Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II

Table 169 -- Enemy Aircraft Destroyed in Pacific Ocean Areas, By Type of AAF Airplane: Jul 1943 to Aug 1945

Year
and
Month

 By All Types By Heavy
Bombers		 By Medium &
Light Bombers		 By Fighters
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 794 575 219 267 183 84 26 22 4 501 370 131
Annually  
1943 (Jul-Dec) 96 87 9 81 81 - - - - 15 6 9
1944 226 150 76 163 90 73 22 22 - 41 38 3
1945
(Jan-Aug)		 472 338 134 23 12 11 4 - 4 445 326 119
Monthly  
1943
Jul 18 18 - 18 18 - - - - - - -
Aug - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 8 - 8 8 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 -
Nov 18 18 - 18 18 - - - - - - -
Dec 51 42 9 37 37 - - - - 14 5 9
1944  
Jan 56 46 10 26 16 10 18 18 - 12 12 -
Feb - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 4 - - - - 4 4 - - - -
Apr 2 2 - 2 2 - - - - - - -
May 4 4 - 4 4 - - - - - - -
Jun 7 6 1 5 5 - - - - 2 1 1
Jul 19 19 - 17 17 - - - - 2 2 -
Aug 19 17 2 19 17 2 - - - - - -
Sep 12 12 - 12 12 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 8 - 7 7 - - - - 1 1 -
Nov 14 13 1 2 1 1 - - - 12 12 -
Dec 81 19 62 69 9 60 - - - 12 10 2
1945  
Jan 7 7 - 4 4 - - - - 3 3 -
Feb 7 7 - 2 2 - - - - 5 5 -
Mar 2 2 - - - - - - - 2 2 -
Apr 94 71 23 - - - - - - 94 71 23
May 92 88 4 1 - 1 - - - 91 88 3
Jun 141 113 28 - - - - - - 141 113 28
Jul 112 47 65 3 3 - - - - 109 44 65
Aug 17 3 14 13 3 10 4 - 4 - - -