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Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II
Table 53 -- Crews in Training in
Continental US, By Type: Dec 1942 to Aug 1945
Type
of
Crew |
1942 |
1943 |
1944 |
1945 |
| Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
| Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Complete Crews |
1,448 |
2,715 |
3,488 |
3,083 |
3,476 |
3,914 |
4,221 |
4,995 |
6,818 |
7,920 |
7,828 |
7,375 |
8,928 |
9,067 |
11,668 |
11,924 |
10,207 |
10,832 |
12,494 |
13,250 |
13,433 |
12,517 |
12,572 |
12,546 |
12,807 |
11,408 |
10,717 |
10,314 |
10,225 |
9,431 |
8,862 |
8,104 |
6,963 |
| Partial Crews |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
889 |
866 |
474 |
2,251 |
2,248 |
1,425 |
2,247 |
1,414 |
1,302 |
968 |
352 |
338 |
568 |
469 |
406 |
523 |
469 |
647 |
1,017 |
1,296 |
| Very Heavy Bomber |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| B-29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Complete Crews |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
241 |
333 |
240 |
9 |
38 |
108 |
187 |
369 |
528 |
559 |
659 |
791 |
437 |
529 |
628 |
708 |
717 |
670 |
639 |
545 |
| Partial Crews |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
97 |
- |
- |
194 |
244 |
172 |
267 |
387 |
231 |
103 |
66 |
224 |
298 |
286 |
236 |
249 |
312 |
536 |
839 |
1,058 |
| Heavy Bomber |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Complete Crews |
703 |
867 |
983 |
569 |
983 |
1,033 |
1,535 |
1,727 |
3,444 |
4,243 |
3,851 |
3,748 |
3,604 |
2,848 |
2,778 |
3,122 |
2,757 |
2,650 |
2,854 |
2,355 |
2,287 |
2,436 |
2,705 |
3,337 |
3,466 |
3,193 |
2,878 |
2,754 |
2,744 |
1,913 |
1,527 |
1,213 |
791 |
| Partial Crews |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
792 |
866 |
474 |
915 |
775 |
670 |
1,284 |
1,027 |
1,071 |
865 |
286 |
109 |
147 |
124 |
132 |
242 |
141 |
64 |
98 |
134 |
| B-17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Complete Crews |
561 |
669 |
601 |
375 |
694 |
718 |
909 |
964 |
1,673 |
1,585 |
1,512 |
1,269 |
1,086 |
1,095 |
1,109 |
1,197 |
1,062 |
1,168 |
1,247 |
936 |
1,019 |
1,050 |
1,052 |
1,581 |
1,645 |
1,504 |
1,316 |
1,198 |
1,159 |
902 |
610 |
492 |
214 |
| Partial Crews |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
363 |
439 |
218 |
581 |
415 |
217 |
547 |
436 |
483 |
527 |
142 |
32 |
51 |
40 |
46 |
143 |
92 |
26 |
39 |
59 |
| B-24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Complete Crews |
142 |
198 |
382 |
194 |
289 |
315 |
626 |
763 |
1,771 |
2,658 |
2,339 |
2,479 |
2,518 |
1,753 |
1,669 |
1,925 |
1,695 |
1,482 |
1,607 |
1,419 |
1,268 |
1,386 |
1,653 |
1,756 |
1,821 |
1,689 |
1,562 |
1,556 |
1,585 |
1,011 |
917 |
721 |
577 |
| Partial Crews |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
429 |
427 |
261 |
334 |
360 |
453 |
737 |
591 |
588 |
338 |
144 |
77 |
96 |
84 |
86 |
99 |
49 |
38 |
59 |
75 |
| Medium Bomber |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Complete Crews |
- |
84 |
174 |
528 |
402 |
618 |
351 |
507 |
435 |
633 |
309 |
162 |
546 |
938 |
1,025 |
874 |
843 |
792 |
841 |
785 |
786 |
820 |
776 |
690 |
667 |
544 |
366 |
312 |
340 |
354 |
329 |
292 |
232 |
| Partial Crews |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
17 |
37 |
61 |
| B-25 a |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Complete Crews |
- |
84 |
174 |
261 |
231 |
253 |
213 |
258 |
186 |
357 |
99 |
162 |
273 |
539 |
696 |
530 |
450 |
363 |
413 |
462 |
455 |
471 |
439 |
394 |
376 |
408 |
351 |
287 |
302 |
313 |
287 |
259 |
203 |
| Partial Crews |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
17 |
37 |
61 |
| B-26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Complete Crews |
- |
- |
- |
267 |
171 |
363 |
138 |
249 |
252 |
276 |
210 |
- |
273 |
399 |
329 |
344 |
393 |
429 |
428 |
323 |
331 |
349 |
337 |
296 |
291 |
136 |
15 |
25 |
38 |
41 |
42 |
33 |
29 |
| Light Bomber |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total a |
73 |
72 |
71 |
70 |
- |
- |
74 |
73 |
72 |
71 |
70 |
56 |
95 |
165 |
196 |
278 |
243 |
423 |
302 |
339 |
317 |
292 |
283 |
309 |
342 |
350 |
428 |
600 |
644 |
599 |
568 |
584 |
530 |
| A-20 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
165 |
196 |
278 |
243 |
423 |
302 |
296 |
317 |
292 |
249 |
183 |
116 |
108 |
123 |
132 |
102 |
61 |
38 |
- |
- |
| A-26 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
43 |
- |
- |
34 |
126 |
226 |
242 |
305 |
468 |
542 |
538 |
530 |
584 |
530 |
| Fighter |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
416 |
1,291 |
1,530 |
1,341 |
1,435 |
1,567 |
1,713 |
1,942 |
2,187 |
1,784 |
2,322 |
1,739 |
2,265 |
4,233 |
4,385 |
4,752 |
3,988 |
3,966 |
5,369 |
6,329 |
5,505 |
5,230 |
5,166 |
4,729 |
4,805 |
4,906 |
4,556 |
4,321 |
4,187 |
4,258 |
4,161 |
3,796 |
3,369 |
| P-38 |
228 |
512 |
507 |
459 |
547 |
567 |
698 |
839 |
944 |
865 |
858 |
921 |
989 |
774 |
677 |
658 |
487 |
416 |
1,468 |
1,555 |
1,439 |
1,192 |
1,217 |
1,057 |
1,031 |
886 |
762 |
603 |
615 |
643 |
565 |
449 |
378 |
| P-39 |
157 |
307 |
326 |
647 |
839 |
593 |
498 |
689 |
623 |
852 |
831 |
569 |
850 |
1,075 |
815 |
1,348 |
681 |
794 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| P-40 |
- |
429 |
657 |
192 |
6 |
366 |
351 |
312 |
483 |
27 |
258 |
39 |
- |
363 |
515 |
575 |
747 |
917 |
1,351 |
1,293 |
1,361 |
1,330 |
1,314 |
1,245 |
1,203 |
1,265 |
1,277 |
1,262 |
Included in P-51 figures |
| P-47 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
94 |
165 |
356 |
1,714 |
1,970 |
1,779 |
1,648 |
1,363 |
2,026 |
2,997 |
2,239 |
2,298 |
2,269 |
2,079 |
2,061 |
2,188 |
2,064 |
1,985 |
2,166 |
2,006 |
1,938 |
1,859 |
1,354 |
| P-51 |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
129 |
60 |
93 |
- |
243 |
- |
- |
194 |
235 |
190 |
190 |
219 |
253 |
246 |
263 |
224 |
206 |
193 |
394 |
401 |
311 |
335 |
1,288 |
1,499 |
1,540 |
1,366 |
1,460 |
| Night Fighter |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
29 |
113 |
173 |
202 |
235 |
257 |
271 |
238 |
203 |
186 |
160 |
155 |
116 |
150 |
125 |
123 |
118 |
110 |
118 |
122 |
177 |
| Other |
31 |
40 |
40 |
43 |
43 |
41 |
37 |
42 |
44 |
40 |
38 |
45 |
41 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
16 |
17 |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Reconnaissance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Complete Crews |
- |
- |
12 |
- |
- |
15 |
- |
69 |
- |
66 |
72 |
228 |
90 |
270 |
309 |
307 |
294 |
302 |
412 |
434 |
551 |
587 |
634 |
553 |
635 |
544 |
537 |
533 |
526 |
587 |
564 |
542 |
514 |
| Partial Crews |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
16 |
15 |
10 |
13 |
8 |
17 |
23 |
25 |
| F-3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| F-5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
30 |
72 |
114 |
45 |
107 |
173 |
208 |
223 |
196 |
227 |
252 |
322 |
545 |
574 |
179 |
81 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
| F-6 |
- |
- |
12 |
- |
- |
15 |
- |
69 |
- |
36 |
- |
42 |
30 |
109 |
106 |
76 |
42 |
78 |
165 |
166 |
207 |
15 |
11 |
318 |
377 |
350 |
369 |
342 |
315 |
384 |
346 |
320 |
293 |
| F-7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
72 |
15 |
54 |
30 |
23 |
29 |
28 |
- |
16 |
18 |
27 |
49 |
12 |
141 |
144 |
114 |
117 |
142 |
139 |
141 |
157 |
155 |
| F-13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
44 |
21 |
9 |
10 |
20 |
16 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
15 |
| Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Complete Crews |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
20 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
15 |
34 |
35 |
44 |
44 |
46 |
56 |
43 |
42 |
| Partial Crews |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
16 |
15 |
10 |
13 |
8 |
17 |
23 |
25 |
| Troop Carrier |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Complete Crews |
256 |
383 |
658 |
557 |
602 |
624 |
524 |
623 |
674 |
1,120 |
1,189 |
1,427 |
2,304 |
372 |
2,642 |
2,351 |
2,073 |
2,661 |
2,608 |
2,821 |
3,618 |
2,624 |
2,449 |
2,269 |
2,101 |
1,358 |
1,315 |
1,032 |
927 |
844 |
889 |
912 |
849 |
| Partial Crews |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,142 |
1,229 |
583 |
696 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
104 |
38 |
24 |
10 |
4 |
13 |
20 |
18 |
| C-46 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
132 |
263 |
311 |
354 |
367 |
424 |
486 |
475 |
| C-47, C-53 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Complete Crews |
211 |
208 |
320 |
349 |
394 |
416 |
376 |
371 |
422 |
463 |
471 |
576 |
678 |
372 |
1,272 |
1,448 |
1,734 |
2,310 |
2,608 |
2,821 |
3,618 |
2,624 |
2,449 |
2,269 |
1,625 |
721 |
506 |
286 |
182 |
91 |
81 |
63 |
50 |
| Partial Crews |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,142 |
1,229 |
583 |
696 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
104 |
38 |
24 |
10 |
4 |
113 |
20 |
18 |
| Other |
45 |
175 |
338 |
208 |
208 |
208 |
148 |
252 |
252 |
657 |
718 |
851 |
1,626 |
- |
1,370 |
903 |
339 |
351 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
476 |
505 |
546 |
435 |
391 |
386 |
384 |
363 |
324 |
| Communications |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
- |
18 |
60 |
18 |
54 |
57 |
24 |
54 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
15 |
24 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
76 |
108 |
134 |
149 |
159 |
154 |
126 |
133 |
| L-Type |
- |
12 |
60 |
18 |
48 |
15 |
24 |
54 |
- |
- |
- |
15 |
24 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
76 |
108 |
134 |
149 |
159 |
154 |
126 |
133 |
| Other |
- |
6 |
- |
- |
6 |
42 |
- |
- |
3 |
3 |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
a Breakdown of light bomber crews by model not
available prior to Jan 1944. Total light bomber crews include B-25 crews in
Fourth Air Force from Dec 1942 to Dec 1943. |
|
Source: Continental Air Forces, Statistical Control Office |
|