Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II

Table 54 -- Crews on Hand Overseas, By Type and Principal Model: Jun 1943 to Aug 1945

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 Total VHB Heavy
Bombers		 Medium &
Light Bombers		  Fighters Reconnaissance Troop Carrier Communications
B-29 Total B-17 B-24 B-32 Total B-25 B-26 A-20 A-26 Total P-38 P-47 P-51 Night
Fighter		 Other Total F-4/5 F-6 Other Total C-46 C-47
C-53		 Other Total Liaison Other
1943  
Jun 6,553 - 1,150 613 537 - 1,134 628 328 178 - 3,350 877 379 - 242 1,852 244 141 73 30 595 - 595 - 80 80 -
Jul 8,240 - 1,466 739 727 - 1,445 728 568 149 - 4,129 820 726 216 84 2,283 312 159 92 61 765 - 756 - 123 123 -
Aug 8,843 - 1,564 843 721 - 1,600 837 600 163 - 4,347 846 802 212 71 2,421 329 190 94 45 868 - 868 - 135 135 -
Sep 9,274 - 1,687 885 802 - 1,637 868 637 132 - 4,517 827 905 282 99 2,404 359 177 117 65 915 - 915 - 159 159 -
Oct 10,118 - 1,961 1,023 938 - 1,729 938 689 102 - 4,773 953 1,181 275 110 2,254 427 213 140 74 1,074 - 1,074 - 154 154 -
Nov 11,966 - 2,817 1,652 1,165 - 1,760 910 702 148 - 5,526 946 1,548 561 131 2,340 512 276 158 78 1,150 - 1,150 - 201 201 -
Dec 12,434 - 3,117 1,713 1,404 - 1,698 865 650 183 - 5,640 1,043 1,606 731 139 2,121 549 255 190 104 1,231 - 1,231 - 199 199 -
1944  
Jan 13,740 - 3,599 1,686 1,913 - 1,849 815 685 349 - 6,009 1,019 2,173 635 326 1,856 654 281 177 196 1,461 - 1,461 - 168 168 -
Feb 13,852 - 3,740 1,585 2,155 - 1,912 689 738 440 - 5,923 1,198 2,020 683 306 1,716 614 251 135 228 1,494 - 1,494 - 169 169 -
Mar 15,716 - 4,194 1,573 2,621 - 2,286 843 930 513 - 6,540 1,394 2,294 758 366 1,728 700 244 231 225 1,799 - 1,799 - 197 197 -
Apr 18,098 143 4,630 1,822 2,808 - 2,492 899 1,003 590 - 7,814 1,615 3,252 1,044 252 1,651 790 331 178 281 1,909 - 1,909 - 320 320 -
May 20,250 222 5,590 2,168 3,422 - 2,641 947 1,037 657 - 8,562 1,718 3,780 1,601 182 1,281 858 387 170 301 1,977 - 1,977 - 400 400 -
Jun 21,208 226 5,821 2,222 3,599 - 2,695 914 1,116 665 - 8,915 1,966 3,922 1,687 183 1,157 863 395 165 303 2,173 - 2,173 - 515 515 -
Jul 22,976 224 6,313 2,642 3,671 - 2,898 971 1,172 755 - 9,405 1,500 4,128 2,448 215 1,114 1,110 529 245 336 2,482 - 2,482 - 544 544 -
Aug 23,816 221 6,332 2,735 3,597 - 2,860 973 1,106 768 13 9,961 1,724 4,570 2,729 257 681 1,153 499 314 340 2,748 - 2,748 - 541 541 -
Sep 24,030 221 6,153 2,798 3,355 - 2,956 933 1,205 802 16 9,971 1,918 4,654 2,500 284 615 1,270 560 360 350 2,880 - 2,880 - 579 579 -
Oct 24,680 287 6,452 2,883 3,569 - 2,994 941 1,182 753 118 10,065 1,840 4,885 2,418 322 600 1,264 576 398 290 3,028 18 3,010 - 590 590 -
Nov 26,218 391 6,848 2,937 3,911 - 3,217 1,048 1,243 648 278 10,057 1,899 4,708 2,738 319 393 1,406 690 380 336 3,562 117 3,445 - 737 737 -
Dec 26,810 484 7,093 3,113 3,980 - 3,215 1,070 1,202 646 297 9,848 1,867 4,116 3,172 331 362 1,371 678 371 322 3,911 176 3,735 - 888 888 -
1945  
Jan 27,794 579 7,465 3,284 4,181 - 3,108 926 1,278 630 274 10,191 1,922 4,185 3,397 335 352 1,501 751 431 319 4,048 189 3,859 - 902 902 -
Feb 28,138 688 7,781 3,414 4,367 - 3,113 959 1,185 598 371 9,971 1,777 4,039 3,516 310 329 1,518 761 397 360 4,174 534 3,640 - 893 893 -
Mar 28,484 778 7,785 3,485 4,300 - 3,027 969 1,089 487 482 10,189 1,633 3,976 3,965 331 284 1,628 748 463 417 4,146 590 3,556 - 931 931 -
Apr 28,070 870 6,862 3,128 3,734 - 3,023 976 966 343 738 10,178 1,690 3,942 4,005 328 213 1,847 838 562 447 4,345 855 3,490 - 945 941 4
May 25,560 880 5,510 2,618 2,892 - 2,947 959 859 296 833 9,803 1,663 3,736 3,921 301 182 1,723 791 484 448 3,754 1,038 2,716 - 943 936 7
Jun 22,099 1,106 3,221 1,570 1,641 10 2,683 849 834 281 719 9,143 1,432 3,726 3,561 315 109 1,594 708 430 456 3,426 1,110 2,308 8 926 912 14
Jul 18,545 1,186 2,449 948 1,490 11 1,811 559 573 225 454 8,167 1,445 3,071 3,308 294 49 1,328 658 255 415 2,744 1,013 1,723 8 860 846 14
Aug 15,255 1,378 2,145 813 1,316 16 1,620 574 518 241 287 6,417 1,380 2,042 2,731 223 41 1,082 520 184 378 2,007 1,045 954 8 606 606 -