Luftwaffe serviceable aircraft strengths (1940-1945)

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.

[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

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

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

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

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

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