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AngryChilli

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AngryChilli
>Wolf Pack<
[W___P] >Wolf Pack<

Position: Commander

Days in clan: 631

[W___P] >Wolf Pack<

Position: Commander

Days in clan: 631

33,677
Battles Fought
76.05%
Victories/Battles
2,543
Average Experience per Battle
64,214
Most Damage per Battle,
Aerial Targets

Aircraft type efficiency

Fighters

Multirole Fighters

Heavy Fighters

Attack Aircraft

Bombers

Achievements 219/230

  • marcel
    495

    • Marseille Medal

    Awarded for destroying at least 17 aerial targets in a single sortie and winning the battle.

    Award +1
  • maccambell
    1181

    • McCampbell Medal

    Awarded for destroying at least 10 aerial targets in a single sortie and winning the battle.

    The destroyed targets must include aircraft of all 5 types.

    Award +1
  • teamworkguru
    3074

    • Hero of the Sky Badge

    Awarded for earning the highest aircraft type grade in battle.

    Award +1
  • rocketeer
    1088

    • Rocketeer

    Awarded for destroying an aerial target using a rocket.

  • dillei4

    • Johnson Medal Class IV

    Awarded for destroying at least 20 aircraft from the enemy combat group.

    Award +1
  • effective
    362

    • Effective Fire

    Awarded for earning at least 5000 personal points in each of at least 2 battles played in a row.

    The count is reset if the player earns fewer than 5000 personal points in a single battle.

  • mastersofsky
    238

    • Lords of the Sky

    Awarded to members of a Flight that destroyed at least 25 aerial targets.

    The count is reset if one of the Flight members is destroyed.

  • flameofheaven
    275

    • Flames in the Sky

    Awarded for destroying an aerial target aircraft by setting it on fire.

    Available once for each aircraft in the Hangar.

  • impactfromthesky

    • Successful Interception

    Awarded once for destroying an aircraft from an Attack Flight.

All achievements

Overall Results

Battles Fought 33,677
Victories 25,612 (76.05%)
Draws 88 (0%)
Defeats 7,977 (24%)
Average Experience per Battle 2,543
Maximum Experience per Battle 12,478

Battle Performance

Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.58
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.55
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,715.78
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,375.52

Preferences in aircraft types

Aircraft selection in Hangar or during a battle, excluding respawns
33,336
Fighters 11,340 (34%)
Multirole Fighters 5,138 (15%)
Heavy Fighters 7,767 (23%)
Attack Aircraft 3,922 (12%)
Bombers 5,169 (16%)

Preferences in aircraft nations

Aircraft selection in Hangar or during a battle, excluding respawns
33,336
U.S.S.R. Aircraft 8,277 (25%)
Germany Aircraft 10,724 (32%)
U.S.A. Aircraft 5,736 (17%)
Japan Aircraft 2,286 (7%)
U.K. Aircraft 5,528 (17%)
China Aircraft 292 (1%)
Europe Aircraft 493 (1%)

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Aircraft

Aircraft Total Sorties Selected at the Start of a Battle Most Aerial Targets Destroyed per Sortie Most Ground Targets Destroyed per Sortie
Fighters 143 26,387 11,264
II spad510
Blériot-SPAD S.510
Blériot-SPAD S.510
10 6 15 0

First flew in January 1933. Served until 1940. Never saw combat. A total of about 60 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 8.30 83
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 816.25 8,162
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6.21 62
II i-7
TsKB I-7
TsKB I-7
16 8 17 0

Developed in Germany by the Heinkel firm under the designation HD-37. Saw mass production in the U.S.S.R. as the I-7.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.06 81
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 506.90 8,110
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.17 2
II ki-10
Kawasaki Ki-10
Kawasaki Ki-10
17 9 11 0

Last mass-produced biplane fighter used by the Japanese Army. First flew in March 1935. Saw combat in China and in the Soviet-Japanese conflict of Khalkhyn Gol. A total of about 600 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.94 84
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 615.56 10,464
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9.82 166
II a4n
Nakajima A4N
Nakajima A4N
14 9 14 0

Used widely during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The last biplane designed by Nakajima.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.71 94
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 758.65 10,621
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.22 3
II xp-31
Curtiss XP-31
Curtiss XP-31
14 7 11 0

Developed in 1932–1933 for the U.S. Army. One prototype was built, but the aircraft never entered service.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.50 77
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 704.03 9,856
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2.07 28
II fw-56
Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stosser
Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stosser
12 6 18 0

One of the first designs of a fighter aircraft for the reviving Luftwaffe. The aircraft featured a parasol wing.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.33 76
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 540.58 6,486
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.10 1
II ki-5
Kawasaki Ki-5
Kawasaki Ki-5
11 7 21 1

Designed in Japan under the guidance of German experts. A total of 4 prototypes were built and underwent trials in 1934.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.18 79
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.09 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 780.38 8,584
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7.55 83
II ki-8
Nakajima Ki-8
Nakajima Ki-8
10 6 22 0

Designed for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in 1933–1935. A total of 5 prototypes were built. Never entered service.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.80 78
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 796.14 7,961
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5.48 54
II p-23
Curtiss P-23
Curtiss P-23
15 7 12 0

Experimental all-metal fighter aircraft developed on the basis of the successful P-6E with several prototypes being produced.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.53 83
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 598.62 8,979
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
II hawk-2
Curtiss Hawk II
Curtiss Hawk II
9 7 13 0

An export variant of the F11C fighter. Used extensively during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Some of the aircraft were produced directly in China.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 9.00 81
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 923.23 8,309
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.39 12
II ar-68
Arado Ar 68
Arado Ar 68
8 4 21 0

The last biplane to enter service with the Luftwaffe. Used as a night fighter in Spain and in the initial period of World War II.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 9.00 72
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 705.88 5,647
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.95 7
II he-51
Heinkel He 51
Heinkel He 51
17 9 18 0

Developed in 1933 as a successor to the Ar 65 for the Luftwaffe. Used during the Spanish Civil War. A total of 700 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.71 97
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 595.01 10,115
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13.17 223
II ar-67
Arado Ar 67
Arado Ar 67
11 7 19 0

Developed to replace the Ar 65. First flew in the fall of 1933. Being outperformed by the competing Ar 68, it never entered service.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 8.45 93
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 763.35 8,396
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2.22 24
II bristol-type-105
Bristol Bulldog
Bristol Bulldog
22 10 16 0

Served in the British Royal Air Force in 1929–1937. A total of 443 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.14 91
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 392.16 8,627
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.29 6
III ki-18
Mitsubishi Ki-18
Mitsubishi Ki-18
24 13 25 0

Land modification of the A5M naval fighter. Underwent trials in 1935–1936 but never entered service, as the Japanese Army favored the Ki-10.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.33 176
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 828.77 19,890
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.54 12
III ki-33
Mitsubishi Ki-33
Mitsubishi Ki-33
30 14 17 0

Performed trials in 1936 as a new fighter for the Japanese Army. Two prototypes were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.47 134
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 588.03 17,640
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8.70 260
III a5m
Mitsubishi A5M
Mitsubishi A5M
40 20 14 0

The first monoplane carrier-based fighter adopted by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. Successfully used during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.98 159
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 597.28 23,891
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.82 32
III ar-80
Arado Ar 80
Arado Ar 80
28 13 15 1

Lightweight fighter constructed in 1934 according to the specifications provided by the Luftwaffe Operational Headquarters.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.75 133
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 662.17 18,540
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7.83 219
III ki-27
Nakajima Ki-27
Nakajima Ki-27
31 15 23 0

Developed to replace the Ki-10. The prototype first flew in October 1936. Saw combat in China, during the Battle of Khalkhyn Gol, and in the initial period of the Pacific War. A total of about 3,400 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.26 163
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 775.56 24,042
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.64 19
III bristol-type-133
Bristol Type 133
Bristol Type 133
35 16 16 0

Underwent trials in the summer of 1934. The first aircraft with retractable landing gear proposed to the Royal Air Force.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.34 152
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 703.04 24,606
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.66 23
III supermarine-t-224
Supermarine Type 224
Supermarine Type 224
11 8 24 0

First flew in February 1934. The experience gained during the Type 224 development was subsequently used to create the famous Spitfire.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 10.91 120
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,375.24 15,127
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.65 7
III tskb-12
Polikarpov TsKB-12bis
Polikarpov TsKB-12bis
39 18 11 1

A prototype of the I-16 (TsKB-12) equipped with a Wright Cyclone engine and three-blade propeller. Following trials, it was decided to produce I-16 with the M-22 engine.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.82 149
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 549.21 21,419
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17.34 676
III ba-27
Breda Ba.27 Metallico
Breda Ba.27 Metallico
30 13 13 1

Designed as a high-speed monoplane fighter for the Italian Air Force, the Ba.27M was not accepted into service and so was offered for export. Employed by the Chinese Air Force during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.17 125
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 569.66 17,089
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7.13 213
III f2a-1
Brewster F2A-1 Buffalo
Brewster F2A-1 Buffalo
38 15 14 0

Early version of the F2A Buffalo. A total of 11 aircraft of this modification were built for the U.S. Navy.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.18 159
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 625.76 23,778
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.09 41
III hawk-75
Curtiss Hawk 75M
Curtiss Hawk 75M
34 16 11 0

An export variant of the Model 75 aircraft. Used by the air forces of various countries throughout the world.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.97 135
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 699.87 23,795
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.06 1
III yp-29
Boeing YP-29
Boeing YP-29
38 17 17 0

Designed as an attempt of the Boeing company to produce a more advanced version of the successful P-26 Peashooter. A total of 4 prototypes were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.47 132
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 543.61 20,657
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10.94 415
III avia_bk-534
Avia Bk-534
Avia Bk-534
21 12 18 1

A modification of the serial B-534 fighter with more powerful weapons. Due to the lack of 20 mm autocannons, only a small part of the Bk-534 was equipped with them regularly.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.10 128
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 974.77 20,470
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 79.74 1,674
III i-15bis-dm2
Polikarpov I-15bis DM-2
Polikarpov I-15bis DM-2
21 9 14 2

Modification of the serial I-15 with ramjet engines for better climbing performance. Tested in 1939–1940.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.29 111
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.14 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 875.59 18,387
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 97.85 2,054
III fw-159
Focke-Wulf Fw 159
Focke-Wulf Fw 159
26 12 17 0

Designed and tested in 1935 as a new fighter for the Luftwaffe, but was considered inferior to the He 112 and Bf 109. Two prototypes were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.27 137
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 774.59 20,139
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.09 2
III avia_b-534
Avia B-534
Avia B-534
35 15 14 0

The main Czechoslovakian fighter of the 1930s. Later, the Luftwaffe, Slovak, and Bulgarian Air Forces also used these aircraft. It was last used for a military operation during the Slovak National Uprising in 1944.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.71 130
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 571.25 19,993
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.20 6
III pv-3
Hawker P.V.3
Hawker P.V.3
18 12 17 2

The Hawker P.V.3 was developed as an enlarged version of the Hawker Fury fighter powered by a new engine with an enhanced armament of four machine guns. The single completed prototype was tested with several variants of the Goshawk engines in 1934–1935.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.17 129
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.11 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,112.93 20,032
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 38.18 687
IV 2pa
Seversky 2PA
Seversky 2PA
48 20 16 0

Developed on the basis of the P-35 as a two-seat bomber escort fighter. Never entered service despite good flight performance.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.58 172
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 650.32 31,215
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 21.42 1,028
IV xp-36f
Curtiss XP-36F Hawk
Curtiss XP-36F Hawk
129 59 20 3

One of the mass-produced P-36As was experimentally redesigned into a version with heavy cannon armament. Following a cycle of tests, it was decided to revert to the initial version with machine gun armament.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.14 534
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 789.48 101,842
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 23.12 2,981
IV m81a-1
Curtiss Model 81A-1
Curtiss Model 81A-1
49 20 13 0

Early modification of the P-40, also known as the Curtiss Model 81A-1. A total of 199 aircraft of this modification were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.86 140
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 621.87 30,471
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4.05 198
IV i-17
Polikarpov I-17
Polikarpov I-17
927 441 25 3

Developed in 1934–1937, but never entered service due to lack of advantage over the mass-produced I-16. Only prototypes were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.83 4,475
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 18
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 934.23 866,032
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 40.08 37,157
IV p-36
Curtiss P-36 Hawk
Curtiss P-36 Hawk
114 48 23 0

One of the most successful fighters of the prewar period. Served in the air forces of the United States, Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Norway, and China.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.04 460
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 770.48 87,834
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8.16 930
IV bf-109b
Messerschmitt Bf 109 B
Messerschmitt Bf 109 B
894 419 25 2

The winner of the contest to become the principal fighter aircraft with the Luftwaffe. Early modifications were used in Spain and in the initial period of World War II.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.30 4,736
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 15
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,147.74 1,026,075
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 31.13 27,833
IV a6m1
Mitsubishi A6M1 Zero
Mitsubishi A6M1 Zero
326 142 21 2

Early prototypes of the famous A6M Zero were equipped with Zuisei engines. First flew in April 1939.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.91 1,276
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 747.80 243,781
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 72.29 23,568
IV ki-43-i
Nakajima Ki-43-I Hayabusa
Nakajima Ki-43-I Hayabusa
209 88 19 1

Developed by the Nakajima Aircraft Company to replace the Ki-27 in the Japanese Air Force. First aircraft entered service in the fall of 1941. A total of about 6,000 Ki-43s of various versions were built and used on all fronts until the end of World War II.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.11 858
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 788.75 164,849
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 36.83 7,696
IV i-153p-dm-4
Polikarpov I-153P DM-4
Polikarpov I-153P DM-4
36 15 19 2

The mass-produced I-153P "Chaika" (a variant with two ShVAK cannons instead of 4 machine guns) was fitted with additional DM-4 ramjet engines. During the trials, a significant increase in the top speed was achieved. However, it was decided to continue work on the ramjet engines on newer types of aircraft.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.50 162
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.11 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 743.66 26,771
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 44.19 1,590
IV i-153-dm-4
Polikarpov I-153 DM-4
Polikarpov I-153 DM-4
66 25 13 0

In October 1940, the mass-produced I-153 was experimentally fitted with auxiliary ramjet DM-4 engines. During the trials, a significant increase in the top speed was achieved. However, it was decided to continue work on the ramjet engines on newer types of aircraft.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.82 186
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 534.02 35,245
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 33.14 2,187
IV hurricane-ia
Hawker Hurricane Mk. Ia
Hawker Hurricane Mk. Ia
122 54 19 1

The Hawker Hurricane fighter of the No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron in the Royal Air Force. The squadron was actively involved in the Battle of Britain, claiming to have destroyed 126 German aircraft.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.64 566
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 934.88 114,055
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 31.51 3,843
IV he-112
Heinkel He 112
Heinkel He 112
135 56 19 2

Developed and tested in 1935 as a new fighter for the Luftwaffe. Exported to Spain, Japan, Hungary, and Romania. A total of 100 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.87 522
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 781.81 105,543
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 38.30 5,171
IV bristol-type-146
Bristol Type 146
Bristol Type 146
626 261 25 3

Went through trials in 1938 as a new fighter for the Royal Air Force, but was considered inferior to the Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.72 2,956
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 12
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 877.61 549,386
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 22.60 14,148
IV cr714
Caudron-Renault C.714
Caudron-Renault C.714
111 52 15 1

Developed on the basis of the racing aircraft. Used during the French campaign of 1940. A total of about 90 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.86 429
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 834.55 92,635
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 39.44 4,377
IV p-36c
Curtiss P-36C Hawk
Curtiss P-36C Hawk
71 28 16 0

One of the early modifications of the P-36 Hawk. A total of 30 aircraft of this modification were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.92 207
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 616.87 43,798
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.94 137
IV ki-43-ic
Nakajima Ki-43-Ic
Nakajima Ki-43-Ic
43 19 10 0

Several Ki-43 aircraft were captured by the Chinese Nationalist Air Force and the Chinese Communist Air Force after Japan's defeat in the Pacific War. They were operated in China during the ongoing civil war.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.40 146
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 768.79 33,057
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 108.09 4,648
IV fantome
Fairey Fantome
Fairey Fantome
89 42 21 1

Developed for export to the Belgian Air Force. A total of 4 prototypes were built and underwent trials in Great Britain, Belgium, and the U.S.S.R.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.30 383
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 777.34 69,183
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 41.68 3,709
IV xf4f-3
Grumman XF4F-3
Grumman XF4F-3
95 37 17 1

Underwent trials in 1939. Improved version of the fighter entered service with the U.S. Navy as the F4F Wildcat.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.53 335
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 741.97 70,487
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 34.63 3,290
V fl-1
XFL-1 Airabonita
XFL-1 Airabonita
65 27 14 0

Prototype carrier-based variant of the P-39 Airacobra, which first flew in May 1940. Tested as a new fighter for the U.S. Navy, but was considered inferior to the F4U Corsair.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.49 227
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 972.93 63,240
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 51.85 3,370
V m-20
Miles M.20
Miles M.20
30 17 18 1

Designed as a simplified modification for mass production. Underwent trials in 1940–1941, but never entered service.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.87 176
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,492.18 44,765
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 192.29 5,768
V spitfire-i
Supermarine Spitfire I
Supermarine Spitfire I
80 34 16 1

First flown in March 1938. Widely used during the Battle of Britain.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.96 317
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 844.76 67,580
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 34.82 2,785
V ad10
Arsenal-Delanne AD 10C2
Arsenal-Delanne AD 10C2
61 26 17 1

Development of this two-seat fighter with the tandem wing configuration was started by the Arsenal company in 1939. The prototype was completed during the occupation of France. The aircraft was tested in the summer of 1941, but it was decided not to put it into mass production.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.98 243
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 922.10 56,248
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 51.64 3,150
V spitfire-ia
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia
125 57 18 0

The most advanced fighter of the Royal Air Force at the start of World War II. Widely used in the Dunkirk operation and the Battle of Britain.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.38 547
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,025.93 128,241
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13.16 1,644
V boomerang
CAC CA-12 Boomerang
CAC CA-12 Boomerang
49 18 12 0

Fighter designed and produced in Australia based on the CA-1 Wirraway. A total of 250 aircraft were built in 1942–1945.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.63 178
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 999.19 48,960
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.05 2
V venom
Vickers Venom
Vickers Venom
36 18 12 2

Designed in 1935–1936 to meet a British Air Ministry specification for a new single-seat fighter.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.42 159
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,167.95 42,046
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 82.01 2,952
V tomahawk-iib
Curtiss Tomahawk IIb
Curtiss Tomahawk IIb
51 23 13 0

Modification of the Curtiss P-40. Served with the 1st American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers) and was actively used in operations against Japan.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.63 185
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,024.29 52,238
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.04 2
V mig-3
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3
48 23 12 0

Developed in 1940 as a high-altitude, high-speed interceptor. Extensively used in 1941–1942. Over 3,000 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.83 232
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,344.85 64,553
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.78 85
V xf4u-1
Chance-Vought XF4U-1
Chance-Vought XF4U-1
60 25 13 0

Initial prototype of the famous F4U Corsair. First flown on 29 May 1940, demonstrating good flight performance.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.28 257
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,122.21 67,332
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 41.61 2,496
V i-180
Polikarpov I-180-3
Polikarpov I-180-3
73 33 15 0

Third prototype of the I-180 fighter. Unlike its predecessors, the I-180-3 was equipped with weapons and engine intended by the design. The aircraft was viewed as a preproduction model, but the project was abandoned due to the cancelation of the I-180.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.75 274
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 904.63 66,037
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 30.86 2,253
V bf-109e-3
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3
114 50 15 1

The most widely produced version of the Bf 109 E that was extensively used in the French campaign in 1940 and the Battle of Britain. A total of 1,868 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.76 429
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 997.56 113,722
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6.43 733
V he-100
Heinkel He 100 D-1
Heinkel He 100 D-1
53 24 10 0

Developed in the prewar period as an alternative to Messerschmitt fighters. Vied for the world speed record. Never entered service.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.42 181
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,028.78 54,525
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10.12 536
V bf-209v
Messerschmitt Me 209 V4
Messerschmitt Me 209 V4
52 27 11 0

Blueprint created on the basis of the record-setting Me 209. The project was discontinued due to difficulties in maintenance of the uprated engine.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.77 196
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,284.38 66,787
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2.09 108
V p-40
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
53 25 16 0

Developed on the basis of the P-36. Most extensively used against Japan during the Pacific War and in China, and on the Soviet-German front.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.72 250
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,237.91 65,609
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.06 3
V a6m3-30
Mitsubishi A6M3 (experimental)
Mitsubishi A6M3 (experimental)
64 29 17 0

Several A6M3 were experimentally fitted with 30 mm Type 2 autocannon. However, the trials revealed that the recoil of the 30 mm autocannon was too strong. As a result, the intention to equip the mass-produced A6M with this autocannon was abandoned.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.20 269
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 985.96 63,101
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.62 39
V yak-1
Yakovlev Yak-1
Yakovlev Yak-1
50 25 13 0

Developed in 1940 as the I-26 high-speed fighter. One of the best Soviet fighters of the early years of World War II. A total of 8,734 aircraft of various modifications were produced.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.12 206
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 953.97 47,698
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 83.46 4,173
V lagg-3
Lavochkin LaGG-3
Lavochkin LaGG-3
54 21 12 2

Fighter constructed of timber and designed as a high-speed aircraft in the prewar period. Used on all fronts until the end of the war.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.17 171
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 779.22 42,078
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11.58 625
V ki-43-ii
Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa
Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa
58 26 11 0

Military use of the first Ki-43 models revealed that the fighter lacked firepower, survivability, and top speed. To correct these faults, the Nakajima Aircraft Company developed a new modification that remained in production until the end of World War II.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.72 216
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 839.00 48,662
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
V a6m2
Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero
Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero
75 30 14 2

Early in the Pacific War, the A6M was the world's most capable carrier-based fighter, which gave Japan air superiority.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.47 260
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.11 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 827.32 62,048
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 172.82 12,961
V bf-109e
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E Emil
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E Emil
238 106 16 3

Modification of the Messerschmitt fighter created after military operations in Spain. Extensively used by the Luftwaffe and the air forces of German allies.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.63 1,101
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,248.55 297,155
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 33.64 8,005
V p-77
XP-77
XP-77
43 21 15 0

Low-cost fighter developed to address the shortage of light-metal alloys used in aviation. Never entered service.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.00 215
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,187.43 51,059
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 87.18 3,748
VI mustang-ia
North American Mustang IA
North American Mustang IA
124 53 21 1

Modification of the Mustang I that was supplied by the North American Aviation company to U.K. The aircraft featured powerful autocannon that replaced the machine guns fitted on the previous modification. A total of 93 aircraft of this modification were supplied to the Royal Air Force.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.34 538
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,509.95 187,233
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 50.64 6,279
VI spitfire-vb-im
Supermarine Spitfire Vb IM
Supermarine Spitfire Vb IM
93 39 15 0

A modification of the Spitfire V inspired by Iron Maiden.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.56 331
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,036.83 96,424
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8.26 767
VI mustang-i
North American Mustang Mk.I
North American Mustang Mk.I
107 42 12 2

Developed in the United States on request of the Royal Air Force. Further modification resulted in the creation of the P-51 Mustang fighter and the A-36 Apache attack aircraft.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.33 356
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,131.64 121,085
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 92.56 9,904
VI spitfire-vb-pr
Supermarine Spitfire Vb
Supermarine Spitfire Vb
83 33 13 1

The Spitfire V modification

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.08 339
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,102.56 91,512
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 146.14 12,129
VI spitfire-v
Supermarine Spitfire V
Supermarine Spitfire V
166 70 15 1

Developed in 1941 to replace the Spitfire I and Spitfire II. Widely used in Europe and North Africa.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.07 675
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,152.39 191,296
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 40.39 6,705
VI yak-1m
Yakovlev Yak-1M
Yakovlev Yak-1M
89 35 12 1

Created in 1943 on the basis of the Yak-1. Further improvements led to creation of the Yak-3.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.35 298
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 913.94 81,340
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 33.59 2,989
VI i-210
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-210
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-210
87 37 12 0

A modification of the MiG-3 featuring a radial air-cooled engine. A total of 5 aircraft were built and remained in service until 1944.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.69 321
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,114.61 96,971
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.55 47
VI la-5
Lavochkin La-5
Lavochkin La-5
109 53 14 1

A further development of the LaGG-3 featuring an air-cooled engine and enhanced aerodynamics.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.48 488
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,271.46 138,588
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 135.01 14,716
VI p-39n-1
P-39N-1 Airacobra
P-39N-1 Airacobra
89 39 14 5

The developer was looking for ways to improve aircraft characteristics based on feedback from the pilots who flew various modifications of the P-39 Airacobra.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.43 394
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.13 12
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,344.18 119,631
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 246.71 21,957
VI p-51a
North American P-51A Mustang
North American P-51A Mustang
57 28 12 0

An early model of one of the most famous U.S. Army Air Force fighters of World War II. Used mainly in North Africa, Burma, and Great Britain.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.53 258
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,625.90 92,676
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.11 6
VI ki-61
Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien
Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien
439 188 25 1

First flew in December 1941. Different modifications of the Ki-61 were extensively used during the Pacific War from the early 1943 and through the final days of World War II. Over 3,000 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.30 1,889
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,218.89 535,091
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 28.97 12,719
VI p-39q
P-39Q-15 Airacobra
P-39Q-15 Airacobra
135 56 16 0

A significant number of the P-39 Airacobra were supplied to the U.S.S.R. under the Lend-Lease program. The P-39Q-15 was a lighter version that had no wing-mounted weapons.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.27 576
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,350.39 182,302
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 107.86 14,561
VI ki-88
Kawasaki Ki-88
Kawasaki Ki-88
96 36 13 3

Designed for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force as a heavily armed interceptor. Development was discontinued during the prototype stage.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.54 340
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,010.39 96,997
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 139.49 13,390
VI spitfire-v-db-605
Supermarine Spitfire V DB 605
Supermarine Spitfire V DB 605
224 91 19 2

During trials of captured Spitfires in Germany, one aircraft was equipped with a German DB 605 engine. It was later destroyed in an Allied air raid.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.92 877
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,145.09 256,499
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20.58 4,609
VI a6m5
Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero
Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero
61 28 15 1

This modification of the A6M confronted Allied fighters until the final days of WWII. A total of 10,449 aircraft of all variants were produced.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.48 273
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,254.57 76,528
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 72.12 4,399
VI xp-55
Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
96 44 19 2

Designed as a promising interceptor fighter with a canard configuration. The first prototype took to the air in July 1943. The tests dragged on until December 1944 when the project was recognized as having no prospects.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.71 452
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,391.39 133,573
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 85.84 8,240
VI bf-109f
Messerschmitt Bf 109 F Friedrich
Messerschmitt Bf 109 F Friedrich
93 47 18 1

Developed in 1940, the Bf 109 F outperformed the earlier Bf 109 E due to lighter armament, improved aerodynamics, and a more powerful engine.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.28 398
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,245.32 115,814
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20.28 1,886
VII ki-84
Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate
Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate
406 158 22 4

Developed for the Japanese Air Force as a promising fighter based on the results of military use of the Ki-43 and Ki-61. The Ki-84 was considered the best mass-produced Japanese fighter during World War II. Over 3,500 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.69 1,906
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 20
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,647.67 668,955
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 195.65 79,433
VII p-51joe
North American P-51D Josephine
North American P-51D Josephine
103 35 18 1

The famous P-51D aircraft flown by Joseph Peterburs in the 20th Fighter Group, U.S. Air Force.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.39 349
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,318.46 135,801
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 80.46 8,286
VII bf-109k-6
Messerschmitt Bf 109 K-6 Kurfürst
Messerschmitt Bf 109 K-6 Kurfürst
170 57 20 1

The last series in the evolution of Germany's Bf 109 fighters, called upon to standardize and put together the aircraft's multiple versions, manufactured by different plants.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.08 694
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,835.62 312,055
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11.91 2,024
VII i-220
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-220
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-220
1,329 608 26 3

High-altitude fighter designed for maneuvering combat. During development, the I-220 was tested with different types of engines. Several prototypes were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.09 6,770
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 57
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,899.36 2,524,253
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 146.34 194,487
VII la-7
Lavochkin La-7
Lavochkin La-7
312 133 16 2

A further development of the famous La-5 featuring enhanced aerodynamics. A total of 5,753 aircraft were produced from 1944 through 1945.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.13 1,290
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 13
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,366.38 426,310
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 114.92 35,855
VII p-51k
North American P-51K Mustang
North American P-51K Mustang
109 48 16 1

Dallas-built version of the P-51D. After World War II, it was exported to various countries including China, where it served in the Chinese Nationalist Air Force. A total of 1,500 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.10 447
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,479.62 161,278
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.08 8
VII i-302p
Kostikov 302
Kostikov 302
263 114 15 2

Fighter powered by a liquid fuel rocket and ramjet engines whose design was first proposed in 1940. The aircraft was developed in 1942–1944. A glider prototype was built. The project was discontinued in 1944, because the engines were not ready for production.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.81 1,003
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,514.56 398,330
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 38.42 10,105
VII yak-3rd
Yakovlev Yak-3RD
Yakovlev Yak-3RD
178 74 18 0

Modification of the mass-produced Yak-3 featuring an auxiliary liquid-fuel rocket engine and a single cannon. The prototype underwent trials in 1944–1945.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.76 669
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,150.55 204,797
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8.95 1,593
VII yak-3t
Yakovlev Yak-3T
Yakovlev Yak-3T
114 45 12 1

A version of the Yak-3 equipped with heavy armament and a slightly modified airframe, compared to the base model. Never entered mass production. Only one prototype was built and tested in 1945.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.23 368
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,083.42 123,509
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 110.13 12,554
VII la-9rd
Lavochkin La-9RD
Lavochkin La-9RD
202 93 18 2

Developed on the basis of the mass-produced La-9 to explore the capabilities of ramjet engines. Several prototypes were produced and tested.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.38 884
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,476.54 298,260
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 73.14 14,773
VII spitfire-ix
Supermarine Spitfire IX
Supermarine Spitfire IX
488 213 22 1

One of the most successful modifications of the famous British fighter. A total of 5,656 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.79 2,339
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,562.61 762,555
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 45.93 22,415
VII a7m
Mitsubishi A7M Reppu
Mitsubishi A7M Reppu
226 95 20 2

Developed in 1942–1945 for the Imperial Japanese Navy as a successor to the A6M. Only 8 prototypes were produced and tested by the end of the war.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.60 1,039
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,546.11 349,420
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 201.48 45,533
VII mb5
Martin-Baker MB 5
Martin-Baker MB 5
94 34 16 2

A fighter manufactured by British company Martin-Baker. It received rave reviews from test pilots but never entered mass production due to an engine failure during a demonstration of the aircraft. Only one prototype was ever built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.51 330
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,353.57 127,235
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 109.68 10,310
VII spitfire-xvi
Supermarine Spitfire XVI
Supermarine Spitfire XVI
120 45 19 3

A Spitfire IX version equipped with the license-built Merlin 266 engine, bubble canopy, and clipped squared-off wingtips.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.96 475
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,360.41 163,249
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 82.29 9,875
VII meteor
Gloster Meteor F. I
Gloster Meteor F. I
538 203 18 3

First mass-produced jet fighter built by the Allies. Mostly used for training. A total of 20 aircraft of this modification were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.88 2,089
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 24
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,592.22 856,615
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 124.61 67,038
VII re2005
Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario
Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario
76 30 16 2

Produced during the later years of World War II, this single-seat fighter saw action in many famous battles. A total of 48 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.39 334
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,760.61 133,806
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 168.82 12,830
VII yak-3
Yakovlev Yak-3
Yakovlev Yak-3
120 55 17 2

Created in 1943 on the basis of the Yak-1. One of the best Soviet fighters of 1944–1945. A total of 4,848 aircraft of this type were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.94 473
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,248.97 149,876
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 281.32 33,758
VII p-51
North American P-51D Mustang
North American P-51D Mustang
93 41 16 1

One of the most famous American fighters during World War II. Used extensively in Europe and in the later stages of the war against Japan.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.46 415
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,776.97 165,257
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 109.99 10,229
VII bf-109g
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G Gustav
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G Gustav
210 90 15 1

The most widely produced model of the Messerschmitt fighter. Used in all theaters of war.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.57 750
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,245.95 261,649
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 80.51 16,906
VIII la-9
Lavochkin La-9
Lavochkin La-9
171 70 15 2

An all-metal fighter created on the basis of the La-7 featuring a wider combat radius and more powerful weapons. Used during the Korean War.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.02 687
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,546.78 264,499
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 125.39 21,441
VIII bf-209a1
Messerschmitt Me 209 A
Messerschmitt Me 209 A
124 59 17 1

Originally designed to reach a higher top speed record. Later improved on to become a full-featured fighter to replace the Bf 109. Never entered mass production.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.40 546
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,089.76 259,130
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 51.61 6,400
VIII j8m
Mitsubishi J8M Shusui
Mitsubishi J8M Shusui
78 28 14 0

Rocket-powered interceptor based on German documentation. First flew in July 1945. A total of 7 prototypes were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.05 316
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,579.26 123,182
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
VIII spitfire-xiv
Supermarine Spitfire XIV
Supermarine Spitfire XIV
244 104 24 0

Entered service in the winter of 1944. A total of 957 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.71 1,150
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,869.47 456,150
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9.92 2,419
VIII ki-94-ii
Tachikawa Ki-94-II
Tachikawa Ki-94-II
118 52 18 1

Project for a high-speed well-armed fighter developed by the Tachikawa Aircraft Company in 1943–1945. By the end of World War II only prototypes were built that never took to the air.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.98 470
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,758.61 207,516
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 128.95 15,215
VIII p-51h
North American P-51H Mustang
North American P-51H Mustang
89 38 21 1

The fastest Mustang and one of the fastest piston fighters in the world. A total of 555 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.46 397
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,076.76 184,831
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 16.29 1,449
VIII yak-15
Yakovlev Yak-15
Yakovlev Yak-15
201 83 15 1

The first jet-powered fighter to enter service with the Soviet Air Force. Developed on the basis of the Yak-3 in 1946. A total of 280 aircraft were produced.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.25 855
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,553.20 312,193
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 47.85 9,617
VIII i-250
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-250
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-250
112 41 14 1

Experimental mixed-power fighter fitted with both jet and piston engines. Several prototypes were produced in 1945-1946. Never entered service.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.62 406
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,679.16 188,066
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3.83 428
VIII xfy-1
Convair XFY-1 Pogo
Convair XFY-1 Pogo
121 46 16 2

Designed for the U.S. Navy as a heavy deck-based fighter with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability. Due to the difficulty of VTOL operations and high requirements to pilot skills, the project was terminated in favor of seaplanes. A total of three prototypes were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.25 514
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,975.02 238,977
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 215.86 26,118
VIII xp-67
McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat
McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat
81 29 19 2

An American prototype of a high-speed interceptor. The project was launched in 1940, but due to delays in development and testing, the aircraft only made its maiden flight in 1944. The project was canceled after a fire destroyed the sole prototype.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.83 391
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,231.96 180,788
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 91.49 7,410
VIII f-15c
Curtiss XF15C
Curtiss XF15C
201 56 18 1

Prototype model of a mixed-power fighter. A total of 3 aircraft were built. Never entered service.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.36 675
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,682.90 338,262
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 22.19 4,459
VIII p-80a
P-80A Shooting Star
P-80A Shooting Star
342 131 17 1

First mass-produced jet fighter used by the U.S. Army Air Force. The P-80A equipped several squadrons during World War II, but they did not see combat due to the end of the war. Later the designation was changed to F-80A. A total of 344 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.13 1,412
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,904.41 651,308
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 18.17 6,214
VIII vampire-f1
De Havilland DH.100 Vampire F.1
De Havilland DH.100 Vampire F.1
202 80 20 3

The first mass-produced modification of the DH.100 Vampire featuring the Goblin I engine. Entered service in April 1945. A total of 40 aircraft of the early F.1 series were built, but they did not see combat due to the end of World War II.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.26 860
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,698.48 343,092
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11.59 2,341
VIII la-11
Lavochkin La-11
Lavochkin La-11
160 64 14 0

Developed on the basis of the La-9. Operated in the Chinese Civil War and in the Korean War. A total of 1,182 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.29 526
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,182.50 189,199
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 36.17 5,787
VIII jl-1
Shenyang JL-1A-37
Shenyang JL-1A-37
136 61 17 1

Derived from the training aircraft JJ-1, it never went past the initial concept phase.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.74 645
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,242.55 304,987
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 46.63 6,341
VIII ho-229
Horten Ho 229
Horten Ho 229
145 58 14 1

Reimar and Walter Horten's “flying wing” project, also known as H IX. It was supposed to be mass-produced at the Gotha plant, but before the end of the war only a few prototypes were made, some of which fell into the hands of the Allied forces.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.96 574
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,991.48 288,765
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5.37 778
VIII ta-152
Focke-Wulf Ta 152
Focke-Wulf Ta 152
101 37 12 1

Developed on the basis of the Fw 190. Entered service with the Luftwaffe at the end of 1944, but only a few Ta 152s saw combat.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.40 343
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,698.03 171,501
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 71.36 7,207
IX ki-162
Tachikawa Ki-162-I
Tachikawa Ki-162-I
144 57 18 1

In the spring of 1945 Germany provided the information about the Heinkel He 162 jet fighter to the Japanese. According to some sources, the development of a fighter with similar characteristics was started in Japan, but not even a model was completed by the end of World War II.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.29 618
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,320.86 334,203
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 53.10 7,647
IX attacker
Supermarine Attacker
Supermarine Attacker
160 58 17 1

The first British carrier-based jet fighter, which first flew in July 1946. A total of 185 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.14 662
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,034.31 325,488
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 28.66 4,585
IX xf-85
McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
150 58 19 1

Developed as a parasite fighter designed to be carried by a heavy bomber and defend the latter against enemy attacks. It underwent trials in 1948–1949, but never entered service. Two prototypes were handed over to museums.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.83 574
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,931.34 289,700
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 39.42 5,912
IX yak-19
Yakovlev Yak-19
Yakovlev Yak-19
254 109 26 2

Developed in 1946. The first Soviet jet-powered fighter of classic design. Only two prototypes were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.88 1,493
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,936.06 745,760
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 154.97 39,361
IX antonov-m
Antonov M Masha
Antonov M Masha
112 44 14 1

A fighter with an unusual arrangement and a powerful new engine was developed in the Antonov Design Bureau as a light front-line interceptor fighter to cover the troops. The presence of other modern fighters led to the project closure.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.19 469
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,314.81 259,258
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 124.34 13,926
IX me-p1092
Messerschmitt Me P.1092
Messerschmitt Me P.1092
349 159 21 1

Developed in 1943 based on technologies introduced in the Me 262. Several versions were offered.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.84 2,039
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,218.31 1,123,188
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12.56 4,383
IX la-160
Lavochkin La-160
Lavochkin La-160
127 56 14 2

The first Soviet jet fighter featuring a swept-wing layout. A prototype was displayed during a flyover in the summer of 1947, but the aircraft never saw mass production.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.40 559
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,232.41 283,516
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 247.25 31,400
IX ta-183
Focke-Wulf Ta 183 Huckebein
Focke-Wulf Ta 183 Huckebein
140 52 15 0

The Ta 183 design was recognized as the best aircraft in a Luftwaffe fighter competition. No prototypes were built by the end of the war.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.88 403
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,632.22 228,511
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3.87 541
IX mig-9
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
211 82 19 1

First Soviet jet-powered fighter that saw mass production. A total of 602 aircraft were built in 1946–1948.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.41 930
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,425.67 511,817
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 80.36 16,955
IX fj-1
North American FJ-1 Fury
North American FJ-1 Fury
198 83 19 1

First operational U.S. Navy carrier-based jet fighter. Later became the basis for the famous F-86.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.41 873
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,372.50 469,754
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 29.47 5,835
IX f6u
Vought F6U Pirate
Vought F6U Pirate
161 66 25 3

The first jet-powered U.S. Navy fighter to feature an afterburner and composite construction. Entered serial production, but never saw combat.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.53 730
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,587.43 416,576
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 120.63 19,422
X swift
Supermarine Swift
Supermarine Swift
639 250 19 2

First flown in December 1948. Never used in combat. A total of 197 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.16 2,660
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 14
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,589.37 1,654,606
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 132.12 84,424
X me-p1101
Messerschmitt Me P.1101
Messerschmitt Me P.1101
3,247 1,377 28 3

Development started in August 1944. The latest variant of this fighter was 80% complete in early 1945 when it was captured by American troops.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.14 19,926
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 96
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,837.84 12,461,482
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 115.48 374,951
X f-86a
North American F-86A Sabre
North American F-86A Sabre
548 246 24 1

One of the most famous postwar jet fighters. Used by U.S. Air Force during the Korean War.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.40 2,957
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,153.89 1,728,329
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 46.71 25,598
X fw-252
Focke-Wulf Fw 252
Focke-Wulf Fw 252
298 113 17 2

Designed as a new fighter featuring better flight performance compared to the Ta 183. Further development was discontinued as the war had ended.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.09 1,218
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,061.77 912,406
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 109.36 32,588
X ki-162-3
Tachikawa Ki-162-III
Tachikawa Ki-162-III
316 146 18 2

Due to the end of World War II, the Ki-162 project was not completed in combat-ready condition. Further development is only hypothetical based on the level of technology in Japan at that time.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.67 1,475
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,693.26 851,069
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 113.03 35,718
X yak-30
Yakovlev Yak-30
Yakovlev Yak-30
687 284 22 2

Created on the basis of the Yak-25 in 1948. The first Yakovlev jet fighter featuring a swept-wing layout. Two prototypes were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.94 3,396
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 18
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,021.09 2,075,488
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 95.74 65,775
X la-15
Lavochkin La-15
Lavochkin La-15
1,160 514 23 4

Soviet jet-powered fighter aircraft of the first postwar generation. Produced in small numbers.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.60 6,494
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 32
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,120.05 3,619,253
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 91.24 105,839
X mig-15bis
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis
1,254 532 30 3

Further modification of the MiG-15 featuring a new engine. Used during the Korean War. A total of 8,354 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.68 7,118
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 27
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,400.83 4,264,635
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 66.36 83,220
Multirole Fighters 72 12,776 5,120
I ar-65
Arado Ar 65
Arado Ar 65
8 5 16 0

Biplane fighter of the 1930s. Used mainly as a trainer in Luftwaffe flight schools.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 8.62 69
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 600.49 4,803
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
I goldfinch
Gloster Goldfinch
Gloster Goldfinch
18 7 10 1

Developed in early 1926 as an all-metal version of the Gamecock fighter. Never entered service.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.56 64
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 263.85 4,749
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 59.56 1,072
I i-5
Polikarpov I-5
Polikarpov I-5
7 4 17 0

One of the main fighter aircraft of the Red Army Air Force in the early 1930s. Used during World War II on a limited basis.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 8.71 61
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 667.11 4,669
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
I p-12
Boeing P-12
Boeing P-12
12 7 12 0

U.S. Army Air Corps and U.S. Navy biplane fighter of the interwar period.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.42 77
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 509.19 6,110
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 361.86 4,342
I type-91
Nakajima Type-91
Nakajima Type-91
11 5 18 0

Developed at the request of the Imperial Japanese Army in cooperation with French aircraft designers.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.82 64
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 477.69 5,254
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 114.98 1,264
II hawk-3
Curtiss Hawk III
Curtiss Hawk III
24 11 14 0

An export version of the Curtiss BF2C-1. A total of 137 aircraft were built for the Air Forces of China, Argentina, Turkey, and Thailand. Licensed for production in China.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.33 104
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 421.93 10,126
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.28 6
II f2f
Grumman F2F
Grumman F2F
22 12 8 1

Developed as a one-seat modification of the successful two-seat carrier-based Grumman FF-1 fighter. By September 1940 all F2Fs were converted into trainer aircraft.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.55 100
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.14 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 486.55 10,704
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 104.56 2,300
II f11c
Curtiss F11C-2
Curtiss F11C-2
18 10 15 2

Carrier-based fighter-bomber. A total of 28 aircraft were built for the U.S. Navy from 1932 through 1933. Exported as the Hawk II.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.61 101
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.33 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 554.06 9,973
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 330.15 5,942
II i-5shkas
Polikarpov I-5 ShKAS
Polikarpov I-5 ShKAS
12 6 16 0

To increase firepower, the PV-1 machine guns on some of the I-5 fighters were replaced by the ShKAS, which had higher rate of fire.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 8.67 104
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 786.97 9,443
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.80 21
II p-26
Boeing P-26 Peashooter
Boeing P-26 Peashooter
23 10 14 0

Developed on request of the U.S. Army Air Corps to replace the Boeing Р-12 fighters. A total of 151 aircraft were built. Used in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the initial period of the Pacific War.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.61 106
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 485.67 11,170
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 91.69 2,108
II i-15
Polikarpov I-15
Polikarpov I-15
21 11 15 2

Early 1930s high specification biplane fighter. Saw extensive action in conflicts beyond the borders of the U.S.S.R.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.95 104
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.43 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 528.49 11,098
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 203.25 4,268
II demon
Hawker Demon
Hawker Demon
17 10 15 0

Fighter version of the Hawker Hart light bomber. First flew in 1933. A total of 305 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.12 104
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 592.25 10,068
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.92 15
III skua
Blackburn Skua
Blackburn Skua
15 11 13 1

Developed as a multi-purpose aircraft for the Royal Air Force. The first prototype flew in February 1937, with total of 192 aircraft being built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.80 117
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.40 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,104.16 16,562
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 579.69 8,695
III di-6
Kochyerigin-Yatsenko DI-6i
Kochyerigin-Yatsenko DI-6i
31 15 20 2

Developed as a two-seat multirole fighter capable of engaging single-seat fighters in maneuvering combat. Its first flight took place in September 1934. The aircraft did not see active combat service. A total of 223 modifications of the DI-6 were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.16 129
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.13 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 559.37 17,340
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 89.50 2,774
III skua-mk1-p
Blackburn Skua Mk. 1
Blackburn Skua Mk. 1
27 13 16 3

An early modification of the Blackburn Skua, a British fighter-bomber powered by the Mercury IX engine. Due to a shortage of these engines, serial models were equipped with other available motors.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.63 125
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.30 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 768.15 20,739
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 619.47 16,725
III p-35
Seversky P-35
Seversky P-35
32 14 16 2

First flew in August 1935. A total of about 200 aircraft including experimental and export versions were built. Used in the initial period of the Pacific War.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.12 132
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.19 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 629.76 20,152
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 381.66 12,213
III f3f
Grumman F3F
Grumman F3F
23 15 19 2

One of the best biplane fighters of the 1930s. Served through the end of 1941.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.96 137
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.30 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 964.02 22,172
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 578.88 13,314
III i-16-5
Polikarpov I-16 (early mod.)
Polikarpov I-16 (early mod.)
49 21 16 2

Developed in the early 1930s as a high-speed fighter. Used in Spain in 1936, during the Battles of Khalkhyn Gol in 1939, and through World War II.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.45 169
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.18 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 583.94 28,612
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 218.55 10,708
IV f2a
Brewster F2A Buffalo
Brewster F2A Buffalo
81 34 23 2

Exported to the Royal Air Force, Royal Netherlands Air Force, and Finnish Air Force. Used in the initial period of the Pacific War.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.85 312
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.19 15
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 730.31 59,154
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 491.60 39,819
IV p-43
Republic P-43 Lancer
Republic P-43 Lancer
101 43 18 3

First flew in March 1940. The aircraft saw combat in China. A total of 272 aircraft of various modifications were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.89 393
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.28 28
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 798.47 80,645
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,105.23 111,628
IV i-16-29
Polikarpov I-16 Type 29
Polikarpov I-16 Type 29
92 39 16 2

Last mass-produced modification of the Polikarpov I-16. First flew in 1940. The main difference from its predecessors was it had no guns in the wings, but carried a synchronized large-caliber machine gun.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.98 274
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.11 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 569.78 52,419
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 214.60 19,743
IV i-207-4
Borovkov-Florov I-207/4
Borovkov-Florov I-207/4
130 52 14 2

The last developed version of the I-207 fighter. The aircraft was supposed to have the properties of both high-speed monoplanes and maneuverable biplanes. The prototype was built by the spring of 1941, but the project was discontinued.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.78 361
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.24 31
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 512.67 66,647
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 658.43 85,595
IV ar-197
Arado Ar 197
Arado Ar 197
191 98 27 4

The last German biplane fighter. Designed for naval operations for the never-completed aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.15 793
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.32 62
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 860.19 164,296
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 803.59 153,484
IV hurricane-i
Hawker Hurricane Mk I
Hawker Hurricane Mk I
382 168 20 3

The main British fighter type of early World War II. The prototype first flew in November 1935. Widely used in the French campaign in 1940 and massively used in the Battle of Britain.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.15 1,584
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.22 85
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 812.75 310,471
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 604.98 231,100
IV i-16-24
Polikarpov I-16 (late mod.)
Polikarpov I-16 (late mod.)
287 106 14 4

Modification of the I-16 featuring more powerful weapons and improved performance.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.03 869
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.14 39
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 531.34 152,495
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 211.70 60,757
IV lagg-3-4
Lavochkin LaGG-3 series 4
Lavochkin LaGG-3 series 4
810 382 22 4

The LaGG-3 series 4 was fitted with a modified engine and carried more powerful armament compared to the early LaGG-3s. Extensively used in the initial period of World War II.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.43 3,589
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.17 141
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 890.16 721,032
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 326.95 264,830
V hurricane-iid
Hawker Hurricane IID
Hawker Hurricane IID
39 19 13 0

Developed in 1941 as a specialized anti-tank aircraft on the basis of the Hawker Hurricane fighter.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.08 198
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,327.67 51,778
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 55.71 2,172
V hurricane-ii
Hawker Hurricane Mk II
Hawker Hurricane Mk II
75 27 21 2

The Hurricane Mk II entered service in 1940. Compared to the early fighter variants, it was equipped with a more powerful engine, and its armament was gradually enhanced. This modification remained in production until 1944 and was also built in Canada.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.51 338
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,245.27 93,394
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 130.61 9,796
V yak-7
Yakovlev Yak-7
Yakovlev Yak-7
66 27 13 2

Developed in 1941 on the basis of the Yak-7UTI flight trainer. A total of 6,399 fighters of various modifications were built, including training aircraft.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.79 250
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.15 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,028.48 67,879
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 387.19 25,554
V f4f
Grumman F4F Wildcat
Grumman F4F Wildcat
74 31 14 2

The best U.S. carrier-based fighter at the start of the war with Japan. Used from the outset through the end of the war.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.18 235
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 964.24 71,353
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 94.20 6,970
V p-44
Republic XP-44 Rocket
Republic XP-44 Rocket
91 31 11 4

A further development of the P-43 Lancer featuring a more powerful Pratt & Whitney R-2180 engine. Development was discontinued due to the decision of the Republic Aviation Corporation to focus on building a more promising P-47 fighter.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.96 269
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.46 42
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 744.40 67,740
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,145.36 195,227
V lagg-3-34
Lavochkin LaGG-3 series 34
Lavochkin LaGG-3 series 34
57 24 13 1

Modification of the LaGG-3 fighter. Used extensively for destroying aerial and ground targets, including armored targets.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.54 202
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 890.71 50,770
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 90.53 5,159
V p-40-m-105
Curtiss P-40 M-105
Curtiss P-40 M-105
42 20 13 2

As the U.S.S.R. lacked spare Allison engines, a few P-40 fighters were fitted with Soviet M-105 engines.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.57 192
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.12 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,137.72 47,784
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 100.47 4,219
V yak-7-m-82
Yakovlev Yak-7 M-82
Yakovlev Yak-7 M-82
62 22 18 1

In the summer of 1941, an attempt to install an M-82A engine on the Yak-7 was made. The aircraft went through a number of changes in the design and composition of its weapons, but could not achieve the specified flight characteristics for technical reasons. Only one development prototype was made.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.90 242
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 979.66 60,738
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 174.75 10,834
V p-40n
Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk
Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk
44 16 15 2

A late version of the P-40, operated by Chinese pilots. The aircraft features high reliability and new engines with automatic boost control.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.75 209
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.14 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,232.90 54,247
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 685.16 30,147
V fw-190a1
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-1
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-1
85 35 11 0

Developed in 1939 as an alternative to the Bf 109 that served in the Luftwaffe. The Fw 190 entered mass production in 1941.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.31 281
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 940.21 79,917
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 182.82 15,539
VI s-199
Avia S-199 Sakeen
Avia S-199 Sakeen
154 64 15 5

Developed in Czechoslovakia after World War II on the basis of the German Messerschmitt Bf 109. In 1948, some of the S-199's were purchased by Israel, which later used them during the Arab-Israeli conflict. These aircraft became the first combat-ready fighters of the arising Israeli Air Force.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.69 568
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.27 42
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,172.73 180,599
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 947.02 145,841
VI tornado
Hawker Tornado
Hawker Tornado
145 56 18 4

Created by the Hawker company based on the experience gained from the development of the Hurricane. A total of 6 prototypes were built and tested in 1939–1941. However, due to engine problems, the project was abandoned in favor of the Hawker Typhoon.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.40 638
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.18 26
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,396.21 202,450
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 486.02 70,472
VI yak-9
Yakovlev Yak-9
Yakovlev Yak-9
97 39 12 0

Developed in 1942 on the basis of the Yak-7. The most widely produced Soviet fighter. A total of 16,769 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.94 382
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,196.24 116,035
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 42.05 4,079
VI fw-190a5
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5
91 41 18 3

A further modification of the Fw 190 featuring heavier armament and a more powerful engine. Entered service in the spring of 1943. Used extensively as a multirole fighter.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.93 358
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.11 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,238.47 112,700
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 533.73 48,569
VI f4u
Chance-Vought F4U-1 Corsair
Chance-Vought F4U-1 Corsair
111 47 15 3

One of the most widely produced United States Navy fighters of World War II. Used in both carrier- and land-based operations.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.12 457
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.16 18
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,379.20 153,090
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 418.46 46,448
VI p-47b
Republic P-47B Thunderbolt
Republic P-47B Thunderbolt
80 31 14 4

Developed on request of the U.S. Army Air Corps after the production of the Р-43 Lancer and P-44 Rocket was discontinued. First flew in May 1941. A total of 171 P-47Bs were built and used for conducting flight trials and training of pilots.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.58 286
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.11 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,179.46 94,356
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 719.60 57,567
VI il-1
Ilyushin IL-1
Ilyushin IL-1
91 38 13 4

Designed as an armored low- and mid-altitude fighter capable of engaging enemy aircraft in a maneuvering combat. The project was discontinued due to the achievement of air superiority by the Soviet Air Force in 1944.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.54 322
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.33 30
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,007.03 91,639
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,250.10 113,759
VII yak-9u
Yakovlev Yak-9U
Yakovlev Yak-9U
149 63 18 3

A further modification of the Yak-9. Developed in 1943. Successfully used in 1944-1945 on the Soviet-German front. Produced until 1948.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.10 611
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.09 14
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,552.86 231,376
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 306.77 45,709
VII typhoon
Hawker Typhoon
Hawker Typhoon
337 127 15 5

Developed simultaneously with the Hawker Tornado as a high-speed interceptor. However, it proved most effective as a multirole fighter. Remained the main support aircraft in the Royal Air Force until the end of combat in Europe.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.53 1,191
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.16 54
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,368.34 461,129
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 570.66 192,313
VII fw-190a8
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8/R2
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8/R2
160 63 17 2

Version of the most widely-manufactured modification of the Fw 190 featuring more powerful wing-mounted weapons. Saw mass production.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.14 503
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.09 15
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,261.50 201,839
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 335.50 53,680
VII j4m
Mitsubishi J4M Senden
Mitsubishi J4M Senden
241 93 16 3

Designed as a high-speed interceptor fighter. Delayed development made the Imperial Japanese Navy discontinue the project in favor of the J7W1.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.55 855
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.18 43
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,377.52 331,983
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 778.65 187,654
VII fw-190d
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D
130 62 14 2

The Fw 190 D modification entered service in the fall of 1944. It proved to be one of the best German fighters during the last stages of the war.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.33 563
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.22 29
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,753.61 227,968
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 873.91 113,608
VII p-47n
Republic P-47N Thunderbolt
Republic P-47N Thunderbolt
133 58 16 6

Developed by the Republic Aviation Corporation in 1944 to keep the P-47 competitive with the P-51 Mustang fighter, which was introduced into service with the U.S. Army Air Force. A total of 1,816 P-47Ns were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.02 534
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.59 78
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,608.78 213,967
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,209.77 426,899
VII f4u-4
Chance-Vought F4U-4 Corsair
Chance-Vought F4U-4 Corsair
260 103 22 5

A further modification of the F4U. Used extensively in World War II against Japan and the Korean War. A total of 2,557 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.01 1,042
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.25 65
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,569.18 407,986
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,014.86 263,863
VIII j7w1
Kyushu J7W1 Shinden
Kyushu J7W1 Shinden
150 46 17 3

Interceptor designed to counter U.S. bombing raids on the Japanese islands. Only two prototypes were finished before the end of the war.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.95 592
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.09 13
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,292.78 343,916
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 799.90 119,985
VIII saab_j-21rb
SAAB J 21RB
SAAB J 21RB
135 55 13 3

The first Swedish jet fighter. It was developed in 1945-1949 on the basis of the piston SAAB J 21A. The original power unit was replaced by the British Goblin jet engine. The aircraft did not see active combat service.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.53 477
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.21 28
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,696.10 228,973
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 952.35 128,567
VIII p-72
Republic XP-72
Republic XP-72
118 43 16 5

A further development of the P-47 Thunderbolt concept featuring a new Pratt & Whitney R-4360 engine. Two prototypes built were tested in 1944–1945. Never entered service.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.25 383
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.33 39
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,504.75 177,560
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,629.22 310,247
VIII su-9
Sukhoi Su-9
Sukhoi Su-9
102 35 16 1

Designed in 1946 under the influence of the German experience. The only prototype of the Su-9 was produced and tested in 1946–1947. The aircraft never entered service, since the project was abandoned in favor of the MiG-15.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.67 374
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,990.69 203,050
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 34.00 3,467
VIII tempest
Hawker Tempest
Hawker Tempest
113 45 19 3

Designed as a modification of the Hawker Typhoon. However, due to multiple significant changes to the design, was redesignated into the Hawker Tempest. As a multirole fighter, it proved to be one of the best British World War II aircraft.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.52 398
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.21 24
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,808.66 204,379
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 843.80 95,349
VIII i-260
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-260
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-260
103 37 22 0

Blueprint created on the basis of German BMW 003 engines. Some of its concepts were later employed in the MiG-9 design.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.73 384
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,844.21 189,953
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 92.99 9,578
VIII bf-109tl
Messerschmitt Me 109 TL
Messerschmitt Me 109 TL
136 59 16 4

Blueprint created on the basis of the Bf 109 featuring a jet engine. Presented in January 1943 as a "backup" for the Me 262. The project was discontinued.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.21 572
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.29 40
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,993.99 271,183
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,131.38 153,867
VIII f2g
Goodyear F2G Super Corsair
Goodyear F2G Super Corsair
149 52 10 3

Super Corsair, a high-speed modification of the famous F4U. Achieved fame as a trophy-winning air racer after World War II.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.73 407
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.21 31
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,245.81 185,625
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,762.91 262,674
VIII bv-p210
Blohm und Voss P.210
Blohm und Voss P.210
713 253 23 2

Designed as part of the project for a mass-produced and low-cost jet-powered "people's fighter". The concept and appearance of the aircraft were defined in September 1944, but the prototype was never built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.05 2,890
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 26
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,832.11 1,306,292
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 155.89 111,148
VIII seafang
Supermarine Seafang F.32
Supermarine Seafang F.32
173 63 13 1

Developed by the Supermarine company on the basis of the Spiteful fighter. Underwent trials in 1945–1949 but never entered service.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.76 651
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,946.79 336,795
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 285.86 49,453
IX j7w2
Kyushu J7W2 Shinden-Kai
Kyushu J7W2 Shinden-Kai
163 71 22 5

Jet-powered version of the J7W1. Remained in blueprint form by the time of Japan's surrender.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.82 785
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.22 36
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,261.20 531,575
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,672.98 272,695
IX seahawk
Hawker Sea Hawk
Hawker Sea Hawk
170 63 19 2

The first jet fighter built by the Hawker Aircraft company. Its prototype conducted its maiden flight on September 2, 1947. Initially, it was developed for the Royal Air Force, but was later redesigned for the Fleet Air Arm. Served in the German, Royal Netherlands, and Indian Navy.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.12 531
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.09 16
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,662.14 282,564
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 386.26 65,664
IX bv-p212-03
Blohm und Voss P.212.03
Blohm und Voss P.212.03
557 226 27 2

The BV P.212 was designed as part of the Luftwaffe's Emergency Fighter Program. Several concepts were developed. The BV P.212.03 version was selected as final. The first prototype was to make its first flight in the summer of 1945.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.73 2,636
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 30
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,658.19 1,480,613
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 217.84 121,339
IX i-211
Alekseyev I-211
Alekseyev I-211
128 47 15 3

Development started in 1946. The prototype first flew on September 5, 1947. The concept of the aircraft was constantly improved. The further development of the project resulted in the creation of the I-215.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.27 418
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.14 18
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,962.32 251,177
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 650.68 83,286
IX f-84b
Republic F-84B Thunderjet
Republic F-84B Thunderjet
146 59 18 3

Developed to replace the P-47 Thunderbolt fighters serving in the U.S. Air Force. First flew in February 1946. Successfully used as a fighter-bomber during the Korean War.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.35 489
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.32 46
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,953.13 285,156
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,395.53 349,746
IX f94
F-94D Starfire
F-94D Starfire
513 194 23 2

Prototype built on the basis of the F-94B fighter and used as a test platform for various armament configurations. Never entered mass production.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.02 2,575
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 34
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,259.16 1,671,947
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 302.35 155,105
X bv-p215-02
Blohm und Voss P.215.02
Blohm und Voss P.215.02
543 215 21 5

Designed based on the BV P.212 concept. In March 1945, the Luftwaffe approved the project and recommended the construction of a prototype. However, by the end of World War II, only theoretical calculations for the new aircraft specifications were made.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.37 2,373
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.12 64
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,113.21 1,690,471
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 699.30 379,721
X f-84f
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
344 137 24 5

A swept wing version of the F-84E featuring a new engine. First flew in June 1950. A total of 2,711 F-84Fs were built as a fighter version.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.98 1,370
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.36 124
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,621.15 901,675
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,644.36 909,659
X f7u
Chance-Vought F7U Cutlass
Chance-Vought F7U Cutlass
701 253 22 9

Carrier-based U.S. Navy fighter of the postwar period. Notable design features include no horizontal stabilizer, two engines, and twin rudders.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.55 2,486
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.56 391
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,561.80 1,795,822
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,294.17 3,010,214
X j7w3
Kyushu J7W3
Kyushu J7W3
1,147 468 30 7

Blueprint of a further development of the J7W. The project was discontinued due to the surrender of Japan.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.13 5,885
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.29 336
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,187.61 4,803,183
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,064.66 2,368,167
X hunter
Hawker Hunter
Hawker Hunter
759 297 21 8

Developed by the Hawker Aircraft company based on the experience gained when designing the Sea Hawk. The prototype first took to the air in July 1951. In 1953, the Hawker Hunter entered mass production. It was exported to various countries and saw combat service in a range of conflicts in the latter half of the 20th century.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.02 3,054
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.64 486
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,853.04 2,165,456
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,480.30 3,400,544
X i-215
Alekseyev I-215
Alekseyev I-215
455 156 23 3

Designed on the basis of the I-211 with changes made to the engines and weapon mix. Never entered service due to the decision to concentrate the development of fighters in the Mikoyan and Yakovlev design bureau.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.93 1,786
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.21 95
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,714.81 1,235,238
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,344.82 611,894
Heavy Fighters 46 17,816 7,750
II ao-192
AGO Ao 192 Kurier
AGO Ao 192 Kurier
18 9 19 3

An armed scout aircraft developed during creation of the light transport aircraft Ao 192 CA. No prototype was built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.17 111
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.39 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 602.76 10,849
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 386.80 6,962
III fw-57
Focke-Wulf Fw 57
Focke-Wulf Fw 57
22 11 17 6

Twin-engine heavy fighter. One of the first Zerstörer concepts developed for the Luftwaffe.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.91 152
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.77 17
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,064.48 23,418
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,084.72 23,863
III do-17z
Dornier Do 17 Z-7 Kauz
Dornier Do 17 Z-7 Kauz
19 9 14 1

Developed on the basis of the Do 17 Z bomber as a heavy night fighter. Featured more powerful weapons and reduced bomb load.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.47 85
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.11 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 755.50 14,354
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 138.52 2,631
III pzl-p-38_wilk
PZL P.38 Wilk
PZL P.38 Wilk
18 9 18 1

Developed from 1934 as a multipurpose aircraft with the ability to perform as both a fighter and a ground forces support aircraft. Only two prototypes were built and tested before World War II.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.39 97
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.22 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,009.13 18,164
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 788.76 14,197
IV bf-110c-6
Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-6
Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-6
142 58 18 1

Modification of the serial Bf 110 equipped with a 30 mm MK-101 antitank cannon. A total of 12 aircraft were produced during May–July 1940.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.33 615
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,075.55 152,728
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 29.14 4,137
IV bf-110b
Messerschmitt Bf 110 B
Messerschmitt Bf 110 B
2,144 1,006 24 5

Created as a "strategic fighter," a concept popular in the interwar period. Successfully used in campaigns in Poland, France, and Norway.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.83 10,346
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.31 667
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,235.61 2,649,149
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 945.61 2,027,377
IV blenheim-f
Bristol Blenheim F
Bristol Blenheim F
4,150 1,973 26 6

Modification of the Blenheim bomber into a long-range fighter or night fighter. A total of 60 aircraft were modified.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.87 20,198
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.30 1,242
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,211.25 5,026,702
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,032.61 4,285,320
V beaufighter-f
Bristol Beaufighter
Bristol Beaufighter
137 50 11 6

First flew in July 1939. Used as a long-range fighter and night fighter. A total of 5,928 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.58 490
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.39 53
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,077.07 147,558
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,524.36 208,837
V se100
SNCASE SE 100
SNCASE SE 100
234 90 17 2

A project for a heavy fighter carrying powerful offensive and defensive armament. First flew in March 1939. The development was discontinued due to the occupation of France in 1940.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.77 883
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,210.04 283,148
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 32.04 7,498
V beaufighter-v-im
Bristol Beaufighter V
Bristol Beaufighter V
40 17 15 1

The Beaufighter V modification.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.10 164
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,420.43 56,817
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 102.54 4,101
V me-210
Messerschmitt Me 210
Messerschmitt Me 210
110 49 16 3

Heavy fighter designed to replace the Bf 110. Entered limited service with the Luftwaffe. Also licensed for production in Hungary.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.31 474
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.35 38
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,516.10 166,771
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,239.00 136,289
V bf-110e
Messerschmitt Bf 110 E
Messerschmitt Bf 110 E
80 35 13 2

A forced upgrade of the 110 by the Messerschmitt company due to the failed creation of the Me 210. Used both offensively and as a night fighter.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.92 314
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.24 19
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,398.16 111,852
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 734.02 58,721
V f5f
Grumman F5F Skyrocket
Grumman F5F Skyrocket
37 16 9 1

Designed for the American Navy as an interceptor with a high climbing rate. Only one prototype was built, and it received a series of improvements. The first flight was made on April 1, 1940. After entering the F4F series, the development of the F5F was abandoned.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.41 126
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.08 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,321.52 48,896
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 873.45 32,317
V p-38f
P-38F Lightning
P-38F Lightning
43 17 10 1

First combat-ready modification of the P-38 Lightning. Used in Europe, North Africa, and the Pacific Theater. A total of 527 aircraft were produced.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.02 130
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,083.55 46,592
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 385.78 16,588
V ki-45
Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu
Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu
85 34 11 3

Developed as a long-range fighter for Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Saw combat from the summer of 1942 and was extensively used before the end of the war in the Japanese anti-aircraft defense to counter U.S. heavy bombers.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.74 233
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.25 21
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 985.42 83,761
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 700.03 59,502
VI d-h-98
De Havilland 98 Mosquito
De Havilland 98 Mosquito
328 121 17 4

Widely used in various roles, including as a long-range fighter, night fighter, and fighter-bomber. A total of 7,781 aircraft of various modifications were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.14 1,029
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.52 172
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,314.65 431,205
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,820.56 925,142
VI xp-50
Grumman XP-50
Grumman XP-50
180 66 12 2

Developed as a twin-engine interceptor for the U.S. Army Air Force. First flew in February 1941. Only one prototype was built. Never entered service.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.39 611
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.10 18
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,329.34 239,280
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 675.06 121,511
VI p-38l-p
P-38L Lightning
P-38L Lightning
398 136 21 4

An experimental variant of the P-38L armed with 15 mm heavy machine guns and wing-mounted rockets. Because of multiple technical problems, further tests were halted.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.11 1,637
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.38 150
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,773.08 705,686
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,111.35 840,318
VI xp-54
Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose
Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose
414 162 19 6

Designed for the U.S. Army Air Forces as a modern interceptor with top-notch flight characteristics. Two prototypes were built, and the aircraft made its maiden flight on January 15, 1943. However, problems with its intended engine and a series of modifications requested by the customer significantly reduced the aircraft's potential characteristics. As a result, the project was canceled.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.35 2,216
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.10 40
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,172.58 899,446
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 202.25 83,731
VI p-38j
P-38J Lightning
P-38J Lightning
152 62 15 5

A further development of the P-38 featuring improved controllability and speed performance. A total of 2,970 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.76 571
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.47 71
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,482.85 225,393
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,252.04 342,310
VI ki-102
Kawasaki Ki-102
Kawasaki Ki-102
532 224 19 4

Developed in several versions to be used against both aerial and ground targets and to replace the Ki-45. Saw limited action before the end of the war.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.40 2,342
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.22 116
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,751.08 931,573
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 988.09 525,663
VI mosquito-mk26
De Havilland 98 Mosquito FB 26
De Havilland 98 Mosquito FB 26
146 51 16 5

Canadian-built version of the Mosquito FB VI. A significant number of the Mosquito FB Mk.26 were delivered to China after the end of the war against Japan.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.69 539
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.48 70
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,409.63 205,806
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,240.74 327,147
VI me-410
Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse
Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse
691 301 21 3

Heavy fighter-bomber, a further development of the Zerstörer concept. Used mainly on the Western Front.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.81 3,322
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.16 114
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,147.76 1,484,104
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 581.28 401,665
VII ki-93
Rikugun Ki-93
Rikugun Ki-93
157 67 15 4

Designed to carry heavy cannon armament for fulfilling a wide range of combat missions. Only one prototype was built and took to the air only once.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.06 638
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.25 39
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,055.64 322,735
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,251.59 196,499
VII xp-75
Fisher XP-75 Eagle
Fisher XP-75 Eagle
313 121 19 3

Developed as a heavy escort fighter. The XP-75 prototypes underwent trials in 1943–1944 but never entered mass production. A total of 13 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.15 1,298
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.21 66
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,044.57 639,951
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,980.57 619,917
VII bf-109z
Messerschmitt Bf 109 Z Zwilling
Messerschmitt Bf 109 Z Zwilling
193 84 21 2

Heavy fighter-bomber incorporating two fuselages of the Bf 109. The only prototype was destroyed in an Allied bombing raid.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.31 831
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.18 34
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,128.87 410,871
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 964.07 186,066
VII tu-1
Tupolev Tu-1
Tupolev Tu-1
185 80 20 3

A heavy fighter based on modification 63 of the Tupolev Tu-2 bomber. Underwent trials during 1947. However, due to problems with the engines and the advent of the jet era, the project was discontinued.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.56 844
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.08 14
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,582.28 477,722
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 176.31 32,617
VII f7f
Grumman F7F Tigercat
Grumman F7F Tigercat
531 228 20 6

Designed as a heavy carrier-based fighter for the U.S. Pacific Fleet. First flew in November 1943. A total of 364 aircraft were produced.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.37 2,321
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.37 194
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,179.66 1,157,397
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,278.32 1,209,787
VII d-h-103
De Havilland 103 Hornet
De Havilland 103 Hornet
607 251 22 9

First flew in July 1944. A total of 383 aircraft of various modifications were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.73 2,265
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.61 368
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,970.06 1,195,824
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,755.02 2,279,296
VII ki-94-i
Tachikawa Ki-94-I
Tachikawa Ki-94-I
193 74 14 2

Project for a high-speed fighter with heavy armament. A wooden mock-up was built by October 1943. However, the concept of the Ki-94-I was judged by the Japanese Army Air Force as too unconventional. The Tachikawa company was tasked to build an aircraft with a more conventional design. As a result, the Ki-94-II was created.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.11 600
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.35 67
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,681.75 324,577
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,751.31 338,003
VII vb10
Arsenal VB 10
Arsenal VB 10
240 93 15 2

Development was started before the occupation of France. The prototype first flew in the summer of 1945. A total of 200 aircraft were ordered. However, due to the development of jet aircraft and decreasing interest in the project, only 2 prototypes and a series of 4 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.52 844
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.08 19
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,786.40 428,735
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 229.01 54,962
VIII f5u
Chance-Vought XF5U Pancake
Chance-Vought XF5U Pancake
906 428 32 4

Experimental U.S. Navy fighter with unique configuration. Never saw combat due to the introduction of jet-powered aircraft.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.44 4,933
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.19 168
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,187.99 2,888,317
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,420.31 1,286,797
VIII xp-58
XP-58 Chain Lightning
XP-58 Chain Lightning
233 72 20 1

Further modification of the twin-engine P-38 Lightning fighter. The only completed prototype was tested in 1944.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.11 958
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,677.50 623,858
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3.00 699
VIII f-82e
North American F-82E Twin Mustang
North American F-82E Twin Mustang
110 41 16 3

The U.S. Army Air Force's escort fighter, a further development of the P-82B.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.91 430
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.26 29
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,541.26 279,538
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,018.04 221,984
VIII p-82b
North American P-82B Twin Mustang
North American P-82B Twin Mustang
137 49 20 6

A twin-fuselage fighter on the basis of the P-51 Mustang, designed to reduce the problem of pilot fatigue on long-range missions.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.63 634
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.28 38
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,163.23 433,363
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,270.95 311,120
VIII bv-p203
Blohm und Voss BV P.203
Blohm und Voss BV P.203
103 40 19 2

Project for a long-range interceptor with the envisaged ability to reach high speed in combat by using additional engines. The development was discontinued due to the end of the war.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.82 393
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,408.28 248,053
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 222.78 22,946
VIII do-335a1
Dornier Do 335 A-1 Pfeil
Dornier Do 335 A-1 Pfeil
198 81 16 3

Developed as a high-speed heavy fighter-bomber. The prototype first took to the air on October 26, 1943. A series of about 12 Do 335 A-1s were built by the end of World War II.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.76 745
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.42 83
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,302.05 455,805
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,805.99 555,586
VIII westland-p-1056
Westland P.1056
Westland P.1056
171 60 21 4

Project for a fighter-bomber created by Westland in 1945. Development was discontinued during the preliminary design phase.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.58 612
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.44 75
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,961.16 335,359
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,288.45 562,324
VIII p-61
Northrop P-61 Black Widow
Northrop P-61 Black Widow
91 37 19 2

A heavy American fighter armed with powerful forward-firing and defensive weapons. Introduced at the end of World War II, this aircraft is famous for securing the last Allied air victory.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.04 459
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,330.78 303,101
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 216.89 19,737
VIII me-262
Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe
Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe
109 50 19 1

The world's first jet-powered fighter to enter mass production. The start of development was delayed by the interference of German top leadership who demanded a bomber variant to be developed first.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.95 431
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,490.16 271,427
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 227.01 24,744
IX me-262-hg2
Messerschmitt Me 262 HG II
Messerschmitt Me 262 HG II
114 48 24 2

A further modification of the Me 262 A. The prototype first flew in January 1945, with modification improvement continuing until the end of the war.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.91 560
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.11 13
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,542.01 403,788
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 679.01 77,406
IX gloster-p-228
Gloster P.228
Gloster P.228
81 34 16 4

Project for a new two-seat night fighter. The development was discontinued during the design phase.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.44 360
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.27 22
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,177.36 257,366
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,102.09 89,269
IX f2h
McDonnell F2H Banshee
McDonnell F2H Banshee
112 54 21 3

First flew in January 1947. Used during the Korean War. A total of 895 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.71 527
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.10 11
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,856.49 431,927
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 839.93 94,071
X me-262-hg3
Messerschmitt Me 262 HG III
Messerschmitt Me 262 HG III
806 368 19 4

Blueprint of a further development of the Me 262 aircraft aimed at reaching a higher top speed.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.19 4,185
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.09 69
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,676.56 3,769,308
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 551.74 444,703
X f90
XF-90
XF-90
1,519 643 22 4

Designed as an air defense penetration fighter. First flew in June 1949. Never entered service.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.31 8,061
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.22 327
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,657.99 7,075,485
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,714.08 2,603,683
X gloster-javelin
Gloster Javelin
Gloster Javelin
587 241 22 3

All-weather interceptor, which first flew in November 1951. A total of 436 aircraft of various modifications were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.71 2,762
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 27
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,315.18 2,533,009
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 161.02 94,515
Attack Aircraft 31 9,141 3,919
II fi-98
Fieseler Fi 98
Fieseler Fi 98
19 8 4 7

Designed for close support of ground forces. The only completed prototype underwent trials in 1935. Never entered mass production.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.05 20
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.00 38
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 105.35 2,001
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,924.57 55,566
II pegas
Tomashevich Pegasus
Tomashevich Pegasus
18 7 5 6

Designed as a technologically simple and low-cost strike aircraft suitable for mass production. Several prototypes were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.44 26
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.94 35
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 153.80 2,768
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,841.32 51,143
II tsh-1
Kochyerigin TSh-2
Kochyerigin TSh-2
20 10 5 8

A heavily armored attack aircraft designed to support the troops and armored vehicles of the Red Army. Never saw mass production.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.00 20
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.30 46
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 122.40 2,448
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,320.00 46,400
II hs-123
Henschel Hs 123
Henschel Hs 123
12 5 4 11

First flew in May 1935. Successfully used for close air support during the Spanish Civil War and World War II. A total of about 260 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.50 18
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.50 42
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 84.12 1,009
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,562.73 42,752
III ha-137
Blohm und Voss Ha 137
Blohm und Voss Ha 137
26 12 9 12

Developed in 1935–1936 in Germany to provide close air support for ground forces. Never entered service. A total of 6 prototypes were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.31 34
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.88 75
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 202.77 5,271
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,991.04 129,766
III bsh-1
Kochyerigin BSh-1
Kochyerigin BSh-1
23 8 4 13

In 1936, the Soviet Union purchased from the U.S. a production license for the Vultee V-11 attack bomber. Redesigned as the BSh-1, it underwent trials in 1937–1939.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.61 14
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.22 97
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 131.45 3,023
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,072.73 139,672
III wirraway
CAC CA-1 Wirraway
CAC CA-1 Wirraway
31 15 3 9

Designed to support ground forces. Used by the Royal Australian Air Forces in the Pacific during World War II. A total of 755 aircraft were built in 1939–1946.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.74 23
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.81 87
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 132.56 4,109
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,182.68 160,662
III tsh-3
Kochyerigin TSh-3
Kochyerigin TSh-3
26 13 3 19

Developed in the early 1930s as a heavy armored attack aircraft for the Red Army Air Force.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.96 25
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.38 88
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 189.67 4,931
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,218.02 135,668
III ha-137v1
Blohm und Voss Ha 137 V1
Blohm und Voss Ha 137 V1
23 11 10 12

The initial prototype of Blohm und Voss Ha 137, first flown in April 1935. As the main difference from later modifications, it was equipped with the BMW 132 engine.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.39 32
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.57 82
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 172.23 3,961
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,619.45 129,247
IV lbsh_pr
Kochyerigin Sh (LBSh)
Kochyerigin Sh (LBSh)
219 87 11 15

Developed as a high-speed two-seat attack aircraft with two prototypes produced.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.97 213
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.04 665
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 223.25 48,891
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,174.18 1,352,146
IV hs-129a
Henschel Hs 129 А
Henschel Hs 129 А
70 35 6 15

Early version of the armored Hs 129 attack aircraft fitted with Argus engines. A small series of aircraft was used mainly for pilot training.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.16 81
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.19 223
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 296.17 20,732
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,970.89 487,962
IV fw-189c
Focke-Wulf Fw 189 C Eule
Focke-Wulf Fw 189 C Eule
404 158 6 12

Armored attack aircraft based on the famous Fw 189 reconnaissance aircraft. Several prototypes underwent trials in 1939–1940.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.86 348
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.48 1,000
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 234.62 94,786
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,255.02 2,123,029
IV bsh-2
Ilyushin BSh-2
Ilyushin BSh-2
157 63 8 13

Single-seat heavily armored attack aircraft. Prototype model of the IL-2, which first flew on 12 October 1940.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.10 173
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.23 507
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 250.69 39,357
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,478.22 1,017,079
V il-2mod
IL-2 with rear gunner
IL-2 with rear gunner
62 27 5 10

During frontline trials, several attempts were made to modify the IL-2 by adding a rear gunner position.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.63 39
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.06 190
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 242.17 15,014
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,603.68 471,428
V ju-87g
Junkers Ju 87 G Stuka
Junkers Ju 87 G Stuka
43 17 2 13

Attack modification of the iconic Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber featuring enhanced armament and armor.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.51 22
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.60 155
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 147.37 6,336
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,259.87 398,174
V hs-129
Henschel Hs 129 B
Henschel Hs 129 B
29 18 4 12

Armored attack aircraft first flown in May 1939. A total of 865 aircraft of all modifications were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.72 21
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.59 162
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 227.70 6,603
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13,858.41 401,893
V ju-87d-5
Junkers Ju 87 D-5 Stuka
Junkers Ju 87 D-5 Stuka
65 24 5 17

The famous Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber, capable of carrying a 1,000 kg bomb.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.65 42
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.12 138
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 181.89 11,822
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,265.46 472,254
V il-2-1
Ilyushin IL-2
Ilyushin IL-2
45 20 3 9

This well-armored attack aircraft became a legend of the Soviet Air Force. Early models of the IL-2 lacked a rear gunner.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.38 17
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.49 157
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 107.40 4,833
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,913.51 446,107
VI il-2-2
Ilyushin IL-2 two-seat
Ilyushin IL-2 two-seat
81 36 6 16

A later version of the IL-2, configured with a rear gunner. Became the most widely produced attack aircraft of World War II.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.70 57
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.04 327
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 339.93 27,534
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13,289.19 1,076,424
VI ju-88p
Junkers Ju 88 P
Junkers Ju 88 P
78 30 3 18

Anti-tank modification of the Ju 88 bomber. Several dozen aircraft equipped with different armament variants were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.51 40
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.13 244
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 222.37 17,344
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,706.63 757,117
VII il-8
Ilyushin IL-8
Ilyushin IL-8
190 83 6 16

A drastic modification of the IL-2 attack aircraft, it had much heavier armor to increase durability. Bomb capacity was also increased.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.67 127
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.05 770
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 336.67 63,967
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 16,060.67 3,051,527
VII me-265
Messerschmitt Me 265
Messerschmitt Me 265
483 206 9 20

A tailless design for a multirole attack aircraft. Development began in 1942 but was never completed.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.98 472
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.88 1,875
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 512.18 247,384
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17,583.36 8,492,765
VII il-10
Ilyushin IL-10
Ilyushin IL-10
759 330 7 19

A drastic modification of the IL-2 developed in 1944. Used in the final stages of World War II and during the Korean War.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.95 721
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.99 3,028
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 498.31 378,216
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 16,547.44 12,559,506
VIII nc1070
SNCAC NC 1070
SNCAC NC 1070
101 39 4 15

Attack aircraft designed for a wide range of missions. The single completed prototype was tested in 1947–1948.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.76 77
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.12 416
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 580.68 58,648
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19,573.98 1,976,971
VIII il-20
Ilyushin IL-20
Ilyushin IL-20
116 48 4 17

Experimental attack aircraft. It featured a wider visual field which allowed for better targeting. Never entered mass production.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.76 88
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.65 539
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 554.10 64,275
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 22,094.25 2,562,932
VIII il-10m
Ilyushin IL-10M
Ilyushin IL-10M
107 43 3 13

A modification of the IL-10 featuring greater firepower and improved handling, the IL-10M went into mass production.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.60 64
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.82 409
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 453.70 48,546
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19,038.67 2,037,137
VIII me-329
Messerschmitt Me 329
Messerschmitt Me 329
134 48 7 13

Designed simultaneously with the Me 265 as a new multirole attack aircraft for the Luftwaffe. Never entered mass production.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.96 128
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.10 550
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 589.56 79,000
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19,618.89 2,628,931
IX me-p1099b
Messerschmitt Me P.1099 B-2
Messerschmitt Me P.1099 B-2
367 161 8 28

Developed from the Me 262 as a multirole aircraft with different armament variants. Development was discontinued as the war had ended.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.16 424
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.55 1,669
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,153.76 423,428
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 26,601.17 9,762,628
IX il-40
Ilyushin IL-40
Ilyushin IL-40
301 140 9 23

Heavily armed and armored high-speed attack aircraft with tandem seating. Developed in 1953–1956.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.39 419
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.67 1,407
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,339.34 403,140
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 23,960.87 7,212,220
X me-p1102b
Messerschmitt Me P.1102 B
Messerschmitt Me P.1102 B
3,915 1,688 14 35

Preliminary design for a heavy multirole jet aircraft. Never went past the initial concept phase.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.99 3,891
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.60 21,918
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,155.14 4,522,358
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 29,957.87 117,285,052
X il-40p
Ilyushin IL-40P
Ilyushin IL-40P
1,217 529 9 31

Developed on the basis of the IL-40 with major construction faults corrected. A total of 7 aircraft were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.95 1,152
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.30 6,446
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,083.18 1,318,232
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 26,467.77 32,211,271
Bombers 25 10,295 5,148
III potez540
Potez 540
Potez 540
2 2 0 10

A French air cruiser of the first half of the 1930s. Was called up to perform a wide range of missions: from reconnaissance to strikes on enemy positions. Proved successful in the early stages of the Spanish Civil War. By the beginning of active hostilities against Germany, the planes were considered obsolete and removed from combat units.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Ground Targets Destroyed 10.00 20
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20,706.03 41,412
III blenheim-iv
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV (early mod.)
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV (early mod.)
93 73 1 22

Developed by the Bristol company as Type 149. Featured a lengthened nose, which provided more comfortable conditions for a navigator. The first several Blenheim Mk.IVs inherited the defensive armament of the Blenheim Mk.I.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.10 9
Ground Targets Destroyed 7.41 689
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 33.46 3,111
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10,838.72 1,008,000
III ju-86e
Junkers Ju 86 E
Junkers Ju 86 E
2 2 0 11

Due to problems with the diesel engines on the early Ju 86, it was decided to replace them with the radial BMW 132. The new modification—the Ju 86 E—served with the Luftwaffe until it was replaced by more advanced He 111 bombers.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Ground Targets Destroyed 9.50 19
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13,759.19 27,518
IV ar-2
Arkhangelsky Ar-2
Arkhangelsky Ar-2
1,134 419 2 28

A drastic modification of the SB bomber built with the aim of improving its combat performance. First flew in 1940. A total of about 200 aircraft were built and saw combat along with the SB.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.06 73
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.42 5,013
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 27.68 31,393
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,863.41 11,185,111
IV he-111h-2
Heinkel He 111 H-2
Heinkel He 111 H-2
570 489 2 24

A modification of one of the most well-known German World War II bombers. The He 111 H-2 entered mass production in September 1939. This aircraft differed from the early Не 111 in the engines and enhanced defensive armament. Over 500 aircraft of the H-2 series were produced.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.08 47
Ground Targets Destroyed 8.60 4,903
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 41.21 23,488
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 18,208.00 10,378,561
IV do-17z-2
Dornier Do 17 Z
Dornier Do 17 Z
256 184 3 20

The last and most advanced version of the Do 17 bomber. The prototype first took to the air in March 1938. It featured an absolutely new cockpit design, new engines, and enhanced defensive armament. A total of roughly 500 Do 17 Z aircraft in several versions were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.09 23
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.24 1,597
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 50.51 12,931
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13,551.57 3,469,202
V b-17d
Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress
Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress
86 48 2 30

The B-17D modification was developed in February 1941. Most of these bombers were sent to the U.S. air bases in the Pacific, where the beginning of the war with Japan found them.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.29 25
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.03 519
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 160.43 13,797
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17,562.97 1,510,415
V ju-88a
Junkers Ju 88 A
Junkers Ju 88 A
82 51 1 18

The most mass-produced modification of the Ju 88. Mass production started in March 1939, and by 1940–1941, the Ju 88 A became the main bomber type in the Luftwaffe. The aircraft was widely used on all fronts and was also supplied to the allies of Germany.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.05 4
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.15 504
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 44.48 3,647
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 18,922.28 1,551,627
V pe-2
Petlyakov Pe-2
Petlyakov Pe-2
22 8 2 9

The main Soviet tactical bomber of World War II. The prototype first flew in December 1939. Over 11,000 Pe-2s of various modifications were built and saw extensive action throughout World War II.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.27 6
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.50 77
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 139.14 3,061
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11,158.22 245,480
VI pe-2-m-82
Petlyakov Pe-2 M-82
Petlyakov Pe-2 M-82
66 29 2 14

A modification of the Pe-2 bomber equipped with new engines. The prototype was built in the fall of 1942. Due to the shortage of engines that were in great demand for developing the Lavochkin fighters, only 32 aircraft were built, but saw limited combat.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.38 25
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.47 229
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 176.43 11,644
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 14,396.68 950,181
VI a-26b
Douglas A-26B Invader
Douglas A-26B Invader
171 110 5 21

Developed as an attack bomber to replace the Douglas A-20 Havoc serving the U.S. Air Force. The A-26B was the first aircraft in the series to enter mass production. A significant number of modifications were built based on the A-26B.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.53 90
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.02 858
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 315.11 53,883
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19,463.20 3,328,207
VI b-17g
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
134 83 3 14

The most mass-produced version of the Flying Fortress with significantly enhanced defensive armament. Extensively used in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.53 71
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.46 598
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 300.34 40,245
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 16,615.57 2,226,486
VI do-217m
Dornier Do 217 M
Dornier Do 217 M
157 102 2 20

The Do 217 M was a variant of the mass-produced Do 217 K with the DB 603 engine instead of the BMW 801 that was in great demand for fighters. Both bomber variants were used mainly on the Western Front.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.10 15
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.07 953
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 64.58 10,138
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 24,605.00 3,862,985
VII tu-2
Tupolev Tu-2
Tupolev Tu-2
191 68 3 14

The best Soviet serial tactical bomber of World War II. Most actively used in 1944-1945. The Tu-2 bombers remained in the Soviet service until the mid-1950s, and were also supplied to Poland, Bulgaria, China, Indonesia, and North Korea.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.47 90
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.62 882
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 285.63 54,555
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20,772.31 3,967,511
VII ju-288a
Junkers Ju 288 A
Junkers Ju 288 A
336 160 2 23

It was created to replace the Ju 88 in the Luftwaffe under the Bomber B design competition. However, a number of technical problems and changes in requirements from the Ministry of Aviation (RLM) did not allow the model to be launched into production. Several pre-production prototypes were tested.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.07 23
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.87 1,636
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 94.16 31,637
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 25,433.98 8,545,816
VII b-32
Consolidated B-32 Dominator
Consolidated B-32 Dominator
1,434 775 6 28

Designed to the same specifications as the well-known B-29 Superfortress. However, the development of the B-32 was slow due to technical issues. Saw limited action during raids on Japan before the end of the war.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.61 878
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.97 10,002
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 380.16 545,144
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 29,910.62 42,891,834
VII g4m2
Mitsubishi G4M2 Model 24
Mitsubishi G4M2 Model 24
4 1 0 3

Second iteration of one of the most widely produced Japanese bombers in World War II.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.25 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 29.65 118
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11,422.05 45,688
VIII b-29b
Boeing B-29C Superfortress
Boeing B-29C Superfortress
190 82 5 21

One of the most iconic bombers of World War II. 5,000 re-engined B-29C were ordered. After the end of World War II, the order was canceled.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.15 219
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.51 1,047
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 655.10 124,469
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 28,975.74 5,505,390
VIII tu-10
Tupolev Tu-10
Tupolev Tu-10
19 8 5 10

The further development of the Tu-2 with a new power unit and design changes. 10 aircraft were produced, however due to the beginning of the jet era, the manufacturers decided not to put the Tu-10 into mass production.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.42 27
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.58 87
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 733.28 13,932
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 25,190.89 478,626
VIII rb-17
Myasishchev RB-17
Myasishchev RB-17
385 189 8 20

Project for a high-speed reconnaissance bomber. Developed in 1945–1946 with the use of the German Jumo 004 engine. Development was discontinued in early 1946 as the Myasishchev design bureau was closed.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.48 183
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.92 1,894
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 373.79 143,907
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 28,427.98 10,944,773
VIII ju-288c
Junkers Ju 288 C
Junkers Ju 288 C
239 93 3 13

The development of the Ju 288 design, equipped with new engines and enhanced defensive armament. Due to the plight on the fronts and the subsequent cancellation of the Bomber B program, only a few pre-production prototypes were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.28 67
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.51 839
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 223.10 53,320
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 24,560.49 5,869,957
IX tu-12
Tupolev Tu-12
Tupolev Tu-12
26 11 2 12

An attempt to adapt the serial Tu-2 for jet engines. The aircraft was tested in 1947-1948. A small series of planes were built, they were used as testbed aircraft and for crew training.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.38 10
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.38 140
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 342.53 8,905
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 32,547.14 846,225
IX ju-287
Junkers Ju 287
Junkers Ju 287
194 75 2 23

The development of a high-speed jet bomber with a forward-swept wing was launched by the Junkers firm at the end of 1942. In August 1944, an experimental Ju 287 V1 took to the air, but only three prototypes were made before the end of the war.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.22 42
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.64 900
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 305.82 59,328
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 26,394.37 5,120,507
X ef-131
Junkers/OKB-1 EF 131
Junkers/OKB-1 EF 131
2,248 1,020 4 37

Before the capitulation of Germany in the war, the Junkers company managed to partially prepare the project documentation for the development of the Ju 287 V3 design. Further development was carried out with the participation of German designers, but already as part of the Soviet OKB-1 work. Only a single prototype was built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.38 844
Ground Targets Destroyed 7.78 17,479
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 481.42 1,082,241
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 44,109.56 99,158,298
X su-10
Sukhoi Su-10
Sukhoi Su-10
2,254 1,066 8 35

The first jet bomber constructed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau. It was designed in 1946-1948, several aircraft configurations were proposed. Further development of the Su-10 was discontinued during the prototype construction stage.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.96 2,166
Ground Targets Destroyed 7.32 16,508
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 758.46 1,709,576
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 40,314.71 90,869,347
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