Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II
Table 161 -- Airplane Losses on Combat Missions in Pacific Ocean Areas, By Type of Airplane and by Cause of Loss: Jun 1942 to Aug 1945
|
Year |
All Types | Heavy Bombers |
Medium & Light Bombers |
Fighters | ||||||||||||
| Total | Enemy Aircraft |
Anti- Aircraft |
Other Causes |
Total | Enemy Aircraft |
Anti- Aircraft |
Other Causes |
Total | Enemy Aircraft |
Anti- Aircraft |
Other Causes |
Total | Enemy Aircraft |
Anti- Aircraft |
Other Causes |
|
| Grand Total | 378 | 81 | 105 | 192 | 97 | 40 | 24 | 33 | 37 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 244 | 33 | 67 | 144 |
| Annually | ||||||||||||||||
| 1942 (Jun-Dec) | 13 | 7 | - | 6 | 6 | 2 | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 1943 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 1944 | 116 | 29 | 38 | 49 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 47 | 11 | 16 | 20 |
| 1945 (Jan-Aug) |
224 | 26 | 66 | 132 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 192 | 19 | 51 | 122 |
| Monthly | ||||||||||||||||
| 1942 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jun | 7 | 6 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jul | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Aug | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Nov | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Dec | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1943 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jun | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jul | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Oct | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 1944 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jan | 35 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 3 | - | 5 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Feb | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Mar | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Apr | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May | 5 | - | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jun | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jul | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 2 | 3 |
| Aug | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 2 | 3 |
| Sep | 5 | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Oct | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Nov | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Dec | 5 | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 1945 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jan | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 1 | - | 8 |
| Feb | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 3 | - | 4 |
| Mar | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Apr | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 |
| May | 32 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 2 | 14 | 13 |
| Jun | 63 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 60 | 6 | 7 | 47 |
| Jul | 64 | 9 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 25 | 21 |
| Aug | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
