Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II


Table 216 -- Major Installations in Continental US, By Type of Installations: 1944 and 1945

(Figures are as of end of month.)

Type of Installation 1944 1945
Dec Apr Aug
Number of Separate Installations Additional Activities at Installations Number of Separate Installations Additional Activities at Installations Number of Separate Installations Additional Activities at Installations
Total 1,440 651 1,422 673 1,325 668
Airfields 723 - 703 - 670 -
Assembly Plants (Government Owned) - 8 - 8 - 8
ATC Air Freight Terminals - 68 - 68 - 74
Basic Training Centers - 4 - 4 - 4
Bombing and Gunnery Ranges 480 - 473 - 433 -
Crash Boat Stations 32 8 32 8 31 8
             
Depots - Total 79 252 61 248 52 244
Air Depots - 12 - 12 - 12
Equipment Depots (Government Furnished) 2 1 1 1 1 1
Intransit Depots 7 - 6 - 6 -
Overseas Replacement Depots 2 - 3 - 3 -
Personnel Replacement Depots 1 2 1 2 - 2
Specialized Depots 67 1 50 1 42 1
Sub-Depots (3d Echelon Repair Shops) - 236 - 232 - 228
             
Hospitals - Total 6 266 8 290 8 289
Convalescent Hospitals 6 3 8 3 8 3
Debarkation Hospitals - 8 - 8 - 8
Regional Hospitals - 30 - 31 - 31
Station Hospitals - 225 - 248 - 247
             
Rented Office Space 79 - 109 - 103 -
Modification Centers - 12 - 13 - 11
Ports of Aerial Embarkation - 17 - 17 - 17
Redistribution Stations 4 - 4 1 5 1
             
Schools - Total 37 16 32 16 23 12
Technical Training Schools - 16 - 16 - 12
Civilian and Factory Technical Training Schools 21 - 17 - 16 -
College Training Detachments 2 - 1 - 1 -
Contract Pilot Schools 14 - 14 - 6 -
Source: Assistant Chief of Air Staff-4, Air Installations Division.