Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II

Table 108 -- Airplane Losses Enroute from US to Overseas Theaters, By Theater and By Type of Airplane: 1941 to 1945
Theater and Type of Airplane Total 1941 (Dec) 1942 1943 1944 1945 (Jan-Aug)
All Theaters - Total 909 1 163 483 214 48
Very Heavy Bombers 10 - - - 8 2
Heavy Bombers 242 1 34 83 101 23
Medium & Light Bombers 227 - 45 106 62 14
Fighters 310 - 67 226 13 4
Transports 57 - 8 22 24 3
Reconnaissance 54 - 9 39 4 2
Communications 9 - - 7 2 -
             
European Theater of Operations - Total 340 - 51 157 117 15
Heavy Bombers 121 - 12 52 48 9
Medium & Light Bombers 69 - 9 20 36 4
Fighters 92 - 28 51 13 -
Transports 26 - - 8 16 2
Reconnaissance 24 - 2 19 3 -
Communications 8 - - 7 1 -
             
Mediterranean Theater of Operations - Total 377 - 60 245 57 15
Heavy Bombers 70 - 11 10 41 8
Medium & Light Bombers 100 - 10 69 15 6
Fighters 163 - 25 138 - -
Transports 21 - 8 11 1 1
Reconnaissance 23 - 6 17 - -
Communications - - - - - -
             
Pacific Ocean Areas - Total 7 - 2 1 - 4
Heavy Bombers 4 - 2 1 - 1
Medium & Light Bombers - - - - - -
Fighters 2 - - - - 2
Transports - - - - - -
Reconnaissance 1 - - - - 1
Communications - - - - - -
             
Far East Air Forces - Total 70 1 23 24 15 7
Heavy Bombers 28 1 8 8 7 4
Medium & Light Bombers 37 - 15 13 6 3
Fighters - - - - - -
Transports 4 - - 3 1 -
Reconnaissance 1 - - - 1 -
Communications - - - - - -
             
China & India-Burma  - Total 74 - 8 47 16 3
Heavy Bombers 18 - 1 12 4 1
Medium & Light Bombers 12 - 3 3 5 1
Fighters 35 - 4 31 - -
Transports 6 - - - 6 -
Reconnaissance 2 - - 1 - 1
Communications 1 - - - 1 -
             
Alaska  - Total 22 - 19 1 - 2
Heavy Bombers - - - - - -
Medium & Light Bombers 9 - 8 1 - -
Fighters 12 - 10 - - 2
Transports - - - - - -
Reconnaissance 1 - 1 - - -
Communications - - - - - -
             
Twentieth Air Force  - Total 11 - - - 9 2
Very Heavy Bombers 10 - - - 8 2
Heavy Bombers 1 - - - 1 -
Medium & Light Bombers - - - - - -
Fighters - - - - - -
Transports - - - - - -
Reconnaissance - - - - - -
Communications - - - - - -
             
Other Overseas - Total 8 - - 8 - -
Heavy Bombers - - - - - -
Medium & Light Bombers - - - - - -
Fighters 6 - - 6 - -
Transports - - - - - -
Reconnaissance 2 - - 2 - -
Communications - - - - - -