Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II

Table 178 -- Flying Time of Airplanes with Units in Pacific Ocean Areas, By Type of Airplane: May 1942 to Aug 1945
Year and Month All Types Heavy Bomber Medium & LIght Bomber Fighter
Total Combat Total Combat Total Combat Total Combat
Grand Total 664,100 255,987 217,725 126,851 65,396 28,319 380,979 100,817
Annually                
1942
(May-Dec)		 16,819 1,186 6,369 1,000 200 150 10,250 36
1943 126,708 14,049 31,432 12,968 5,947 159 89,329 922
1944 265,778 108,878 96,255 61,368 31,971 17,941 137,552 29,569
1945
(Jan-Aug)		 254,795 131,874 83,669 51,515 27,278 10,069 143,848 70,290
Monthly                
1942                
May 120 90 - - 120 90 - -
Jun 3,472 609 3,392 549 80 60 - -
Jul - - - - - - - -
Aug - - - - - - - -
Sep - - - - - - - -
Oct - - - - - - - -
Nov 7,700 20 - - - - 7,700 20
Dec 5,527 467 2,977 451 - - 2,550 16
1943                
Jan 8,023 511 1,680 510 - - 6,343 1
Feb 7,952 116 1,256 116 81 - 6,615 -
Mar 7,803 - 1,201 - 403 - 6,199 -
Apr 8,066 339 1,633 339 27 - 6,406 -
May 7,862 307 1,599 305 27 - 6,236 2
Jun 7,405 151 1,471 147 27 - 5,907 4
Jul 8,607 491 1,661 491 27 - 6,919 -
Aug 8,354 - 1,078 - 27 - 7,249 -
Sep 8,983 550 1,297 546 - - 7,686 4
Oct 13,915 2 2,821 - 559 - 10,535 2
Nov 19,861 4,457 7,648 4,457 2,527 - 9,686 -
Dec 19,877 7,125 8,087 6,057 2,242 159 9,548 909
1944                
Jan 20,785 7,320 4,936 2,902 3,334 1,959 12,515 2,459
Feb 17,639 6,968 6,448 3,869 1,940 1,364 9,251 1,735
Mar 19,155 7,890 7,214 4,374 3,717 2,968 8,224 548
Apr 21,239 7,456 7,540 4,203 4,237 3,253 9,462 -
May 20,509 6,038 6,284 3,237 3,570 2,801 10,655 -
Jun 17,921 7,867 6,626 3,158 2,145 1,066 9,150 643
Jul 22,112 10,350 8,242 3,653 2,569 1,331 11,301 5,366
Aug 22,239 10,513 7,989 4,475 2,677 1,785 11,573 4,153
Sep 22,253 9,348 8,658 5,488 1,890 910 11,705 2,950
Oct 24,674 7,426 7,723 4,401 2,169 504 14,782 2,521
Nov 26,525 12,516 10,824 9,019 1,960 - 13,741 3,497
Dec 30,727 18,186 13,771 12,489 1,763 - 15,193 5,697
1945                
Jan 28,968 16,555 13,275 12,244 1,570 - 14,123 4,311
Feb 27,037 15,288 13,764 11,787 2,029 - 11,244 3,501
Mar 35,712 14,172 12,533 7,765 3,512 - 19,667 6,407
Apr 28,652 13,403 8,414 5,040 1,884 - 18,354 8,363
May 29,938 11,635 7,685 3,639 1,343 - 20,910 7,996
Jun 42,747 22,325 10,100 1,670 558 - 32,089 20,655
Jul 51,662 31,431 12,800 6,016 11,401 6,358 27,461 19,057
Aug 10,079 7,065 5,098 3,354 4,981 3,711 - -