - - 75 203 12
 
Boeing: Wichita, Kans.--Total 9,890 590 2,062 2,218 2,732 1,430 858
    Army--B-29 1,595 - - - 87 722 786
                PT-13, PT-17b 7,839 490 2,009 1,917 2,643 708 72
                Others 456 100 53 301 2 - -
 
Brewster: Johnsonville, Pa.--Total 1,997 160 311 188 704 634 -
    Navy--Light Bombers 771 - - 168 568 35 -
                Fighters 1,226 160 311 20 136 599 -
 
Brewster: Long Island City, NY              
    Army--A-32 2 - - - - - 2
 
Budd: Philadelphlia, Pa.              
    Navy--Transports 17 - - - - 17 -
 
Canadian Car: Fort William, Canada              
    Navy--Light Bombers 832 - - - 29 497 306
 
Cessna: Wichita, Kans.--Total 5,359 6 618 1,435 2,829 471 -
    Army--C-87 - - - - - - -
                C-78 3,206 - - 187 2,548 471 -
                AT-8 673 6 596 71 - - -
                AT-17 1,480 - 22 1,177 281 - -
 
Chance-Vought: Stratford, Conn.--Total 7,896 59 632 820 1,780 2,673 1,932
    Navy--Light Bombers 108 - 107 1 - - -
                Reconnaissance 1,219 57 524 638 - - -
                Fighters 6,564 1 - 178 1,780 2,673 1,932
                Transports 5 1 1 3 - - -

a Includes 23 Navy transports in 1941 and 44 in 1942.
b Includes 114 Navy trainers in 1940 and 486 in 19441.

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Table 75--continued
Factory Acceptances of all Military Airplanes,
by Plant and by Type and Model of Airplane:
1940-1945

Plant, Type and Model Total 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
(Jan-Aug)
 
Columbia: Valley Stream, NY              
    Navy--Transports 319 - - - 13 198 108
 
Consolidated Vultee: Allentown, Pa.              
    Navy--Light Bombers 174 - - - - 2 172
 
Consolidated Vultee: Downey, Calif.--Total 11,687 232 1,913 4,207 4,050 1,283 2
    Army--A-31 2 - - 2 - - -
                BT-13, BT-15 11,537 232 1,841 4,132 4,049 1,283 -
                Others 148 - 72 73 1 - 2
 
Consolidated Vultee: Fort Worth, Tex.--Total 3,148 - - 50 1,233 1,765 100
    Army--B-24 2,743 - - 9 1,123 1,611 -
                B-32 114 - - - - 14 100
                C-87 291 - - 41 110 140 -
 
Consolidated Vultee: Nashville, Tenn.--Total 1,966 1 171 645 766 270 113
    Army--A-31, A-35 1,529 - - 493 766 270 -
                P-38 113 - - - - - 113
                L-1, L-9 324 1 171 152 - - -
 
Consolidated Vultee: New Orleans, La.              
    Navy--Patrol Bombers 221 - - - - 51 170
 
Consolidated Vultee: San Diego, Calif.--Total 9,630 30 569 1,891 3,0989 2,958 1,084
    Army--B-24 6,725 7 169 1,123 2,345 2,450 631
                B-32 4 - - - - 2 2
    Navy--Patrol Bombers 2,833 23 400 768 753 461 428
                Transports 68 - - - - 45 23
 
Consolidated Vultee: Wayne, Mich.--Total 4,104 6 - 20 1,346 1,629 1,103
    Army--AT-19 500 - - 2 230 268 -
                L-5 3,590 - - 10 1,116 1,361 1,103
                Others 14 6 - 8 - - -
 
Culver: Wichita, Kans.              
    Army--LCA, LFA 19 1 6 12 - - -
 
Curtiss-Wright: Buffalo, NY--Total 17,575 1,295 2,523 4,513 4,885 3,236 1,123
    Army--P-40 13,738 778 2,246 4,454 4,258 2,002 -
                P-47 354 - - 6 271 77 -
                C-46 2,674 - - 46 353 1,152 1,123
                Others 723 482 227 7 3 4 -
    Navy--Light Bombers 85 35 50 - - - -
                Fighters 1 - - - - 1 -
 
Curtiss-Wright: Columbus, Ohio--Total 6,343 1 - 357 1,062 2,999 1,924
    Navy--Light Bombers 4,998 - - 50 612 2,833 1,503
                Reconnaissance 1,345 1 - 307 450 166 421
 
Curtiss-Wright: Louisville, Ky.--Total 458 - - - 10 175 273
    Army--C-46 438 - - - - 165 273
                Others 20 - - - 10 10 -
 
Curtiss-Wright: St. Louis, Mo.--Total 2,261 61 234 997 623 316 30
    Army--A-25 900 - - 1 585 314 -
                C-46 29 - - - - 2 27
                AT-9 791 - 45 713 33 - -
                Others 36 27 1 - 5 - 3
    Navy--Trainers 505 34 188 283 - - -
 
De Havilland: Toronto, Canada              
    Army--PT-24 200 - 5 195 - - -
 
Douglas: Chicago, Ill.              
    Army--C-54 629 - - - 9 227 393
 
Douglas: El Segundo, Calif.,--Total 5,414 122 335 964 2,985 985 23
    Army--A-26 3 - - - 2 1 -
    Navy--Light Bombers 5,400 111 335 964 2,983 984 23
                Transports 11 11 - - - - -

a Includes 23 Navy transports in 1941 and 44 in 1942.
b Includes 114 Navy trainers in 1940 and 486 in 1941.

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Table 75--continued
Factory Acceptances of all Military Airplanes,
by Plant and by Type and Model of Airplane:
1940-1945

Plant, Type and Model Total 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
(Jan-Aug)
 
Douglas: Long Beach, Calif.--Total 9,439 - 1 1,860 2,930 3,203 1,445
    Army--B-17 3,000 - - 85 952 1,271 692
                A-26 1,155 - - -= 7 395 753
                A-20 999 - 1 975 23 - -
                C-47 4,285 - - 800 1,948 1,537 -
 
Douglas: Oklahoma City, Okla.              
    Army--C-47, C-117 5,319 - - - 465 3,363 1,491
 
Douglas: Santa Monica, Calif.--Total 7,309 472 981 971 2,197 2,446 242
    Army--A-20 6,006 297 815 625 1,952 2,317 -
                P-70 60 - - 60 - - -
                C-54 460 - - 26 63 129 242
                DC-3 Type 719 115 165 257 182 - -
                Others 64 60 1 3 - - -
 
Douglas: Tulsa, Okla.--Total 2,870 - - 8 1,009 877 976
    Army--B-24 964 - - 8 394 562 -
                A-26 1,291 - - - - 315 976
                A-24 615 - - - 615 - -
 
Eastern: Londen, NJ              
    Navy--Fighters 5,927 - - 23 1,437 3,130 1,337
 
Eastern: Trenton, NJ              
    Navy--Light Bombers 7,522 - - 3 1,109 3,481 2,929
 
Engineering & Research: Riverdale, Md.              
    Army--O-55 1 - 1 - - - -
 
Fairchild: Burlington, NC--Total              
    Army--AT-21 105 - - - 8 97 -
 
Fairchild: Hagerstown, Md.--Total 5,975 267 964 1,878 2,062 802 2
    Army--C-82 2 - - - - - 2
                C-61c 1,012 14 147 400 400 400 -
                PT-19, PT-23, PT-26 4,958 253 913 1,731 1,661 400 -
                Others 3 - - - 1 2 -
 
Fairchild: Montreal, Canada              
    Navy--Light Bombers 300 - - - 1 190 100
 
Fisher Body: Cleveland, Ohio              
    Army--P-75 14 - - - - 2 14
 
Fleet: Fort Erie, Canada              
    Army--PT-23, PT-26 1,150 - - 7 1,094 49 -
 
Fleetwings: Bristol, Pa.              
    Army--PT-12 25 - 1 1 23 - -
 
Ford: Willow Run, Mich.              
    Army--B-24 6,792 - - 24 1,291 3,991 1,486
 
G & A: Willow Grive, Pa.              
    Army--R-390 7 - 7 - - - -
 
Globe: Fort Worth, Tex.              
    Army--AT-10 600 - - - 268 332 -
 
Goodyear: Akron, Ohio              
    Navy--Fighters 1,940 - - - 377 2,108 1,455
 
Gruman: Bethpage, NV--Total 17,478 148 429 2,277 4,406 6,328 3,890
    Navy--Light Bombers 2,292 - 1 646 1,645 - -
                Fighters 14,594 106 325 1,457 2,647 6,207 3,852
                Transports 592 42 103 174 114 121 38
 
Higgins: New Orleans, La.              
    Army-C-46- 2 - - - - 2 -

c Includes 3 Navy transports in 1940.

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Table 75--continued
Factory Acceptances of all Military Airplanes,
by Plant and by Type and Model of Airplane:
1940-1945

Plant, Type and Model Total 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
(Jan-Aug)
 
Howard: Chicago, Ill.--Total 832 - 6 30 617 179 -
    Army--PT-23 349 - - 3 344 2 -
    Navy--Transports 278 - 6 26 69 177 -
                Trainers 205 - - 1 204 - -
 
Interstate: El Segundo, Calif.--Total 259 - - 19 240 - -
    Army--L-6 251 - - 11 240 - -
                L-8 8 - - 8 - - -
 
Kellett: Philadelphia, Pa.              
    Army--O-60 7 - - - 5 1 1
 
Lockheed "A": Burbank, Calif.--Total 5,693 - 25 981 2,072 1,661 954
    Army--B-17 2,750 - - 68 887 1,244 551
                B-34 1,014 - 25 913 76 - -
    Navy--Patrol Bombers 1,929 - - - 1,109 417 403
 
Lockheed "B": Burbank, Calif.--Total 13,385 386 1,424 2,542 3,164 4,196 1,673
    Army--A-28, A-29 2,189 170 1,100 836 83 - -
                P-38 9,423 1 205 1,265 2,213 4,186 1,553
                P-80 115 - - - - 5 110
                F-4, F-5 500 - 2 214 284 - -
                C-69 14 - - - 1 3 10
                Lodestar Type 620 45 98 180 297 - -
                Othersd 524 170 19 47 286 2 -
 
Martin: Baltimore, Md.--Total 6,883 238 548 1,344 2,294 1,926 533
    Army--B-26 3,572 - 263 717 1,149 1,267 176
                A-30 1,575 - 146 505 675 249 -
                Others 464 227 128 - 109 - -
    Navy--Patrol Bombers 1,272 11 11 122 361 410 357
 
Martin: Omaha, Nebr.--Total 2,100 - - 86 1,216 383 415
    Army--B-29 515 - - - 1 99 415
                B-26 1,585 - - 86 1,215 284 -
 
McDonnell: Memphis, Tenn.              
    Army--AT-21 30 - - - - 30 -
 
McDonnell: St. Louis, Mo.              
    Army--P-67 1 - - - - - 1
 
Nash Kelvinator: Detroit, Mich.              
    Army--R-6 201 - - - - 5 196
 
Naval Aircraft: Philadelphia, Pa.--Total 1,302 228 612 307 39 97 19
    Navy--Patrol Bombers 155 - - - 39 97 19
                Light Bombers 30 1 22 7 - - -
                Reconnaissance 300 - - 300 - - -
                Trainers 817 227 590 - - - -
 
Noorduyn: Montreal, Canada--Total 2,252 - 6 441 1,223 500 82
    Army--C-64 752 - 6 1 209 454 82
                AT-16 1,500 - - 440 1,014 46 -
 
North American: Dallas, Tex.--Total 18,784 - 711 3,697 4,262 6,817 3,297
    Army--B-24 966 - - - 61 905 -
                P-51 4,552 - - - 177 2,540 1,835
                F-6 299 - - - - 74 225
                AT-6 12,967 - 711 3,697 4,024 3,298 1,237
 
North American: Inglewood, Calif.--Total 16,447 1,245 1,843 1,904 3,145 5,033 3,277
    Army--B-25 3,208 - 171 1,119 1,253 665 -
                A-36 500 - - 142 358 - -
                P-51 9,949 - 138 634 1,533 4,368 3,276
                AT-6e 2,163 631 1,524 8 - - -
                Others 627 614 10 1 1 - 1
 
North American: Kansas City, Kans.              
    Army--B-25 6,608 - - 435 1,701 3,012 1,460

d Includes 1 Nvy transport in 1941.
e Includes 36 Navy trainers in 1940.

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Table 75--continued
Factory Acceptances of all Military Airplanes,
by Plant and by Type and Model of Airplane:
1940-1945

Plant, Type and Model Total 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
(Jan-Aug)
 
Northrop: Hawthorne, Calif.--Total 1,107 - 24 291 144 449 199
    Army--A-31 400 - - 291 109 - -
                P-61 682 - - - 34 449 199
                Others 1 - - - 1 - -
    Navy--Light Bombers 24 - 24 - - - -
 
Piper: Lockhaven, Pa.--Total 5,941 - 44 1,855 1,319 1,904 819
    Army--L-4, L-14 5,611 - 44 1,595 1,249 1,904 819
    Navy--Trainers 230 - - 230 - - -
                Liaison 100 - - 30 70 - -
 
Platt-Le Page: Eddystone, Pa.              
    Army--R-1 2 - - - - - 2
 
Rearwin: Kansas City. Kans.              
    Army--8125 25 25 - - - - -
 
Republic: Evansville, Ind.              
    Army--P-47 6,225 - - 10 1,131 3,087 1,997
 
Republic: Farmingdale, NY--Total 9,438 153 170 626 3,026 3,901 1,562
    Army--P-43 272 2 160 110 - - -
                P-47 9.006 - 1 516 3,026 3,901 1,562
                Others 160 151 9 - - - -
 
Ryan: San Diego, Calif.--Total 1,485 152 607 679 5 3 39
    Army--PT-20, PT-21, PT-25 392 149 238 - 5 - -
                PT-22 1,48 - 369 679 - - -
                Others 3 3 - - - - -
    Navy--Fighters 42 - - - - 3 39
 
St. Louis: St. Louis, Mo.--Total 363 13 - 1 288 61 -
    Army--PT-19, PT-23 350 - - 1 288 61 -
                Others 13 13 - - - - -
 
Sikorsky: Stratford, Conn.--Total 151 - - 1 14 119 17
    Army--R-4 130 - - 1 14 115 -
                R-5 16 - - - - 1 15
                R-6 5 - - - - 3 2
 
Spartan: Tulsa, Okla.              
    Navy--Trainers 201 - 76 125 - - -
 
Taylorcraft: Alliance, Ohio              
    Army--L-2 1,940 - 24 529 1,161 226 -
 
Timm: Van Nuys, Calif.              
    Navy--Trainers 262 - - 15 247 - -
 
Universal: Bristol, Va.              
    Army--L-7 19 - - 19 - - -
 
Vickers: Montreal, Canada              
    Navy--Patrol Bombers 230 - - - 4 201 25
 
Waco: Troy, Ohio--Total 6 3 2 1 - - -
    Army--PT-14 2 - 1 1 - - -
                Others 4 3 1 - - - -

Source: Assistant Chief of Air Staff-4, Office of Plans and Policies.

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Table 76
Factory Acceptances of Army Cognizance Airplanes,
By Type and Model of Airplane:
Jun 1940 to Aug 1945

(Includes experimental airplanes and US financed Canadian production.)

Type and Model Grand
Total
1940
(Jun-Dec)
1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
Jan-Aug)
Total 230,287 5,054 15,860 41,092 68,600 69,956 29,725
 
Combat Airplanes 138,319 2,500 7,156 19,230 37,985 49,406 22,042
Very Heavy Bombers--Total 3,764 - 1 3 92 1,161 2,507
    B-19 1 - 1 - - - -
    B-29 3,763 - - 3 92 1,161 2,507
Heavy Bombers--Total 31,000 60 313 2,576 9,393 14,887 3,771
    B-17 12,692 53 144 1,412 4,179 5,352 1,552
    B-24 18,190 7 169 1,164 5,214 9,519 2,117
    B-32 118 - - - - 16 102
Medium Bombers--Total 16,069 62 459 3,271 5,413 5,228 1,636
    B-25 9,816 - 171 1,554 2,954 3,677 1,460
    B-26 5,157 - 263 803 2,364 1,551 176
    Others 1,096 62 25 914 95 - -
Light Bombers--Total 18,110 891 2,396 4,055 5,175 3,861 1,732
    A-20 7,385 297 1,011 1,785 1,975 2,317 -
    A-24 615 - - - 615 - -
    A-25 900 - - 1 585 314 -
    A-26 2,449 - - - 9 711 1,729
    A-28, A-29 2,189 170 1,100 836 83 - -
    A-30 1,575 - 146 505 675 249 -
    A-31, A-35 1,931 - - 786 875 270 -
    A-36 500 - - 142 358 - -
    Others 566 424 139 - - - 3
Fighters--Total 68,259 1,422 3,784 9,102 17,268 24,174 12,149
    P-38 9,536 1 205 1,265 2,213 4,186 1,666
    P-39 9,588 13 926 1,973 4,947 1,729 -
    P-40 13,738 778 2,246 4,454 4,258 2,002 -
    P-47 15,585 - 1 532 4,428 7,065 3,559
    P-51 14,501 - 138 634 1,710 6,908 5,111
    P-59 66 - - - 1 36 29
    P-61 682 - - - 34 449 199
    P-63 3,273 - - - 31 1,786 1,456
    P-70 60 - - 60 - - -
    P-80 115 - - - - 5 110
    Others 1,115 630 268 184 6 8 19
Recocnnaissance--Total 1,117 65 203 223 284 95 247
    F-2 55 13 - - - 20 22
    F-4, F-5 500 - 2 2124 284 - -
    F-6 299 - - - - 74 225
    Others 263 52 201 9 - 1 -
 
Transports--Total 22,698 233 398 1,738 6,817 9,276 4,236
    C-43 352 7 - 27 157 161 -
    C-45 1,771 19 41 - 60 1,060 591
    C-46 3,144 - 1 46 353 1,321 1,423
    C-54 1,089 - - 26 72 356 635
    C-61 1,009 11 51 147 400 400 -
    C-64 752 - 6 1 209 454 82
    C-69 14 - - - 1 3 10
    C-78 3,206 - - 187 2,548 471 -
    C-87 291 - - 41 110 140 -
    DC-3 type 10,323 115 165 1,057 2,595 4,900 1,491
    Lodestar type 620 45 98 180 297 - -
    Others 127 36 36 26 15 10 4
 
Trainers--Total 55,712 2,320 8,036 16,978 19,491 7,578 1,309
    AT-6 15,094 595 2,235 3,705 4,024 3,298 1,237
    AT-7, AT-10, AT-11 5,775 - 191 1,853 2,661 1,070 -
    AT-8, AT-17 2,153 6 618 1,248 281 - -
    BT-13, BT-15 11,537 232 1,841 4,132 4,049 1,283 -
    PT-13, PT-17, PT-27 7,539 376 1,523 2,217 2,643 708 72
    PT-19, PT-23, PT-26 7,802 253 913 1,758 4,141 737 -
    Others 5,812 858 715 2,065 1,692 482 -
 
Communications--Total 13,558 1 270 3,146 4,307 3,696 2,138
    L-1 324 1 171 152 - - -
    L-2 1,940 - 24 529 1,161 226 -
    L-3 1,439 - 24 813 522 80 -
    L-4, L-14 5,611 - 44 1,595 1,249 1,904 819
    L-5 3,590 - - 10 1,116 1,361 1,103
    R-4, R-5 146 - - 1 14 116 15
    R-6 206 - - - - 8 198
    Others 302 - 7 46 245 1 3

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Table 76
Factory Acceptances of Army Cognizance Airplanes (Continued)

Combat Airplanes
Type and Model 1940
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Total 202 225 274 346 395 483 533 489 448 503 538 618
 
Combat Airplanes--Total 152 135 149 148 200 243 284 218 165 205 262 339
Heavy Bombers--Total 6 4 5 - - - 2 9 7 15 6 6
    B-17 6 4 5 - - - 2 8 7 15 6 -
    B-24 - - - - - - - 1 - - - 6
Medium Bombers--Total 5 14 7 1 3 8 12 8 4 - - -
    B-10 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
    B-18 5 12 6 - - - - - - - - -
    B-23 - 1 - 1 3 8 12 8 4 - - -
Light Bombers--Total 103 72 43 48 96 103 101 78 20 36 63 128
    A-20 19 28 24 7 30 47 44 38 1 - 25 34
    A-27 - - - - - - 1 16 9 5 - -
    A-28, A-29 - - - - - - - 19 10 31 38 72
    B-14 31 21 18 24 21 23 21 5 - - - -
    167 51 21 1 17 45 33 35 - - - - 22
    212 2 2 - - - - - - - - - -
Fighters--Total 4 37 91 96 98 128 165 123 128 154 193 205
    P-35 4 8 12 13 11 - 15 5 11 9 5 9
    P-36 - 29 77 83 76 95 91 14 - - - 16
    P-38 - - - - - - - - 1 - - -
    P-39 - - - - - - - - 1 2 - 10
    P-40 - - - - 11 25 56 104 114 135 168 165
    P-43 - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1
    FM - - 2 - - 5 2 - - 2 - -
    Others - - - - - 3 1 - - 6 20 4
Reconnaissance--Total 34 8 3 3 3 4 4 - 6 - - -
    F-2 - - 2 3 3 4 1 - - - - -
    O-47 34 8 1 - - - - - - - - -
    Others - - - - - - 3 - 6 - - -
Transports--Total 8 9 16 15 24 17 19 26 23 32 36 8
    C-40 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - -
    C-43 2 - 3 1 - - - - 1 - - -
    C-45 - - 1 - 4 3 5 1 - 1 2 2
    C-61 - - - - - - - 5 - 6 - -
    S-307 - - 2 - 4 1 1 - - - - -
    DC-3 type 6 9 10 12 15 13 10 5 10 10 33 2
    Lodestar type - - - 2 1 - 3 14 3 7 12 3
Trainers--Total 42 81 109 183 171 223 230 45 259 266 241 273
    AT-6 32 45 27 45 25 12 27 26 45 70 62 179
    AT-8 - - - - - - - - - - - 6
    AT-12 - - - 1 - 3 8 8 7 5 7 8
    AT-18 1 - - - - - - - - 3 5 1
    BT-13 - - 1 - - 16 10 29 44 40 67 25
    BT-14 2 10 24 35 44 53 46 26 10 1 - -
    PT-13, PT-17 - 6 5 23 34 37 60 74 49 44 37 7
    PT-19 - - - 1 9 16 27 29 47 49 42 33
    PT-20 5 6 16 23 16 9 4 15 16 9 18 12
    Others 2 14 36 55 43 77 48 38 41 45 2 -
Communications                        
    L-1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - -

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Table 76
Factory Acceptances of Army Cognizance Airplanes (Continued)

Combat Airplanes
Type and Model 1941
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Total 671 757 843 1,060 1,040 1,139 1,169 1,539 1,652 1,957 1,880 2,153
 
Combat Airplanes 300 327 352 440 390 458 439 688 787 908 889 1,178
Very Heavy Bombers                        
    B-19 - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
Heavy Bombers--Total - 13 10 27 12 9 1 19 32 42 55 93
    B-17 - 13 8 21 - - - - 5 12 25 60
    B-24 - - 2 6 12 9 1 19 27 30 30 33
Medium Bombers--Total 31 108 266 222 261 316 330 349 359 242 361 426
    B-25 18 55 151 128 89 129 152 123 183 96 174 256
    B-26 1 17 49 9 70 82 75 119 95 44 135 107
    B-34 12 36 66 85 102 105 103 107 81 101 52 63
    Others - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
Light Bombers--Total 116 146 162 184 172 177 208 195 269 251 220 296
    A-20 43 42 38 72 44 64 87 105 119 146 98 153
    A-27 - 10 - - - - - - - - - -
    A-28, A-29 29 52 85 109 128 111 121 81 135 70 90 89
    A-30 - - - - - 1 - 9 15 35 32 54
    167 44 42 39 3 - - - - - - - -
    V-12 - - - - - 1 - - - - - -
Fighters--Total 184 159 161 196 172 178 169 386 413 542 564 660
    P-35 6 - - - - - - - - - - -
    P-36 20 - 9 1 - - - - - - - -
    P-38 1 - 2 4 4 4 23 26 12 3 74 52
    P-39 3 6 11 1 15 37 50 158 128 198 128 191
    P-40 153 153 133 186 146 125 81 179 254 270 281 285
    P-43 1 - 6 4 6 12 15 21 13 33 23 26
    P-47 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
    P-51 - - - - - - - 2 6 25 37 68
    FM - - - - 1 - - - - - - -
    Others - - - - - - - - - 13 21 37
Reconnaissance--Total - - 1 2 - 33 21 31 35 31 28 21
    F-4 - - - - - - - - - - - 2
    O-52 - - - - - 32 21 31 35 31 28 19
    Others - - 1 2 - 1 - - - - - -
Transports--Total 24 39 21 24 31 26 27 46 44 32 23 60
    C-40 - - - 4 - - - - - 3 - 3
    C-45 - - 1 2 3 4 5 16 10 - - -
    C-55 (C-46) - - - - - 1 - - - - - -
    C-61 - - - - - - 1 2 6 9 8 25
    C-64 - - - - - - - - - 1 3 2
    A-314 - - 1 1 1 1 2 - - - - -
    DC-3 type 12 21 12 10 15 11 12 9 16 19 11 17
    Lodestar type 10 17 7 6 8 7 5 18 17 - 1 12
    Others 2 1 - 1 4 3 2 1 5 - - 1
Trainers--Total 347 389 461 581 611 637 681 775 775 1,007 883 889
    AT-6 144 212 168 188 237 177 130 213 136 228 184 218
    AT-7, AT-10, AT-11 - 2 7 14 15 16 10 2 26 38 39 22
    AT-8, AT-17 5 16 25 32 40 47 68 61 89 94 68 73
    AT-12 3 - - - - - - - - - - -
    BT-13, BT-15 69 15 84 125 136 154 198 192 215 257 233 163
    PT-13, PT-17 28 52 117 160 140 142 89 160 191 186 151 107
    PT-19, PT-23 29 72 58 62 42 76 87 69 81 116 92 129
    PT-20 18 20 - - - - - - - - - -
    Others 51 - 2 - 1 25 99 78 37 88 116 177
Communications--Total - 2 9 15 8 17 22 30 46 10 85 26
    L-1 - 2 9 15 8 17 22 30 27 10 5 26
    L-2 - - - - - - - - 4 - 20 -
    L-3 - - - - - - - - 4 - 20 -
    L-4 - - - - - - - - 4 - 40 -
    PA-39 - - - - - - - - 7 - - -

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Table 76
Factory Acceptances of Army Cognizance Airplanes (Continued)

Type and Model 1942
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Total 2,600 2,765 3,124 2,994 3,362 3,215 3,539 3,670 3,702 3,414 4,008 4,699
 
Combat Airplanes 1,212 1,246 1,372 1,222 1,529 1,639 1,738 1,657 1,772 1,661 1,967 2,215
 
Very Heavy Bombers                        
    B-29 - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Heavy Bombers--Total 86 134 156 171 178 196 210 231 255 281 298 380
    B-17 74 75 85 90 90 99 107 121 137 150 163 221
    B-24 12 59 71 81 88 97 103 110 118 131 135 159
Medium Bombers--Total 31 108 266 222 261 316 330 349 359 242 361 426
    B-25 18 55 151 128 89 129 152 123 183 96 174 256
    B-26 1 17 49 9 70 82 75 119 95 44 135 107
    B-34 12 36 66 85 102 105 103 107 81 101 52 63
    Others - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
Light Bombers--Total 321 316 265 186 424 305 290 327 387 438 398 398
    A-20 186 152 124 21 218 98 71 163 233 165 189 165
    A-25 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
    A-28, A-29 86 112 92 88 88 76 87 63 46 54 40 4
    A-30 42 46 39 50 44 33 - 9 71 60 60 51
    A-31, A-35 7 6 10 27 74 98 132 92 37 128 99 76
    A-36 - - - - - - - - - 31 10 101
Fighters--Total 684 674 665 640 666 802 908 730 771 700 890 972
    P-38 32 113 80 100 100 85 170 60 132 145 124 124
    P-39 179 113 141 53 86 227 185 188 93 129 277 302
    P-40 317 295 348 396 386 347 421 390 417 360 373 404
    P-43 38 46 25 1 - - - - - - - -
    P-47 - - 5 1 10 26 38 61 67 66 116 142
    P-51 84 84 52 86 84 84 76 24 60 - - -
    P-70 - - - 1 - 33 17 7 2 - - -
    Others 34 23 14 2 - - 1 - - - - -
Reconnaissance--Total 90 14 20 3 - 20 - 20 - - 20 36
    F-4, F-5 84 14 20 - - 20 - 20 - - 20 36
    O-52 6 - - - - - - - - - - -
    Others - - - 3 - - - - - - - -
Transports--Total 35 55 73 124 90 91 184 150 184 152 213 200
    C-40 4 6 4 - - - - - - - - -
    C-43 - - - - - - - - - - 10 17
    C-46 - - - - - 1 4 7 10 8 1 15
    C-54 - - 1 1 3 3 1 5 5 5 - 2
    C-61 23 11 14 18 10 27 28 - - 1 - 15
    C-64 - - 1 - - - - - - - - -
    C-78 - - - - - - 6 6 56 35 71 13
    C-87 - - - - - - - - 9 8 13 11
    DC-3 type 29 47 57 110 86 70 157 112 89 65 104 131
    Lodestar type 2 2 11 13 1 17 16 20 15 31 24 28
    Others 4 - 8 - - - - - - - - -
Trainers--Total 1,233 1,135 1,323 1,272 1,439 1,187 1,275 1,573 1,564 1,380 1,606 1,991
    AT-6 240 175 212 250 255 254 311 335 461 371 391 450
    AT-7, AT-10, AT-11 47 72 53 105 132 116 141 243 265 126 233 320
    AT-8, AT-17 95 98 137 73 129 92 111 94 32 59 113 215
    AT-16 - - - - 21 48 47 72 81 68 63 40
    AT-19 - - - - - - - - - - 1 1
    BT-13, BT-15 327 351 325 338 325 306 316 403 369 349 322 401
    PT-17, PT-27 122 122 189 191 195 171 171 180 145 206 250 275
    PT-19, PT-23, PT-26 112 115 120 131 125 126 10 191 165 127 194 202
    Others 290 202 287 184 257 74 28 55 46 74 39 87
Communications--Total 93 318 333 358 294 271 314 290 182 220 212 261
    L-1 93 56 3 - - - - - - - - -
    L-2 - 47 73 91 95 70 50 57 18 - 1 27
    L-3 - 5 78 84 114 61 135 80 36 74 60 86
    L-4 - 210 179 183 85 139 128 153 128 118 139 133
    L-5 - - - - - - - - - - 3 7
    R-4 - - - - - 1 - - - - - -
    Others - - - - - - 1 - - 28 9 8

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Table 76
Factory Acceptances of Army Cognizance Airplanes (Continued)

Type and Model 1943
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Total 4,514 4,643 5,229 5,345 5,587 5,594 5,9167 6,003 5,831 6,526 6,675 6,736
 
Combat Airplanes 2,008 2,231 2,551 2,746 2,842 2,980 3,198 3,527 3,383 3,962 4,238 4,239
 
Very Heavy Bombers                        
    B-29 - - - - - - 7 4 15 13 18 35
Heavy Bombers--Total 339 461 529 627 705 736 820 913 944 1,048 1,083 1,188
    B-17 199 259 286 327 345 333 379 383 386 406 426 450
    B-24 140 202 243 300 360 403 441 530 558 642 657 738
Medium Bombers--Total 384 369 431 478 501 535 451 467 377 433 490 497
    B-25 214 229 235 259 271 290 266 221 182 250 260 277
    B-26 93 138 190 210 230 245 185 245 195 183 230 220
    B-34 76 - - - - - - - - - - -
    Others 1 2 6 9 - - - 1 - - - -
Light Bombers--Total 375 381 299 318 431 363 341 459 508 527 574 599
    A-20 95 108 120 145 195 191 100 186 190 185 210 250
    A-24 - - 1 8 19 35 65 75 103 81 114 114
    A-25 1 4 5 12 25 31 36 68 73 120 109 101
    A-26 - - - - - 1 - - 2 1 1 4
    A-28, A-29 - - - 7 76 - - - - - - -
    A-30 60 55 60 60 60 30 60 50 60 60 60 60
    A-31, A-35 39 56 93 86 56 75 80 80 80 80 80 70
    A-36 180 158 20 - - - - - - - - -
Fighters--Total 966 1,020 1,232 1,323 1,205 1,346 1,579 1,684 1,450 1,940 2,073 1,810
    P-38 151 168 133 122 84 180 264 102 66 350 387 206
    P-39 330 385 472 511 312 439 503 501 280 420 403 391
    P-40 315 314 324 325 380 400 337 463 400 378 422 200
    P-47 170 151 232 244 307 307 382 434 496 496 549 660
    P-49 - - - - - - 1 - - - - -
    P-51 - - 70 121 121 20 91 175 201 284 295 332
    P-59 - - - - - - - 1 - - - -
    P-61 - - - - - - 1 8 6 3 6 10
    P-63 - - 1 - 1 - - - 1 7 10 11
    Others - 2 - - - - - - - 2 1 -
Reconnaissance                        
    F-5 24 - 60 - - - - - 89 1 - 110
Transports--Total 359 315 555 581 557 565 628 621 644 619 643 730
    C-43 6 10 20 15 25 16 11 14 9 16 4 11
    C-45 2 - - 1 1 - 3 2 - 3 16 32
    C-46 24 14 23 26 25 34 34 34 38 14 58 29
    C-54 4 4 4 5 6 4 5 6 8 7 8 11
    C-61 27 30 35 31 31 31 31 32 32 40 40 40
    C-64 3 7 9 6 19 11 16 23 27 22 28 38
    C-69 - - - - - - 1 - - - - -
    C-76 - 1 - - - - - - 9 3 2 -
    C-78 126 68 250 250 200 200 238 250 250 250 216 250
    C-87 10 11 8 10 6 11 11 11 11 9 5 7
    DC-3 type 130 136 193 195 208 227 238 223 241 242 257 305
    Lodestar type 27 34 13 42 36 31 40 26 19 13 9 7
Trainers--Total 1,766 1,832 1,794 1,825 1,780 1,728 1,690 1,489 1,486 1,467 1,328 1,306
    AT-6 410 451 449 451 475 430 358 200 200 200 200 200
    AT-7, AT-10, AT-11 248 245 233 255 259 244 302 240 145 158 165 167
    AT-16 90 63 74 96 86 113 86 46 107 85 100 68
    AT-17 99 182 - - - - - - - - - -
    AT-19 3 3 11 15 20 26 25 25 25 26 25 26
    AT-21 - - - - - - - - 1 1 - 6
    BT-13, BT-15 375 372 450 370 320 275 297 320 325 316 314 315
    PT-13, PT-17 250 235 250 275 275 275 240 250 230 197 86 80
    PT-19, PT-23, PT-26 212 209 250 291 342 355 377 399 403 422 437 444
    Others 79 72 77 72 3 10 5 9 50 62 1 -
Communications--Total 301 265 329 193 408 321 401 366 318 478 466 461
    L-2 101 90 100 69 127 45 101 104 84 130 110 100
    L-3 92 10 - - 65 47 55 50 35 63 55 50
    L-4 70 125 92 - 68 132 140 104 71 140 147 160
    L-5 27 21 72 72 73 80 102 104 125 140 150 150
    R-4 - - - - - - 2 2 2 3 4 1
    O-60 - - - - - - - 2 1 2 - -
    Others 11 19 65 52 75 17 1 - - - - -

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Table 76
Factory Acceptances of Army Cognizance Airplanes (Continued)

Type and Model 1944
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Total 6,595 6,592 6,800 6,034 6,489 5,841 5,813 5,772 5,416 5,239 4,370 4,635
 
Combat Airplanes 4,326 4,417 4,761 4,237 4,521 4,288 4,037 4,176 3,933 3,800 3,441 3,469
 
Very Heavy Bombers                        
    B-29 54 57 60 51 88 82 75 94 122 125 163 190
Heavy Bombers--Total 1,286 1,340 1,508 1,365 1,488 1,455 1,333 1,219 1,206 1,024 876 787
    B-17 472 488 578 475 524 508 468 476 422 327 308 306
    B-24 814 852 930 890 964 947 865 741 783 697 567 469
    B-32 - - - - - - - 2 1 - 1 12
Medium Bombers--Total 429 494 538 502 516 516 404 381 360 357 378 353
    B-25 219 291 348 341 396 396 284 281 285 275 286 275
    B-26 210 203 190 161 120 120 120 100 75 82 92 78
Light Bombers--Total 555 539 514 389 364 266 246 300 223 153 142 170
    A-20 286 287 322 275 297 223 220 230 133 44 - -
    A-25 134 116 64 - - - - - - - - -
    A-26 5 8 8 15 29 39 26 70 90 109 142 170
    A-30 60 60 60 60 9 - - - - - - -
    A-35 70 68 60 39 29 4 - - - - - -
Fighters--Total 2,002 1,987 2,141 1,930 2,065 1,969 1,979 2,182 2,018 2,133 1,820 1,948
    P-38 317 313 352 342 352 355 367 402 397 364 325 300
    P-39 351 350 300 252 201 150 112 13 - - - -
    P-40 275 241 283 203 200 73 97 155 202 193 80 -
    P-47 651 633 648 623 601 600 600 600 594 494 377 644
    P-51 370 380 482 407 580 581 569 700 665 763 709 702
    P-58 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
    P-59 - - 3 - 6 - 2 8 66 7 2
    P-61 12 20 23 31 15 48 21 50 50 59 65 55
    P-63 26 50 50 72 110 160 210 260 101 252 255 240
    P-80 - - - - - - - - - 1 - 4
    Others - - - - - 2 1 - 1 1 2 -
Reconnaissance--Total - - - - - - - - 4 8 62 21
    F-2 - - - - - - - - 4 8 6 2
    F-6 - - - - - - - - - - 56 18
    F-14 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Transports--Total 735 820 859 770 943 875 828 773 692 694 670 617
    C-43 13 23 42 29 37 6 11 - - - - -
    C-45 55 70 46 53 108 122 104 108 100 98 98 98
    C-46 38 30 71 92 81 64 125 114 170 180 189 167
    C-54 11 12 14 18 24 30 32 44 42 37 39 53
    C-61 40 40 14 40 50 40 40 40 37 59 - -
    C-64 40 38 43 39 49 45 27 53 31 6 44 39
    C-69 - - - 1 - - - - - 2 - -
    C-76 5 4 1 - - - - - - - - -
    C-78 180 160 131 - - - - - - - - -
    C-87 11 16 21 21 21 21 20 9 - - - -
    DC-3 type 342 427 476 477 573 547 469 405 312 312 300 260
Trainers--Total 1,112 974 901 775 740 363 631 505 473 430 382 292
    AT-6 208 200 233 250 311 110 401 323 350 330 330 252
    AT-7, AT-10, AT-11 177 167 152 139 132 96 107 54 26 20 - -
    AT-14 - - 1 - - - - - - - - -
    AT-16 46 - - - - - - - - - - -
    AT-19 21 23 23 23 27 26 26 27 26 26 20 -
    AT-21 - 8 8 11 17 20 17 36 26 24 - -
    BT-13 310 310 260 175 180 48 - - - - - -
    PT-13 75 69 75 61 73 63 80 65 45 30 32 40
    PT-19, PT-23, PT-26 275 197 149 116 - - - - - - - -
Communications--Total 422 381 279 252 285 315 317 318 318 315 237 257
    L-2 100 100 26 - - - - - - - - -
    L-3 55 25 - - - - - - - - - -
    L-4 131 125 125 150 175 202 200 200 200 186 110 100
    L-5 135 125 122 100 104 105 100 108 100 110 113 139
    R-4, R-5 1 6 6 2 6 7 17 10 18 16 12 15
    R-6 - - - - - 1 - - - 3 2 2
    O-60 - - - - - - - - - - - 1

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Table 76
Factory Acceptances of Army Cognizance Airplanes (Continued)

Type and Model 1945
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Total 4,520 4,314 4,621 4,268 4,153 3,743 2,750 1,356        
 
Combat Airplanes 3,445 3,272 3,550 3,245 3,084 2,743 1,817 886        
 
Very Heavy Bombers                        
    B-29 221 260 291 321 350 370 375 319        
Heavy Bombers--Total 753 716 761 636 477 353 72 3        
    B-17 319 304 307 243 179 136 64 -        
    B-24 427 395 436 382 281 196 - -        
    B-32 7 17 18 11 17 21 8 3        
Medium Bombers--Total 382 278 283 181 177 163 122 50        
    B-25 315 220 236 177 177 163 122 50        
    B-26 67 58 47 4 - - - -        
Light Bombers--Total 160 189 282 287 318 281 167 48        
    A-26 160 188 282 287 318 279 167 48        
    A-32 - - - - - 2 - -        
    A-41 - 1 - - - - - -        
Fighters--Total 1,885 1,807 1,887 1,794 1,729 1,537 1,047 463        
    P-38 301 253 289 252 225 175 118 53        
    P-47 480 544 539 591 528 415 305 157        
    P-51 822 704 759 670 677 701 570 208        
    P-59 5 5 5 8 6 - - -        
    P-61 37 33 26 26 26 26 13 12        
    P-63 240 265 255 240 252 199 5 -        
    P-80 - 1 3 6 13 20 36 31        
    Others - 2 11 1 2 1 - 2        
Reconnaissance--Total 44 22 46 26 33 39 34 3        
    F-2 9 5 2 2 - 2 1 1        
    F-6 35 17 44 24 33 37 33 2        
Transports--Total 609 566 591 571 599 535 504 261        
    C-45 72 67 79 73 81 76 77 66        
    C-46 220 211 212 200 203 162 155 60        
    C-54 56 71 78 86 87 89 95 73        
    C-64 30 23 5 10 10 2 - 2        
    C-69 1 2 1 2 - 2 2 -        
    C-82 - - - - - 2 - -        
    C-97 - - - - - 2 - -        
DC-3 type 230 192 216 200 218 200 175 60        
Trainers--Total 252 207 176 168 184 150 110 62        
    AT-6 207 180 176 168 184 150 110 62        
    PT-13 45 27 - - - - - -        
Communications--Total 214 269 304 282 286 315 319 147        
    L-4, L-14 47 100 111 101 102 133 165 60        
    L-5 156 154 163 151 163 156 110 50        
    R-5 - 1 4 2 - 5 - 3        
    R-6 11 14 25 30 20 20 44 34        
    O-60 - - - - 1 - - -        
    Others - - 1 - - 1 - -        

Source: Assistant Chief of Air Staff-4, Office of Plans and Policies

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Table 77
Airframe Weight of all Factory Accepted Military Airplanes,
By Type of Airplane: Jan 1940 to Aug 1945

(Includes experimental airplanes--for 1945--and USfinanced Canadian production. In thousands of pounds.)

Year and Month Total VH Bombers Heavy Bombers Medium Bombers Light Bombers Fighters Reconn-
aissance
Transports Trainers Communi-
cations
Grand Total 2,516,326 181,524 757,712 313,344 313,450 528,007 14,997 265,092 132,549 9,651
Annually
    1940 23,110 - 1,182 1,221 6,781 5,486 348 2,483 5,607 2
    1941 81,364 - 6,761 11,456 22,657 16,389 1,884 3,761 18,097 359
    1942 275,830 - 62,042 55,858 44,590 48,808 5,119 18,250 39,294 1,869
    1943 654,187 4,425 227,789 107,555 83,181 121,845 3,878 55,498 47,058 2,958
    1944 961,120 55,834 360,099 98,013 95,283 215,536 1,030 113,619 19,059 2,647
    1945 (Jan-Aug) 520,715 121,265 99,839 39,241 60,958 119,943 2,738 71,481 3,434 1,816
Monthly
1940
    Jan 1,331 - 112 59 714 82 139 89 136 -
    Feb 1,261 - 75 161 496 157 33 135 204 -
    Mar 1,328 - 94 78 345 300 11 227 273 -
    Apr 1,471 - - 13 417 308 11 219 503 -
    May 1,920 - - 39 670 338 15 389 469 -
    Jun 2,198 - - 103 716 509 17 219 634 -
    Jul 2,285 - 40 155 690 573 11 258 558 -
    Aug 1,958 - 158 103 507 518 18 186 468 -
    Sep 1,643 - 139 83 166 542 34 195 482 2
    Oct 2,096 - 297 49 327 642 32 206 543 -
    Nov 2,422 - 119 116 656 671 27 291 542 -
    Dec 3,197 - 148 262 1,077 846 - 69 795 -
1941
    Jan 3,454 - 24 340 990 830 68 251 951 -
    Feb 4,079 - 282 445 1,281 657 68 400 942 4
    Mar 4,455 - 215 498 1,566 740 60 245 1,115 16
    Apr 5,941 - 579 920 1,799 981 34 248 1,354 26
    May 5,624 - 270 975 1,689 839 62 315 1,460 14
    Jun 6,085 - 211 1,311 1,821 774 179 278 1,481 30
    Jul 5,874 - 45 1,080 2,039 785 91 294 1,502 38
    Aug 7,564 - 389 1,358 1,892 1,722 224 349 1,667 53
    Sep 8,145 - 666 1,054 2,401 1,703 261 315 1,683 62
    Oct 9,242 - 884 1,028 2,430 2,070 262 350 2,200 18
    Nov 8,549 - 1,175 482 2,007 2,432 254 248 1,900 51
    Dec 12,262 - 2,021 1,965 2,742 2,856 321 468 1,842 47
1942
    Jan 13,384 - 1,915 1,239 2,909 3,026 893 543 2,692 167
    Feb 15,283 - 3,046 2,101 2,878 3,354 359 817 2,494 234
    Mar 17,770 - 3,551 4,108 2,590 3,262 442 883 2,753 181
    Apr 17,736 - 3,895 3,601 1,971 3,346 291 1,509 2,931 192
    May 20,822 - 4,067 4,305 4,158 3,465 239 1,160 3,265 163
    Jun 21,537 - 4,725 4,993 3,204 4,200 430 1,162 2,679 144
    Jul 23,985 - 5,119 5,193 3,124 4,788 330 2,258 3,004 169
    Aug 25,224 - 5,627 5,650 3,720 3,809 627 1,849 3,794 148
    Sep 27,769 - 6,353 6,222 4,669 4,321 365 1,921 3,829 89
    Oct 25,933 - 6,946 4,531 5,017 4,278 251 1,616 3,177 117
    Nov 30,639 - 7,332 6,488 5,243 5,282 454 1,986 3,728 126
    Dec 35,748 - 9,466 7,427 5,107 5,677 438 2,546 4,948 139
1943
    Jan 31,836 - 8,626 5,756 4,250 5,186 365 3,088 4,386 179
    Feb 37,448 - 11,430 7,310 5,007 5,790 151 2,877 4,736 147
    Mar 43,120 - 13,107 8,451 5,018 7,062 660 4,036 4,559 227
    Apr 47,501 - 15,470 9,271 5,466 7,976 157 4,417 4,592 152
    May 52,077 - 17,365 10,218 7,803 7,838 147 4,393 4,034 279
    Jun 53,368 - 17,575 10,768 6,953 9,030 136 4,791 3,880 235
    Jul 55,708 337 19,679 9,174 6,415 10,716 91 5,172 3,855 269
    Aug 59,392 192 22,276 9,582 7,512 11,285 70 4,928 3,294 253
    Sep 61,227 722 22,921 7,767 8,478 11,018 842 5,383 3,860 236
    Oct 66,583 625 25,339 8,939 8,016 14,514 99 4,671 4,048 332
    Nov 71,271 866 25,764 9.932 9,401 16,077 164 5,773 2,966 328
    Dec 74,656 1,683 28,237 10,387 8,862 15,353 996 5,969 2848 321
1944
    Jan 78,680 2,597 30,543 9,585 9,201 17,092 151 6,689 2,527 295
    Feb 81,298 2,741 31,820 10,144 8,941 17,352 - 7,771 2,259 270
    Mar 88,908 2,886 35,876 10,454 8,998 19,038 - 9,322 2,127 207
    Apr 82,216 2,453 32,380 9,220 8,291 18,124 11 9,666 1,893 178
    May 89,584 4,233 35,423 9,281 9,008 18,668 - 10,840 1,932 199
    Jun 83,973 3,944 34,817 8,206 7,792 17,718 - 10,292 989 215
    Jul 80,091 3,608 31,995 7,090 7,003 17,739 8 10,712 1,715 221
    Aug 79,238 4,521 29,891 6,558 8,042 18,662 23 9,905 1,416 220
    Sep 79,014 5,868 29,639 6,366 7,437 18,414 53 9,715 1,299 223
    Oct 75,142 6,004 25,397 6,800 6,941 18,751 110 9,725 1,191 223
    Nov 71,472 7,840 21,927 7,308 6,551 16,480 413 9,793 974 186
    Dec 71,504 9,139 20,391 7,001 7,078 17,498 261 9,189 737 210
1945
    Jan 72,244 10,631 19,239 7,739 7,081 16,512 414 9,815 618 195
    Feb 71,293 12,506 18,523 5,938 7,314 16,411 316 9,539 521 235
    Mar 79,184 13,998 19,577 6,233 9,230 19,042 429 9,940 475 260
    Apr 73,576 15,441 16,236 5,276 8,517 17,273 342 9,790 454 247
    May 71,543 16,837 12,688 4,905 9,097 16,815 382 10,079 497 243
    Jun 62,251 18,029 9,812 3,562 8,469 15,100 405 9,207 405 262
    Jul 52,950 18,254 2,841 3,277 6,953 12,021 333 8,722 297 252
    Aug 34,674 15,569 923 2,311 4,297 6,769 117 4,389 167 132

Source: Air Technical Service Command, Statistical Control Office; War Production Board, Program and Statistics Bureau.

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Table 78
Airframe Weight of Factory Accepted Army Cognizance Airplanes,
By Type of Airplane: Jan 1940 to Aug 1945

(Includes experimental airplanes--for 1945--and US financed Canadian production. In thousands of pounds.)

Year and Month Total VH Bombers Heavy Bombers Medium Bombers Light Bombers Fighters Reconn-
aissance
Transports Trainers Communi-
cations
Grand Total 2,076,350 181,524 736,382 219,655 169,742 365,242 6,367 259,408 128,440 9,590
Annually
    1940 20,279 - 1,157 763 6,284 4,638 235 2,208 4,992 2
    1941 68,064 - 6,664 6,015 20,502 14,418 574 3,344 16,188 359
    1942 239,858 - 60,914 42,801 34,222 42,428 1,699 17,501 38,442 1,851
    1943 542,397 4,425 224,186 75,520 42,187 89,560 2,304 54,975 46,325 2,915
    1944 797,120 55,834 353,521 72,649 41,823 140,324 415 110,848 19,059 2,647
    1945 (Jan-Aug) 408,632 121,265 89,940 21,907 24,724 73,874 1,140 70,532 3,434 1,816
Monthly
1940
    Jan 1,207 - 112 59 714 10 139 75 98 -
    Feb 1,175 - 75 161 496 115 33 107 188 -
    Mar 1,260 - 94 78 297 300 11 207 273 -
    Apr 1,301 - - 13 337 305 11 160 475 -
    May 1,800 - - 39 657 314 11 375 404 -
    Jun 2,018 - - 103 703 443 15 205 549 -
    Jul 2,168 - 40 155 684 542 11 209 527 -
    Aug 1,795 - 158 103 489 401 - 186 458 -
    Sep 1,332 - 139 52 112 417 4 164 442 2
    Oct 1,749 - 297 - 270 504 - 196 482 -
    Nov 1,977 - 119 - 508 620 - 269 461 -
    Dec 2,497 - 123 - 1,017 667 - 55 635 -
1941
    Jan 2,422 - - - 881 605 - 229 707 -
    Feb 3,243 - 282 107 1,095 526 - 393 836 4
    Mar 3,495 - 215 222 1,297 549 - 241 955 16
    Apr 4,834 - 579 519 1,564 697 4 245 1,200 26
    May 4,425 - 246 466 1,462 598 - 315 1,324 14
    Jun 4,821 - 186 787 1,526 633 92 276 1,291 30
    Jul 4,719 - 21 538 1,796 683 59 283 1,301 38
    Aug 6,388 - 389 769 1,716 1,552 87 307 1,515 53
    Sep 7,045 - 666 506 2,347 1,523 98 299 1,544 62
    Oct 7,982 - 884 507 2,232 1,979 87 253 2,022 18
    Nov 7,714 - 1,175 219 1,930 2,350 79 152 1,758 51
    Dec 10,976 - 2,021 1,375 2,656 2,723 68 351 1,735 47
1942
    Jan 11,717 - 1,915 372 2,897 2,770 656 410 2,530 167
    Feb 13,714 - 3,046 1,341 2,832 3,062 106 633 2,460 234
    Mar 16,080 - 3,551 3,348 2,365 2,932 152 843 2,708 181
    Apr 15,616 - 3,895 2,712 1,556 2,965 27 1,463 2,806 192
    May 18,622 - 4,067 3,452 3,640 3,080 - 1,124 3,096 163
    Jun 19,108 - 4,696 4,182 2,495 3,725 158 1,113 2,595 144
    Jul 21,243 - 5,032 4,297 2,266 4,418 - 2,179 2,882 169
    Aug 22,129 - 5,540 4,742 2,739 3,274 158 1,812 3,716 148
    Sep 23,908 - 6,122 4,762 3,464 3,788 - 1,878 3,805 89
    Oct 21,797 - 6,744 3,097 3,556 3,515 - 1,594 3,174 117
    Nov 25,677 - 7,158 4,953 3,375 4,265 158 1,932 3,728 108
    Dec 30,247 - 9,148 5,543 3,037 4,634 284 2,520 4,942 139
1943
    Jan 28,320 - 8,163 5,008 2,563 4,778 190 3,061 4,380 177
    Feb 31,590 - 11,083 5,077 2,724 4,995 - 2,858 4,706 147
    Mar 36,464 - 12,702 6,040 2,597 5,914 474 4,011 4,509 217
    Apr 39,889 - 15,037 6,665 2,853 6,257 - 4,393 4,535 149
    May 42,178 - 16,874 7,002 3,874 5,809 - 4,367 3,980 272
    Jun 43,6658 - 17,575 7,459 3,168 6,657 - 4,763 3,822 214
    Jul 46,152 337 19,592 6,179 2,731 8,109 - 5,139 3,796 269
    Aug 48,798 192 21,756 6,617 3,767 8,140 - 4,900 3,173 253
    Sep 50,052 722 22,480 5,381 4,080 7,304 730 5,351 3,768 236
    Oct 55,214 625 24,923 6,070 4,231 10,454 8 4,606 3,965 332
    Nov 58,349 866 25,764 6,974 4,576 11,306 - 5,680 2,855 328
    Dec 61,733 1,683 28,237 7,048 5,023 9,837 902 5,846 2,836 321
1944
    Jan 64,946 2,597 30,543 6,242 5,125 11,095 - 6,522 2,527 295
    Feb 67,773 2,741 31,820 7,089 5,035 11,062 - 7,497 2,259 270
    Mar 74,749 2,886 35,853 7,650 5,036 11,961 - 9,029 2,127 207
    Apr 68,466 2,453 32,357 7,105 4,066 11,082 - 9,332 1,893 178
    May 74,840 4,233 35,308 7,057 3,929 11,561 - 10,621 1,932 199
    Jun 71,248 3,944 34,518 7,044 3,008 11,507 - 10,023 989 215
    Jul 67,286 3,608 31,627 5,588 2,730 11,340 - 10,457 1,715 221
    Aug 66,092 4,521 28,948 5,233 3,483 12,677 - 9,594 1,416 220
    Sep 65,600 5,868 28,627 4,890 2,748 12,361 15 9,469 1,299 223
    Oct 60,778 6,004 24,247 4,771 2,077 12,654 30 9,581 1,191 223
    Nov 58,009 7,840 20,777 5,172 2,087 11,005 280 9,688 974 186
    Dec 57,433 9,139 18,896 4,808 2,499 12,019 90 9,035 737 210
1945
    Jan 57,930 10,631 17,744 5,186 2,274 11,484 194 9,604 618 195
    Feb 57,319 12,506 17,028 3,798 2,703 11,107 96 9,335 521 225
    Mar 62,241 13,998 18,082 3,834 4,001 11,584 209 9,798 475 260
    Apr 58,658 15,441 15,071 2,382 4,075 11,137 122 9,729 454 247
    May 56,468 16,837 11,430 2,319 4,515 10,451 158 10,018 497 243
    Jun 51,740 18,029 8,600 2,135 3,975 9,056 185 9,093 405 262
    Jul 39,829 18,254 1,871 1,598 2,461 6,326 162 8,608 297 252
    Aug 24,447 15,569 114 655 720 2,729 14 4,347 167 132

Source: Air Technical Service Command, Statistical Control Office; War Production Board, Program and Statistics Bureau.

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Table 79
Factory Deliveries of all Military Airplanes,
By Type of Airplane and by Recipient:
Jul 1940 to Aug 1945

(Includes experimental airplanes and U.S. financed Canadian production. Subsequent reallocations are not reflected.)

Type of Airplane
and Recipient
Total 1940
(Jul-Dec)
1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
(Jan-Aug)
1940
Jul Aug
Grand Total 295,959 3,611 18,466 46,907 84,853 96,270 45,852    494    513
Army Air Forces 158,880 1,209 8,723 26,448 45,889 51,547 25,064 157 241
US Navy 73,711 517 3,517 8,347 20,005 25,579 15,746 29 24
Other US 3,714 71 114 23 1,484 2,012 10 14 17
British Empire 38,811 1,507 5,249 7,698 10,565 10,956 2,836 270 201
USSR 14,717 1 221 3,032 5,141 4,636 1,686 - 1
China 1,225 30 141 410 384 223 37 4 -
Other Foreign* 4,901 276 501 949 1,385 1,317 473 20 29

Combat Airplanes--Total 200,443 1,771 8,395 24,669 53,183 74,564 37,861 276 236
Army Air Forces 99,487 256 2,772 11,235 27,108 38,648 19,468 38 53
US Navy 56,695 208 1,463 4,443 13,502 22,489 14,590 4 17
Other US 8 - - 8 - - - - -
British Empire 27,152 1,160 3,618 5,537 6,759 8,051 2,027 219 157
USSR 13,929 1 221 3,002 4,966 4,386 1,353 - 1
China 829 - 71 222 360 176 - - -
Other Foreign* 2,343 146 250 222 488 814 423 15 8

Very Heavy Bombers  
Army Air Forces 3,740 - - 4 91 1,147 2,498 - -

Heavy Bombers--Total 31,685 46 282 2,513 9,574 15,057 4,213 - 9
Army Air Forces 27,867 19 181 2,241 8,695 13,057 3,674 - 6
US Navy 1,683 1 5 86 382 747 462 - -
British Empire 2,135 26 96 186 497 1,253 77 - 3

Medium Bombers--Total 21,461 52 762 4,040 7,256 6,732 2,619 11 9
Army Air Forces 11,835 24 326 2,429 3,989 3,636 1,431 10 9
US Navy 4,693 21 214 397 1,657 1,287 917 1 -
Other US 8 - - 8 - - - - -
British Empire 3,247 7 175 792 1,205 1,032 36 - -
USSR 1,010 - 5 154 212 486 153 - -
China 134 - - - 59 75 - - -
Other Foreign* 534 - 42 60 134 216 82 - -

Light Bombers--Total 39,986 453 2,617 5,954 11,848 12,376 6,7387 100 71
Army Air Forces 7,779 16 373 1,153 2,247 2,276 1,714 - -
US Navy 20,703 65 404 1,410 5,791 8,202 4,831 2 5
British Empire 8,003 320 1,674 2,188 2,397 1,231 193 98 63
USSR 3,021 - 81 1,136 1,204 600 - - -
China 29 - 18 11 - - - - -
Other Foreign* 451 52 67 56 209 67 - - 3

Fighters--Total 99,465 1,157 4,036 10,721 23,621 38,848 21,082 165 138
Army Air Forces 47,050 187 1,727 5,213 11,766 18,291 9,866 28 38
US Navy 27,163 68 340 1,259 5,449 12,090 7,957 1 3
British Empire 13,417 807 1,673 2,271 2,410 4,535 1,721 121 91
USSR 9,868 1 105 1,712 3,550 3,300 1,200 - 1
China 666 - 53 211 301 101 - - -
Other Foreign* 1,301 94 138 55 145 531 338 15 5

Reconnaissance--Total 4,106 63 698 1,437 793 404 711 - 9
Army Air Forces 1,216 10 165 195 320 241 285 - -
US Navy 2,453 53 500 1,091 223 163 423 - 9
British Empire 350 - - 100 250 - - - -
USSR 30 - 30 - - - - - -
Other Foreign* 57 - 3 51 - - 3 - -

Transports--Total 23,900 164 525 1,387 6,913 9,925 4,486 19 32
Army Air Forces 15,769 5 133 1,264 5,072 6,430 2,865 - 5
US Navy 2,702 23 155 290 535 1,215 484 2 -
Other US 267 71 114 15 14 43 10 14 17
British Empire 3,789 25 65 197 922 1,808 772 1 5
USSR 703 - - - 175 250 278 - -
China 119 - - 31 24 27 37 - -
Other Foreign* 551 40 58 90 171 152 40 2 5

Trainers--Total 58,085 1,676 9,294 17,237 20,590 7,936 1,352 199 245
Army Air Forces 34,469 948 5,585 11,004 11,246 4,861 825 119 183
US Navy 13,859 286 1,399 3,586 5,845 1,787 456 23 7
Other US 3 - - - 2 1 - - -
British Empire 7,640 322 1,547 1,933 2,880 952 6 50 39
USSR 85 - - 30 - - 55 - -
China 277 30 70 157 - 20 - 4 -
Other Foreign* 1,752 90 193 527 617 315 10 3 16

Communications--Total 13,531 - 252 3,114 4,167 3,845 2,153 - -
Army Air Forces 9,155 - 233 2,945 2,463 1,608 1,906 - -
US Navy 455 - - 28 123 88 216 - -
Other US 3,436 - - - 1,468 1,968 - - -
British Empire 230 - 19 31 4 145 31 - -
Other Foreign* 255 - - 110 109 36 - - -

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Table 79
Factory Deliveries of all Military Airplanes,
By Type of Airplane and by Recipient:
Jul 1940 to Aug 1945--Continued

Type of Airplane
and Recipient
1940 1941
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Grand Total 607 630 666 701 1,044 1,003 1,217 1,280 1,335 1,310 1,515 1,799
Army Air Forces 297 219 175 120 280 282 543 632 570 616 651 877
US Navy 71 100 124 169 297 203 223 266 255 315 350 386
Other US 10 10 18 2 16 15 16 13 15 6 4 10
British Empire 163 254 275 344 403 448 353 335 413 336 484 512
USSR - - - - - - - 16 - - - 2
China 20 - - 6 - - - - - 1 - -
Other Foreign* 46 47 74 60 48 55 82 18 82 36 26 12

Combat Airplanes--Total 262 288 331 378 435 509 559 636 505 477 653 841
Army Air Forces 99 45 6 15 8 89 192 237 56 99 186 365
US Navy 39 53 58 37 103 110 102 126 96 141 103 159
Other US - - - - - - - - - - - -
British Empire 109 169 218 288 296 292 220 246 296 219 361 309
USSR - - - - - - - 16 - - - 2
China - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
Other Foreign* 15 21 49 38 28 18 45 11 57 17 3 6

Very Heavy Bombers                        
Army Air Forces - - - - - - - - - - - -

Heavy Bombers--Total 8 16 6 7 1 13 9 28 13 9 3 16
Army Air Forces 3 7 3 - - 13 8 21 - 8 2 -
US Navy - - - 1 1 - - - 1 1 1 -
British Empire 5 9 3 6 - - 1 7 12 - - 16

Medium Bombers--Total 7 3 7 15 26 31 37 66 53 61 58 68
Army Air Forces 4 - - 1 - 7 17 25 16 21 18 24
US Navy 3 3 5 9 19 12 12 13 18 24 35 31
Other US - - - - - - - - - - - -
British Empire - - 2 5 7 12 8 28 21 16 5 7
USSR - - - - - - - - - - - -
China - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other Foreign* - - - - - - - - - - - 6

Light Bombers--Total 41 49 97 95 126 224 267 247 166 162 332 251
Army Air Forces 10 - - 6 6 31 36 38 7 13 33 33
US Navy 15 13 22 8 24 44 51 54 45 53 24 20
British Empire 12 30 45 72 94 131 162 155 114 95 275 196
USSR - - - - - - - - - - - 2
China - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
Other Foreign* 4 6 30 9 2 18 18 - - - - -

Fighters--Total 181 204 208 261 255 214 221 282 245 195 216 430
Army Air Forces 72 38 3 8 2 38 130 152 32 42 102 287
US Navy 6 21 18 19 32 27 15 47 7 28 33 53
British Empire 92 130 168 205 195 149 49 56 149 108 81 90
USSR - - - - - - - 16 - - - -
China - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other Foreign* 11 15 19 29 26 - 27 11 57 17 - -

Reconnaissance--Total 25 16 13 - 27 27 25 13 26 50 44 76
Army Air Forces 10 - - - - - 1 1 1 15 31 21
US Navy 15 16 13 - 27 27 24 12 25 35 10 55
British Empire - - - - - - - - - - - -
USSR - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other Foreign* - - - - - - - - - - 3 -

Transports--Total 22 34 39 18 27 36 27 26 30 22 35 52
Army Air Forces - - - - - 10 2 2 1 10 15 15
US Navy 3 2 6 10 3 2 3 3 4 2 5 20
Other US 10 10 18 2 16 15 16 13 15 6 4 10
British Empire 1 7 6 5 6 9 5 3 1 2 1 1
USSR - - - - - - - - - - - -
China - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other Foreign* 8 15 9 1 2 - 1 5 9 2 10 6

Trainers--Total 323 308 296 305 582 456 624 606 793 794 807 890
Army Air Forces 198 174 169 105 272 181 342 381 506 490 430 485
US Navy 29 45 60 122 191 91 118 137 155 172 242 207
Other US - - - - - - - - - - - -
British Empire 53 78 51 51 101 147 128 86 116 115 122 198
USSR - - - - - - - - - - - -
China 20 - - 6 - - - - - - - -
Other Foreign* 23 11 16 21 18 37 36 2 16 17 13 -

Communications--Total - - - - - 2 7 12 7 17 20 16
Army Air Forces - - - - - 2 7 12 7 17 20 12
US Navy - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other US - - - - - - - - - - - -
British Empire - - - - - - - - - - - 4
Other Foreign* - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Table 79
Factory Deliveries of all Military Airplanes,
By Type of Airplane and by Recipient:
Jul 1940 to Aug 1945--Continued

Type of Airplane
and Recipient
1941 1942
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Grand Total 1,842 2,122 1,803 2,196 3,089 2,966 3,738 3,212 4,040 3,850 4,053 4,110
Army Air Forces 855 1,113 916 1,388 1,872 1,439 2,226 1,727 2,276 2,165 2,314 2,495
US Navy 291 317 300 314 307 300 321 451 630 803 853 745
Other US 10 - - 9 - 3 - - - - - 3
British Empire 644 518 468 335 541 750 777 723 693 493 745 564
USSR 14 128 25 36 189 276 194 179 363 341 91 266
China - 20 20 100 32 63 114 89 54 31 2 2
Other Foreign* 28 26 74 14 148 135 106 43 24 17 48 35

Combat Airplanes--Total 925 943 880 1,032 1,594 1,587 1,727 1,534 1,834 2,131 2,112 2,289
Army Air Forces 275 354 366 545 830 4420 616 408 534 1,055 1,246 1,326
US Navy 138 114 123 148 185 226 209 305 358 363 299 241
Other US - - - - - - - - - - - -
British Empire 483 329 337 230 329 587 636 559 577 344 476 356
USSR 14 128 25 36 189 276 194 179 363 341 91 266
China - - - 70 30 59 59 44 2 28 - -
Other Foreign* 15 18 29 3 31 19 13 39 - - - -

Very Heavy Bombers                        
Army Air Forces - - - - 1 - - - - - - -

Heavy Bombers--Total 26 30 46 88 92 92 195 125 167 218 245 216
Army Air Forces 5 11 29 84 71 86 165 103 111 192 239 204
US Navy - - - 1 - - - - - 1 2 6
British Empire 21 19 17 3 21 6 30 22 56 25 4 6

Medium Bombers--Total 78 94 48 140 81 197 308 294 307 380 324 499
Army Air Forces 38 64 31 65 19 23 133 81 100 302 252 331
US Navy 5 1 11 33 52 50 30 48 59 29 37 24
Other US - - - - - - - - - - - -
British Empire 20 6 6 39 10 88 129 134 133 49 34 100
USSR - 5 - - - 15 10 31 15 - 1 44
China - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other Foreign* 15 18 - 3 - 19 6 - - - - -

Light Bombers--Total 242 209 214 177 490 409 298 242 522 519 382 430
Army Air Forces 22 69 58 27 276 40 6 5 24 73 135 93
US Navy 12 20 33 24 1 7 42 71 114 125 112 128
British Empire 194 59 92 107 134 200 165 119 200 147 109 95
USSR 14 61 2 2 79 161 84 41 182 173 26 114
China - - - 17 - 1 1 6 2 1 - -
Other Foreign* - - 29 - - - - - - - - -

Fighters--Total 482 489 473 534 828 800 789 737 738 867 1,029 981
Army Air Forces 178 189 219 356 451 269 287 204 281 456 611 673
US Navy 56 23 9 10 63 80 55 95 103 113 75 45
British Empire 248 245 222 81 164 293 282 284 188 103 279 155
USSR - 32 23 34 110 100 100 107 166 168 64 108
China - - - 53 30 58 58 38 - 27 - -
Other Foreign* - - - - 10 - 7 9 - - - -

Reconnaissance--Total 97 121 99 93 102 89 137 136 100 147 132 163
Army Air Forces 32 21 29 13 12 - 25 15 18 32 9 25
US Navy 65 70 70 80 69 89 82 91 82 95 73 138
British Empire - - - - - - 30 - - 20 50 -
USSR - 30 - - - - - - - - - -
Other Foreign* - - - - 21 - - 30 - - - -

Transports--Total 58 57 55 100 76 124 105 161 103 111 215 194
Army Air Forces 16 16 10 36 16 31 32 112 66 67 154 132
US Navy 16 29 30 38 34 41 25 13 26 23 30 28
Other US 10 - - 9 - 3 - - - - - 3
British Empire 8 12 9 8 12 32 39 31 6 17 23 12
USSR - - - - - - - - - - - -
China - - - - 2 4 1 1 2 2 - 2
Other Foreign* 8 - 6 9 12 13 8 4 3 2 8 17

Trainers--Total 820 1,086 793 1,043 1,320 1,099 1,496 1,275 1,619 1,313 1,412 1,353
Army Air Forces 530 711 467 790 935 864 1,189 965 1,192 748 600 764
US Navy 137 174 147 128 88 33 87 133 246 417 524 376
Other US - - - - - - - - - - - -
British Empire 148 173 120 93 192 131 102 133 110 132 246 196
USSR - - - - - - - - - - - -
China - 20 20 30 - - 54 44 50 1 2 -
Other Foreign* 5 8 39 2 105 71 64 - 21 15 40 17

Communications--Total 39 36 75 21 99 156 410 242 484 295 314 274
Army Air Forces 34 32 73 17 91 124 389 242 484 295 314 273
US Navy - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other US - - - - - - - - - - - -
British Empire 5 4 2 4 8 - - - - - - -
Other Foreign* - - - - - 32 21 - - - - 1

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Table 79
Factory Deliveries of all Military Airplanes,
By Type of Airplane and by Recipient:
Jul 1940 to Aug 1945--Continued

Type of Airplane
and Recipient
1942 1943
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Grand Total 4,152 4,230 4,643 4,824 5,053 5,619 6,155 6,557 6,959 7,074 7,434 7,307
Army Air Forces 2,092 2,399 2,377 3,066 3,013 2,944 3,736 3,719 3,545 3,809 4,095 3,942
US Navy 1,013 935 1,123 866 1,156 1,423 1,281 1,484 1,615 1,834 1,623 1,562
Other US 9 1 4 3 59 102 158 135 243 84 128 207
British Empire 690 596 696 430 529 536 633 613 999 828 826 993
USSR 246 218 353 316 210 546 241 445 395 366 581 458
China 2 - 14 7 3 1 4 2 32 37 13 30
Other Foreign* 100 81 76 136 83 67 102 159 130 116 168 115

Combat Airplanes--Total 2,371 2,370 2,517 2,603 2,579 3,210 3,296 3,815 4,311 4,311 4,600 4,667
Army Air Forces 1,118 1,141 1,123 1,418 1,427 1,587 1,932 2,013 2,016 2,144 2,416 2,394
US Navy 471 519 613 554 586 748 732 916 1,095 1,245 1,090 1,128
Other US 3 - 4 1 - - - - - - - -
British Empire 495 465 435 278 346 326 371 363 768 503 459 667
USSR 246 218 323 316 192 534 231 426 378 365 563 428
China - - - - - - - - 30 35 13 28
Other Foreign* 38 27 19 36 28 15 30 97 24 19 59 22

Very Heavy Bombers                        
Army Air Forces - - - 3 - - - - - - 1 8

Heavy Bombers--Total 237 272 287 367 362 481 525 707 689 744 815 944
Army Air Forces 222 251 264 333 324 434 466 612 615 668 752 863
US Navy 7 13 23 34 23 35 25 59 44 30 17 32
British Empire 8 8 - - 15 12 34 36 30 46 46 49

Medium Bombers--Total 418 384 375 473 474 486 701 666 653 797 639 568
Army Air Forces 276 281 301 328 305 262 464 403 414 485 321 309
US Navy 94 38 40 96 129 161 160 159 140 178 170 102
Other US 3 - 4 1 - - - - - - - -
British Empire 29 51 26 9 22 24 76 81 66 111 113 112
USSR 4 12 - 22 1 24 1 12 23 11 15 25
China - - - - - - - - - - 8 8
Other Foreign* 12 2 4 17 17 15 - 11 10 12 12 12

Light Bombers--Total 630 674 730 628 610 940 616 795 970 1,181 919 1,043
Army Air Forces 109 143 95 154 174 299 106 31 61 203 155 231
US Navy 137 208 240 225 252 351 345 368 548 671 479 496
British Empire 256 298 299 166 166 168 146 172 270 145 138 210
USSR 102 5 86 83 18 122 19 198 87 155 100 96
China - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other Foreign* 26 20 10 - - - - 26 4 7 47 10

Fighters--Total 927 929 1,022 1,074 1,019 1,254 1,341 1,610 1,948 1,577 2,210 2,082
Army Air Forces 493 446 461 581 564 592 836 967 926 788 1,187 983
US Navy 92 169 209 160 165 201 202 330 363 365 420 476
British Empire 202 108 110 103 106 73 62 37 351 190 150 296
USSR 140 201 237 211 173 388 211 216 268 199 448 307
China - - - - - - - - 30 35 5 20
Other Foreign* - 5 5 19 11 - 30 60 10 - - -

Reconnaissance--Total 159 111 103 58 114 49 113 37 51 12 16 22
Army Air Forces 18 20 2 19 60 - 60 - - - - -
US Navy 141 91 101 39 17 - - - - 1 4 22
British Empire - - - - 37 9 53 37 51 11 12 -
USSR - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other Foreign* - - - - - - - - - - - -

Transports--Total 174 206 222 196 352 267 632 583 599 587 613 627
Army Air Forces 143 166 179 166 260 172 507 446 433 472 475 483
US Navy 9 29 21 11 24 33 21 41 55 38 52 36
Other US 6 1 - 2 - 6 - 3 - - 4 -
British Empire 1 5 5 14 35 38 74 68 61 71 44 70
USSR - - - - 18 12 10 19 17 1 18 30
China 2 - 13 2 3 1 4 2 2 2 - 2
Other Foreign* 13 5 4 1 12 5 16 4 31 3 20 6

Trainers--Total 1,430 1,437 1,719 1,764 1,986 1,959 1,909 1,859 1,678 1,826 1,708 1,520
Army Air Forces 657 903 904 1,283 1,258 1,099 1,160 1,106 994 986 818 779
US Navy 533 387 483 279 452 641 515 523 457 511 479 398
Other US - - - - 1 - - - - 1 - -
British Empire 191 106 256 138 148 172 188 182 170 254 322 256
USSR - - 3- - - - - - - - - -
China - - 1 5 - - - - - - - -
Other Foreign* 49 41 45 59 37 47 46 48 57 74 89 87

Communications--Total 177 217 185 261 136 183 318 300 371 350 513 493
Army Air Forces 174 189 171 199 68 86 137 154 102 207 386 286
US Navy - - 6 22 4 1 13 4 8 40 2 -
Other US - - - - 58 96 158 132 243 83 124 207
British Empire 3 20 - - - - - - - - 1 -
Other Foreign* - 8 8 40 6 - 10 10 18 20 - -

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Table 79
Factory Deliveries of all Military Airplanes,
By Type of Airplane and by Recipient:
Jul 1940 to Aug 1945--Continued

Type of Airplane
and Recipient
1943 1944
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Grand Total 7,231 8,310 8,582 8,572 9,267 9,020 9,573 8,244 8,970 8,157 7,755 7,553
Army Air Forces 3,739 4,440 4,395 4,512 4,919 4,748 3,155 4,198 4,883 4,701 4,367 4,136
US Navy 1,829 1,856 2,210 2,132 2,342 2,209 2,557 2,240 2,443 2,023 2,006 1,782
Other US 68 69 122 109 154 182 134 148 181 211 195 211
British Empire 954 1,211 1,249 1,194 1,252 1,124 1,049 1,053 1,008 569 803 914
USSR 464 518 436 481 529 590 547 429 300 581 241 302
China 50 88 97 27 12 22 19 2 18 19 54 74
Other Foreign* 127 128 73 117 59 145 112 174 137 53 89 134

Combat Airplanes--Total 4,723 5,404 6,028 6,239 6,725 6,727 7,311 6,346 6,809 6,500 6,005 6,002
Army Air Forces 2,248 2,736 2,952 3,243 3,432 3,311 3,555 3,059 3,662 3,702 3,332 3,316
US Navy 1,310 1,234 1,728 1,690 2,002 1,950 2,301 1,978 2,066 1,826 1,796 1,544
Other US - - - - - - - - - - - -
British Empire 613 787 787 769 733 778 834 827 725 359 545 718
USSR 459 499 423 468 509 560 519 407 280 575 227 282
China 48 86 95 25 10 20 15 - 16 19 46 50
Other Foreign* 45 62 43 44 39 108 87 75 60 19 59 92

Very Heavy Bombers                        
Army Air Forces 10 4 24 44 52 55 53 63 88 82 73 92

Heavy Bombers--Total 921 1,079 1,085 1,222 1,271 1,343 1,531 1,377 1,489 1,465 1,311 1,259
Army Air Forces 840 978 1,029 1,114 1,180 1,217 1,352 1,230 1,329 1,400 1,128 1,061
US Navy 57 21 19 20 30 43 61 40 41 24 79 66
British Empire 24 80 37 88 61 83 118 107 119 21 104 132

Medium Bombers--Total 518 479 532 743 705 660 706 695 555 632 502 434
Army Air Forces 208 169 222 427 357 403 372 231 296 522 376 189
US Navy 114 121 90 133 178 108 185 227 149 59 25 24
Other US - - - - - - - - - - - -
British Empire 135 129 167 169 101 84 70 195 76 27 47 139
USSR 37 37 26 - 38 29 33 25 25 - 23 61
China 12 12 19 - 4 8 9 - 4 19 31 -
Other Foreign* 12 11 8 14 27 28 37 17 5 5 - 21

Light Bombers--Total 989 1,227 1,321 1,237 1,323 1,282 1,361 1,085 1,173 973 940 959
Army Air Forces 154 387 279 167 214 166 170 166 235 190 260 294
US Navy 514 480 659 628 664 714 837 642 750 706 657 655
British Empire 148 214 307 313 318 284 205 134 128 24 14 2
USSR 140 119 46 104 127 118 137 119 59 40 - -
China - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other Foreign* 33 27 30 25 - - 12 24 1 13 9 8

Fighters--Total 2,148 2,566 3,016 2,850 3,361 3,368 3,648 3,122 3,504 3,368 3,177 3,169
Army Air Forces 948 1,196 1,398 1,381 1,629 1,470 1,608 1,369 1,714 1,508 1,495 1,596
US Navy 576 565 910 876 1,117 1,066 1,206 1,065 1,126 1,037 1,033 794
British Empire 306 364 276 199 253 327 441 391 402 287 380 445
USSR 282 343 351 364 344 413 349 263 196 535 204 221
China 36 74 76 25 6 12 6 - 12 - 15 50
Other Foreign* - 24 5 5 12 80 38 34 54 1 50 63

Reconnaissance--Total 137 49 50 143 13 19 12 4 - - 2 89
Army Air Forces 88 2 - 110 - - - - - - - 84
US Navy 49 47 50 33 13 19 12 4 - - 2 5
British Empire - - - - - - - - - - - -
USSR - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other Foreign* - - - - - - - - - - - -

Transports--Total 645 677 640 691 802 839 934 821 1,098 938 878 740
Army Air Forces 496 460 446 422 541 530 680 529 661 697 594 451
US Navy 47 72 50 66 82 49 71 114 199 86 79 97
Other US - - - 1 1 - 2 2 5 8 7 3
British Empire 91 101 117 152 154 192 133 148 209 140 155 142
USSR 5 19 13 13 20 30 28 22 20 6 14 20
China 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 - 88 4
Other Foreign* 4 23 12 35 2 36 16 4 2 1 21 23

Trainers--Total 1,551 1,872 1,573 1,149 1,302 978 948 813 771 426 547 549
Army Air Forces 63 991 781 511 691 626 677 493 462 246 358 348
US Navy 472 515 432 360 246 198 182 148 178 99 127 131
Other US - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
British Empire 248 323 345 272 365 153 80 77 74 47 53 31
USSR - - - - - - - - - - - -
China - - - - - - - - - - - 20
Other Foreign* 68 43 15 6 - 1 9 95 57 33 9 19

Communications--Total 312 357 341 493 438 476 380 264 292 293 325 262
Army Air Forces 232 253 216 336 255 281 243 117 98 56 83 21
US Navy - 35 - 16 12 12 3 - - 12 4 10
Other US 68 69 122 108 153 182 132 146 176 202 188 208
British Empire - - - 1 - 1 2 1 - 23 50 23
Other Foreign* 10 - 3 32 18 - - - 18 - - -

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Table 79
Factory Deliveries of all Military Airplanes,
By Type of Airplane and by Recipient:
Jul 1940 to Aug 1945--Continued

Type of Airplane
and Recipient
1944 1945
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Grand Total 7,543 7,403 6,341 6,444 6,455 6,236 7,376 6,334 6,457 5,600 4,343 3,051
Army Air Forces 4,001 3,701 3,268 3,470 3,907 3,657 4,023 3,355 3,394 3,027 2,264 1,437
US Navy 2,122 2,061 1,862 1,932 1,760 1,850 2,390 2,075 2,279 2,069 1,822 1,501
Other US 179 155 173 89 3 3 1 1 1 - - 1
British Empire 836 1,059 663 626 501 412 527 530 353 241 200 72
USSR 298 283 319 217 229 238 348 233 326 259 47 36
China - - 2 1 1 2 10 6 10 - 4 4
Other Foreign* 107 144 54 109 54 74 77 134 94 34 6 -

Combat Airplanes--Total 5,921 5,967 4,952 5,299 5,296 5,214 6,154 5,323 5,374 4,582 3,398 2,520
Army Air Forces 3,028 2,930 2,520 2,801 3,030 2,851 3,086 2,704 2,782 2,381 1,583 1,051
US Navy 1,860 1,802 1,631 1,733 1,656 1,767 2,295 1,901 2,072 1,870 1,647 1,382
Other US - - - - - - - - - - - -
British Empire 664 874 472 522 355 312 380 417 212 123 156 72
USSR 278 253 299 197 209 218 328 180 219 177 7 15
China - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other Foreign* 91 108 30 46 46 66 65 1212 89 31 5 -

Very Heavy Bombers                        
Army Air Forces 116 127 160 186 222 269 293 320 350 362 368 314

Heavy Bombers--Total 1,223 1,020 972 816 807 763 812 662 568 382 158 61
Army Air Forces 957 792 757 654 671 704 762 629 469 345 89 5
US Navy 126 85 96 57 64 54 50 33 99 37 69 56
British Empire 140 143 120 105 72 5 - - - - - -

Medium Bombers--Total 438 469 453 483 506 378 483 339 294 262 212 145
Army Air Forces 239 193 234 224 390 229 218 133 134 144 126 57
US Navy 58 79 118 77 94 123 206 123 11 110 74 72
Other US - - - - - - - - - - - -
British Empire 57 61 40 1345 4 3 7 16 3 - 2 1
USSR 61 98 46 47 12 22 27 27 35 8 7 15
China - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other Foreign* 23 38 15 - 6 1 25 40 7 - 3 -

Light Bombers--Total 876 872 742 790 826 795 1,061 863 998 941 642 612
Army Air Forces 180 109 123 169 168 183 260 207 332 326 74 164
US Navy 643 711 609 614 646 597 763 632 645 610 518 418
British Empire 53 52 10 7 12 15 36 24 21 5 50 30
USSR - - - - - - - - - - - -
China - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other Foreign* - - - - - - - - - - - -

Fighters--Total 3,232 3,428 2,574 2,897 2,829 2,926 3,390 3,039 3,071 2,536 1,942 1,349
Army Air Forces 1,507 1,679 1,230 1,486 1,531 1,441 1,496 1,374 1,463 1,164 896 501
US Navy 1,026 906 774 940 794 935 1,216 1,055 1,154 1,055 941 807
British Empire 414 618 302 275 267 289 337 377 188 118 104 41
USSR 217 155 253 150 197 196 301 153 184 169 - -
China - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other Foreign* 68 70 15 46 40 65 40 80 82 30 1 -

Reconnaissance--Total 36 51 51 127 106 83 115 100 93 99 76 39
Army Air Forces 29 30 16 82 48 25 57 41 34 40 30 10
US Navy 7 21 35 45 58 58 58 58 59 58 45 29
British Empire - - - - - - - - - - - -
USSR - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other Foreign* - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 -

Transports--Total 784 722 733 636 683 555 693 573 613 543 527 299
Army Air Forces 483 406 445 413 465 362 451 334 326 338 394 195
US Navy 122 112 99 105 48 62 57 58 78 32 71 78
Other US 5 4 2 4 3 3 1 1 1 - - 1
British Empire 145 152 155 83 138 98 147 113 141 118 17 -
USSR 20 30 20 20 20 20 20 53 52 52 40 21
China - - 2 1 1 2 10 6 10 - 4 4
Other Foreign* 9 18 10 10 8 8 7 8 5 3 1 -

Trainers--Total 486 446 375 295 291 194 193 168 174 160 108 64
Army Air Forces 323 269 231 137 242 192 188 63 10 23 54 53
US Navy 136 133 118 91 45 - - 100 109 137 54 11
Other US - - - - - - - - - - - -
British Empire 20 26 12 14 4 2 - - - - - -
USSR - - - - - - - - 55 - - -
China - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other Foreign* 7 18 14 53 - - 5 5 - - - -

Communications--Total 352 268 281 214 185 273 336 270 296 314 310 168
Army Air Forces 167 96 72 119 170 252 298 254 276 285 233 138
US Navy 4 144 14 3 11 21 38 16 20 30 50 30
Other US 174 151 171 85 - - - - - - - -
British Empire 7 7 24 7 4 - - - - - 27 -
Other Foreign* - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Table 80
Factory Acceptances of all Military Special Purpose Aircraft and Gliders:
Jan 1941 to Aug 1945

(Excludes experimental types.)

Year and Month Special
Purpose
Aircrafta
Gliders
Grand Total 2,452 15,782
 
Annually
1941 30 4
1942 183 1,609
1943 493 6,298
1944 1,081 4,434
1945 (Jan-Aug) 665 3,437
 
Monthly
1941
Jan - -
Feb - -
Mar 1 -
Apr - -
May 1 -
Jun - -
Jul - -
Aug 5 -
Sep 10 -
Oct 2 -
Nov 4 1
Dec 7 3
1942
Jan 8 3
Feb 14 9
Mar 25 3
Apr 6 6
May 70 7
Jun 35 13
Jul 14 22
Aug 0 68
Sep - 230
Oct - 449
Nov - 609
Dec 11 190
1943
Jan 1 309
Feb - 294
Mar 58 407
Apr 68 523
May 72 639
Jun 36 673
Jul 47 678
Aug 42 613
Sep 23 521
Oct 92 595
Nov 33 449
Dec 21 597
1944
Jan 23 574
Feb 25 554
Mar 49 565
Apr 45 480
May 51 548
Jun 137 459
Jul 141 304
Aug 145 163
Sep 129 156
Oct 110 228
Nov 115 194
Dec 111 209
1945
Jan 112 290
Feb 80 346
Mar 85 470
Apr 80 465
May 80 532
Jun 81 563
Jul 97 532
Aug 50 239
a--Includes antiaircraft targets of PQ and TD types.


Table 81
Factory Deliveries of Aircraft Engines and Propellers:
Jan 1940 to Aug 1945

(Includes commercial types.)

614
Year and Month Engines Propellersa
Grand Total 808,471 799,972
 
Annually
1940 21,821 -
1941 48,178 48,200
1942 138,089 135,317
1943 227,116 250,086
1944 256,915 264
1945 (Jan-Aug) 106,352 101,755
 
Monthly
1940
Jan 856 N
Feb 866 o
Mar 1,132 t
Apr 1,309  
May 1,145 A
Jun 1,649 v
Jul 1,744 a
Aug 2,197 i
Sep 2,614 l
Oct 3,067 a
Nov 2,406 b
Dec 2,836 l
    e
1941
Jan 3,181 2,347
Feb 3,628 2,522
Mar 3,918 3,197
Apr 4,265 2,956
May 4,119 3,198
Jun 4,407 3,380
Jul 5,041 3,544
Aug 5,514 4,215
Sep 5,660 5,220
Oct 5,624 5,619
Nov 6,245 5,573
Dec 6,576 6,429
1942
Jan 7,257 7,807
Feb 7,404 6,973
Mar 9,483 9,038
Apr 10,131 11,133
May 10,931 10,725
Jun 11,735 12,498
Jul 11,926 12,426
Aug 13,061 12,195
Sep 13,224 12,165
Oct 13,716 13,245
Nov 14,233 12,299
Dec
1943
Jan 16,063 15,428
Feb 15,302 15,767
Mar 17,012 18,448
Apr 16,849 18,787
May 17,891 20,682
Jun 18,008 19,969
Jul 18,738 22,772
Aug 19,703 23,594
Sep 20,593 23,285
Oct 22,226 24,408
Nov 22,717 23,141
Dec 22,014 23,805
1944
Jan 22,697 25,225
Feb 21,147 25,104
Mar 21,147 25,104
Apr 23,995 24,377
May 22,819 24,270
Jun 23,094 23,034
Jul 22,613 21,558
Aug 24,109 22,680
Sep 20,939 21,101
Oct 19,270 18,884
Nov 17,239 17,787
Dec 16,303 17,386
1945
Jan 17,324 16,328
Feb 15,684 15,391
Mar 16,669 16,104
Apr 14,017 14,963
May 14,427 13,877
Jun 11,251 11,073
Jul 10,692 9,174
Aug 6,288 4,845

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Table 82
Average Unit Cost of Airplanes Authorized,
By Principal Model:
Fiscal Years 1939 to 1945

(Average cost per airplane is the weighted average of all programs approved during a designated fiscal year and represents the estimated cost of a complete airplane ready for flyaway, including factory installed ordnance and radio equipment. Costs exclude equipment installed at modification centers and airplane spare parts. Unit costs reflect renegotiation of contracts only to the extent of reductions in contract prices for future deliveries but do not reflect reductions in price effected by cash refunds.)

Type and Model 1939-1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
Very Heavy Bombers          
    B-29 $               - $   897,730 $               - $   605,360 $   509,465
Heavy Bombers          
    B-17 301,221 258,949 - 204,370 187,742
    B-24 379,162 304,391 - 215,516 -
    B-32 - 790,433 - 790,433 -
Medium Bombers          
    B-25 180,031 153,396 151,894 142,194 116,752
    B-26 261,062 239,655 212,932 192,427 -
Light Bombers          
    A-20 136,813 124,254 110,324 100,800 -
    A-26 224,498 - 254,624 192,457 175,892
    A-28 - 118,704 - - -
    A-29 - 118,080 - - -
    A-30 - 155,570 151,017 - -
Fighters          
    P-38 132,284 120,407 105,567 97,147 -
    P-39 77,159 69,534 - 50,666 -
    P-40 60,562 59,444 49,449 44,892 -
    P-47 113,246 105,594 104,258 85,578 83,001
    P-51 - 58,698 58,824 51,572 50,985
    P-59 - - - 236,299 -
    P-61 649,584 245,327 180,711 - 199,598
    P-63 - 60,277 57,379 59,966 65,914
    P-70 143,076 - - - -
    P-80 - - - 109,471 71,840
Reconnaissance          
    OA-10 222,799 - - 216,617 207,541
Transports          
    C-43 - 49,524 27,342 27,332 -
    C-45 67,743 - 66,189 52,507 48,830
    C-46 341,831 314,700 259,268 233,377 221,550
    C-47 128,761 109,696 92,417 88,574 85,035
    C-53 136,6999 143,479 150,470 - -
    C-54 516,553 370,492 400,831 285,113 259,816
    C-60 - 126,881 113,168 - -
    C-61 - 12,208 13,057 15,973 -
    UC-64 - - 36,811 35,264 32,427
    C-69 - - 605,456 - -
    C-74 - 1,213,445 - - -
    C-78 - 27,470 33,797 - -
    C-82 - - - 478,549 310,233
    C-87 - - - 208,780 -
Trainers          
    PT-13, PT-17, PT-27 10,022 9,896 - - -
    PT-19, PT-23, PT-26 9,710 12,911 11,100 15,052 -
    BT-13, BT-15 25,035 23,068 - - -
    AT-6 29,423 25,672 - 22,952 -
    AT-7, AT-11 76,827 85,688 68,441 - -
    AT-8, AT-17 41,701 34,323 - - -
    AT-9 44,321 44,392 - - -
    AT-10 43,501 42,688 - - -
    AT-16 - 27,564 27,416 - -
    AT-19 - 26,574 22,496 - -
    AT-21 - 92,295 - - -
Communications          
    L-1 25,419 - - - -
    L-2 - 2,770 2,916 - -
    L-3 - 2,236 2,460 - -
    L-4 - 2,432 2,437 2,620 2,701
    L-5 - 10,165 - 9,704 8,323
    L-6 - - 6,065 - -
    R-4 - - 43,584 - -
    R-5, TR-5 - - 59,488 50,950 -
    R-6 - - 47,635 - -

Source: Air Technical Service Command, Budget and Fiscal Office.

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Table 83
Airplanes on Hand in the AAF, By Major Type:
Jul 1939 to Aug 1945

End of Month Total Very Heavy Bombers Heavy Bombers Medium Bombers Light Bombers Fighters Recon-
naissance
Transports Trainers Communi-
cations
1939
Jul 2,402 - 16 400 276 494 356 118 735 7
Aug 2,440 - 18 414 276 492 359 129 745 7
[Germany invades Poland, 1 Sep 1939]
Sep 2,473 - 22 428 278 489 359 136 754 7
Oct 2,507 - 27 446 277 490 365 137 758 7
Nov 2,536 - 32 458 275 498 375 136 755 7
Dec 2,546 - 39 464 274 492 378 131 761 7
1940
Jan 2,588 - 45 466 271 464 409 128 798 7
Feb 2,658 - 49 470 271 458 415 128 860 7
Mar 2,709 - 54 468 267 453 415 125 920 7
Apr 2,806 - 54 468 263 451 416 125 1,022 7
May 2,906 - 54 470 259 459 410 124 1,123 7
Jun 2,966 - 54 478 166 477 414 127 1,243 7
[France surrenders to Germany, 25 Jun 1940]
[Battle of Britain begins, 10 July 1940]
Jul 3,102 - 56 483 161 500 410 128 1,357 7
Aug 3,295 - 65 485 158 539 407 128 1,506 7
Sep 3,451 - 72 484 157 568 404 128 1,630 8
Oct 3,642 - 87 483 154 581 408 127 1,794 8
Nov 3,862 - 93 483 153 613 404 125 1,983 8
Dec 3,961 - 92 481 158 625 404 124 2,069 8
1941
Jan 4,219 - 92 478 165 630 403 122 2,3326 3
Feb 4,479 - 103 484 195 6647 401 131 2,513 5
Mar 4,975 - 108 494 240 775 397 133 2,814 14
Apr 5,604 - 112 522 276 939 394 133 3,199 29
May 6,102 - 112 554 279 969 389 132 3,630 37
Jun 6,777 - 120 611 292 1,018 415 144 4,124 53
[Germany invades USSR, 22 Jun 1941]
Jul 7,423 - 121 642 323 1,101 4344 159 4,568 75
Aug 8,242 - 121 696 339 1,374 458 174 4,979 101
Sep 9,063 - 126 722 350 1,513 482 187 5,544 139
Oct 9,964 - 137 751 356 1,696 473 206 6,199 146
Nov 10,329 - 157 685 350 1,618 495 216 6,594 214
[Japan invades Malaya, attacks Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941]
Dec 12,297 - 288 745 799 2,170 475 254 7,340 226
1942
Jan 13,401 - 315 709 798 2,349 458 273 8,200 299
Feb 14,420 - 365 690 756 2,446 440 292 9,008 423
Mar 16,364 - 504 799 745 2,646 436 423 10,014 797
Apr 17,807 - 627 829 722 2,731 453 557 10,853 1,035
May 19,617 - 721 8886 670 2,7762 461 663 11,948 1,506
Jun 21,173 - 846 1,047 696 2,950 468 824 12,610 1,732
Jul 23,237 - 1,062 1,380 819 3,375 463 1,066 13,054 2,018
Aug 25,456 - 1,223 1,656 8874 4,064 465 1,224 13,683 2,267
Sep 27,105 - 1,433 1,872 961 4,321 480 1,388 14,278 2,372
Oct 29,150 - 1,605 2,074 1,099 4,789 484 1,549 15,029 2,521
Nov 30,825 - 1,802 2,300 1,127 4,915 470 1,693 15,879 2,639
Dec 33,304 3 2,076 2,556 1,201 5,303 468 1,857 17,044 2,796
1943
Jan 35,710 3 2,305 2,753 1,308 5,490 511 2,109 18,338 2,893
Feb 38,163 2 2,625 2,927 1,574 5,837 497 2,264 19,423 3,014
Mar 41,184 2 3,029 3,309 1,601 6,415 545 2,984 20,325 2,974
Apr 44,216 2 3,518 3,630 1,614 7,110 514 3,472 21,229 3,127
May 46,534 2 3,954 3,890 1,572 7,617 487 3,823 22,145 3,044
Jun 49,018 2 4,421 4,242 1,689 8,010 486 4,268 22,849 3,051
Jul 51,783 3 4,921 4,415 1,786 8,749 458 4,648 23,345 3,458
Aug 53,531 11 5,415 4,472 1,836 9,020 458 4,991 23,871 3,457
Sep 55,720 21 5,974 4,473 1,867 9,442 547 5,405 24,339 3,652
Oct 58,506 24 6,572 4,217 2,175 10,142 528 5,776 25,231 3,841
Nov 61,190 47 7,288 4,144 2,235 10,948 582 6,138 25,819 3,989
Dec 64,232 91 8,027 4,370 2,371 11,875 714 6,466 26,051 4,267
1944
Jan 67,030 142 8,701 4,552 2,609 13,040 767 6,802 26,533 3,884
Feb 70,043 196 9,278 4,754 2,660 14,103 797 7,264 26,997 3,994
Mar 73,173 248 10,000 4,961 2,730 14,963 843 7,864 27,412 4,152
Apr 74,968 307 10,492 5,021 2,799 15,256 941 8,325 27,694 4,133
May 77,434 388 11,111 5,120 2,917 15,8818 1,029 8,921 27,923 4,207
[Normandy invasion, 6 Jun 1944]
Jun 78,757 445 11,720 5,427 2,914 15,644 1,056 9,433 27,907 4,211
Jul 79,908 500 11,967 5,606 3,043 15,793 1,332 9,908 27,568 4,191
Aug 79,660 564 12,255 6,246 3,249 16,019 1,475 10,196 26,085 3,571
Sep 77,959 652 12,526 6,211 3,338 16,183 1,675 10,387 23,254 3,733
Oct 74,522 748 12,590 6,262 3,202 16,646 1,763 10,384 19,786 3,141
Nov 72,567 862 12,840 6,254 3,047 16,958 1,719 10,299 17,479 3,109
Dec 72,726 977 12,813 6,189 2,980 17,198 1,804 10,456 17,060 3,248
1945
Jan 71,430 1,151 12,844 2,813 17,332 1,866 10,237 15,840 3,139
Feb 70,735 1,373 12,890 6,137 2,757 17,664 1,890 10,138 14,708 3,178
Mar 70,583 1,613 12,8883 6,094 2,753 17,708 1,950 9,955 14,124 3,503
Apr 69,581 1,852 12,919 6,022 2,750 17,440 2,007 9,540 13,494 3,557
[Germany surrenders, 7 May 1945]
May 69,089 2,083 12,718 5,869 2,844 17,725 2,009 9,367 12,873 3,601
Jun 68,398 2,374 12,221 5,576 3,063 17,703 1,9990 9,473 12,581 3,417
Jul 65,795 2,624 11,778 5,523 3,002 17,279 1,977 9,593 10,671 3,348
Aug 63,715 2,865 11,065 5,384 3,079 16,799 1,971 9,561 9,558 3,433

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Table 84
Airplanes on Hand in the AAF,
By Type and Principal Model:
Nov 1941 to Aug 1945

(The data below do not reflect changes resulting from information becoming available subsequent to the intial reporting date. Figures are as of end of month.)

Type and Model 1941 1942
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Total 10,329 12,297 13,401 14,420 16,364 17,807 19,617 21,173 23,237 25,456 27,105 29,150

Combat Airplanes 3,305 4,477 4,629 4,697 5,130 5,362 5,500 6,007 7,099 8,282 9,067 10,051
Very Heavy Bombers--Total - - - - - - - - - - - -
1st Line - - - - - - - - - - - -
    B-29 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2nd Line & Misc. - - - - - - - - - - - -
Heavy Bombers--Total 157 288 315 365 504 627 721 846 1,062 1,223 1,433 1,605
1st Line--Total 156 287 313 363 502 625 719 844 1,060 1,221 1,431 1,603
    B-17 145 198 221 261 355 445 499 535 645 7221 830 926
    B-24 11 89 92 102 147 180 220 309 415 500 601 677
2nd Line & Misc. 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Medium Bombers--Total 685 745 709 690 799 829 886 1,047 1,380 1,656 1,872 2,074
1st Line--Total 256 332 340 335 459 498 565 687 870 1,109 1,296 1,398
    B-25 113 151 158 145 231 260 290 356 473 629 737 812
    B-26 143 181 182 190 228 238 275 331 397 480 559 586
2nd Line & Misc. 429 413 369 355 340 331 321 360 510 547 576 676
Light Bombers--Total 350 799 798 756 745 722 670 696 819 874 961 1,099
1st Line--Total 342 792 796 754 743 721 669 695 819 874 961 1,099
    A-20 131 417 433 396 397 383 367 359 398 419 473 567
    A-26 - - - - - - - - - - - -
    A-36 - - - - - - - - - - - 31
    Other 211 375 363 358 346 338 302 336 421 455 488 501
2nd Line & Misc. 8 7 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
Fighters--Total 1,618 2,170 2,349 2,446 2,646 2,731 2,762 2,950 3,375 4,064 4,321 4,789
1st Line--Total 1,603 2,155 2,347 2,444 2,644 2,729 2,760 2,948 3,373 4,062 4,319 4,787
    P-38 69 96 132 181 309 387 469 550 706 797 881 997
    P-39 325 609 684 755 807 803 883 922 996 1,005 1,033 1,200
    P-40 755 938 1,080 1,143 1,192 1,227 1,100 1,162 1,320 1,601 1,776 1,909
    P-47 - 1 1 1 3 3 5 30 59 120 177 226
    P-51 - - 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 43 60 58
    P-59 - - - - - - - - - - - -
    P-61 - - - - - - - - - - - -
    P-63 - - - - - - - - - - - -
    P-80 - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Other 454 511 448 362 331 307 301 282 286 496 392 397
2nd Line & Misc. 15 15 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Reconnaissance--Total 495 475 458 440 436 453 461 468 463 465 480 484
1st Line--Total 489 469 455 537 433 453 461 468 460 462 477 482
    F-4, F-5 - - - - 5 39 55 82 87 112 126 142
    F-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
    F-13 - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Other 489 469 455 437 428 414 406 386 373 350 351 340
2nd Line & Misc. 6 6 3 3 3 - - - 3 3 3 2
Transports--Total 216 254 273 292 423 557 663 824 1,066 1,224 1,388 1,549
    C-46 - - - - - - - 1 4 6 14 19
    C-47, C-53 25 33 51 76 107 215 279 335 468 567 653 709
    C-54 - - - - 12 1 2 3 9 12 19 22
    C-87 - - - - - - - - - 1 10 18
    Other Hv & Med Trans 108 110 109 108 137 131 130 205 254 277 295 323
    Light Transports 83 111 113 108 178 210 252 280 331 361 397 458
Trainers--Total 6,594 7,340 8,200 9,008 10,014 10,853 11,948 12,610 13,054 13,683 14,278 15,029
    Advanced 1,409 1,574 1,860 2,132 2,518 2,878 3,335 3,589 3,764 4,038 4,450 4,770
    Basic 2,008 2,248 2,497 2,813 3,087 3,384 3,646 3,898 4,059 4,342 4,407 4,756
    Primary 3,177 3,518 3,843 4,063 4,409 4,591 4,967 5,123 5,231 5,303 5,421 5,503
Communications--Total 214 226 299 423 797 1,035 1,506 1,732 2,018 2,267 2,372 2,521
    Liaison 213 225 298 422 796 1,034 1,505 1,730 2,016 2,265 2,379 2,520
    Rotary Wing 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1

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Table 84
Airplanes on Hand in the AAF,
By Type and Principal Model:
Nov 1941 to Aug 1945--Continued

(The data below do not reflect changes resulting from information becoming available subsequent to the intial reporting date. Figures are as of end of month.)

Type and Model 1942 1943
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Total 30,825 33,304 35,710 38,163 41,184 44,216 46,534 49,018 51,783 53,531 55,720 58,506

Combat Airplanes 10,614 11,607 12,370 13,462 14,901 16,388 17,522 18,850 20,332 21,212 22,324 23,658
Very Heavy Bombers--Total - 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 11 21 24
1st Line--Total - - - - - - - - - - 5 9
    B-29 - - - - - - - - - - 5 9
2nd Line & Misc. - 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 11 16 15
Heavy Bombers--Total 1,802 2,076 2,305 2,625 3,029 3,518 3,954 4,421 4,921 5,415 5,974 6,572
1st Line--Total 1,799 2,073 2,229 2,548 2,939 3,432 3,862 4,327 4,833 5,339 5,852 6,379
    B-17 1,063 1,239 1,356 1,556 1,765 2,035 2,265 2,460 2,675 2,874 3,031 3,194
    B-24 736 834 873 992 1,174 1,397 1,597 1,867 2,158 2,465 2,821 3,185
2nd Line & Misc. 3 3 76 77 90 86 92 94 88 76 122 193
Medium Bombers--Total 2,300 2,556 2,753 2,927 3,309 3,630 3,890 4,242 4,415 4,472 4,473 4,217
1st Line--Total 1,576 1,840 1,850 2,061 2,486 2,815 3,105 3,450 3,633 3,729 3,761 3,587
    B-25 912 1,128 1,237 1,347 1,577 1,701 1,817 2,014 2,059 2,104 2,155 2,106
    B-26 664 712 613 714 909 1,114 1,288 1,436 1,574 1,625 1,606 1,481
2nd Line & Misc. 724 716 903 866 823 815 785 792 782 743 712 630
Light Bombers--Total 1,127 1,201 l,308 1,S74 1,601 1,614 1,572 1,689 1,786 1,836 1,867 2,175
1st Line--Total 1,127 1,201 789 1,077 1,126 1,143 1,146 1,275 1,385 1,513 908 887
    A-20 587 569 393 450 434 419 391 478 479 528 545 608
    A-26 - - - - - - - - - - 1 2
    A-36 29 111 226 445 442 452 436 439 391 347 305 277
    Other 511 521 170 182 250 272 319 378 515 638 57 -
2nd Line & Misc. - - 519 497 475 471 426 414 401 323 959 1,288
Fighters--Total 4,915 5,303 5,490 5,837 6,415 7,110 7,617 8,010 8,749 9,020 9,442 10,142
1st Line--Total 4,913 5,301 4,667 5,059 5,663 6,416 6,966 7,425 8,188 8,514 8,941 9,581
    P-38 1,046 1,123 871 1,001 1,086 1,183 1,213 1,267 1,421 1,315 1,270 1,525
    P-39 1,143 1,116 1,137 1,162 1,343 1,5881 1,800 1,898 1,984 2,050 1,981 1,913
    P-40 1,951 2,133 2,017 2,072 2,226 2,295 2,287 2,371 2,365 2,352 2,388 2,267
    P-47 326 442 378 528 678 913 1,118 1,272 1,716 1,975 2,381 2,796
    P-51 57 57 56 56 87 184 286 298 327 438 560 720
    P-59 - - - - - - - - - - - -
    P-61 - - - - - - - - - - 2
    P-63 - - - - - - - - - - - 2
    P-80 - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Other 390 430 208 240 243 260 262 319 376 384 361 356
2nd Line & Misc. 2 2 823 778 752 694 651 585 561 506 501 561
Reconnaissance--Total 470 468 511 497 545 514 487 486 458 458 547 528
1st Line--Total 469 467 510 496 544 513 486 484 456 246 338 313
    F-4, F-5 141 1461 204 198 252 232 218 203 185 180 263 229
    F-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
    F-13 - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Other 328 321 306 298 292 281 268 281 271 66 75 84
2nd Line & Misc. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 212 209 215
Transports--Total 1,693 1,857 2,109 2,264 2,984 3,472 3,823 4,268 4,648 4,991 5,405 5,776
    C-46 20 28 39 56 95 103 131 161 192 204 228 224
    C-47, C-53 735 835 899 967 1,059 1,238 1,343 1,515 1,598 1,677 1,821 1,966
    C-54 23 23 25 31 36 38 42 46 51 54 59 65
    C-87 31 36 49 59 60 69 80 91 100 101 100 105
    Other Hv & Med Trans 337 378 406 425 430 451 452 468 474 472 473 479
    Light Transports 547 557 691 726 1,304 1,573 1,775 1,987 2,233 2,483 2,724 2,937
Trainers--Total 15,879 17,044, 18,338 19,423 20,325 21,229 22,145 22,849 23,345 23,871 24,339 25,231
    Advanced 5,255 5,890 6,603 7,171 7,443 7,797 8,130 8,374 8,491 8,638 8,757 9,242
    Basic 4,961 5,261 5,508 5,783 6,130 6,446 6,625 6,747 6,910 7,103 7,222 7,441
    Primary 5,663 5,893 6,227 6,469 6,986 7,390 7,728 7,944 8,130 8,360 8,548
Communications--Total 2,639 2,796 2,893 3,014 2,974 3,127 3,044 3,051 3,458 3,457 3,652 3,841
    Liaison 2,638 2,795 2,8892 3,013 2,973 3,126 3,043 3,050 3,456 3,453 3,647 3,834
    Rotary Wing 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 7

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Table 84
Airplanes on Hand in the AAF,
By Type and Principal Model:
Nov 1941 to Aug 1945--Continued

(The data below do not reflect changes resulting from information becoming available subsequent to the intial reporting date. Figures are as of end of month.)

Type and Model 1943 1944
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Total 61,190 64,232 67,030 70,043 73,173 74,968 77,434 78,757 79,908 79,660 77,959 74,522

Combat Airplanes 25,244 27,448 29,811 31,788 33,745 34,816 36,383 37,206 38,241 39,808 40,585 41,211
Very Heavy Bombers--Total 47 91 142 196 248 307 388 445 500 564 652 748
1st Line--Total 32 76 128 182 235 295 376 435 492 558 647 743
    B-29 32 76 128 182 235 295 376 435 492 558 647 743
2nd Line & Misc. 15 15 14 14 13 12 12 10 8 6 5 5
Heavy Bombers--Total 7,288 8,027 8,701 9,278 10,000 10,492 11,111 11,720 11,967 12,255 12,526 12,590
1st Line--Total 6,225 7,018 7,697 8,292 9,024 9,459 9,948 10,305 10,431 10,522 10,595 10,342
    B-17 3,270 3,528 3,717 3,836 4,070 4,160 4,268 4,428 4,525 4,574 4,552 4,499
    B-24 2,955 3,490 3,980 4,456 4,954 5,299 5,680 5,877 5,906 5,948 6,043 5,843
2nd Line & Misc. 1,063 1,009 1,004 986 976 1,033 1,163 1,415 1,536 1,733 1,931 2,248
Medium Bombers--Total 4,144 4,370 4,552 4,754 4,961 5,021 5,120 5,427 5,606 6,246 6,211 6,262
1st Line--Total 3,530 3,768 3,951 4,187 4,310 4,339 4,321 4,348 4,458 4,269 3,790 3,552
    B-25 2,057 2,117 2,136 2,265 2,379 2,456 2,553 2,562 2,656 2,600 2,289 2,151
    B-26 1,473 1,651 1,815 1,922 1,931 1,883 1,768 1,786 1,802 1,669 1,501 1,401
2nd Line & Misc. 614 602 601 567 651 682 799 1,079 1,148 1,977 2,421 2,710
Light Bombers--Total 2,235 2,371 2,609 2,660 2,730 2,799 2,917 2,914 3,043 3,249 3,338 3,202
1st Line--Total 983 1,099 1,165 1,243 1,325 1,386 1,493 1,598 1,733 1,908 2,038 2,027
    A-20 743 867 948 1,046 1,135 1,194 1,297 1,397 1,520 1,666 1,711 1,605
    A-26 3 6 10 17 24 39 66 81 113 189 278 380
    A-36 237 226 207 180 166 153 130 120 100 53 49 42
    Other - - - - - - - - - - - -
2nd Line & Misc. 1,252 1,272 1,444 1,417 1,405 1,413 1,424 1,316 1,310 1,341 1,300 1,175
Fighters--Total 10,948 11,875 13,040 14,103 14,963 15,256 15,818 15,644 15,793 16,019 16,183 16,646
1st Line--Total 10,402 11,328 12,484 13,561 14,377 14,688 15,180 14,673 14,828 14,622 14,779 14,980
    P-38 1,712 1,805 1,948 2,130 2,294 2,382 2,457 2,383 2,453 2,479 2,579 2,644
    P-39 1,975 2,019 2,068 2,150 2,043 1,942 1,793 1,401 1,298 1,163 1,015 844
    P-40 2,195 2,245 2,275 2,330 2,417 2,499 2,434 2,314 2,286 2,096 2,090 1,990
    P-47 3,235 3,765 4,349 4,687 5,041 5,297 5,446 5,317 5,483 5,375 5,413 5,353
    P-51 924 1,165 1,420 1,733 2,027 2,086 2,484 2,693 2,733 2,779 2,933 3,341
    P-59 - - - - - - - - - - 2 6
    P-61 8 8 31 50 73 101 119 164 177 221 263 320
    P-63 2 6 36 70 73 94 221 210 217 339 330 323
    P-80 - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Other 351 315 357 411 409 287 226 191 181 170 154 159
2nd Line & Misc. 546 547 556 542 586 568 638 971 965 1,397 1,404 1,666
Reconnaissance--Total 582 714 767 797 843 941 1,029 1,056 1,332 1,475 1,675 1,763
1st Line--Total 393 528 588 626 674 779 872 915 1,192 1,372 1,592 1,700
    F-4, F-5 294 393 39 365 369 437 497 517 552 591 684 748
    F-6 - - - - - - - - 193 289 390 417
    F-13 - - - - - - - - - 1 10 22
    Other 99 135 209 261 305 342 375 398 447 491 508 513
2nd Line & Misc. 189 186 179 171 169 162 157 141 140 103 83 63
Transports--Total 6,138 6,466 6,802 7,264 7,864 8,325 8,921 9,433 9,908 10,196 10,387 10,384
    C-46 239 244 268 281 307 413 488 541 649 715 858 988
    C-47, C-53 2,095 2,230 2,397 2,651 3,033 3,366 3,779 4,156 4,454 4,602 4,658 4,800
    C-54 70 79 88 99 106 119 134 152 178 214 248 273
    C-87 105 115 121 133 145 156 177 185 208 198 177 169
    Other Hv & Med Trans 479 466 463 464 455 426 422 405 367 381 411 489
    Light Transports 3,150 3,332 3,465 3,636 3,818 3,845 3,921 3,994 4,052 4,086 4,035 3,665
Trainers--Total 25,819 26,051 26,533 26,997 27,412 27,694 27,923 27,907 27,568 26,085 23,254 19,786
    Advanced 9,576 9,770 9,960 10,112 10,242 10,383 10,492 10,511 10,650 10,161 10,190 9,867
    Basic 7,480 7,485 7,655 7,804 7,903 7,961 8,038 7,999 7,864 7,721 6,684 5,968
    Primary 8,763 8,796 8,918 9,081 9,267 9,350 9,393 9,397 9,054 8,203 6,380 3,951
Communications--Total 3,989 4,267 3,884 3,994 4,152 4,133 4,207 4,211 4,191 3,571 3,733 3,141
    Liaison 3,980 4,255 3,871 3,977 4,133 4,114 4,183 4,184 4,162 3,534 3,689 3,094
    Rotary Wing 9 12 13 17 19 19 24 27 29 37 44 47

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Table 84
Airplanes on Hand in the AAF,
By Type and Principal Model:
Nov 1941 to Aug 1945--Continued

(The data below do not reflect changes resulting from information becoming available subsequent to the intial reporting date. Figures are as of end of month.)

Type and Model 1944 1945
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug                
Total 72,567 72,726 71,430 70,735 70,583 69,581 69,089 68,398 65,795 63,715    

Combat Airplanes 41,680 41,961 42,214 42,711 43,001 42,990 43,248 42,927 42,183 41,163    
Very Heavy Bombers--Total 862 977 1,151 1,373 1,613 1,852 2,083 2,374 2,624 2,865    
1st Line                        
    B-29 834 942 1,096 1,114 1,295 1,415 1,565 1,764 1,970 2,132    
2nd Line & Misc. 28 35 55 259 318 437 518 610 654 733    
Heavy Bombers--Total 12,840 12,813 12,844 12,890 12,883 12,919 12,718 12,221 11,778 11,065    
1st Line--Total 10,201 10,103 9,869 9,629 9,249 8,931 8,733 8,724 8,339 7,975    
    B-17 4,460 4,419 4,253 4,146 3,972 3,717 3,654 3,692 3,675 3,677    
    B-24 5,760 5,678 5,609 5,474 5,267 5,201 5,055 4,986 4,606 4,236    
    B-32 1 6 7 9 10 13 24 46 58 62    
2nd Line & Misc. 2,639 2,710 2,975 3,261 3,634 3,988 3,985 3,497 3,439 3,090    
Medium Bombers--Total 6,254 6,189 6,208 6,137 6,094 6,022 5,869 5,576 5,523 5,384    
1st Line--Total 3,374 3,181 3,250 3,169 3,113 3,084 2,987 2,799 2,737 2,595    
    B-25 2,040 1,942 2,139 2,138 2,160 2,154 2,087 2,039 1,988 1,865    
    B-26 1,334 1,239 1,111 1,031 953 930 900 760 749 730    
2nd Line & Misc. 2,880 3,008 2,958 2,968 2,981 2,938 2,882 2,777 2,786 2,789    
Light Bombers--Total 3,047 2,980 2,813 2,757 2,753 2,750 2,844 3,063 3,0002 3,079    
1st Line--Total 2,034 2,107 2,129 2,167 2,264 2,328 2,512 2,724 2,712 2,788    
    A-20 1,497 1,417 1,300 1,195 1,085 985 839 806 775 739    
    A-26 495 653 797 941 1,152 1,319 1,652 1,906 1,927 2,049    
    A-36 42 37 32 31 27 24 21 12 10 -    
    Other - - - - - - - - - -    
2nd Line & Misc. 1,013 873 684 590 489 422 332 339 290 291    
Fighters--Total 16,958 17,198 17,332 17,664 17,708 17,440 17,725 17,703 17,279 16,799    
1st Line--Total 14,923 15,100 15,190 15,510 15,538 15,326 15,611 15,493 14,848 13,961    
    P-38 2,775 2,759 2,745 2,764 2,863 2,775 2,753 2,732 2,568 2,417    
    P-39 822 746 665 575 354 237 156 97 53 22    
    P-40 1,822 1,716 1,564 1,522 1,390 1,281 1,031 763 434 116    
    P-47 5,047 5,100 5,011 5,133 5,302 5,364 5,595 5,595 5,408 5,308    
    P-51 3,666 3,914 4,338 4,642 4,802 4,833 5,192 5,471 5,541 5,384    
    P-59 13 16 17 20 17 20 20 20 26 35    
    P-61 352 422 440 455 468 475 476 493 487 437    
    P-63 332 320 309 308 265 295 346 282 272 183    
    P-80 - - - 1 3 3 11 24 45 45    
    Other 104 107 101 90 74 43 31 16 14 14    
2nd Line & Misc. 2,035 2,098 2,142 2,154 2,170 2,114 2,114 2,210 2,431 2,838    
Reconnaissance--Total 1,719 1,804 1,866 1,890 1,950 2,007 2,009 1,990 1,977 1,971    
1st Line--Total 1,659 1,746 1,811 1,843 1,893 1,944 1,941 1,938 1,899 1,784    
    F-4, F-5 713 704 725 764 774 826 826 844 795 705    
    F-6 412 469 470 448 436 442 446 466 479 470    
    F-13 31 45 48 46 52 51 55 53 72 85    
    Other 503 528 568 585 631 625 614 575 553 524    
2nd Line & Misc. 60 58 55 47 57 63 68 52 78 187    
Transports--Total 10,299 10,456 10,237 10,138 9,955 9,540 9,367 9,473 9,593 9,561    
    C-46 1,133 1,278 1,476 1,643 1,798 1,914 2,059 2,173 2,266 2,276    
    C-47, C-53 4,876 4,901 4,837 4,817 4,789 4,717 4,632 4,598 4,635 4,598    
    C-54 306 356 399 445 506 563 625 708 785 852    
    C-87 162 151 145 143 134 134 120 116 120 112    
    Other Hv & Med Trans 491 464 453 451 402 364 269 248 231 215    
    Light Transports 3,331 3,306 2,927 2,639 2,326 1,848 1,662 1,630 1,556 1,508    
Trainers--Total 17,479 17,060 15,840 14,708 14,124 13,494 12,873 12,581 10,671 9,558    
    Advanced 9,495 9,399 9,044 8,563 8,349 7,861 7,651 7,514 7,466 7,432    
    Basic 4,706 4,599 3,686 3,064 2,750 2,634 2,307 2,253 1,262 635    
    Primary 3,278 3,062 3,110 3,081 3,025 2,999 2,915 2,814 1,943 1,491    
Communications--Total 3,109 3,249 3,139 3,178 3,503 3,557 3,601 3,417 3,348 3,433    
    Liaison 3,059 3,193 3,090 3,119 3,428 3,479 3,513 3,275 3,180 3,244    
    Rotary Wing 50 56 49 59 75 78 88 142 168 189    

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Table 85
Airplanes on Hand in Continental US,
By Type and Principal Model:
Nov 1941 to Aug 1945

(The data be1ow do not ref1ect changes resulting from information becoming avai1ab1e subsequent to the initia1 reporting date. Figures are as of end of month,)

Type and Model 1941 1942
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Total 9,207 11,082 12,084 12,615 14,408 15,658 17,441 18,928 20,761 22,188 23,538 24,821

Combat Airplanes 2,281 3,372 3,428 3,025 3,309 3,366 3,512 4,009 4,985 5,432 5,984 6,357
Very Heavy Bombers--Total - - - - - - - - - - - -
1st Line--Total - - - - - - - - - - - -
    B-29 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2nd Line & Misc. - - - - - - - - - - - -
Heavy Bombers--Total 96 207 199 223 337 420 475 585 762 790 962 942
1st Line--Total 95 206 197 221 335 418 473 583 760 788 960 940
    B-17 84 117 107 133 211 281 312 333 408 393 501 505
    B-24 11 89 90 88 124 137 161 250 352 395 459 435
2nd Line & Misc. 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Medium Bombers--Total
1st Line--Total
    B-25
    B-26
2nd Line & Misc.
Light Bombers--Total
1st Line--Total
    A-
    A-
    A-
    Other - - - - - - - - - - - -
2nd Line & Misc.
Fighters--Total
1st Line--Total
    P-
    P-
    P- 2,
    P-
    P-
    P- - - - - - - - - - -
    P-
    P-
    P- - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Other
2nd Line & Misc.
Reconnaissance--Total
1st Line--Total
    F-4, F-
    F- - - - - - - - -
    F- - - - - - - - - -
    Other
2nd Line & Misc.
Transports--Total
    C-
    C-47, C-
    C-
    C-
    Other Hv & Med Trans
    Light Transports
Trainers--Total
    Advanced
    Basic
    Primary
Communications--Total
    Liaison
    Rotary Wing

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Table 85
Airplanes on Hand in Continental US,
By Type and Principal Model:
Nov 1941 to Aug 1945--Continued

(The data be1ow do not ref1ect changes resulting from information becoming avai1ab1e subsequent to the initia1 reporting date. Figures are as of end of month,)

Type and Model 1941 1942
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Total 9,207 11,082 12,084 12,615 14,408 15,658 17,441 18,928 20,761 22,188 23,538 24,821

Combat Airplanes 2,281 3,372 3,428 3,025 3,309 3,366 3,512 4,009 4,985 5,432 5,984 6,357
Very Heavy Bombers--Total
1st Line--Total
    B
2nd Line & Misc.
Heavy Bombers--Total
1st Line--Total
    B
    B
2nd Line & Misc.
Medium Bombers--Total 4,96l
1st Line--Total
    B
    B
2nd Line & Misc.
Light Bombers--Total
1st Line--Total
    A
    A
    A
    Other
2nd Line & Misc.
Fighters--Total
1st Line--Total
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    Other
2nd Line & Misc.
Reconnaissance--Total
1st Line--Total
    F-4, F
    F
    F
    Other
2nd Line & Misc.
Transports--Total
    C
    C-47, C
    C
    C
    Other Hv & Med Trans
    Light Transports
Trainers--Total
    Advanced
    Basic
    Primary
Communications--Total
    Liaison
    Rotary Wing

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Table 85
Airplanes on Hand in Continental US,
By Type and Principal Model:
Nov 1941 to Aug 1945--Continued

(The data be1ow do not ref1ect changes resulting from information becoming avai1ab1e subsequent to the initia1 reporting date. Figures are as of end of month,)

Type and Model 1941 1942
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Total

Combat Airplanes 38,2a
Very Heavy Bombers--Total
1st Line--Total
    B
2nd Line & Misc.
Heavy Bombers--Total
1st Line--Total
    B
    B
2nd Line & Misc.
Medium Bombers--Total 4,96l
1st Line--Total
    B
    B
2nd Line & Misc.
Light Bombers--Total
1st Line--Total
    A
    A
    A
    Other
2nd Line & Misc.
Fighters--Total l 14,,
1st Line--Total
    P
    P
    P 2,
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    Other
2nd Line & Misc.
Reconnaissance--Total
1st Line--Total
    F-4, F
    F
    F
    Other
2nd Line & Misc.
Transports--Total
    C
    C-47, C
    C
    C
    Other Hv & Med Trans
    Light Transports
Trainers--Total
    Advanced
    Basic
    Primary
Communications--Total
    Liaison
    Rotary Wing

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Table 85
Airplanes on Hand in Continental US,
By Type and Principal Model:
Nov 1941 to Aug 1945--Continued

(The data be1ow do not ref1ect changes resulting from information becoming avai1ab1e subsequent to the initia1 reporting date. Figures are as of end of month,)

Type and Model 1941 1942
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Total

Combat Airplanes 38,2a
Very Heavy Bombers--Total
1st Line--Total
    B
2nd Line & Misc.
Heavy Bombers--Total
1st Line--Total
    B
    B
2nd Line & Misc.
Medium Bombers--Total 4,96l
1st Line--Total
    B
    B
2nd Line & Misc.
Light Bombers--Total
1st Line--Total
    A
    A
    A
    Other
2nd Line & Misc.
Fighters--Total l 14,,
1st Line--Total
    P
    P
    P 2,
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    Other
2nd Line & Misc.
Reconnaissance--Total
1st Line--Total
    F-4, F
    F
    F
    Other
2nd Line & Misc.
Transports--Total
    C
    C-47, C
    C
    C
    Other Hv & Med Trans
    Light Transports
Trainers--Total
    Advanced
    Basic
    Primary
Communications--Total
    Liaison
    Rotary Wing

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