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 | Twentieth Air Force | Latin & Atlantic Bases | ||||||||
| Total | Heavy | Fighter | Troop Carrier | Total | Heavy | Medium & Light Bomber |
Fighter | Troop Carrier | Reconnaissance | |
| 1941 | ||||||||||
| Dec | - | - | - | - | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 1942 | ||||||||||
| Jan | - | - | - | - | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 |
| Feb | - | - | - | - | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 |
| Mar | - | - | - | - | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 |
| Apr | - | - | - | - | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 |
| May | - | - | - | - | 10 1/4 | 3 1/4 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 |
| Jun | - | - | - | - | 10 1/4 | 3 1/4 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 |
| Jul | - | - | - | - | 10 1/4 | 3 1/4 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 |
| Aug | - | - | - | - | 10 1/4 | 3 1/4 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 |
| Sep | - | - | - | - | 10 1/4 | 3 1/4 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 |
| Oct | - | - | - | - | 9 1/4 | 2 1/4 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 |
| Nov | - | - | - | - | 8 1/4 | 2 1/4 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 |
| Dec | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 1943 | ||||||||||
| Jan | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 |
| Feb | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 |
| Mar | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 |
| Apr | - | - | - | - | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 |
| May | - | - | - | - | 7 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 1/2 |
| Jun | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 |
| Jul | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 |
| Aug | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 |
| Sep | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 |
| Oct | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| Nov | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| Dec | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| 1944 | ||||||||||
| Jan | - | - | - | - | 1 1/2 | - | 1 | 1/2 | - | - |
| Feb | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Mar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jun | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jul | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1945 | ||||||||||
| Jan | 13 | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb | 15 | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar | 18 | 16 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr | 20 | 16 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May | 22 | 18 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jun | 22 | 18 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jul | 29 | 21 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug | 32 | 23 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
