World War II aircraft production explained

This table lists aircraft production during World War II for the major allied and axis powers:

1. list

Country	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	Total	Ref
United States	2,141	6,086	26,277^[1]	47,836	85,898	96,318	49,761	324,750	^[2]
Soviet Union	10,382	10,565	15,735	25,436	34,245	40,246	20,052	157,261
United Kingdom	7,940	15,049	20,094	23,672	26,263	26,461	12,070	131,549
Germany	8,295	10,826	11,776	15,596^[3]	25,527	39,807	7,540	119,371	^[4] ^[5]
Japan	4,467	4,768	5,088	8,861	16,693	28,180	8,263	76,320
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

See also

• Air warfare of World War II
• List of military aircraft operational during World War II
• German aircraft production during World War II
• United States aircraft production during World War II
• List of aircraft of the United Kingdom in World War II

References

Bibliography

• 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)
• Book: The Origins of the Second World War . Richard . Overy . 2016 . Routledge . 978-1-317-20470-1 . Richard Overy.
• 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.

Notes and References

1. The World War II Data Book
2. Book: Craven, Wesley Frank. The Army Air Forces in World War II, Volume 6, Men and Planes. University of Chicago Press/Office of Air Force History. 1955. 1984. 0-912799-03-X. 350.
3. Book: United States Strategic Bombing Surveys . October 1987 . Air University Press . 1-58566-018-3.
4. Zeitlin. Jonathan. 1995. Flexibility and Mass Production at War: Aircraft Manufacture in Britain, the United States, and Germany, 1939-1945. Technology and Culture. 36. 1. 46–79. 10.2307/3106341. 3106341. 0040-165X.
5. Web site: German Aircraft Production during WW2. https://web.archive.org/web/20040225072109/http://members.aol.com/forcountry/ww2/gma.htm. 2004-02-25. The American War Library.