Luftwaffe serviceable aircraft strengths (1940–45)

The following table summarizes the operational strength of the German air force, or Luftwaffe, by general category of aircraft. The period covered is World War II from 1940 to 1945, starting at the time of the Battle of Britain.

Class: \ Date:	17-Aug-40	24-Jun-41	27-Jul-42	17-May-43	31-May-44	Class: \ Date:	10-Jan-45	9-Apr-45
Single-engine fighters	787	898	945	980	1063	Single-engined fighters	1469	1305
Twin-engine fighters	219	105	58	114	151	Twin-engined fighters	n/a	n/a
Night fighters	63	148	203	378	572	Night fighters	808	485
Fighter-bombers	119	124	40	216	278	Anti-shipping aircraft	83	n/a
Ground attack aircraft	n/a	n/a	19	61	352	Ground attack aircraft	613	712
Dive-bombers	294	260	249	413	n/a	Dive-bombers	n/a	n/a
Night harassment aircraft	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	305	Night harassment aircraft	302	215
Twin-engine bombers	960	931	1119	1269	841	Multi-engine bombers	294	37
Four-engine bombers	7	4	41	33	97	Multi-engine bombers	294	37
Reconnaissance aircraft	185	282	188	215	153	Reconnaissance aircraft	176	143
Army cooperation aircraft	135	388	209	251	210	Army cooperation aircraft	293	309
Coastal aircraft	162	76	64	149	123	Coastal aircraft	60	45
Transport aircraft	226	212	365	414	719	Transport aircraft	269	10
Kampfgeschwader 200 (misc. aircraft)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	65	Kampfgeschwader 200 (misc. aircraft)	206	70
Totals:	3157	3428	3500	4493	4929	Totals:	4573	3331

References and links

Price, Alfred (1997). The Luftwaffe Data Book. Greenhill Books. ISBN 1853672939.

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Luftwaffe serviceable aircraft strengths (1940–45)

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