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
U.S.	2,141	6,068	18,466	46,907	84,853	96,270	45,852	300,557
Germany	8,295	10,862	12,401	15,409	24,807	40,593	7,540	119,907
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
Japan	4,467	4,768	5,088	8,861	16,693	28,180	8,263	76,320
Total	33,225	47,312	71,786	120,285	187,516	231,804	94,625	786,553

See also

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

National WWII Museum http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-students/ww2-history/ww2-by-the-numbers/wartime-production.html

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