Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II
Table 157 -- Enemy Aircraft Destroyed by Twentieth Air Force, By Type of AAF Airplane: Aug 1944 to Aug 1945
Year and Month By All Types By Very Heavy Bombers By Fighters
XX Bomber Command XXI Bomber Command
Total In the Air On the Ground Total In the Air On the Ground Total In the Air On the Ground Total In the Air On the Ground
Grand Total 1,225 994 231 213 158 55 915 756 159 97 80 17
Annually                        
1944 (Aug-Dec) 254 199 55 198 143 55 56 56 - - - -
1945 (Jan-Aug) 971 795 176 15 15 - 859 700 159 97 80 17
Monthly                        
1944                        
Aug 18 18 - 18 18 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 19 - 19 19 - - - - - - -
Oct 76 21 55 76 21 55 - - - - - -
Nov 44 44 - 37 37 - 7 7 - - - -
Dec 97 97 - 48 48 - 49 49 - - - -
1945                        
Jan 151 150 1 10 10 - 141 140 1 - - -
Feb 75 75 - 4 4 - 71 71 - - - -
Mar 16 16 - 1 1 - 15 15 - - - -
Apr 321 202 119 - - - 321 202 119 - - -
May 170 131 39 - - - 170 131 39 - - -
Jun 136 136 - - - - 136 136 - - - -
Jul 37 34 3 - - - 3 3 - 34 31 3
Aug 65 51 14 - - - 2 2 - 63 49 14