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World War II Aircraft Production

Army Airplanes — Totals, all Types

231,099

Very heavy bombers — Total 3,899
B-19 (Delivered in 1941) 1
B-29Superfortress 3,898
Heavybombers — Total 31,000
B-17Flying Fortress 12,692
B-24Liberator 18,190
B-32Dominator 118
Medium bombers — Total 16,070
B-25Mitchell 9,816
B-26Marauder 5,157
Other models 1,097
Light bombers — Total 18,113
A-20Havoc 7,385
A-24Dauntless 615
A-25Helldiver 900
A-26Invader 2,450
A-28 & A-29Hudson 2,189
A-30Baltimore 1,575
A-31 & A-35Vengence 1,931
A-36 (P-51 type)Mustang 500
Other models 568
Fighters — Total 68,712
P-38Lightning 9,536
P-39Airacobra 9,588
P-40Warhawk 13,738
P-47Thunderbolt 15,683
P-51Mustang 14,686
P-59Airacomet (jet propelled) 66
P-61Black Widow 702
P-63Kingcobra 3,292
P-70night fighter type of A-20 60
P-80Shooting Star (jet propelled) 243
Other models 1,118
Reconnaissance — Total 1,117
F-2 (version of C-45) 55
F-4 & F-5(version of P-38) 500
F-6 (version of P-51) 299
Other models 263
Transports—Total 22 885
C-43Traveller 352
C-45Expeditor 1,771
C-46Commando 3,180
C-47Skytrain 10,368
C-54Skymaster 1,162
C-60Lodestar 620
C-61Fowarder 1,009
C-64Norseman 756
C-69Constellation 15
C-78 (AT-17 type)Bobcat 3,206
C-87Liberator Express 291
Other models 155
Trainers — Total 55,712
AT-6Texan 15,094
AT-7, AT-10 & AT-11 Navigator (AT-7) 5,775
AT-8 & AT-17Bobcat 2,153
BT-13 & BT-15Valiant 11,537
PT-13, PT-17 & PT-27Kaydet 7,539
PT-l9, PT-23 & PT-26Cornell 7,802
Other models 5,812
Communications—Total 13,591
L-lVigilant 324
L-2Grasshopper type 1,940
L-3Grasshopper type 1,439
L-4 & L-14Grasshopper type 5,611
L-5Sentinel 3,590
R-4 & R-5 (helicopter) 161
R-6 (helicopter) 224
Other models 302
** Data represent factory acceptances or receipt of legaI title by resident factory representative of procuring agency. Includes all airplanes procured by the AAF regardless of subsequent distribution to Army, Navy, recipients of Lend-Lease, or others. These airplane deliveries represent approximately 83 percent of all Army Air Forces procurement.

Source: United States Army in World War II: The War Department; The Army and Economic Mobilization.




Type 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Total
Very Heavy Bombers 0 0 4 91 1,147 2,657 3,899
Heavy Bombers 19 181 2,241 8,695 13,057 3,681 27,874
Medium Bombers 24 326 2,429 3,989 3,636 1,432 11,836
Light Bombers 16 373 1,153 2,247 2,276 1,720 7,785
Fighters 187 1,727 5,213 11,766 18,291 10,591 47,775
Reconnaissance 10 165 195 320 241 285 1,216
Transports 5 133 1,264 5,072 6,430 3,043 15,947
Trainers 948 5,585 11,004 11,246 4,861 825 34,469
Communication/ Liaison 0 233 2,945 2,463 1,608 2,020 9,269
Total by Year 1,209 8,723 26,448 45,889 51,547 26,254 160,070
** Excludes all airplanes distributed to recipients of Lend-Lease, or others.



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