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Finn_Sotka

Position: Executive Officer

Days in clan: 3418

[LLV24] Lentolaivue 24

Position: Executive Officer

Days in clan: 3418

35,419
Battles Fought
68.23%
Victories/Battles
1,878
Average Experience per Battle
37,506
Most Damage per Battle,

Aircraft type efficiency

Fighters

Multirole Fighters

Heavy Fighters

Attack Aircraft

Bombers

Achievements 188/225

  • marcel
    150
  • Marseille Medal

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


    Award +1
  • maccambell
    431
  • 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
  • maccambell
    431
  • 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
    1124
  • Hero of the Sky Badge

    Awarded for earning the highest aircraft type grade in battle.


    Award +1
  • rocketeer
    547
  • 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
    120
  • 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.

  • flameofheaven
    254
  • 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.

Overall Results

Battles Fought 35,419
Victories 24,165 (68.23%)
Draws 108 (0%)
Defeats 11,146 (31%)
Average Experience per Battle 1,878
Maximum Experience per Battle 11,190

Battle Performance

Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.92
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.20
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,158.04
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,461.54

Preferences in aircraft types

Aircraft selection in Hangar or during a battle, excluding respawns
35,207
Fighters 9,394 (27%)
Multirole Fighters 7,264 (21%)
Heavy Fighters 6,992 (20%)
Attack Aircraft 4,836 (14%)
Bombers 6,721 (19%)

Preferences in aircraft nations

Aircraft selection in Hangar or during a battle, excluding respawns
35,207
U.S.S.R. Aircraft 6,017 (17%)
Germany Aircraft 8,515 (24%)
U.S.A. Aircraft 6,912 (20%)
Japan Aircraft 5,458 (16%)
U.K. Aircraft 7,171 (20%)
China Aircraft 495 (1%)
Europe Aircraft 639 (2%)

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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

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 5.00 90
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 475.93 8,566
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 14.22 255

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 6.36 89
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 552.51 7,735
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 39.65 555

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 5.93 83
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 587.33 8,222
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.73 24

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.28 95
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 480.09 8,641
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3.31 59

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 4.77 105
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.09 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 527.14 11,597
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 55.85 1,228

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 5.71 40
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.14 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 454.47 3,181
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 136.86 958

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 6.87 103
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.13 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 581.74 8,726
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 27.54 413

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 5.87 88
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 579.99 8,699
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12.89 193

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 4.74 90
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 380.87 7,236
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2.15 40

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 5.19 83
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 531.09 8,497
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.60 25

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 5.88 94
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 583.86 9,341
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12.88 206

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 3.44 31
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 366.20 3,295
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 22.97 206

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 5.42 103
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 512.18 9,731
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.73 13

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 3.74 142
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 610.86 23,212
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17.83 677

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 7.11 256
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 880.46 31,696
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20.59 741

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 5.44 223
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 780.52 32,001
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8.90 364

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 4.14 149
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 631.64 22,738
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5.97 215

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 7.54 279
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.11 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,052.89 38,956
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17.95 664

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 6.33 209
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.15 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 767.85 25,339
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 105.91 3,495

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 6.93 291
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.17 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 993.61 41,731
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 73.50 3,087

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 5.00 220
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 596.31 26,237
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 25.99 1,143

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 6.10 122
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 778.09 15,561
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4.09 81

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 5.66 198
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.11 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 841.91 29,466
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 24.53 858

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 5.52 138
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.16 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 819.77 20,494
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 46.44 1,161

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 4.05 166
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 582.76 23,893
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 42.83 1,755

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 6.89 131
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.11 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 888.42 16,880
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 46.52 883

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 5.83 140
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.21 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 851.09 20,426
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 70.64 1,695

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 5.00 235
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.19 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 724.29 34,041
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 43.49 2,044

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 3.26 293
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 570.22 51,320
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 24.93 2,243

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 3.24 256
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 678.58 53,608
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 39.51 3,121

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 3.03 206
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 665.70 45,267
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19.04 1,295

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 4.20 1,501
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 22
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 793.14 283,152
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 57.58 20,555

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 4.84 1,209
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 977.26 244,315
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 45.91 11,478

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 4.71 476
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,048.94 105,942
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13.28 1,341

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 4.55 4,212
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.10 91
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 828.89 767,549
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 103.01 95,383

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 4.29 3,821
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 64
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 828.62 738,300
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 53.69 47,842

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 2.00 6
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 446.52 1,339
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 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 3.28 246
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.08 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 627.05 47,029
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 51.72 3,879

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 3.81 301
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.14 11
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 810.30 64,013
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 156.75 12,382

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 3.39 258
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.08 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 687.99 52,286
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 33.34 2,534

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 6.40 32
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.40 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,020.30 5,101
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 71.74 358

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 3.82 294
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 635.86 48,961
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13.93 1,072

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 4.64 297
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.08 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 791.34 50,645
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 121.65 7,785

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 4.19 511
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 739.52 90,221
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 58.56 7,143

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 2.89 251
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 619.21 53,870
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11.79 1,025

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 3.12 337
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 794.21 85,775
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19.77 2,135

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.88 2,449
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 27
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,135.56 570,050
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 65.53 32,895

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 3.35 312
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 812.02 75,518
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19.18 1,783

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 3.83 364
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 916.13 87,032
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20.31 1,929

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 4.42 318
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 988.52 71,173
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 24.63 1,773

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 3.29 273
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 775.55 64,371
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 92.00 7,635

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 4.28 317
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,039.23 76,902
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 23.69 1,753

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 3.12 349
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 947.25 106,091
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 26.23 2,937

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 3.12 293
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 820.60 77,136
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 32.01 3,008

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 3.97 365
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 890.44 81,920
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 41.15 3,785

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 3.93 326
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.10 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 847.08 70,307
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 105.22 8,732

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 3.57 350
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,036.44 101,570
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15.70 1,539

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 2.54 244
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 670.78 64,395
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17.14 1,645

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 2.77 260
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 837.98 78,769
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 21.48 2,019

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 4.56 2,650
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,432.29 832,163
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19.24 11,180

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 3.34 702
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 12
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 785.41 164,935
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 67.09 14,088

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 3.88 392
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 840.76 84,916
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12.09 1,220

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 4.09 1,988
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 34
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 977.28 474,960
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 72.04 35,012

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 4.36 1,388
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.11 34
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,014.61 322,645
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 83.66 26,604

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 4.48 1,254
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 12
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,302.79 364,780
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 53.27 14,916

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 3.51 165
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,053.87 49,531
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13.97 656

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 4.16 370
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,515.28 134,859
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 50.58 4,501

A modification of the Spitfire V inspired by Iron Maiden.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.51 249
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.08 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,025.75 72,828
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 104.76 7,437

The Spitfire V modification

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.08 155
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.08 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,168.36 44,397
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 204.83 7,783

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 4.68 351
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,257.61 94,320
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 74.43 5,582

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 3.95 648
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 11
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,056.76 173,307
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 98.77 16,198

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 2.95 357
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,004.07 121,492
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 114.62 13,869

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 4.70 6,170
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.12 156
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,449.76 1,904,982
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 178.20 234,152

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 5.50 11
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,708.96 3,417
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 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 3.70 340
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,194.73 109,915
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 50.46 4,642

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 3.76 740
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 13
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,125.05 221,634
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 112.65 22,191

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 4.16 229
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,317.73 72,474
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 30.76 1,691

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 3.21 411
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,026.65 131,410
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 79.56 10,183

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 3.99 403
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,194.21 120,615
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 35.85 3,620

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 5.07 7,734
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.10 160
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,448.79 2,207,957
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 151.84 231,409

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 4.14 265
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,304.16 83,466
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 38.47 2,462

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 3.44 354
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,188.69 122,434
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 46.64 4,804

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 4.61 1,269
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.09 26
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,711.25 470,592
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 138.12 37,984

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 3.80 539
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.08 12
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,318.19 187,182
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 196.90 27,959

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 4.32 600
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.10 14
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,539.19 213,947
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 266.26 37,010

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 3.55 540
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,280.37 194,616
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 47.24 7,180

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 3.30 320
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,572.81 152,562
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17.24 1,672

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 3.86 286
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,768.12 130,840
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 54.40 4,025

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 3.72 443
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,283.65 152,754
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 85.70 10,198

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 1.91 61
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 877.44 28,078
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 26.46 846

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 5.15 433
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.08 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,749.54 146,961
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 134.79 11,322

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 4.40 1,134
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.12 31
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,507.08 388,826
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 204.57 52,779

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 8.00 16
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,849.94 3,699
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 3.66 469
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,525.51 195,265
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 90.38 11,569

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 3.81 457
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,538.15 184,578
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8.93 1,071

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 3.55 440
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,352.33 167,688
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6.29 779

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.45 1,758
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 21
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,954.00 771,830
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 165.91 65,532

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 4.03 488
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,663.31 201,259
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 51.56 6,238

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 4.26 605
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,260.19 320,946
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8.81 1,251

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 2.87 319
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,763.80 195,781
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11.38 1,263

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 3.52 1,366
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 20
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,512.84 586,980
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 115.03 44,631

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 4.01 622
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,020.97 313,250
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 24.81 3,845

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 3.36 477
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,876.59 266,475
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 43.68 6,201

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 13.00 13
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 5,097.20 5,097
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,060.21 2,060

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 5.00 10
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,056.31 4,112
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 4.16 354
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,904.96 161,921
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 23.87 2,029

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 3.66 586
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,869.04 299,046
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 44.41 7,105

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 3.92 3,136
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 29
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,591.65 1,271,727
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 82.99 66,309

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 4.51 546
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,455.84 297,156
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 49.75 6,019

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 3.81 545
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,988.49 284,354
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 153.83 21,997

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 4.15 556
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,582.64 346,073
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 117.38 15,728

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 4.54 3,848
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 45
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,427.99 2,056,504
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 101.42 85,905

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 2.00 8
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,432.74 5,730
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 4.86 1,649
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,797.05 948,200
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 127.42 43,195

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 3.72 528
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,194.85 311,668
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 79.66 11,311

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 2.78 364
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,588.69 208,118
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 100.17 13,122

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 3.95 509
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,615.93 337,454
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 91.30 11,778

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 4.45 534
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,667.29 320,075
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 55.30 6,635

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 4.36 580
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,654.60 353,062
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 138.99 18,485

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 3.19 558
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,429.00 425,075
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 50.79 8,887

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 5.15 701
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,606.59 490,495
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11.04 1,501

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 4.66 648
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,767.75 384,717
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 34.66 4,817

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 3.21 382
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,582.80 307,352
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 140.03 16,663

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 4.50 635
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,699.52 380,632
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 177.47 25,023

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.89 577
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,054.57 360,439
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 210.42 24,830

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 4.99 819
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,095.09 507,595
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 76.63 12,567

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 3.91 633
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,083.61 499,545
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 41.65 6,747

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 5.75 69
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.58 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 474.40 5,692
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 639.24 7,670

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 11.00 66
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.00 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 675.75 4,054
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 816.00 4,895

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 7.50 90
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.25 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 614.09 7,369
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 557.89 6,694

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 7.56 68
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.89 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 549.47 4,945
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 713.98 6,425

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 9.25 74
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.62 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 623.77 4,990
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 567.07 4,536

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 3.73 97
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.85 22
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 345.17 8,974
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 902.41 23,462

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 3.93 106
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.81 22
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 358.44 9,677
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 640.00 17,279

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 3.55 117
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.09 36
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 321.09 10,595
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,207.28 39,840

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 4.42 115
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.81 21
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 388.99 10,113
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 657.98 17,107

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 6.44 116
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.39 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 583.02 10,494
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 573.54 10,323

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 5.32 117
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.68 15
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 530.97 11,681
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 911.29 20,048

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 4.35 313
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.57 113
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 689.27 49,627
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,873.88 134,919

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 4.67 187
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.72 29
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 569.03 22,761
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 984.05 39,361

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 1.00 4
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 441.52 1,766
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2.47 9

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 4.31 207
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.27 61
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 606.64 29,118
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,787.25 85,788

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 4.92 305
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.11 69
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 704.02 43,649
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,544.03 95,729

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 4.33 303
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.96 67
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 621.10 43,476
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 994.89 69,642

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 3.32 647
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.27 248
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 634.37 123,702
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,990.82 388,209

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 3.22 5,018
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.75 2,728
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 673.02 1,049,904
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,738.15 4,271,510

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 2.33 252
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.41 152
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 413.86 44,697
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,286.34 246,924

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 2.70 262
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.44 140
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 538.97 52,280
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,160.51 209,569

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 3.18 435
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.02 140
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 656.49 89,938
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,789.54 245,166

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 3.36 702
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.38 288
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 663.55 138,682
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,592.28 541,785

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 3.31 523
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.90 300
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 667.62 105,484
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,224.96 509,543

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.96 302
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.93 95
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 534.03 54,471
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,475.17 150,467

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 3.33 370
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.12 13
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 808.43 89,735
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 352.00 39,072

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 4.11 9,648
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.87 2,042
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,130.94 2,656,586
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,802.55 4,234,184

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 3.05 357
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.91 106
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 772.14 90,340
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,717.25 200,917

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 2.16 371
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.53 264
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 619.31 106,521
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,351.71 576,494

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 3.54 457
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 915.58 118,109
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 169.87 21,913

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 3.46 318
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.55 51
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 921.27 84,756
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,483.34 136,467

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 3.00 312
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.69 72
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 889.12 92,468
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,699.27 176,723

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 2.77 208
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.72 54
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 809.97 60,748
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,334.03 100,052

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 2.54 330
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.04 135
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 793.09 103,101
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,638.85 343,050

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 3.72 1,418
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.42 542
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,286.01 489,970
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,872.26 1,475,332

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 3.49 4,328
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.15 1,426
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,220.28 1,513,147
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,944.50 3,651,176

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 4.53 430
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,453.61 138,093
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 143.96 13,675

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 3.86 382
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.35 134
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,414.06 139,991
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,329.64 428,634

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 3.58 798
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.09 242
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,230.24 274,342
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,198.87 713,348

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 2.86 360
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.65 208
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,013.67 127,722
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,527.31 696,441

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 2.99 212
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.89 63
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,222.60 86,804
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,701.13 191,780

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 3.49 468
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,394.01 186,798
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 296.94 39,790

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 3.04 902
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.61 478
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,379.18 409,617
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,362.62 1,592,698

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 3.08 327
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.97 103
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,342.93 142,350
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,058.59 324,210

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 2.85 308
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.07 116
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,362.54 147,154
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,170.19 342,380

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 2.41 357
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.68 249
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,132.79 167,653
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,941.61 1,027,358

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 3.20 400
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.23 154
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,447.51 180,938
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,242.81 530,351

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 3.56 498
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.14 160
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,479.85 207,179
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,566.71 639,339

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 3.36 5,321
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.70 2,687
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,931.50 3,059,499
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,019.96 9,535,622

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 4.33 26
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.67 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,670.18 16,021
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,194.89 37,169

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 2.28 599
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.82 479
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,309.64 344,435
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,664.98 2,278,889

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 2.78 470
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.67 114
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,434.82 242,484
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,092.80 522,683

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 3.11 3,385
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.65 1,800
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,616.22 1,760,066
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,265.45 6,823,076

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 3.60 472
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.15 19
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,661.15 217,610
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 471.26 61,734

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 3.05 338
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.20 133
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,653.64 183,554
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,107.10 566,888

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 2.84 875
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.40 432
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,574.13 484,832
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,149.08 2,201,915

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 3.34 501
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.18 27
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,770.19 265,527
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 831.72 124,757

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 5.50 11
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.50 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,661.10 5,322
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,195.75 2,391

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 3.45 1,966
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.34 761
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,433.27 1,386,966
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,303.23 3,022,838

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 2.99 427
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.33 190
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,015.04 288,151
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,812.87 831,239

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 2.51 439
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.86 150
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,887.96 330,392
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,030.12 705,270

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 3.41 521
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.17 26
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,196.34 336,040
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 959.80 146,849

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 2.72 389
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.43 204
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,889.84 270,247
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,527.80 1,076,475

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 3.69 586
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.18 28
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,712.54 431,294
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 755.66 120,149

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 2.92 461
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.75 118
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,678.42 423,190
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,667.21 579,418

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 2.56 340
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.63 217
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,941.58 258,230
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,684.11 1,287,986

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 2.65 600
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.93 437
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,241.15 506,498
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,584.85 1,940,175

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 4.12 940
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.34 306
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,615.04 824,229
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,553.17 1,266,123

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 4.02 543
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.36 183
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,756.14 507,078
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,265.81 980,883

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 3.66 1,520
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.97 402
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,987.56 1,239,837
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,211.75 2,162,876

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 3.48 80
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.39 32
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 342.73 7,882
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,767.59 40,654

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.34 4,817
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.47 2,740
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 744.01 825,853
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,283.91 3,645,136

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 3.37 229
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.26 154
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 619.11 42,099
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,857.10 194,282

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 4.44 542
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.92 112
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 906.84 110,634
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,231.64 150,259

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 4.09 389
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,008.11 95,770
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 95.02 9,026

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 4.32 3,737
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.64 555
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,179.09 1,021,093
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,431.24 1,239,456

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 3.46 13,725
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.00 7,923
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 869.13 3,450,444
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,599.51 14,290,038

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 3.01 5,262
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.71 2,989
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 954.60 1,666,736
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,982.90 8,700,142

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 3.39 1,459
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 32
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,016.94 438,301
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 103.96 44,805

The Beaufighter V modification.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.26 199
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.10 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,438.36 87,739
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 70.10 4,275

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 4.43 372
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.61 51
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,688.46 141,830
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,550.50 130,242

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 3.23 2,738
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.81 691
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,095.15 928,685
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,916.97 1,625,589

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 3.21 792
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.06 263
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,120.99 276,884
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,277.09 562,440

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 3.74 71
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.53 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,256.26 23,868
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,621.24 30,803

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 3.17 532
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.57 95
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,165.30 195,769
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,288.82 216,521

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 2.47 445
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.65 297
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,104.48 198,806
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,729.35 1,031,283

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 2.70 283
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.57 60
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,284.14 134,834
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,970.37 206,889

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 4.36 196
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,155.52 96,998
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 34.92 1,571

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 3.20 714
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.13 253
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,438.36 320,753
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,438.03 989,681

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 4.36 7,160
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.73 1,204
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,971.77 3,237,652
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,216.51 3,639,503

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 3.03 357
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.72 203
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,294.35 152,733
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,938.17 700,704

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 3.56 594
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.29 49
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,707.39 285,134
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 703.96 117,561

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 3.12 806
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.83 213
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,739.95 448,907
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,975.09 767,572

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 2.47 148
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.90 54
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,434.92 86,095
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,970.97 238,257

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 2.79 273
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.63 62
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,306.08 127,995
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,412.09 236,385

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 4.00 372
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,335.48 217,199
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 60.63 5,638

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 3.18 296
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.24 115
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,635.06 152,060
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,368.18 499,240

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 2.98 155
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,040.49 106,105
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 65.14 3,387

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 3.25 753
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.39 322
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,027.88 470,469
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,930.86 1,375,959

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 1.86 179
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.06 102
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 991.53 95,186
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,652.22 350,613

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 4.30 2,169
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.09 551
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,716.51 1,371,839
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,599.53 2,827,764

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 3.96 539
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,843.37 386,698
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 69.11 9,398

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 3.00 9
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.67 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,346.55 7,039
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,174.61 24,523

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 3.81 510
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,846.92 381,487
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 43.02 5,764

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 2.73 183
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.91 128
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,166.54 145,158
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,038.93 538,608

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 3.51 449
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.26 161
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,605.68 333,527
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,774.60 867,148

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 3.12 296
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.02 97
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,428.94 230,749
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,088.42 388,399

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 3.75 416
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.15 128
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,286.32 364,781
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,169.17 684,777

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 3.36 339
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.88 89
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,870.87 289,958
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,275.75 532,851

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 4.03 355
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.88 77
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,979.46 262,192
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,051.48 444,529

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 3.39 332
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.98 96
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,774.49 369,900
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,379.76 527,216

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 4.00 412
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.93 96
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,062.24 418,410
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,136.89 529,099

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 4.76 505
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,644.35 492,300
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 156.86 16,627

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 2.94 50
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.18 54
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 251.59 4,277
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,817.82 64,902

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 1.82 31
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.06 52
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 158.56 2,695
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,987.66 50,790

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 2.36 26
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.82 42
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 278.83 3,067
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,461.47 49,076

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 1.82 40
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.36 52
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 173.21 3,810
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,370.60 52,153

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 1.83 157
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.19 274
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 287.14 24,693
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,361.43 375,082

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 1.78 135
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.78 363
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 305.28 23,200
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,159.60 468,129

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 2.06 200
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.53 439
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 315.23 30,576
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,711.17 553,983

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 1.95 232
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.97 591
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 315.96 37,599
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,158.68 732,883

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 1.77 85
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.54 170
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 282.36 13,553
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,965.06 238,322

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.04 1,271
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.19 5,147
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 257.38 316,068
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,352.42 9,028,766

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 1.37 37
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.70 154
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 303.65 8,198
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10,204.74 275,528

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 1.42 826
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.46 1,428
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 360.25 208,947
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,514.62 3,198,482

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 1.21 170
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.20 588
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 287.13 40,198
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,098.24 993,753

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 0.64 63
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.83 379
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 234.96 23,261
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,084.97 899,411

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 0.95 124
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.00 524
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 355.35 46,550
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,610.19 1,258,934

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 0.95 104
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.47 272
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 340.03 37,403
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,924.16 651,657

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 0.93 88
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.94 279
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 314.99 29,924
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,868.43 652,500

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 0.86 72
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.67 392
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 407.38 34,219
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 14,392.49 1,208,969

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 1.11 103
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.28 305
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 519.86 48,346
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10,017.43 931,621

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 0.82 71
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.25 457
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 470.96 40,973
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19,176.45 1,668,351

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 1.17 2,589
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.39 9,757
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 623.04 1,384,402
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17,025.28 37,830,180

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 1.06 579
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.08 2,769
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 618.78 337,236
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19,885.91 10,837,822

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 0.94 79
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.39 369
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 768.16 64,525
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20,759.15 1,743,768

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 0.95 176
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.95 916
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 668.39 123,652
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 18,918.28 3,499,880

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 1.23 1,624
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.53 5,960
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 851.56 1,121,508
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 21,357.48 28,127,796

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 1.08 426
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.40 2,126
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 673.33 265,290
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 21,768.12 8,576,637

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 1.21 640
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.69 3,020
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,269.29 673,992
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 31,541.12 16,748,337

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 1.73 504
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.64 1,939
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,686.17 492,360
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 39,811.78 11,625,041

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 1.18 1,275
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.01 6,462
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,355.36 1,458,372
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 30,343.20 32,649,282

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 1.27 216
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.44 1,094
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,415.91 240,704
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 31,309.71 5,322,649

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 4.40 22
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 114.61 573
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,853.88 24,269

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 0.32 169
Ground Targets Destroyed 10.60 5,607
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 88.62 46,877
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 16,015.00 8,471,934

The main Soviet pre-war medium bomber. First took to the air in 1934. Extensively used in the late 1930s and in early Word War II. A total of 7,000 aircraft of various modifications were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.23 21
Ground Targets Destroyed 8.27 753
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 61.84 5,627
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11,443.80 1,041,385

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 0.16 12
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.22 473
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 73.99 5,623
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,990.82 683,302

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 0.13 15
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.24 742
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 69.85 8,312
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13,340.77 1,587,551

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 0.10 30
Ground Targets Destroyed 7.14 2,149
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 50.17 15,101
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 14,115.47 4,248,756

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 0.05 7
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.25 863
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 28.31 3,906
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 14,258.45 1,967,666

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 0.20 119
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.51 3,221
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 109.28 63,929
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 16,047.84 9,387,987

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 0.19 81
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.40 2,798
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 80.36 35,115
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20,491.32 8,954,708

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 0.60 79
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.91 516
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 241.45 31,871
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11,295.49 1,491,004

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 0.76 120
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.52 553
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 369.99 58,087
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12,758.19 2,003,035

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 1.41 749
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.25 2,253
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 701.73 371,916
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19,500.94 10,335,499

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 0.57 751
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.16 5,528
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 304.01 404,034
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 16,690.84 22,182,120

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 0.28 161
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.56 3,799
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 140.74 81,491
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 23,526.07 13,621,592

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 0.58 21
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.22 152
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 458.65 16,511
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17,226.42 620,151

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 0.10 22
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.41 1,234
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 95.23 21,711
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 27,355.57 6,237,069

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 0.50 670
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.46 7,257
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 352.08 467,566
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 24,962.98 33,150,835

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 1.80 5,010
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.72 15,967
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 940.02 2,622,669
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 32,421.47 90,455,901

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 0.88 186
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.38 1,141
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 525.72 111,452
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 23,240.16 4,926,913

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 0.62 184
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.46 1,027
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 536.05 159,206
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17,253.87 5,124,398

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 49
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.28 935
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 264.97 46,899
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 34,932.17 6,182,994

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 0.42 43
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.72 481
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 373.45 38,091
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 24,112.72 2,459,497

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 0.22 261
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.98 8,366
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 338.33 405,318
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 39,721.35 47,586,173

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 0.39 389
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.84 6,842
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 485.83 486,311
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 38,714.56 38,753,277

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 0.70 153
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.19 1,137
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 675.08 147,841
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 30,677.91 6,718,462
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