Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II

Table 112 -- Airplane Maintenance Jobs on Hand, Received and Completed at Depots in Continental US: Jan 1943 to Aug 1945

Year
and
Month

 Jobs on Hand (End of Month) Jobs
Received (Input)		 Jobs Completed (Output)
Total Major Overhaul Minor Overhaul Modification
Total   a  31,121 a  30,949 6,096 21,374 a    10,562
Annually
1943 b    7,880 8,285 2,199 10,355 b   2,814
1944 17,649 17,152 2,945 8,908 5,299
1945
(Jan-Aug)		   5,592 5,512 952 2,111 2,449
Monthly  
1943
Jan NA NA NA 29 799 NA
Feb NA NA NA 21 893 NA
Mar NA NA NA 49 924 NA
Apr NA NA NA 58 1,250 NA
May NA NA NA 90 1,650 NA
Jun NA NA NA 59 1,261 NA
Jul 630 937 1,293 544 379 370
Aug 760 1,040 1,158 313 522 323
Sep 787 1,047 1,084 324 437 323
Oct 761 1,096 1,239 213 441 585
Nov 853 2,201 2,124 213 1,214 697
Dec 644 1,559 1,387 286 585 516
 
1944
Jan 859 1,473 1,631 235 640 756
Feb 902 1,426 1,380 237 511 632
Mar 702 1,772 1,920 290 728 902
Apr 753 1,346 1,497 339 850 308
May 1,150 1,517 1,027 284 468 275
Jun 1,156 1,463 1,384 295 677 412
Jul 1,321 1,491 1,401 359 692 350
Aug 1,592 2,720 c   2,150 305 c    1,547 298
Sep 1,196 1,945 c    2,368 278 c    1,754 336
Oct 680 987 983 106 425 452
Nov 755 760 684 116 320 248
Dec 769 749 727 101 296 330
 
1945
Jan 729 569 775 291 347 137
Feb 769 543 500 92 288 120
Mar 694 555 623 111 249 263
Apr 752 845 807 135 415 257
May 547 900 1,023 97 98 828
Jun 639 678 535 98 146 291
Jul 614 710 734 69 507 158
Aug 669 592 515 59 61 395

a - Includes figures for Jul 1943 to Aug 1945.

b - Includes figures for Jul to Dec 1943

c - Removals from storage inflated minor overhaul jobs in Aug and Sep 1944

Source: Air Technical Service Command, Statistical Control Office.