Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II
Table 46 -- Flying Training Students Under Instruction, By Type of Course: Quarterly, Sep 1939 to Aug 1945 (figures are as of end of month)
Course 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Aug
Total 966 1,427 1,609 1,849 2,987 4,491 6,485 6,962 9,125 13,286 23,425 37,375 38,079 83,282 94,114 114,488 223,984 247,959 227,761 159,918 132,845 105,787 44,467 29,793 22,117
Pilot - Total 966 1,427 1,609 1,849 2,855 4,150 6,485 6,962 9,125 12,122 19,546 26,070 31,352 39,080 46,514 56,207 65,440 74,031 70,668 56,170 44,633 28,776 21,347 11,378 5,442
Primary 709 711 688 931 1,727 1,623 3,277 3,017 4,387 6,835 9,678 12,566 15,488 19,480 20,996 24,078 26,189 25,496 17,794 14,969 8,650 3,379 3,482 911 236
Basic 257 493 466 491 674 1,685 1,843 2,297 2,265 3,183 6,056 7,039 8,714 11,792 14,010 14,769 17,869 22,508 21,152 13,313 11,488 6,386 2,597 2,307 858
Advanced Total - 223 455 427 454 842 1,365 1,648 2,473 2,104 3,814 6,092 6,459 7,078 10,408 11,260 13,139 17,935 21,113 15,928 11,629 9,654 5,587 2,260 1,792
Single Engine - 223 455 427 454 842 1,365 1,648 2,275 1,956 2,577 3,494 3,337 2,854 10,408 11,260 13,139 5,192 7,016 5,381 4,110 2,941 1,684 914 527
Transition - Total - - - - - - - - 198 148 1,237 2,598 3,122 4,224 - - -  12,743 14,097 10,547 7,519 6,713 3,903 1,346 1,265
Single Engine - - - - - - - - - - - 373 691 730 1,100 3,686 5,657 5,623 8,461 10,437 11,321 8,268 7,746 4,742 2,012
Two Engine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Four Engine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34 776 1,094 - - - - - - - -
P-38 - - - - - - - - - - - 373 691 408 556 2,284 3,879 - - - - - - - -
P-39 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 59 108 -
P-40 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,385 471 126 - - - -
P-47 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,496 1,361 994 1,077 - -
B-25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
B-25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 605 541 251 210 209 131 86 -
B-17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 462 453 651 496 580 377 570 -
B-24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,656 2,818 3,020 3,156 2,492 2,417 1,146 1,078
B-29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,795 1,986 3,055 4,456 2,803 2,454 667 703
B-32 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 498 504 1,504 -
Liaison FA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 68 -
Photo Rcn (P322) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 200 400 529 249 198 246 70 - 237 189 95
Helicopter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 120 125 155 183 - - - - - 99 -
Observation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 63 - - - - -
Primary ATC - - - - - - - - - - - - - 116 190 101 - - - - - - - - -
Advanced Phase-ATC - - - - - - - - - - - - - 136 - - - - - - - - - - -
ATC - - - - - - - - - - - - - 70 - - - - - - - - - - -
B-17 Instructor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
B-24 Instructor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 634 976 854 123 49 73 27
Four Eng Instructor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 219 281 306 130 71
Women - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 106 276 107 76 32
US in British Schools - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 673 446 208 - - - - -
Instructor Tng-Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 476 437 406 528 369 321 - - - -
Pilot Instructor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 251 250 280 190 - - - - - -
Instrument Pilot - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,291 1,224 1,567 1,178 1,087 1,133 1,089 1,508 1,158 544
Other - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,291 1,224 1,231 796 726 687 669 682 364 118
Bombardier-Total - - - - 82 105 - - - 164 896 1,465 - - - - - 336 382 361 446 420 826 794 426
Precision - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 396 675 216 252 67 91 - 427 - -
Instructor - - - - 82 105 - - - 164 896 1,465 - 1,780 3,670 4,630 3,028 675 282 313 375 897 578 986 145
Refresher - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4,430 2,731 405 - - - - - - -
Navigation-Total - - - - 50 122 - - - 767 1,760 1,848 - 1,780 3,670 200 297 270 282 313 375 897 - 232 38
Celestial - - - - 50 122 - - - 767 1,760 1,848 - - - - - - - - - - 578 754 107
Dead Reckoning - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,694 1,796 8,306 7,797 8,419 8,712 8,233 9,319 7,525 4,346 3,315 2,971
Instructor - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,694 1,796 7,797 7,797 8,300 8,507 8,068 9,038 6,466 3,562 2,687 1,794
Refresher - - - - - - - - - - - - - 509 - 1
Bombardier-Navigation-Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 118 205 165 281 1,059 103 94 79
Bombardier-Navigation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 681 534 1,098
Bombdr-DR&DS Navigation - - - - - - - - - - - - - 632 - - 2,511 6,263 7,524 8,617 6,782 5,756 4,089 2,462 966
Instructor Bombardier - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 481 599 - 121 492 443 412 34
DR Navigation - - - - - - - - - - - - - 632 - - 2,426 5,757 6,925 8,617 6,661 5,264 3,646 2,050 932
Radar Ober Bombardment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 85 25 - - - - - - -
Flt Engr Officer Training - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 481 25
Flt Engr B-29 Transition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 170 56
Aerial Engineer B-32 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 400 941 1,680
Transition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34 -
Flexible Gunnery - Total - - - - - 114 - - - 233 1,173 2,648 - 9,526 10,836 12,000 16,268 18,794 18,282 19,402 18,513 11,940 8,701 8,920 8,613
Cadets & Enlisted Men - - - - - - - - - - 1,081 2,534 - 9,526 10,766 11,552 15,923 18,161 17,644 18,668 17,524 10,639 6,939 8,021 8,209
Gunnery Officers - - - - - - - - - 106 - - - - - - - - - 118 218 108 117 62 -
Observer Non-Pilot - - - - - 114 - - - 127 92 114 - - 70 113 - - - - - - - - -
Instructor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 335 345 633 638 616 771 1,193 1,645 837 404
Aircrew-Total - - - - - - - - - - - 2,693 6,727 25,324 29,872 33,140 95,975 102,056 79,463 23,678 11,197 2,686 4,366 525 1,585
Pre-Flight - - - - - - - - - - - 2,693 6,727 25,324 29,872 33,140 35,026 33,947 26,857 23,664 11,197 2,686 4,366 525 1,585
Aircrew Colleges - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 60,949 68,109 52,606 14 - - - - -
Instructor - Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 262 498 252 475 366 302 284 149
Instrument Training - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 262 498 252 475 366 302 130 81
Other - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 154 68
Glider Pilot - Total - - - - - - - - - - - 2,651 - 5,246 1,426 205 232 138 333 857 552 103 - - -
Basic - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,962 884 - - - - 283 168 - - - -
Elementary-Advanced - - - - - - - - - - - 155 - - - - - - 130 - - - - - -
Other - - - - - - - - - - - 2,496 - 3,284 542 205 232 138 203 574 384 103 - - -
Other - - - - - - - - - - 48 - - - - - 32,733 37,321 41,999 42,396 40,999 47,738 338 297 485