AVG status report, 2 Dec 1941

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AVG status report, 2 Dec 1941

Six days before the outbreak of war, the AVG had 82 pilots and 79 planes, but not all of them were ready to fight. Some pilots had not yet checked out in the Tomahawk--and some never would. And some of the planes were out of commission or lacking radios and guns.

What follows is Harvey Greenlaw's report. "Point A" was the code name for Kyedaw Airdrome, Toungoo. Note that it's impossible to know whether the 60 planes with radios were also the 60 planes with guns, and whether all of the planes so equipped were operational.

HEADQUARTERS, FIRST AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP
Office of the Group Operations Officer
Point "A" Burma
December 2, 1941
1. The following is the status report of Pilots, Aircraft and Aircraft equipment as of December 2, 1941:
NUMBER OF PILOTS
1st Squadron     27
2nd Squadron     26
3rd Squadron     29
Total Group of Pilots     82
NUMBER OF HOURS FLOWN

1st Squadron     990:15
2nd Squadron     1243:00
3rd Squadron     1059:40
Total Hours     3292.55
STATUS OF AIRCRAFT

1ST Sqdrn.

In Commission     20
Out Commision     7
Total     27
2nd Sqdrn.
In Commission     21
Out Commision     5
Total     27
3rd Sqdrn.

In Commission     21
Out Commision     5
Total     27
Group

Total Airplanes in commission     62
Total Airplanes out Commision 17
Total Airplane     79
Total Airplanes equipped with radio 60
Total Airplanes equipped with armament 60
For the COMMANDING OFFICER:
H. K. Greenlaw,
G-3.

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