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TABLE 1-3
AAF Airplane Inventory, 1939-1941
End of Total Heavy Medium Light Fighters Reconn- Trans- Trainers Communi-
Month Bombers Bombers Bombers aissance ports cations
1939
Jul 2,402 16 400 276 494 356 118 735 7
Aug 2.440 18 414 276 492 359 I29 745 7
Sep 2.414 22 428 278 489 359 I36 754 7
Oct 2.507 27 446 277 490 365 137 758 7
Nov 2,536 32 458 275 498 375 136 755 7
Dec 2,546 39 464 274 492 378 131 76 I 7
1940
Jan 2.588 45 466 27 1 464 409 128 798 7
Feb 2.658 49 470 271 458 415 I28 860 7
Mar 2,709 54 468 267 453 415 125 920 7
Apr 2,806 54 468 263 45 I 416 125 I .022 7
May 2,906 54 470 259 459 410 I24 1.123 7
Jun 2.966 54 478 166 477 414 127 I .243 7
Jul 3,102 56 483 161 500 410 I28 1.357 7
Aug 3,295 65 485 158 539 407 128 IS06 7
Sep 3,451 72 484 I57 568 404 128 I .630 8
oc t 3.642 87 483 I54 581 408 127 1.794 8
Nov 3.862 93 483 153 613 404 I25 1.983 8
Dec 3,961 92 48 I 158 625 404 I14 2.069 8
I941
Jan 4.219 92 478 I65 630 403 I22 2,326 3
Feb 4.479 103 484 195 647 40 I 131 2.513 5
Mar 4,975 108 494 240 775 397 133 2.814 14
Apr 5.604 112 522 276 939 394 I33 3.199 29
May 6.102 I12 554 279 969 389 132 3,630 37
Jun 6.777 I20 61 I 292 1,018 415 144 4. I24 53
lul 7.423 121 642 323 1.101 434 159 4.568 75
Aug 8.242 I21 696 339 1.374 458 I74 4,979 101
Sep 9,063 I26 722 350 1,513 482 187 5,544 I39
Oct 9.964 137 75 I 356 I .696 473 206 6.199 146
Nov 10,329 157 685 350 1.618 495 216 6.594 214
Dec 12.297 288 745 799 2.170 475 254 7.340 226
Source: Headquarters. U.S. Army Air Forces, Office of Statistical Control. The Armv Air Forces Statistical Diaest ( Wdd War I/) (Washington. 1945). p. 13s