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Air Force Stored Aircraft By Type - 1949 to 1950

Totals 31 MAR 1949 30 JUN 1949 +/- 30 SEP 1949 +/- 31 DEC 1949 +/- 31 MAR 1950 +/- 30 JUN 1950 +/-
Total 9,032 7,926 -1,106 7,370 -556 7,110 -260 6,978 -132 6,887 -91

Bomber
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 64 63 -1 61 -2 61 0 48 -13 18 -30
North American B-25 Mitchell 387 359 -28 337 -21 264 -73 265 1 265 0
Douglas B-26 Invader 717 703 -14 688 -15 671 -17 655 -16 671 16
Boeing B-29 Superfortess 1,300 1,294 -6 1,281 -13 1,294 13 1,315 21 1,214 -101
Boeing B-50 Superfortress 18 10 -8 3 -7 32 29 20 -12 11 -9
North American B-45 Tornado               33 33 37 4
Total 2,486 2,429 -57 2,370 -59 2,322 -48 2,336 14 2,216 -120

Fighter
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt 833 779 -54 741 -8 746 5 747 1 747 0
North American F-51 Mustang 948 856 -92 793 -63 783 -10 789 6 747 -42
Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star 30 12 -18 38 26 33 -5 17 -16 58 41
North American F-82 Twin Mustang 10 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 26 16
Republic F-84 Thunderstreak 89 13 -76 20 7 0 -27        
Consolidated F-81 Vultee 2 0 -2                
Northrop F-61 Black Widow 1 -1                  
Total 1,913 1,670 -243 1,602 -68 1,572 -30 1,563 -9 1,578 15

Reconnaissance
Douglas RB-26 Invader 10 20 10 30 10 23 -7 23 0 23 0
Boeing RB-29 Superfortess 34 33 -1 33 0 33 0 33 0 27 -6
North American RF-51 Mustang 48 37 -11 37 0 37 0 38 1 38 0
Lockheed RF-80 Shooting Star 25 43 18 57 14 53 -4 55 2 56 1
Northrop RF-61 Black Widow 3 0 -3                
Total 120 133 13 157 24 146 -11 149 3 144 -5

Search & Rescue
Boeing SB-17 Flying Fortress 1 2 1 2 0 0 -2 1 1    
Canadian Vickers SA-10 Catalina           1 1 0 -1    
Total 1 2 1 2 0 1 -1 1 0 0 -1

Amphibious
Consolidated OA-10 Catalina 15 12 -3 10 -2 0 -10        
Total 15 12 -3 10 -2 0 -10        

Cargo
Beech C-45 Expeditor 81 14 -67 14 0 12 -2 10 -2 10 0
Curtiss C-46 Commando 207 73 -134 46 -27 38 -8 26 -12 26 0
Douglas C-47 Skytrain 199 122 -77 122 0 103 -19 67 -36 59 -8
North American CB-25 Mitchell 1 1 0 1 0 2 1        
Douglas CB-26 Invader 2 1 -1 1 0 1 0        
Douglas VB-26 Invader 9 8 -1 2 -6 1 -1        
Boeing VB-17 Flying Fortress 1 2 1 2 0   -2        
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar     0 2 2   -2        
Total 53 27 -26 11 -16 8 -3        

Trainer
North American T-6 Texan 1,015 1,114 99 1,124 10 1,110 -14 1,054 -56 1,126 72
Beechcraft T-7 Navigator 142 143 1 137 -6 127 -10        
Beechcraft T-11 Kansan 216 216 0 217 1 131 -86        
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star 2   -2   0 1 1        
Boeing TB-17 Flying Fortress 2 2 0 2 0 4 2        
North American TB-25 Mitchell 61 61 0 61 0 60 -1        
Douglas TB-26 Invader 105 97 -8 81 -16 68 -13        
Boeing TB-29 Superfortess 414 416 2 397 -19 344 -53        
Douglas TC-47 Skytrain 6   -6   0   0        
Republic TF-47 Thunderbolt 370 372 2 349 -23 218 -131        
North American TF-51 Mustang 10 2 -8 1 -1 1 0        
North American TRF-51 Mustang 4 4 0   -4   0        
Total 3,344 2,914 2,762 2,687 2,603   2,635  

Communications
Piper L-4 Grasshopper 204 176 -28 57 -119 0 -57 0 0 0 0
Stinson L-5 Sentinel 289 240 -49 82 -158 80 -2 32 -48 17 -15
Stinson L-13 Grasshopper 101 130 29 139 9 140 1 176 36 191 15
Sikorsky H-5 0 0 0 1 +1 3 +2 3 0 1 -2
Sikorsky H-6 13 2 -11 1 -10 0 -1        
Total 607 548 -59 280 -277 223 -57 211 -12 209 -2

Source: Material Statistics Division, Directorate of Statistical Services, DCS/C.