Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II

Table 121 -- Airborne and Effective Combat Sorties Flown in Pacific Ocean Areas, By Type of Airplane: May 1942 to Aug 1945

Year
and
Month

 Total Heavy Bomber Medium & Light Bomber Fighter
Airborne Effective Airborne Effective Airborne Effective Airborne Effective
Grand Total 59,101 a 54,304 14,043 a 12,801 6,027 a 5,615 39,031 a 35,888
Annually
1942
(May-Dec)		 130 NA 100 NA 10 NA 20 NA
1943 1,413 1,150 1,014 812 38 38 361 300
1944 26,364 25,223 6,720 6,164 3,984 3,780 15,660 15,279
1945
(Jan-Aug)		 31,194 27,931 6,209 5,825 1,995 1,797 22,990 20,309
Monthly  
1942
May 6 Not Available - Not Available 6 Not Available - Not Available
Jun 59 55 4 -
Jul - - - -
Aug - - - -
Sep - - - -
Oct - - - -
Nov 10 - - 10
Dec 55 45 - 10
1943  
Jan 37 37 36 36 - - 1 1
Feb 9 9 9 9 - - - -
Mar - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 26 29 26 - - - -
May 27 16 23 12 - - 4 4
Jun 22 16 20 14 - - 2 2
Jul 29 21 29 21 - - - -
Aug - - - - - - - -
Sep 49 39 47 37 - - 2 2
Oct 4 3 - - - - 4 3
Nov 362 286 362 286 - - - -
Dec 845 697 459 371 38 38 348 288
1944  
Jan 1,402 1,230 314 269 288 221 800 740
Feb 1,090 995 363 329 213 199 514 467
Mar 1,189 1,056 387 335 640 611 162 110
Apr 1,365 1,317 469 437 896 880 - -
May 1,086 1,042 413 385 673 657 - -
Jun 950 883 318 289 216 199 416 395
Jul 4,142 4,046 389 354 323 306 3,430 3,386
Aug 3,317 3,187 548 483 444 421 2,325 2,283
Sep 2,384 2,299 620 579 189 184 1,575 1,536
Oct 2,105 2,058 511 473 102 102 1,492 1,483
Nov 2,854 2,731 1,023 944 - - 1,831 1,787
Dec 4,480 4,379 1,365 1,287 - - 3,115 3,092
1945  
Jan 3,520 3,402 1,303 1,227 - - 2,217 2,175
Feb 3,015 2,796 1,342 1,175 - - 1,673 1,621
Mar 4,270 4,164 807 774 - - 3,463 3,390
Apr 3,105 2,695 667 646 - - 2,438 2,049
May 3,988 2,508 514 483 - - 2,474 2,025
Jun 6,538 5,473 213 193 - - 6,325 5,280
Jul 6,496 5,713 871 853 1,225 1,091 4,400 3,769
Aug 1,262 1,180 492 474 770 706 - -

a Figures are for Jan 1943 to Aug 1945