APPENDIX 3
Principal United Kingdom Aircraft Programmes, 1938-44
For the purpose of these tables bombers have been classified as follows:
- Heavy: Manchester, Stirling, Lancaster and Warwick.
- Medium: Wellington, Hampden, Hereford, Whitley and Albemarle.
- Light: Blenheim, Battle (under Scheme L only; thereafter under 'Trainers'), Mosquito (bomber and photographic reconnaissance unit).
Ref. p. 18
Scheme L (as revised in September 1938)
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Ref. p. 67
'War Potential' Programme of July 1938, based on the hypothesis of a war commencing 1st October 1939
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Ref. p. 69
'Harrogate' Programme, dated 19th January 1940
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Ref. p. 124
Mr. Hennessy's 'Target' Programme, dated 2nd October 1940
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Ref. p. 124
Revised Draft 'Target' Programme, dated 3rd July 1941
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Ref. p. 306
The 'Bomber' Programme, dated December 1941
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Ref. p. 306
The 'Consolidated' Programme, dated July 1942
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Ref. p. 307
The 'Realistic' Programme1 dated January 1943
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Ref. p. 308
The 'Realistic' Programme, as revised in April 1943
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Ref. p. 308
The 'Realistic' Programme, as revised in September 1943
TABLE O
Number
Total
Heavy bombers
Medium bombers
Light bombers
Fighters
General reconnaissance
Transports and A.S.R.2
Naval
Trainers
1943:
Sept.
2,481
460
261
10
1,007
111
40
177
415
Oct.
2,241
480
260
10
1,007
111
47
204
422
Nov.
2,568
485
255
10
1,000
112
51
225
430
Dec.
2,430
446
255
10
930
102
51
233
403
1944:
Jan.
2,572
486
272
10
973
96
57
248
430
Feb.
2,578
486
265
10
971
95
60
254
437
March
2,770
529
297
11
1,043
97
61
295
437
April
2,684
499
285
12
1,021
94
50
301
422
May
2,685
521
289
14
1,021
97
40
312
391
June
2,816
581
305
17
1,074
95
36
331
377
July
2,488
535
261
19
903
54
20
327
369
Aug.
2,592
521
273
22
1,106
20
20
306
324
Sept.
2,849
618
2590
23
1,169
19
20
359
351
Oct.
2,865
629
285
26
1,183
17
20
371
334
Nov.
2,766
613
267
27
1,155
13
—
362
329
Dec.
2,601
587
231
28
1,084
11
— 356
304
1945:
Jan.
2,752
621
223
29
1,168
12
— 375
324
Feb.
2,672
614
196
28
1,124
11
— 370
329
March
2,861
674
191
30
1,214
14
— 404
334
April
2,698
638
160
29
1,149
15
— 381
326
May
2,691
645
150
29
1,133
18
— 384
332
June
2,846
698
150
30
1,196
21
— 398
353
July
2,512
642
130
25
954
19
— 383
359
Aug.
2,638
636
115
30
1,176
23
— 349
309
Sept.
2,909
748
140
30
1,198
23
— 411
359
Oct.
2,911
745
140
30
1,201
25
— 411
359
Nov.
2,795
705
133
29
1,152
24
— 395
357
Dec.
2,666
673
126
28
1,097
23
— 380
339
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The First 'Manpower Allocation' Programme, dated 1944
TABLE P
Number
Total
Heavy bombers
Medium bombers
Light bombers
Fighters
General reconnaissance
Transports and A.S.R3
Naval Trainers
1944:
March
2,588
475
223
11
1,012
122
105
267
373
April
2,463
461
198
17
970
112
99
269
337
May
2,513
477
213
24
973
113
106
283
324
June
2,554
494
225
32
979
110
104
301
309
July
2,378
468
194
19
900
107
91
302
297
Aug.
2,330
442
200
22
997
111
84
245
229
Sept.
2,522
512
226
23
1,026
88
101
286
260
Oct.
2,563
529
220
26
1,058
93
90
299
248
Nov.
2,507
513
206
27
1,047
85
84
298
247
Dec.
2,375
499
187
28
999
80
71
288
223
1945:
Jan.
2,476
517
181
29
1,060
83
73
294
239
Feb.
2,389
514
162
28
1,034
66
62
282
241
March
2,557
570
172
30
1,119
57
62
306
241
April
2,408
540
156
29
1,055
53
47
302
226
May
2,422
557
148
29
1,052
48
53
308
227
June
2,566
618
149
30
1,087
49
52
333
248
July
2,359
586
137
25
947
46
41
323
254
Aug.
2,248
544
97
30
1,017
44
44
273
199
Sept.
2,627
662
130
30
1,101
52
46
352
254
Oct.
2,658
670
130
30
1,115
48
41
370
254
Nov.
2,536
636
124
29
1,067
39
37
357
252
Dec.
2,386
608
117
28
1,014
27
24
334
234
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The Second 'Manpower Allocation' Programme, dated August 1944
TABLE Q
Number
Total
Heavy bombers
Medium bombers
Light bombers and fighters
General reconnaissance
Transports and A.S.R.4
Naval
Trainers
1944:
Aug.
2,068
461
216
863
87
68
213
160
Sept.
2,218
489
210
953
92
79
256
139
Oct.
2,204
500
198
944
96
75
262
129
Nov.
2,131
481
184
920
90
80
259
117
Dec.
2,021
457
162
879
95
71
243
114
1945:
Jan.
2,076
468
151
925
104
74
245
109
Feb.
1,969
458
131
874
97
75
230
104
March
2,106
512
132
953
82
84
243
100
April
2,001
480
117
931
63
69
243
98
May
2,033
491
107
958
63
65
243
106
June
2,156
549
103
1,025
68
56
257
98
July
1,871
471
68
925
59
35
222
91
Aug.
2,017
530
88
968
75
44
226
86
Sept.
2,232
585
88
1,085
75
42
266
91
Oct.
2,251
594
88
1,083
71
40
284
91
Nov.
2,164
569
84
1,031
68
37
285
90
Dec.
2,063
550
79
973
63
34
276
88
1945:
Jan.
2,182
588
84
1,022
64
33
301
90
Feb.
2,075
563
79
972
54
25
294
88
March
2,251
636
88
1,030
50
20
336
91
April
2,134
601
82
974
46
19
323
89
May
2,290
657
88
1,031
43
20
360
91
June
2,162
622
82
964
37
19
349
89
July
1,966
536
66
883
34
15
341
91
Aug.
2,097
647
88
853
38
20
366
85
Sept.
2,300
679
88
956
38
20
428
91
Oct.
2,298
681
88
935
38
20
445
91
Nov.
2,194
644
84
878
38
19
441
90
Dec.
2,086
609
79
831
36
18
425
88
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Footnotes
1 Excluding Gliders.
2 Air Sea Rescue aircraft.
3 Air Sea Rescue aircraft.
4 Air Sea Rescue aircraft.