British Production of Aircraft By Year During The Second World War |
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Written by David Boyd
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Thursday, 01 January 2009 21:06 |
Production of British Aircraft By Year Here is a list of production figures for British Aircraft by year during WWII. I've collected data on all lend lease aircraft and these shall be posted here soon. Type | Sep-Dec 1939 | 1940 | 1491 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | | Total | | | | | | | | | | | Heavy Bombers | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Halifax | - | 6 | 162 | 802 | 1,824 | 2,335 | 528 | | 5657 | Lancaster | - | - | 18 | 693 | 1,847 | 2,933 | 1,447 | | 6938 | Lincoln | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 317 | | 318 | Manchester | - | 22 | 165 | 11 | - | - | - | | 198 | Stirling | - | 13 | 153 | 461 | 881 | 240 | - | | 1748 | Warwick | - | - | - | 9 | 61 | - | - | | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | Medium Bombers | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Albemarle | - | - | 3 | 165 | 106 | - | - | | 274 | Buckingham | - | - | - | - | - | 54 | - | | 54 | Hampden | 115 | 417 | 454 | 56 | - | - | - | | 1042 | Hereford | 21 | 125 | - | - | - | - | - | | 146 | Wellington | 119 | 997 | 1816 | 2702 | 2536 | 2342 | 753 | | 11265 | Whitley | 78 | 387 | 504 | 540 | 95 | - | - | | 1604 | | | | | | | | | | | Light Bombers | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Battle | 345 | 232 | - | - | - | - | - | | 577 | Blenheim | 394 | 1521 | 1381 | 683 | 147 | - | - | | 4126 | Mosquito | - | - | 12 | 131 | 228 | 199 | 375 | | 945 | | | | | | | | | | | Fighters | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Beaufighter | - | 111 | 800 | 1579 | 1641 | 1155 | 271 | | 5557 | Defiant | 16 | 366 | 452 | 86 | - | - | - | | 920 | Gladiator | 23 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | | 39 | Hornet | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47 | | 47 | Hurricane | 237 | 2515 | 3167 | 3067 | 2742 | 688 | - | | 12416 | Meteor | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | 163 | | 193 | Mosquito | - | - | 9 | 297 | 924 | 2039 | 1506 | | 4775 | Spitfire | 171 | 1252 | 2518 | 4143 | 4270 | 4917 | 2627 | | 19898 | Tempest | - | - | - | - | 3 | 504 | 702 | | 1209 | Typhoon | - | - | 28 | 686 | 1137 | 1165 | 299 | | 3315 | Welkin | - | - | - | - | 5 | 34 | 26 | | 65 | Whirlwind | - | 23 | 90 | 1 | - | - | - | | 114 | Others | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | | 33 | | | | | | | | | | | Naval | | | | | | | | | | All Aircraft | 165 | 476 | 1258 | 1158 | 1720 | 2937 | 2094 | | 9808 | | | | | | | | | | | Other Operational Types | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Albemarle | - | - | - | - | 23 | 160 | - | | 183 | Annon | 280 | 413 | - | - | - | - | - | | 693 | Auster | - | - | - | 100 | 469 | 659 | 376 | | 1604 | Beaufort | 26 | 359 | 160 | 317 | 376 | 191 | - | | 1429 | Botha | 16 | 268 | - | - | - | - | - | | 284 | Halifax | - | - | - | - | - | - | 390 | | 390 | Lysander | 134 | 619 | 320 | - | - | - | - | | 1073 | Stirling | - | - | - | - | 11 | 407 | 201 | | 619 | Sunderland | 9 | 18 | 34 | 129 | 209 | 188 | 113 | | 700 | Warwick | - | - | - | - | 173 | 308 | 256 | | 737 | York | - | - | - | - | 3 | 41 | 64 | | 108 | Others | 18 | 32 | 2 | - | - | 59 | 132 | | 243 | | | | | | | | | | | Trainers/Non op types | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Anson | - | 547 | 1363 | 1311 | 1465 | 898 | 267 | | 5851 | Battle | - | 466 | - | - | - | - | - | | 466 | Botha | - | 78 | 160 | 52 | - | - | - | | 290 | Buckmaster | - | - | - | - | - | - | 77 | | 77 | Defiant T.T. | - | - | - | 124 | 16 | - | - | | 140 | Dominie | 19 | 27 | 98 | 40 | 37 | 152 | 101 | | 474 | Henley | 50 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | | 69 | Lysander T.T. | - | - | 97 | 1 | - | - | - | | 98 | Magister | 137 | 311 | 4 | - | - | - | - | | 452 | Martinet | - | - | - | 150 | 970 | 567 | - | | 1687 | Monitor | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | | 7 | Mosquito T. | - | - | - | 13 | 74 | 68 | 63 | | 218 | Oxford | 218 | 1163 | 2378 | 2085 | 1445 | 744 | - | | 8033 | Proctor | - | 309 | 50 | 162 | 256 | 184 | - | | 961 | Queen Bee | - | 5 | 45 | - | 6 | 55 | - | | 111 | TigerMoth | 248 | 1324 | 1179 | 616 | 517 | 210 | - | | 4094 | Others | 13 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 287 | | 307 | Sources - AIR 20 2019
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