Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II
Table 190 -- Gasoline Consumption of Airplanes with Units in China & India-Burma, By Type of Airplane: Mar 1942 to Aug 1945
(In thousands of gallons)
| Year and Month | Total | Heavy Bomber | Medium & Light Bomber | Fighter |
| Grand Total | 87,364 | 37,026 | 19,888 | 30,450 |
| Annually | ||||
| 1942 ( Aug-Dec) | 733 | 301 | 292 | 140 |
| 1943 | 16,342 | 9,496 | 3,869 | 2,977 |
| 1944 | 40,031 | 16,506 | 9,397 | 14,128 |
| 1945 (Jan-Aug) | 30,258 | 10,723 | 6,330 | 13,205 |
| Monthly | ||||
| 1942 | ||||
| Mar | 4 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Apr | 6 | - | 3 | 3 |
| May | 19 | - | 18 | 1 |
| Jun | 79 | 21 | 44 | 14 |
| Jul | 81 | 39 | 32 | 10 |
| Aug | 63 | 24 | 26 | 13 |
| Sep | 80 | 24 | 35 | 21 |
| Oct | 92 | 39 | 29 | 24 |
| Nov | 130 | 69 | 38 | 23 |
| Dec | 179 | 85 | 64 | 30 |
| 1943 | ||||
| Jan | 264 | 136 | 81 | 47 |
| Feb | 566 | 398 | 63 | 105 |
| Mar | 830 | 473 | 203 | 154 |
| Apr | 1,255 | 747 | 352 | 156 |
| May | 1,474 | 894 | 408 | 172 |
| Jun | 952 | 564 | 311 | 77 |
| Jul | 1,320 | 852 | 331 | 137 |
| Aug | 1,505 | 877 | 416 | 212 |
| Sep | 1,541 | 869 | 409 | 263 |
| Oct | 2,096 | 1,212 | 542 | 342 |
| Nov | 2,214 | 1,278 | 336 | 600 |
| Dec | 2,325 | 1,196 | 417 | 712 |
| 1944 | ||||
| Jan | 1,739 | 902 | 292 | 545 |
| Feb | 1,394 | 594 | 231 | 569 |
| Mar | 1,617 | 706 | 248 | 663 |
| Apr | 2,202 | 873 | 648 | 681 |
| May | 2,562 | 764 | 840 | 958 |
| Jun | 2,799 | 948 | 1,069 | 782 |
| Jul | 4,122 | 2,003 | 876 | 1,243 |
| Aug | 4,185 | 1,986 | 862 | 1,337 |
| Sep | 4,543 | 2,408 | 940 | 1,195 |
| Oct | 4,173 | 1,667 | 932 | 1,574 |
| Nov | 5,197 | 1,732 | 1,273 | 2,192 |
| Dec | 5,498 | 1,923 | 1,186 | 2,389 |
| 1945 | ||||
| Jan | 5,495 | 1,934 | 1,180 | 2,381 |
| Feb | 5,030 | 1,673 | 1,035 | 2,322 |
| Mar | 6,16 | 2,245 | 1,249 | 2,671 |
| Apr | 4,611 | 1,784 | 935 | 1,892 |
| May | 3,633 | 1,695 | 770 | 1,168 |
| Jun | 2,467 | 1,003 | 556 | 908 |
| Jul | 1,818 | 270 | 384 | 1,164 |
| Aug | 1,039 | 119 | 221 | 699 |
