Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II
Table 188 -- Gasoline Consumption of Airplanes with Units in Pacific Ocean Areas, By Type of Airplane: May 1942 to Aug 1945
(In thousands of gallons)
| Year and Month | Total | Heavy Bomber | Medium & Light Bomber | Fighter |
| Grand Total | 93,798 | 50,170 | 8,799 | 34,829 |
| Annually | ||||
| 1942 (May-Dec) | 2,009 | 1,411 | 31 | 567 |
| 1943 | 12,903 | 6,840 | 652 | 5,411 |
| 1944 | 41,396 | 22,179 | 4,309 | 14,908 |
| 1945 (Jan-Aug) |
37,490 | 19,740 | 3,807 | 13,943 |
| Monthly | ||||
| 1942 | ||||
| May | 19 | - | 19 | - |
| Jun | 754 | 742 | 12 | - |
| Jul | - | - | - | - |
| Aug | - | - | - | - |
| Sep | - | - | - | - |
| Oct | - | - | - | - |
| Nov | 412 | - | - | 412 |
| Dec | 824 | 669 | - | 155 |
| 1943 | ||||
| Jan | 780 | 377 | 10 | 393 |
| Feb | 720 | 282 | 49 | 389 |
| Mar | 629 | 270 | 3 | 356 |
| Apr | 724 | 366 | 3 | 355 |
| May | 713 | 359 | 3 | 351 |
| Jun | 663 | 330 | 3 | 330 |
| Jul | 761 | 373 | 3 | 385 |
| Aug | 647 | 242 | - | 405 |
| Sep | 692 | 263 | - | 429 |
| Oct | 1,327 | 661 | 71 | 595 |
| Nov | 2,567 | 1,639 | 260 | 668 |
| Dec | 2,680 | 1,678 | 247 | 755 |
| 1944 | ||||
| Jan | 2,505 | 1,105 | 420 | 980 |
| Feb | 2,376 | 1,383 | 234 | 759 |
| Mar | 2,789 | 1,634 | 480 | 675 |
| Apr | 3,237 | 1,722 | 553 | 962 |
| May | 2,938 | 1,387 | 477 | 1,074 |
| Jun | 2,730 | 1,532 | 300 | 898 |
| Jul | 3,725 | 1,977 | 345 | 1,403 |
| Aug | 3,743 | 1,927 | 394 | 1,422 |
| Sep | 3,804 | 2,037 | 272 | 1,495 |
| Oct | 3,997 | 1,811 | 297 | 1,889 |
| Nov | 4,552 | 2,550 | 280 | 1,722 |
| Dec | 5,000 | 3,114 | 257 | 1,629 |
| 1945 | ||||
| Jan | 4,717 | 3,053 | 234 | 1,430 |
| Feb | 4,826 | 3,191 | 300 | 1,335 |
| Mar | 5,312 | 2,832 | 467 | 2,013 |
| Apr | 4,000 | 2,003 | 278 | 1,719 |
| May | 4,014 | 1,873 | 182 | 1,959 |
| Jun | 5,600 | 2,535 | 80 | 2,985 |
| Jul | 7,120 | 3,056 | 1,562 | 2,502 |
| Aug | 1,901 | 1,197 | 704 | - |
