Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II
Table 172 -- Enemy Aircraft Destroyed in Alaska, By Type of AAF Airplane: Jun 1942 to Aug 1945
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Year |
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 | a 113 | a 89 | a 24 | 29 | 29 | - | 9 | 9 | - | 47 | 34 | 13 |
| Annually | ||||||||||||
| 1942 (Jun-Dec) |
37 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 33 | 21 | 12 |
| 1943 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 18 | 18 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| 1944 | 8 | 8 | - | 3 | 3 | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 1945 (Jan-Dec) |
6 | 6 | - | 5 | 5 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Monthly | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | ||||||||||||
| Jun | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | - |
| Jul | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| Sep | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Nov | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 |
| Dec | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1943 | ||||||||||||
| Jan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 6 | - |
| Mar | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| Apr | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Jun | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jul | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep | 13 | 13 | - | 12 | 12 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Oct | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1944 | ||||||||||||
| Jan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jun | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jul | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Nov | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Dec | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1945 | ||||||||||||
| Jan | 5 | 5 | - | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Feb | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jun | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jul | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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a - Includes 28 enemy aircraft destroyed, 17 in the air and 11 on the ground, by unidentified AAF airplanes |
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