World War II aircraft production
This table lists aircraft production during World War II by country and year.
Country | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Total | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S. | 2,141 | 6,068 | 19,433 | 47,836 | 85,868 | 96,318 | 46,001 | 303,665 | [1] |
Germany | 8,295 | 10,826 | 12,401 | 15,556 | 25,527 | 40,593 | 7,540 | 120,738 | |
USSR | 10,382 | 10,565 | 15,737 | 25,436 | 34,900 | 40,300 | 20,900 | 158,220 | |
UK | 7,940 | 15,049 | 20,094 | 23,672 | 26,263 | 26,461 | 12,070 | 131,549 | [1] |
Japan | 4,467 | 4,768 | 5,088 | 8,861 | 16,693 | 28,180 | 11,066 | 79,123 | |
Italy | 1,692 | 2,142 | 3,503 | 2,818 | 967 | 11,122 | |||
France | 3,163 | 2,113 | 5,276 | ||||||
Total | 38,080 | 51,531 | 76,256 | 124,179 | 190,218 | 231,852 | 97,577 | 809,693 | |
Further reading
- Angelucci, Enzo. Complete Book of World War II Combat Aircraft (1988) 414pp
- Angelucci, Enzo. The Rand McNally Encyclopedia Of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980 (1988) 546pp; includes production data
- Harrison, Mark, ed. The economics of World War II: six great powers in international comparison (Cambridge University Press, 2000)
- Wilson, Stewart. Aircraft of World War II (Aerospace Publications, 1988), with photos, production data, service histories, countries of origin, and specifications for most World War II fighters, bombers and cargo planes.
References
- "Out-Producing the Enemy: American Production During WWII" (PDF). National World War II Museum. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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