30 September 1952
30 September 1952
LOCATION | TOTAL | BOMBER | FIGHTER | CARGO | TRAINER | MISC. | ||||||
SS | SC | SS | SC | SS | SC | SS | SC | SS | SC | SS | SC | |
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base | 59 | 136 | 26 | 81 | 33 | 55 | ||||||
Hill Air Force Base | 98 | 77 | 12 | 9 | ||||||||
Kelly Air Force Base | 442 | 23 | 398 | 21 | ||||||||
McClellan Air Force Base | 101 | 14 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 49 | |||||
Mountain Home Air Force Base | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Norton Air Force Base | 176 | 1 | 115 | 60 | ||||||||
Olmsted Air Force Base | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Ontario Air Force Base | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Pyote Air Force Base | 396 | 261 | 2 | 133 | ||||||||
Robins Air Force Base | 42 | 72 | 21 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 9 | ||||
Tinker Air Force Base | 330 | 44 | 174 | 111 | 1 | |||||||
Erding AD |
1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Feamcom Air Base | 43 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
Kisarazu Air Field | 50 | 9 | 27 | 14 | ||||||||
TOTAL | 1,691 | 272 | 522 | 144 | 192 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 810 | 87 | 157 | 14 |
SC - Cocooned Storage.
SS - Uncocooned Storage.
31 December 1952
31 December 1952
LOCATION | TOTAL | BOMBER | FIGHTER | CARGO | TRAINER | MISC. | ||||||
SS | SC | SS | SC | SS | SC | SS | SC | SS | SC | SS | SC | |
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base | 114 | 81 | 26 | 81 | 88 | |||||||
Hill Air Force Base | 89 | 72 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||
Kelly Air Force Base | 450 | 23 | 9 | 397 | 21 | |||||||
McClellan Air Force Base | 78 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 49 | ||||||
Norton Air Force Base | 131 | 1 | 115 | 15 | ||||||||
Olmsted Air Force Base | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
Ontario Air Force Base | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Pyote Air Force Base | 353 | 221 | 1 | 131 | ||||||||
Robins Air Force Base | 70 | 43 | 21 | 43 | 5 | 35 | 9 | |||||
Tinker Air Force Base | 159 | 68 | 48 | 105 | 5 | 68 | 1 | |||||
Eniwetck IS | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
Feamcom Air Base | 63 | 24 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
Kisarazu Air Field | 37 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 9 | |||||||
TOTAL | 1,519 | 240 | 463 | 148 | 132 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 782 | 70 | 121 | 9 |
SC - Cocooned Storage.
SS - Uncocooned Storage.
31 March 1953
31 March 1953
LOCATION | TOTAL | BOMBER | FIGHTER | CARGO | TRAINER | MISC. | ||||||
SS | SC | SS | SC | SS | SC | SS | SC | SS | SC | SS | SC | |
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base | 59 | 136 | 26 | 81 | 33 | 55 | ||||||
Hill Air Force Base | 96 | 5 | 70 | 25 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
Kelly Air Force Base | 440 | 21 | 10 | 397 | 12 | |||||||
McClellan Air Force Base | 61 | 13 | 48 | |||||||||
Norton Air Force Base | 121 | 1 | 115 | 5 | ||||||||
Ontario Air Force Base | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Pyote Air Force Base | 268 | 180 | 1 | 87 | ||||||||
Robins Air Force Base | 52 | 71 | 19 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 26 | ||||
Tinker Air Force Base | 162 | 43 | 102 | 17 | ||||||||
Eniwetok IS | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||
Feamcom Air Base | 25 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Banshin Air Base | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Iwakuni Air Base | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
Kisarazu Air Field | 87 | 82 | 10 | 87 | 56 | 16 | ||||||
Komacki Air Base | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
TOTAL | 1,380 | 295 | 378 | 134 | 207 | 57 | 44 | 0 | 652 | 88 | 99 | 16 |
SC - Cocooned Storage.
SS - Uncocooned Storage.
30 June 1953
30 June 1953
LOCATION | TOTAL | BOMBER | FIGHTER | CARGO | TRAINER | MISC. | ||||||
SS | SC | SS | SC | SS | SC | SS | SC | SS | SC | SS | SC | |
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base | 137 | 136 | 102 | 81 | 35 | 55 | ||||||
Hill Air Force Base | 119 | 70 | 43 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
Kelly Air Force Base | 821 | 23 | 55 | 718 | 27 | |||||||
McClellan Air Force Base | 6 | 6 | 16 | |||||||||
Norton Air Force Base | 106 | 1 | 100 | 5 | ||||||||
Ontario Air Force Base | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Pyote Air Force Base | 257 | 175 | 82 | |||||||||
Robins Air Force Base | 29 | 64 | 14 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 9 | ||||
Tinker Air Force Base | 194 | 1 | 81 | 100 | 13 | 1 | ||||||
Eniwetok IS | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
Feamcom Air Base | 42 | 3 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
Iwakuni Air Base | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Kisarazu Air Field | 53 | 49 | 3 | 53 | 44 | 2 | ||||||
TOTAL | 1,774 | 250 | 478 | 120 | 184 | 44 | 106 | 0 | 956 | 84 | 50 | 2 |
SC - Cocooned Storage.
SS - Uncocooned Storage.
Source: Material Statistics Division, Directorate of Statistical Services, DCS/C.
Storage & Excess
End of Month | Total USAF | Continental US | Overseas | |||
Storage | Excess | Storage | Excess | Storage | Excess | |
Jan | 14,854 | 1,123 | 9,216 | 451 | 3,161 | 672 |
Feb | 14,290 | 1,235 | 8,958 | 698 | 3,103 | 537 |
Mar | 13,958 | 1,231 | 8,633 | 726 | 2,872 | 505 |
Apr | 14,120 | 1,063 | 8,194 | 557 | 2,903 | 506 |
May | 13,833 | 798 | 7,812 | 359 | 2,428 | 439 |
Jun | 13,405 | 772 | 7,951 | 312 | 2,340 | 460 |
Jul | 13,458 | 744 | 7,571 | 229 | 2,133 | 515 |
Aug | 13,286 | 489 | 7,792 | 180 | 2,178 | 309 |
Sep | 12,844 | 397 | 7,961 | 199 | 2,044 | 198 |
Oct | 12,597 | 325 | 8,114 | 143 | 1,987 | 182 |
Nov | 12,481 | 284 | 8,103 | 105 | 1,926 | 179 |
Dec | 12,184 | 245 | 8,326 | 71 | 1,820 | 174 |
Disposals
Note.--Figures in parentheses represent net gains to inventory from those airplanes previously disposed of as excess. Transfers are airplanes transferred principally to War Assets Administration in Continental US - and to Foreign Liquidation Commission overseas. Transfers to other Government agencies are also included in this category. Under "Scrap and Other" are included those airplanes scrapped directly by the USAF or transferred to USAF activities for ground instructional purposes.
Total
Type of Airplane/Disposition | 1947 | |||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Transfers | 155 | 111 | 175 | 160 | 138 | 62 | 28 | 105 | 124 | 80 | 73 | 52 |
Scrap and Other | 72 | 65 | 63 | 49 | 26 | 16 | 1 | (5) | 15 | 2 | ||
Total | 227 | 176 | 238 | 209 | 164 | 78 | 29 | 100 | 139 | 82 | 73 | 52 |
Continental U.S.
Type of Airplane/Disposition | 1947 | ||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
Transfers | 34 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 31 | 28 | |
Scrap and Other | 72 | 60 | 63 | 49 | 26 | 16 | 1 | (5) | 15 | 2 | |||
Very Heavy Bomber. See note (1). | |||||||||||||
Total | |||||||||||||
Transfers | |||||||||||||
Scrap and Other | |||||||||||||
Heavy Bomber | |||||||||||||
Total | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
Transfers | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||
Scrap and Other | 4 | 1 | (1) | 2 | |||||||||
Medium/Light Bomber | |||||||||||||
Total | 33 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 18 | ||
Transfers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 18 | ||||||
Scrap and Other | 27 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
Fighter | |||||||||||||
Total | 13 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 6 | |||
Transfers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
Scrap and Other | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||||
Reconnaissance | |||||||||||||
Total | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | (4) | 1 | 1 | ||||
Transfers | 1 | ||||||||||||
Scrap and Other | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | (4) | 1 | 1 | ||||
Transports | |||||||||||||
Total | 28 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
Transfers | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |||
Scrap and Other | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||||
Trainer | |||||||||||||
Total | 22 | 20 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | (8) | 25 | 10 | 17 | 9 | |
Transfers | 1 | (1) | 3 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 9 | ||||||
Scrap and Other | 21 | 20 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 2 | (1) | (8) | 13 | 1 | |||
Communications | |||||||||||||
Total | 2 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | (2) | 4 | |||||
Transfers | 1 | 1 | 2 | (2) | 4 | ||||||||
Scrap and Other | 1 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
Total | 227 | 176 | 238 | 209 | 164 | 78 | 29 | 100 | 139 | 82 | 73 | 52 |
Overseas
Type of Airplane/Disposition | 1947 | ||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
Transfers | 121 | 108 | 158 | 157 | 127 | 61 | 25 | 81 | 100 | 59 | 42 | 24 | |
Scrap and Other | 5 | ||||||||||||
Heavy Bomber | |||||||||||||
Total | 1 | ||||||||||||
Transfers | 1 | ||||||||||||
Scrap and Other | |||||||||||||
Medium/Light Bomber | |||||||||||||
Total | 11 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||
Transfers | 11 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||
Scrap and Other | |||||||||||||
Fighter | |||||||||||||
Total | 22 | 22 | 19 | 39 | 13 | (1) | 6 | 50 | 12 | 15 | |||
Transfers | 22 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 13 | (1) | 6 | 50 | 12 | 15 | |||
Scrap and Other | 2 | ||||||||||||
Reconnaissance | |||||||||||||
Total | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||
Transfers | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||
Scrap and Other | |||||||||||||
Transports | |||||||||||||
Total | 37 | 34 | 66 | 27 | 7 | 40 | 25 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 6 | |
Transfers | 37 | 31 | 66 | 27 | 7 | 40 | 25 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 6 | |
Scrap and Other | 3 | ||||||||||||
Trainer | |||||||||||||
Total | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 5 | ||||||
Transfers | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 5 | ||||||
Scrap and Other | |||||||||||||
Communications | |||||||||||||
Total | 54 | 57 | 67 | 54 | 106 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 19 | 16 | |
Transfers | 54 | 57 | 67 | 54 | 106 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 19 | 16 | |
Scrap and Other | |||||||||||||
Total | 121 | 113 | 158 | 157 | 127 | 61 | 25 | 81 | 100 | 59 | 42 | 24 |
NOTES 1. During September 1947 the classification of bombardment aircraft types was changed to better reflect the tactical operating radius of the types that were in service at that time. A table of classification changes can be seen by clicking the button below. Classification changes resulted in significant adjustments to the numbers of surplus aircraft included in the tables above. Class Designation of Bombardment Aircraft
Storage
Numbers of U.S. Air Force aircraft in Worldwide storage, by category.
End of Month | Total | Very Heavy Bomber | Heavy Bomber | Medium/Light Bomber | Fighter | Transport | Trainer | Other |
Jan | 16,659 | 2,179 | 702 | 2,066 | 4,309 | 521 | 3,529 | 3,353 |
Feb | 16,951 | 2,226 | 481 | 2,108 | 4,577 | 636 | 3,776 | 3,147 |
Mar | 17.163 | 2,345 | 395 | 2,101 | 4,720 | 704 | 3,737 | 3,161 |
Apr | 16,550 | 2,434 | 288 | 1,959 | 4,677 | 743 | 3,658 | 2,791 |
May | 16,116 | 2,444 | 202 | 1,837 | 4,459 | 681 | 3,796 | 2,697 |
Jun | 16,038 | 2,467 | 151 | 1,797 | 4,649 | 625 | 3,733 | 2,616 |
Jul | 15,629 | 2,400 | 150 | 1,790 | 4,656 | 589 | 3,510 | 2,534 |
Aug | 13,595 | 2,378 | 135 | 1,791 | 4,606 | 545 | 3,060 | 1,080 |
Sep | 13,190 | 2,387 | 146 | 1,796 | 4,426 | 534 | 2,656 | 1,245 |
Oct | 12,813 | 2,375 | 141 | 1,794 | 4,213 | 541 | 2,496 | 1,253 |
Nov | 12,811 | 2,385 | 144 | 1,823 | 4,088 | 534 | 2,456 | 1,381 |
Dec | 12,682 | 2,417 | 137 | 1,851 | 3,930 | 512 | 2,467 | 1,368 |
Disposals
Note.--Figures in parentheses represent net gains to inventory from those airplanes previously disposed of as excess. Transfers are airplanes transferred principally to War Assets Administration in Continental US - and to Foreign Liquidation Commission overseas. Transfers to other Government agencies are also included in this category. Under "Scrap and Other" are included those airplanes scrapped directly by the USAF or transferred to USAF activities for ground instructional purposes.
Total
Type of Airplane/Disposition | 1946 | |||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Transfers | 1,293 | 503 | 393 | 906 | 328 | 736 | 388 | 558 | 141 | 167 | 243 | 202 |
Scrap and Other |
338 | 406 | 341 | 1,175 | 406 | 168 | 246 | 271 | 42 | 60 | 54 | 38 |
Total | 1,631 | 909 | 734 | 2,081 | 734 | 904 | 634 | 829 | 183 | 227 | 297 | 240 |
Continental U.S.
Type of Airplane/Disposition | 1946 | ||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
Transfers | 1,212 | 489 | 333 | 411 | 197 | 99 | 144 | 78 | 28 | 40 | 23 | 23 | |
Scrap and Other |
71 | 117 | 90 | 60 | 54 | 57 | 41 | 73 | 28 | 49 | 49 | 38 | |
Very Heavy Bomber | |||||||||||||
Total |
(2) | ||||||||||||
Transfers | |||||||||||||
Scrap and Other |
(2) | ||||||||||||
Heavy Bomber | |||||||||||||
Total |
737 | 236 | 108 | 178 | 97 | 46 | 50 | 41 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 11 | |
Transfers | 732 | 199 | 95 | 167 | 84 | 35 | 43 | 29 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 8 | |
Scrap and Other |
5 | 37 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 2 | (1) | 2 | 3 | |
Medium/Light Bomber | |||||||||||||
Total |
88 | 27 | 42 | 65 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Transfers | 72 | 15 | 21 | 49 | 21 | 6 | 2 | (2) | 4 | 1 | (-3) | ||
Scrap and Other |
16 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
Fighter | |||||||||||||
Total |
125 | 43 | 44 | 37 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 19 | 10 | |
Transfers | 100 | 22 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 3 | |
Scrap and Other |
25 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 7 | |
Reconnaissance | |||||||||||||
Total |
79 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 1 | ||
Transfers | 78 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 9 | (1) | 1 | 1 | ||
Scrap and Other |
1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | |||||
Transports | |||||||||||||
Total |
198 | 147 | 182 | 75 | 10 | 37 | 70 | 46 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 18 | |
Transfers | 189 | 127 | 175 | 68 | 4 | 34 | 66 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
Scrap and Other |
9 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
Trainer | |||||||||||||
Total |
56 | 76 | 32 | 106 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 10 | |
Transfers | 42 | 55 | 14 | 94 | 19 | 20 | 7 | (1) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 26 | |
Scrap and Other |
14 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | |
Communications | |||||||||||||
Total |
2 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 9 | |
Transfers | (1) | 29 | 4 | 2 | 22 | (4) | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
Scrap and Other |
3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | |
Total |
1,283 | 606 | 423 | 471 | 251 | 156 | 185 | 151 | 56 | 89 | 72 | 61 |
Overseas
5
Type of Airplane/Disposition | 1946 | ||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
Transfers | 81 | 14 | 60 | 495 | 131 | 637 | 244 | 480 | 113 | 127 | 220 | 179 | |
Scrap and Other |
267 | 289 | 251 | 1,115 | 352 | 111 | 205 | 198 | 14 | 11 | 5 | ||
Heavy Bomber | |||||||||||||
Total |
3 | 2 | 11 | 119 | 45 | (1) | 1 | 60 | 9 | 9 | 2 | ||
Transfers | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
Scrap and Other |
3 | 2 | 10 | 119 | 45 | (1) | 1 | 57 | 9 | 9 | |||
Medium/Light Bomber | |||||||||||||
Total |
99 | 28 | 100 | 318 | 99 | 6 | 24 | 52 | (1) | 2 | (1) | ||
Transfers | 45 | (1) | 14 | (2) | 1 | (1) | |||||||
Scrap and Other |
54 | 28 | 100 | 318 | 99 | 7 | 24 | 38 | 1 | 1 | |||
Fighter | |||||||||||||
Total |
119 | 11 | 92 | 610 | 129 | 98 | 110 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 31 | |
Transfers | 18 | 2 | 4 | (2) | 6 | 31 | |||||||
Scrap and Other |
101 | 11 | 90 | 610 | 129 | 98 | 110 | 96 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||
Reconnaissance | |||||||||||||
Total |
84 | 47 | 53 | 6 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 1 | |||||
Transfers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Scrap and Other |
83 | 46 | 52 | 6 | 70 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
Transports | |||||||||||||
Total |
37 | 249 | 74 | 249 | 73 | 68 | 47 | 305 | (33) | 23 | 22 | 37 | |
Transfers | 17 | 12 | 25 | 241 | 46 | 68 | 47 | 305 | (33) | 23 | 22 | 37 | |
Scrap and Other |
20 | 237 | 49 | 8 | 27 | ||||||||
Trainer | |||||||||||||
Total |
8 | 4 | 50 | 4 | (1) | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||||
Transfers | 2 | 2 | 49 | 4 | (1) | 2 | 5 | ||||||
Scrap and Other |
6 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
Communications | |||||||||||||
Total |
6 | 5 | 30 | 217 | 80 | 22 | 195 | 144 | 149 | 103 | 187 | 109 | |
Transfers | 30 | 204 | 80 | 21 | 195 | 144 | 149 | 103 | 187 | 109 | |||
Scrap and Other |
6 | 5 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||
Total |
348 | 303 | 311 | 1,610 | 483 | 748 | 449 | 678 | 127 | 138 | 225 | 179 |
Storage
Numbers of U.S. Air Force aircraft in Worldwide storage, by category.
End of Month | Total | Very Heavy Bomber | Heavy Bomber | Medium/Light Bomber | Fighter | Transport | Trainer | Other |
Jan | 3,551 | 1,184 | 702 | 568 | 58 | 940 | 99 | |
Feb | 4,999 | 1,097 | 726 | 551 | 76 | 2,489 | 60 | |
Mar | 5,370 | 987 | 772 | 410 | 91 | 2,946 | 164 | |
Apr | 6,275 | 1,380 | 669 | 289 | 86 | 2,697 | 1,154 | |
May | 7,311 | 1,897 | 797 | 123 | 88 | 2,633 | 1,773 | |
Jun | 10,844 | 4,303 | 1,017 | 455 | 75 | 2,636 | 2,358 | |
Jul | 12,977 | 5,481 | 1,746 | 1,465 | 564 | 1,258 | 2,463 | |
Aug | 13,777 | 52 | 5,408 | 1,908 | 2,344 | 662 | 274 | 3,129 |
Sep | 13,913 | 81 | 4,389 | 1,916 | 2,752 | 802 | 679 | 3,294 |
Oct | 14,122 | 392 | 4,055 | 1,882 | 3,140 | 748 | 656 | 3,249 |
Nov | 15,904 | 1,604 | 3,077 | 1,999 | 4,011 | 655 | 1,456 | 3,102 |
Dec | 15,688 | 2,062 | 1,159 | 2,012 | 4,071 | 656 | 2,365 | 3,363 |
Storage
Numbers of U.S. Air Force aircraft in Worldwide storage, by category.
End of Month | Total | Very Heavy Bomber | Heavy Bomber | Medium/Light Bomber | Fighter | Transport | Trainer | Other |
Jan | 16,659 | 2,179 | 702 | 2,066 | 4,309 | 521 | 3,529 | 3,353 |
Feb | 16,951 | 2,226 | 481 | 2,108 | 4,577 | 636 | 3,776 | 3,147 |
Mar | 17.163 | 2,345 | 395 | 2,101 | 4,720 | 704 | 3,737 | 3,161 |
Apr | 16,550 | 2,434 | 288 | 1,959 | 4,677 | 743 | 3,658 | 2,791 |
May | 16,116 | 2,444 | 202 | 1,837 | 4,459 | 681 | 3,796 | 2,697 |
Jun | 16,038 | 2,467 | 151 | 1,797 | 4,649 | 625 | 3,733 | 2,616 |
Jul | 15,629 | 2,400 | 150 | 1,790 | 4,656 | 589 | 3,510 | 2,534 |
Aug | 13,595 | 2,378 | 135 | 1,791 | 4,606 | 545 | 3,060 | 1,080 |
Sep | 13,190 | 2,387 | 146 | 1,796 | 4,426 | 534 | 2,656 | 1,245 |
Oct | 12,813 | 2,375 | 141 | 1,794 | 4,213 | 541 | 2,496 | 1,253 |
Nov | 12,811 | 2,385 | 144 | 1,823 | 4,088 | 534 | 2,456 | 1,381 |
Dec | 12,682 | 2,417 | 137 | 1,851 | 3,930 | 512 | 2,467 | 1,368 |
Disposals
Note.--Figures in parentheses represent net gains to inventory from those airplanes previously disposed of as excess. Transfers are airplanes transferred principally to War Assets Administration in Continental US - and to Foreign Liquidation Commission overseas. Transfers to other Government agencies are also included in this category. Under "Scrap and Other" are included those airplanes scrapped directly by the USAF or transferred to USAF activities for ground instructional purposes.
Total
Type of Airplane/Disposition | 1946 | |||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Transfers | 1,293 | 503 | 393 | 906 | 328 | 736 | 388 | 558 | 141 | 167 | 243 | 202 |
Scrap and Other | 338 | 406 | 341 | 1,175 | 406 | 168 | 246 | 271 | 42 | 60 | 54 | 38 |
Total | 1,631 | 909 | 734 | 2,081 | 734 | 904 | 634 | 829 | 183 | 227 | 297 | 240 |
Continental U.S.
Type of Airplane/Disposition | 1946 | ||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
Transfers | 1,212 | 489 | 333 | 411 | 197 | 99 | 144 | 78 | 28 | 40 | 23 | 23 | |
Scrap and Other | 71 | 117 | 90 | 60 | 54 | 57 | 41 | 73 | 28 | 49 | 49 | 38 | |
Very Heavy Bomber | |||||||||||||
Total | (2) | ||||||||||||
Transfers | |||||||||||||
Scrap and Other | (2) | ||||||||||||
Heavy Bomber | |||||||||||||
Total | 737 | 236 | 108 | 178 | 97 | 46 | 50 | 41 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 11 | |
Transfers | 732 | 199 | 95 | 167 | 84 | 35 | 43 | 29 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 8 | |
Scrap and Other | 5 | 37 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 2 | (1) | 2 | 3 | |
Medium/Light Bomber | |||||||||||||
Total | 88 | 27 | 42 | 65 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Transfers | 72 | 15 | 21 | 49 | 21 | 6 | 2 | (2) | 4 | 1 | (-3) | ||
Scrap and Other | 16 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
Fighter | |||||||||||||
Total | 125 | 43 | 44 | 37 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 19 | 10 | |
Transfers | 100 | 22 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 3 | |
Scrap and Other | 25 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 7 | |
Reconnaissance | |||||||||||||
Total | 79 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 1 | ||
Transfers | 78 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 9 | (1) | 1 | 1 | ||
Scrap and Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | |||||
Transports | |||||||||||||
Total | 198 | 147 | 182 | 75 | 10 | 37 | 70 | 46 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 18 | |
Transfers | 189 | 127 | 175 | 68 | 4 | 34 | 66 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
Scrap and Other | 9 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
Trainer | |||||||||||||
Total | 56 | 76 | 32 | 106 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 10 | |
Transfers | 42 | 55 | 14 | 94 | 19 | 20 | 7 | (1) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 26 | |
Scrap and Other | 14 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | |
Communications | |||||||||||||
Total | 2 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 9 | |
Transfers | (1) | 29 | 4 | 2 | 22 | (4) | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
Scrap and Other | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | |
Total | 1,283 | 606 | 423 | 471 | 251 | 156 | 185 | 151 | 56 | 89 | 72 | 61 |
Overseas
Type of Airplane/Disposition | 1946 | ||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
Transfers | 81 | 14 | 60 | 495 | 131 | 637 | 244 | 480 | 113 | 127 | 220 | 179 | |
Scrap and Other | 267 | 289 | 251 | 1,115 | 352 | 111 | 205 | 198 | 14 | 11 | 5 | ||
Heavy Bomber | |||||||||||||
Total | 3 | 2 | 11 | 119 | 45 | (1) | 1 | 60 | 9 | 9 | 2 | ||
Transfers | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
Scrap and Other | 3 | 2 | 10 | 119 | 45 | (1) | 1 | 57 | 9 | 9 | |||
Medium/Light Bomber | |||||||||||||
Total | 99 | 28 | 100 | 318 | 99 | 6 | 24 | 52 | (1) | 2 | (1) | ||
Transfers | 45 | (1) | 14 | (2) | 1 | (1) | |||||||
Scrap and Other | 54 | 28 | 100 | 318 | 99 | 7 | 24 | 38 | 1 | 1 | |||
Fighter | |||||||||||||
Total | 119 | 11 | 92 | 610 | 129 | 98 | 110 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 31 | |
Transfers | 18 | 2 | 4 | (2) | 6 | 31 | |||||||
Scrap and Other | 101 | 11 | 90 | 610 | 129 | 98 | 110 | 96 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||
Reconnaissance | |||||||||||||
Total | 84 | 47 | 53 | 6 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 1 | |||||
Transfers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Scrap and Other | 83 | 46 | 52 | 6 | 70 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
Transports | |||||||||||||
Total | 37 | 249 | 74 | 249 | 73 | 68 | 47 | 305 | (33) | 23 | 22 | 37 | |
Transfers | 17 | 12 | 25 | 241 | 46 | 68 | 47 | 305 | (33) | 23 | 22 | 37 | |
Scrap and Other | 20 | 237 | 49 | 8 | 27 | ||||||||
Trainer | |||||||||||||
Total | 8 | 4 | 50 | 4 | (1) | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||||
Transfers | 2 | 2 | 49 | 4 | (1) | 2 | 5 | ||||||
Scrap and Other | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
Communications | |||||||||||||
Total | 6 | 5 | 30 | 217 | 80 | 22 | 195 | 144 | 149 | 103 | 187 | 109 | |
Transfers | 30 | 204 | 80 | 21 | 195 | 144 | 149 | 103 | 187 | 109 | |||
Scrap and Other | 6 | 5 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||
Total | 348 | 303 | 311 | 1,610 | 483 | 748 | 449 | 678 | 127 | 138 | 225 | 179 |