Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II

Table 162 -- Airplane Losses on Combat Missions of Far East Air Forces, By Type of Airplane and by Cause of Loss: Jan 1942 to Aug 1945

Year
and
Month

 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 2,494 942 546 1,006 513 231 98 184 633 128 261 244 1,348 583 187 578
Annually  
1942 276 264 6 6 45 37 4 4 41 39 2 - 190 188 - 2
1943 539 395 25 119 129 104 7 18 117 58 13 46 293 233 5 55
1944 910 216 245 449 212 77 51 84 234 11 110 113 464 128 84 252
1945
(Jan-Aug)		 769 67 270 432 127 13 36 78 241 20 136 85 401 34 98 269
Monthly  
1942
Jan 5 2 - 3 5 2 - 3 - - - - - - - -
Feb 45 45 - 1 2 1 - 1 - - - - 44 44 - -
Mar 12 12 - - - - - - - - - - 12 12 - -
Apr 3 3 - - - - - - 3 3 - - - - - -
May 49 48 - 1 2 2 - - 14 14 - - 33 32 - 1
Jun 32 32 - - 2 2 - - 2 2 - - 28 28 - -
Jul 16 16 - - 1 1 - - 4 4 - - 11 11 - -
Aug 24 23 1 - 10 9 1 - 3 3 - - 11 11 - -
Sep 25 23 2 - 13 11 2 - 2 2 - - 10 10 - -
Oct 3 3 - - 1 1 - - 2 2 - - - - - -
Nov 44 43 1 - 4 4 - - 8 7 1 - 32 32 - -
Dec 17 14 2 1 5 4 1 - 3 2 1 - 9 8 - 1
1943  
Jan 23 14 6 3 6 4 - 2 8 4 4 - 9 6 2 1
Feb 22 19 2 1 10 9 1 - 1 1 - - 11 9 1 1
Mar 15 13 1 1 4 3 - 1 4 4 - - 7 6 1 -
Apr 28 27 - 1 11 11 - - 1 - - 1 16 16 - -
May 18 16 - 2 9 8 - 1 3 2 - 1 6 6 - -
Jun 36 23 2 11 11 7 2 2 9 4 - 5 16 12 - 4
Jul 84 65 1 18 25 23 - 2 15 4 1 10 44 38 - 6
Aug 58 31 2 25 11 7 1 3 10 5 1 4 37 19 - 18
Sep 50 36 1 13 5 5 - - 14 6 1 7 31 25 - 6
Oct 66 48 2 16 13 10 1 2 16 8 1 7 37 30 - 7
Nov 84 68 3 13 14 12 - 2 24 17 2 5 46 39 1 6
Dec 55 35 5 15 10 5 2 3 12 3 3 6 33 27 - 6
1944  
Jan 85 49 16 20 13 8 - 5 21 6 12 3 51 35 4 12
Feb 53 4 15 34 4 - 1 3 18 - 14 4 31 4 - 27
Mar 94 27 15 52 22 10 2 10 28 1 8 19 44 16 5 23
Apr 87 11 21 55 21 6 3 12 35 - 8 27 31 5 10 16
May 46 7 16 23 12 4 5 3 19 - 8 11 15 3 3 9
Jun 66 16 18 32 23 8 5 10 24 2 12 10 19 6 1 12
Jul 45 10 10 25 15 15 1 9 12 - 8 4 18 5 1 12
Aug 31 3 8 20 8 1 1 6 11 - 4 7 12 2 3 7
Sep 54 5 18 31 14 4 4 6 11 1 4 6 29 - 10 19
Oct 88 9 30 49 30 7 15 8 15 - 7 8 43 2 8 33
Nov 157 59 44 54 40 24 12 4 19 1 14 4 98 34 18 46
Dec 104 16 34 54 10 - 2 8 21 - 11 10 73 16 21 36
1945  
Jan 134 4 57 73 13 1 5 7 55 - 34 21 66 3 18 45
Feb 101 12 35 54 8 2 1 5 31 3 15 13 62 7 19 36
Mar 112 7 40 65 16 1 3 12 46 1 29 16 50 5 8 37
Apr 101 15 39 47 17 3 6 8 30 1 21 8 54 11 12 31
May 104 9 35 60 23 3 9 11 29 6 14 9 52 - 12 40
Jun 85 12 15 58 27 3 4 20 14 6 2 6 44 3 9 32
Jul 49 2 17 30 13 - 4 9 14 1 8 5 22 1 5 16
Aug 83 6 32 45 10 - 4 6 22 2 13 7 51 4 15 32