Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II
Table 187 -- Gasoline Consumption of Airplanes with Units in Mediterranean Theater of Operations, By Type of Airplane: Jun 1942 to May 1945
(In thousands of gallons)
| Year and Month | Total | Heavy Bomber | Medium & Light Bomber | Fighter |
| Grand Total | 605,829 | 416,328 | 82,592 | 106,909 |
| Annually | ||||
| 1942 (Jun-Dec) | 2,175 | 948 | 616 | 611 |
| 1943 | 89,269 | 36,377 | 26,658 | 26,234 |
| 1944 | 348,335 | 250,034 | 42,766 | 55,535 |
| 1945 (Jan-May) |
166,050 | 128,969 | 12,552 | 24,529 |
| Monthly | ||||
| 1942 | ||||
| Jun | 13 | 13 | - | - |
| Jul | 31 | 31 | - | - |
| Aug | 74 | 34 | 40 | - |
| Sep | 90 | 42 | 44 | 4 |
| Oct | 237 | 42 | 173 | 12 |
| Nov | 901 | 390 | 211 | 300 |
| Dec | 829 | 386 | 148 | 295 |
| 1943 | ||||
| Jan | 2,727 | 1,237 | 656 | 834 |
| Feb | 1,957 | 1,067 | 390 | 500 |
| Mar | 2,579 | 1,011 | 631 | 937 |
| Apr | 5,276 | 2,335 | 1,342 | 1,599 |
| May | 7,675 | 3,509 | 1,741 | 2,425 |
| Jun | 7,752 | 3,028 | 2,116 | 2,608 |
| Jul | 14,381 | 5,955 | 4,376 | 4,050 |
| Aug | 11,400 | 4,205 | 3,550 | 3,645 |
| Sep | 12,691 | 5,051 | 4,419 | 3,221 |
| Oct | 8,241 | 3,221 | 2,953 | 2,067 |
| Nov | 7,054 | 2,712 | 2,205 | 2,137 |
| Dec | 7,536 | 3,046 | 2,279 | 2,211 |
| 1944 | ||||
| Jan | 13,397 | 7,193 | 3,004 | 3,200 |
| Feb | 10,435 | 5,905 | 2,360 | 2,170 |
| Mar | 15,660 | 9,954 | 2,795 | 2,911 |
| Apr | 26,135 | 18,598 | 3,019 | 4,518 |
| May | 36,748 | 27,015 | 4,299 | 5,434 |
| Jun | 36,459 | 26,147 | 4,744 | 5,568 |
| Jul | 39,935 | 29,373 | 4,573 | 5,989 |
| Aug | 42,851 | 30,621 | 5,031 | 7,199 |
| Sep | 34,231 | 25,244 | 4,239 | 4,748 |
| Oct | 29,388 | 22,570 | 2,934 | 3,884 |
| Nov | 31,909 | 23,864 | 3,447 | 4,5598 |
| Dec | 31,187 | 23,550 | 2,321 | 5,316 |
| 1945 | ||||
| Jan | 18,641 | 12,724 | 1,976 | 3,941 |
| Feb | 40,338 | 32,574 | 2,774 | 4,990 |
| Mar | 47,491 | 37,657 | 3,170 | 6,664 |
| Apr | 48,082 | 37,533 | 3,361 | 7,188 |
| May | 11,498 | 8,481 | 1,271 | 1,746 |
