Luftwaffe serviceable aircraft strengths (1940-1945)

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

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[edit] 1940

17 August 1940
Single-engined fighters 787
Twin-engined fighters 219
Night fighters 63
Fighter-bombers 119
Dive-bombers 294
Twin-engined bombers 960
Four-engined bombers 7
Long-range reconnaissance aircraft 185
Short-range and army cooperation aircraft 135
Coastal aircraft 162
Transport aircraft 226
Total 3157

[edit] 1941

24 June 1941
Single-engined fighters 898
Twin-engined fighters 105
Night fighters 148
Fighter-bombers 124
Dive-bombers 260
Twin-engined bombers 931
Four-engined bombers 4
Long-range reconnaissance aircraft 282
Short-range and army cooperation aircraft 388
Coastal aircraft 76
Transport aircraft 212
Total 3428

[edit] 1942

27 July 1942
Single-engined fighters 945
Twin-engined fighters 58
Night fighters 203
Fighter-bombers 40
Specialized ground attack aircraft 19
Dive-bombers 249
Twin-engined bombers 1119
Four-engined bombers 41
Long-range reconnaissance aircraft 188
Short-range and army cooperation aircraft 209
Coastal aircraft 64
Transport aircraft 365
Total 3500

[edit] 1943

17 May 43
Single-engined fighters 980
Twin-engined fighters 114
Night fighters 378
Fighter-bombers 216
Specialized ground attack aircraft 61
Dive-bombers 413
Twin-engined bombers 1269
Four-engined bombers 33
Long-range reconnaissance aircraft 215
Short-range and army cooperation aircraft 251
Coastal aircraft 149
Transport aircraft 414
Total 4641

[edit] 1944

31 May 44
Single-engined fighters 1063
Twin-engined fighters 151
Night fighters 572
Fighter-bombers 278
Ground attack aircraft 352
Night harassment aircraft 305
Twin-engined bombers 841
Four-engined bombers 97
Long-range reconnaissance aircraft 153
Short-range and army cooperation aircraft 210
Coastal aircraft 123
Transport aircraft 719
Kampfgeschwader 200 (misc. aircraft} 65
Total 4928

[edit] 1945

10 January 1945
Single-engined fighters 1469
Night fighters 808
Ground attack aircraft 613
Night harassment aircraft 302
Multi-engined bombers 294
Anti-shipping aircraft 83
Long-range reconnaissance aircraft 176
Short-range and army cooperation aircraft 293
Coastal aircraft 60
Transport aircraft 269
Kampfgeschwader 200 (misc. aircraft} 206
Total 4566
9 April 1945
Single-engined fighters 1305
Night fighters 485
Ground attack aircraft 712
Night harassment aircraft 215
Multi-engined bombers 37
Long-range reconnaissance aircraft 143
Short-range and army cooperation aircraft 309
Coastal aircraft 45
Transport aircraft 10
Kampfgeschwader 200 (misc. aircraft} 70
Total 3331

[edit] See also

[edit] References and links

  • Alfred Price. Luftwaffe Data Book. 1997.