Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II

Table 1 -- Combat Groups Overseas by Location and in Continental US by State of Training, By Type of Group: Dec 1941 to Aug 1945

(Figures are as of end of month.)

Location and
Type of Group		 1944
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Total 218 218 218 223 229 234 235 238
Very
Heavy Bomb		 8 8 10 17 17 21 21 24
Heavy Bomb 75 1/2 75 1/2 75 1/2 73 1/2 73 1/2 73 1/2 73 1/2 73 1/2
Medium &
Light Bomb		 29 1/2 29 1/2 28 1/2 28 1/2 28 1/2 28 1/2 28 1/2 28 1/2
Fighter 66 66 66 67 67 67 67 67
Troop Carrier 24 24 23 24 30 31 31 31
Reconnaissance 15 15 15 13 13 13 14 14
Overseas Total 148 160 1/2 174 1/2 193 201 203 204 205
Very Heavy Bomb - - - - 4 4 4 4
Heavy Bomb 52 1/2 58 1/2 63 1/2 70 1/2 72 1/2 73 1/2 73 1/2 73 1/2
Medium & Light Bomb 20 1/2 23 1/2 25 1/2 27 1/2 27 1/2 27 1/2 27 1/2 27 1/2
Fighter 49 50 53 63 64 64 64 64
Troop Carrier 17 18 1/2 22 1/2 23 24 25 25 26
Reconnaissance 9 10 10 9 9 9 10 10
Versus Germany - Total 104 1/2 115 1/2 130 1/2 145 148 148 149 149
Heavy Bomb 42 48 53 60 62 62 62 62
Medium & Light Bomb 12 15 17 18 18 18 18 18
Fighter 33 1/2 34 38 45 46 46 46 46
Troop Carrier 11 12 1/2 16 1/2 17 17 17 17 17
Reconnaissance 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6
Versus Japan -
Total		 42 44 44 48 53 55 55 56
Very Heavy Bomb - - - - 4 4 4 4
Heavy Bomb 10 1/2 10 1/2 10 1/2 10 1/2 10 1/2 11 1/2 11 1/2 11 1/2
Medium &
Light Bomb		 7 1/2 8 1/2 8 1/2 9 1/2 9 1/2 9 1/2 9 1/2 9 1/2
Fighter 15 15 15 18 18 18 18 18
Troop Carrier 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9
Reconnaissance 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Latin America & Atlantic Bases -
Total		 1 1/2 1 - - - - - -
Medium &
Light Bomb		 1 - - - - - - -
Fighter 1/2 1 - - - - - -
Continental US - Total 70 57 1/2 43 1/2 30 28 31 31 33
Very
Heavy Bomb		 8 8 10 17 13 17 17 20
Heavy Bomb 23 17 12 3 1 - - -
Medium &
Light Bomb		 9 6 3 1 1 1 1 1
Fighter 17 16 13 4 3 3 3 3
Troop Carrier 7 5 1/2 1/2 1 6 6 6 5
Reconnaissance 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
Operational Training - Total b 48 1/2 39 26 1/2 13 7 7 11 12 3/4
Very
Heavy Bomb		 4 4 4 8 4 4 6 8
Heavy Bomb 19 13 10 3 1 - - -
Medium &
Light Bomb		 8 4 2 - - - - -
Fighter 11 13 1/2 10 1 - - - -
Troop Carrier 5 1/2 4 1/2 1/2 1 2 3 5 4
Reconnaissance 1 - - - - - - -
Manning Phase - Total 10 3/4 10 7 10 14 17 12 13 1/4
Very
Heavy Bomb		 4 4 6 9 9 13 11 12
Heavy Bomb 2 2 - - - - - -
Medium &
Light Bomb		 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1/4
Fighter 2 1/4 2 - - - - - -
Troop Carrier 1 1/2 1 - - 4 3 - -
Strategic Reserve - Total c 10 3/4 8 1/2 10 7 7 7 8 7
Heavy Bomb 2 2 2 - - - - -
Medium &
Light Bomb		 - 1 - - - - - -
Fighter 3 3/4 1/2 3 3 3 3 3 2
Troop Carrier - - - - - - 1 1
Reconnaissance 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
NOTES:
a - Includes groups enroute to Continental US.
b - Includes groups returned to Continental US for redeployment training and those enroute to overseas theaters.
c - Includes groups in Continental Defense, replacement training units, and parent operational training units.