United States Army Air Forces
Tactical organization
Columns: Type of unit | Type of aircraft | Number of aircraft | Number of crews | Men per crew | Total personnel | Officers | Enlisted
Very heavy bombardment group | B-29 | 45 | 60 | 11 | 2078 | 462 | 1816 | Heavy bombardment group | B-17 , B-24 | 72 | 96 | 9 to 11 | 2261 | 465 | 1796 | Medium bombardment group | B-25 , B-26 | 96 | 96 | 5 or 6 | 1759 | 393 | 1386 | Light bombardment group | A-20 , A-26 | 96 | 96 | 3 or 4 | 1304 | 211 | 1093 | Single-engine fighter group | P-40 , P-47 P-51 | 111 to 126 | 108 to 126 | 1 | 994 | 183 | 811 | Twin-engine fighter group | P-38 | 111 to 126 | 108 to 126 | 1 | 1081 | 183 | 838 | Troop carrier group | C-47 | 80 - 110 | 128 | 4 or 5 | 1837 | 514 | 1323 | Combat cargo group | C-46 , C-47 | 125 | 150 | 4 | 883 | 350 | 533 | Night fighter squadron | P-61 , P-70 | 18 | 16 | 2 or 3 | 288 | 50 | 238 | Tactical reconnaissance squadron | F-6 , P-40 L-4 , L-5 | 27 | 23 | 1 | 233 | 39 | 194 | Photo reconnaissance squadron | F-5 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 347 | 50 | 297