U.S. Monthly Fighter Acceptances
(1940-1945)

(Last Updated 2 May 2011)

Bibliography

America's Hundred Thousand: U.S. Production Fighters of World War II by Francis H. Dean
Vought F4U Corsair by Martin W. Bowman

Notes:

1.) F4U Corsair production was split between Vought (F4U), Goodyear (FG), and Brewster (F3A).

MONTH

P-38

P-39

P-40

P-47

P-51

F4F

F4U

FG

F3A

F4U Corsair Total

F6F

January 1940







0

0

0

0


February 1940







0

0

0

0


March 1940







0

0

0

0


April 1940







0

0

0

0


May 1940



11




0

0

0

0


June 1940



25




0

0

0

0


July 1940



56



2

0

0

0

0


August 1940



104



33

0

0

0

0


September 1940

1

1

114



29

0

0

0

0


October 1940


2

135



21

1

0

0

1


November 1940



168



2

0

0

0

0


December 1940


10

165



19

0

0

0

0


Total 1940

1

13

778



106

1

0

0

1


January 1941

1

3

155



31

0

0

0

0


February 1941


6

153



25

0

0

0

0


March 1941

2

11

133



25

0

0

0

0


April 1941

4

1

186



47

0

0

0

0


May 1941

4

15

146



37

0

0

0

0


June 1941

4

37

125



29

0

0

0

0


July 1941

23

50

81



32

0

0

0

0


August 1941

26

158

179


2

31

0

0

0

0


September 1941

12

128

254


6

18

0

0

0

0


October 1941

3

198

270


25

6

0

0

0

0


November 1941

74

128

281


37

15

0

0

0

0


December 1941

54

191

285

1

68

28

0

0

0

0


Total 1941

207

926

2,248

1

138

324

0

0

0

0


January 1942

116

179

317


84

63

0

0

0

0


February 1942

127

113

295


84

81

0

0

0

0


March 1942

100

141

348

5

52

90

0

0

0

0


April 1942

100

52

396

1

86

98

0

0

0

0


May 1942

100

86

385

10

84

107

0

0

0

0


June 1942

105

227

282

26

84

132

0

0

0

0


July 1942

170

255

135

38

76

100

2

0

0

2


August 1942

80

309

143

61

24

135

9

0

0

9


September 1942

132

0

416

67

60

127

13

0

0

13

1

October 1942

145

3

360

66

0

164

31

0

0

31

1

November 1942

144

268

376

116

0

196

55

0

0

55

1

December 1942

160

299

404

142

0

177

68

0

0

68

7

Total 1942

1,479

1,932

3,854

532

634

1,470

178

0

0

178

10

January 1943

175

330

315

170

0

38

39

0

0

39

12

February 1943

168

385

314

151

0

54

75

0

0

75

35

March 1943

193

472

324

232

70

80

77

0

0

77

81

April 1943

122

511

325

244

121

103

113

2

0

115

131

May 1943

84

312

380

307

121

120

132

7

0

139

150

June 1943

180

439

400

307

20

121

156

16

2

174

180

July 1943

264

503

337

382

91

98

171

22

3

198

210

August 1943

102

501

463

434

175

170

176

30

0

206

250

September 1943

155

280

400

496

201

159

186

77

8

271

295

October 1943

351

420

378

496

284

156

195

63

27

285

345

November 1943

387

403

422

549

295

193

230

78

28

336

400

December 1943

316

391

200

660

332

245

235

82

68

385

458

Total 1943

2,497

4,947

4,258

4,428

1,710

1,537

1,785

377

136

2,298

2,547

January 1944

317

351

275

651

370

235

224

150

61

435

500

February 1944

313

350

241

633

380

282

225

147

78

450

510

March 1944

352

300

283

648

482

303

256

222

100

578

512

April 1944

342

252

203

623

407

300

230

220

119

569

515

May 1944

352

201

200

601

580

300

254

220

122

596

500

June 1944

355

150

73

600

581

300

169

160

102

431

499

July 1944

367

112

97

600

569

300

300

170

17

487

477

August 1944

400

13

155

600

700

300

220

168

0

388

496

September 1944

397

-

202

594

665

300

210

180

0

390

501

October 1944

364

-

193

494

763

210

217

182

0

399

550

November 1944

325

-

80

377

765

150

197

145

0

342

525

December 1944

300

-

-

644

720

150

163

144

0

307

555

Total 1944

4,186

1,729

2,002

7,065

6,982

3,130

2,665

2,108

599

5,372

6,140

January 1945

301



480



118

103

0

221


February 1945

253



544



152

178

0

330


March 1945

289



539



268

262

0

530


April 1945

252



591



279

205

0

484


May 1945

225



528



302

195

0

497


June 1945

175



415



300

179

0

479


July 1945

118



305



303

180

0

483


August 1945

53



157



210

151

0

361


September 1945

-



67



41

68

0

109


October 1945

-



25



31

0

0

31


November 1945

-



1



21

0

0

21


December 1945

-



5



21

0

0

21


Total 1945

1,669

0

0

3,657

6,103

1,337

2,046

1,521

0

3,567

3,578

Grand Totals

10,037

9,547

13,143

15,683

15,567

7,904

6,675

4,006

735

11,416

12,275