United States aircraft production during World War II
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Total Production
| Type of airplane | Total | 1940¹ | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945² |
| Grand total | 295,959 | 3,611 | 18,466 | 46,907 | 84,853 | 96,270 | 45,852 |
| Combat airplanes | 200,443 | 1,771 | 8,395 | 24,669 | 53,183 | 74,564 | 37,861 |
| Very heavy bombers | 3,740 | - | - | 4 | 91 | 1,147 | 2,498 |
| Heavy bombers | 31,685 | 46 | 282 | 2,513 | 9,574 | 15,057 | 4,213 |
| Medium bombers | 21,461 | 52 | 762 | 4,040 | 7,256 | 6,732 | 2,619 |
| Light bombers | 39,986 | 453 | 2,617 | 5,954 | 11,848 | 12,376 | 6,738 |
| Fighters | 99,465 | 1,157 | 4,036 | 10,721 | 23,621 | 38,848 | 21,082 |
| Reconnaissance | 4,106 | 63 | 698 | 1,437 | 793 | 404 | 711 |
| Support airplanes | 95,516 | 1,840 | 10,071 | 22,238 | 31,670 | 21,706 | 7,991 |
| Transports | 23,900 | 164 | 525 | 1,887 | 6,913 | 9,925 | 4,486 |
| Trainers | 58,085 | 1,676 | 9,294 | 17,237 | 20,950 | 7,936 | 1,352 |
| Communications | 13,531 | - | 252 | 3,114 | 4,167 | 3,845 | 2,153 |
¹July-December
²January-August
Recipients of U.S. aircraft production
| Type of airplane | Total | US Army Air Forces | US Navy-Marines | Other U.S. | British Empire British Empire The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the... |
Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
Other nations |
| Grand total | 295,959 | 158,880 | 73,711 | 3,714 | 38,811 | 14,717 | 6,126 |
| Combat airplanes | 200,443 | 99,487 | 56,695 | 8 | 27,152 | 13,929 | 3,172 |
| Very heavy bombers | 3,740 | 3,740 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Heavy bombers | 31,685 | 27,867 | 1,683 | - | 2,135 | - | - |
| Medium bombers | 21,461 | 11,835 | 4,693 | 8 | 3,247 | 1,010 | 638 |
| Light bombers | 39,986 | 7,779 | 20,703 | - | 8,003 | 3,021 | 480 |
| Fighters | 99,465 | 47,050 | 27,163 | - | 13,417 | 9,868 | 1,967 |
| Reconnaissance | 4,106 | 1,216 | 2,453 | - | 350 | 30 | 57 |
| Support airplanes | 95,516 | 59,939 | 17,016 | 3,706 | 11,659 | 788 | 2,954 |
| Transports | 23,900 | 15,769 | 2,702 | 267 | 3,789 | 703 | 670 |
| Trainers | 58,085 | 34,469 | 13,859 | 3 | 7,640 | 85 | 2,029 |
| Communications | 13,531 | 9,155 | 455 | 3,436 | 230 | - | 255 |