Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II
Table 2 -- Combat Groups Overseas, By Theater and By Type of Group: Dec 1941 to Aug 1945
| End of Month | Pacific Ocean Areas | Far East Air Forces | ||||||||||
| Total | Heavy | Medium & Light Bomber |
Fighter | Troop Carrier | Reconnaissance | Total | Heavy | Medium & Light Bomber |
Fighter | Troop Carrier | Reconnaissance | |
| 1941 | ||||||||||||
| Dec | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 1942 | ||||||||||||
| Jan | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Feb | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Mar | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Apr | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| May | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Jun | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Jul | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Aug | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Sep | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Oct | 4 1/2 | 1 1/2 | - | 3 | - | - | 10 1/2 | 4 1/2 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Nov | 4 1/2 | 1 1/2 | - | 3 | - | - | 11 1/2 | 4 1/2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec | 3 5/8 | 1 | - | 2 5/8 | - | - | 12 5/8 | 4 | 3 | 4 1/8 | 1 | 1/2 |
| 1943 | ||||||||||||
| Jan | 3 3/4 | 1 | - | 2 3/4 | - | - | 13 1/2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Feb | 3 1/4 | 1 | - | 2 1/4 | - | - | 14 1/4 | 4 | 3 | 4 3/4 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Mar | 4 1/4 | 2 | - | 2 1/4 | - | - | 14 | 3 | 3 1/2 | 5 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Apr | 3 3/4 | 1 1/2 | - | 2 1/4 | - | - | 15 3/4 | 4 1/2 | 3 1/2 | 5 | 2 | 3/4 |
| May | 3 1/4 | 1 | - | 2 1/4 | - | - | 17 1/2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Jun | 3 1/4 | 1 | - | 2 1/4 | - | - | 19 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 1/2 | 1/2 |
| Jul | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 21 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 1/2 | 1/2 |
| Aug | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 22 5/12 | 5 | 5 | 7 1/12 | 5 | 1/3 |
| Sep | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 22 1/3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1/3 |
| Oct | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 23 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Nov | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 24 1/3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 1/3 |
| Dec | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 26 2/3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 2/3 |
| 1944 | ||||||||||||
| Jan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 27 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Feb | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 28 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Mar | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 28 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Apr | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 28 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| May | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 28 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Jun | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 28 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Jul | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 28 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Aug | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 28 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Sep | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 28 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Oct | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 29 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| Nov | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 30 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Dec | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 30 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 1945 | ||||||||||||
| Jan | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 30 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Feb | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 30 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Mar | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 30 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Apr | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 30 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| May | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 30 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Jun | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 30 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Jul | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 30 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Aug | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 30 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
