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apartclassic

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Days in clan: 1757

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Position: Commander

Days in clan: 1757

34,077
Battles Fought
73.33%
Victories/Battles
1,979
Average Experience per Battle
48,251
Most Damage per Battle,

Aircraft type efficiency

Fighters

Multirole Fighters

Heavy Fighters

Attack Aircraft

Bombers

Achievements 164/199

  • marcel
    1265
  • Marseille Medal

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


    Award +1
  • maccambell
    2361
  • 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
    2337
  • Hero of the Sky Badge

    Awarded for earning the highest aircraft type grade in battle.


    Award +1
  • rocketeer
    2053
  • 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
    147
  • Effective Fire

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

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

  • mastersofsky
    47
  • Lords of the Sky

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

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

  • flameofheaven
    266
  • 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 34,077
Victories 24,988 (73.33%)
Draws 115 (0%)
Defeats 8,974 (26%)
Average Experience per Battle 1,979
Maximum Experience per Battle 11,535

Battle Performance

Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.31
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.45
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,864.74
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,013.09

Preferences in aircraft types

Aircraft selection in Hangar or during a battle, excluding respawns
33,835
Fighters 13,138 (39%)
Multirole Fighters 9,053 (27%)
Heavy Fighters 5,090 (15%)
Attack Aircraft 4,600 (14%)
Bombers 1,954 (6%)

Preferences in aircraft nations

Aircraft selection in Hangar or during a battle, excluding respawns
33,835
U.S.S.R. Aircraft 8,211 (24%)
Germany Aircraft 9,445 (28%)
U.S.A. Aircraft 6,247 (18%)
Japan Aircraft 2,750 (8%)
U.K. Aircraft 5,470 (16%)
China Aircraft 697 (2%)
Europe Aircraft 1,015 (3%)

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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 9.78 88
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 892.01 8,028
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.52 13

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 13.83 83
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 904.45 5,426
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 16.93 101

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 6.42 167
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 597.11 15,524
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13.73 356

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 11.38 91
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 917.21 7,337
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.46 836
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 587.58 65,808
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 67.19 7,524

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 9.22 83
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 798.64 7,187
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 14.14 99
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,139.99 7,979
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.14 7

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 9.88 168
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 632.05 10,744
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 48.18 819

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.43 521
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 479.43 38,833
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 43.98 3,562

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 9.30 93
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 892.93 8,929
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 29.77 297

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 7.92 95
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 793.49 9,521
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.54 6

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 7.15 479
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 553.44 37,080
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 32.73 2,192

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 6.73 101
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 665.10 9,976
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 65.69 985

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.23 224
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 925.48 28,689
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 14.24 441

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.70 620
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 510.48 67,382
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 30.52 4,028

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 9.00 171
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,197.14 22,745
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11.73 222

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 9.05 199
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,269.70 27,933
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 97.63 2,147

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 8.05 177
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,054.88 23,207
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 14.20 312

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 7.41 200
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,024.93 27,673
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 51.32 1,385

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 5.87 1,349
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 733.79 168,771
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 69.78 16,048

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.96 561
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 653.62 73,859
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 26.78 3,026

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 7.58 144
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,223.97 23,255
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11.99 227

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 4.46 740
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 545.62 90,572
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 31.89 5,293

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 9.87 296
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,369.42 41,082
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 42.68 1,280

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 10.07 151
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,498.40 22,475
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.70 25

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 9.93 149
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,360.81 20,412
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 8.27 554
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,209.86 81,060
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19.28 1,291

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 5.46 2,397
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,060.89 465,731
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 41.45 18,194

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 5.27 2,039
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,214.17 469,882
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8.79 3,402

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 6.88 2,347
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.10 34
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,283.65 437,724
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 141.78 48,345

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 7.93 2,015
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,665.15 422,947
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 14.91 3,787

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 7.23 3,397
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,495.35 702,815
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19.21 9,028

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 6.90 2,449
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 17
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,270.25 450,940
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 122.95 43,646

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 6.32 2,444
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,207.18 467,179
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 35.38 13,693

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.97 532
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 955.55 102,244
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 72.76 7,785

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 8.22 978
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,530.40 182,117
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 39.37 4,684

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 7.14 3,107
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,458.15 634,296
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 40.87 17,779

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 6.33 2,506
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,297.57 513,837
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 42.06 16,654

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 6.61 2,474
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,334.95 499,273
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 59.05 22,083

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 6.21 1,777
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,306.80 373,745
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5.74 1,640

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.50 1,754
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,189.30 379,386
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3.46 1,105

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 4.93 1,430
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 926.05 268,553
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 32.49 9,421

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 7.40 3,084
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,406.09 586,339
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 80.72 33,659

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 6.75 2,248
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,475.60 491,375
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8.37 2,786

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 5.92 1,680
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,505.95 427,689
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 42.90 12,184

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.25 942
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,831.54 238,100
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 96.05 12,485

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.61 571
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,959.83 146,987
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 92.44 6,933

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 5.79 1,402
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,340.87 324,491
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 56.17 13,594

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 6.64 2,185
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,536.41 505,477
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 76.74 25,248

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 5.53 1,421
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,391.62 357,645
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 104.66 26,897

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 5.96 1,181
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,437.17 284,560
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 37.12 7,350

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 4.41 1,124
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,136.63 289,840
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 21.94 5,595

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 7.12 847
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,820.21 216,605
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.13 15

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 9.92 357
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,525.80 90,928
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 89.37 3,217

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 5.87 833
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,600.37 227,252
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 28.09 3,988

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 5.12 1,819
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,117.79 396,814
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 119.60 42,459

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 7.03 1,897
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,899.14 512,767
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3.97 1,070

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 7.09 1,305
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,738.61 319,904
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.44 80

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 5.27 1,490
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,479.48 418,691
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12.88 3,645

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 5.97 1,882
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,427.20 449,566
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 97.63 30,753

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 6.14 516
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,371.80 115,230
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 65.29 5,484

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 6.38 268
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,499.44 62,976
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 67.41 2,831

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 5.29 714
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,287.93 173,870
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 38.13 5,147

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 6.08 1,174
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,339.51 258,524
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 127.17 24,544

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 6.38 1,525
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,612.53 385,394
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 28.41 6,789

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 7.47 1,151
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,753.26 270,002
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 31.41 4,836

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 7.11 1,336
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,325.25 437,147
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 154.93 29,126

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.12 937
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,628.34 297,987
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 58.72 10,745

The Spitfire V modification

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.58 592
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,866.11 167,949
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 54.30 4,887

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 7.75 442
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,212.69 126,123
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 61.99 3,533

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 7.72 355
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,110.80 97,096
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 139.74 6,428

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 6.96 661
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,079.39 197,541
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 27.58 2,620

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 7.74 1,076
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,220.72 308,679
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 147.42 20,490

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 7.24 1,071
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,110.91 312,414
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 61.83 9,150

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 6.23 829
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,669.60 222,057
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13.53 1,800

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 7.74 364
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,599.86 122,193
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10.29 483

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 6.07 1,020
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,693.14 284,447
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 35.12 5,899

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 7.07 1,110
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,075.40 325,837
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 53.10 8,336

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 5.82 1,855
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,788.08 570,397
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 141.76 45,222

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 6.58 1,474
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,971.86 441,696
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 65.49 14,668

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 8.60 834
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,340.19 226,998
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 72.36 7,019

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 6.38 4,046
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,929.01 1,222,994
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15.20 9,636

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 6.54 2,255
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,242.98 773,828
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 203.47 70,195

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 7.59 577
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,213.00 168,187
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 21.99 1,671

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 6.01 835
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,169.75 301,595
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 65.95 9,166

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 6.69 435
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,494.46 162,140
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 70.66 4,592

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 8.22 797
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,797.97 271,403
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 30.03 2,912

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 8.76 1,341
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,257.16 498,346
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 107.05 16,378

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 6.17 759
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,987.90 244,512
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 189.35 23,290

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 5.79 1,082
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,607.19 300,543
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 97.35 18,203

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.48 992
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,157.14 330,041
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 172.63 26,413

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 6.86 576
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,269.88 190,670
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 149.66 12,571

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 6.41 744
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,127.70 246,812
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 177.32 20,568

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 5.67 2,266
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,025.94 810,377
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 126.88 50,753

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 5.96 495
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,250.33 186,777
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.14 94

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 5.64 965
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,909.80 326,575
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15.49 2,648

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.04 1,943
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,765.67 763,324
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 209.04 57,694

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 6.62 953
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,530.06 364,329
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 137.24 19,762

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 7.45 1,892
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,156.33 801,709
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 117.19 29,765

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 7.46 1,805
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,531.06 854,515
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 31.38 7,592

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 6.02 1,649
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,373.33 650,292
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 25.34 6,944

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 6.47 1,489
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,950.22 678,550
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 67.52 15,529

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 5.65 1,684
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,302.32 686,090
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 74.27 22,132

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.89 2,033
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,196.00 942,820
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 130.18 38,402

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 7.46 1,812
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,044.30 739,764
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 78.68 19,119

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 8.33 1,341
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,281.78 528,366
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 31.82 5,122

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 7.29 1,473
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,228.22 652,100
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 57.16 11,546

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 8.51 1,421
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,247.12 709,269
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 51.72 8,637

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 7.26 675
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,502.24 232,708
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 25.40 2,361

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 7.21 1,399
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,624.93 703,236
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 30.26 5,869

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 6.92 1,093
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,154.23 498,368
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 181.53 28,681

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.89 1,721
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,480.70 758,792
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 41.65 9,080

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 6.51 1,282
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 12
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,966.56 584,412
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 439.73 86,627

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 5.74 1,079
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,926.08 550,102
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 43.41 8,160

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 7.65 604
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,522.26 278,258
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.67 132

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 7.27 1,280
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,588.92 631,649
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 77.53 13,645

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 6.41 1,217
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,936.77 557,986
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 209.56 39,816

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 5.16 1,286
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,703.00 673,047
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 149.49 37,221

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 6.38 1,212
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,982.61 566,696
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 192.93 36,657

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 5.77 1,021
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,877.46 509,310
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 119.58 21,166

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 6.11 1,064
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,321.46 577,933
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 258.30 44,944

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 6.44 805
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,697.65 462,206
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 131.47 16,433

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 7.60 836
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,629.14 509,205
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7.61 837

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 7.20 756
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,842.43 403,454
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 118.57 12,450

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 6.70 750
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,908.66 437,769
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 106.52 11,930

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 6.24 793
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,364.46 427,286
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 75.00 9,525

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.25 754
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,124.69 428,968
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 223.00 23,192

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 7.44 923
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,265.21 528,886
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 214.07 26,544

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 6.31 827
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,559.89 466,345
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 53.65 7,027

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 7.20 72
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.70 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 459.24 4,592
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 567.80 5,678

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.12 121
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.18 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 447.00 7,599
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 160.71 2,732

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 10.20 153
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.33 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 656.61 9,849
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 444.50 6,667

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 9.80 98
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.20 12
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 687.43 6,874
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,172.06 11,720

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 4.77 62
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.31 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 279.38 3,631
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 481.72 6,262

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 7.69 123
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.56 25
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 731.29 11,700
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,584.15 25,346

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 7.92 95
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.17 14
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 760.83 9,130
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 929.90 11,158

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 6.88 117
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.29 22
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 585.70 9,956
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,361.48 23,145

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 9.79 137
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.07 15
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 834.02 11,676
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,124.24 15,739

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 11.17 134
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.33 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,064.72 12,776
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 440.84 5,290

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 5.40 108
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.00 20
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 525.94 10,518
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,637.35 32,746

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 6.20 254
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.71 29
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 748.55 30,690
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,082.14 44,367

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 6.67 260
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.31 51
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 990.57 38,632
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,847.83 72,065

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 4.77 210
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.80 35
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 700.06 30,802
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,071.36 47,140

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 7.10 149
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.14 24
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 992.07 20,833
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,492.67 31,346

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 5.81 546
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.79 74
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 760.47 71,484
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,157.39 108,795

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 5.56 1,834
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.03 340
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,097.89 362,305
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,032.31 670,662

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 5.46 2,854
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.51 792
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,103.76 577,264
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,656.26 1,389,224

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 4.40 2,907
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.84 1,217
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 813.53 537,741
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,251.74 2,149,400

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 4.86 3,647
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.22 918
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 900.42 675,313
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,106.52 1,579,889

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 6.23 3,911
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.81 506
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,259.60 791,030
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,695.66 1,064,874

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 5.83 4,194
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.22 880
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,117.74 803,657
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,174.86 1,563,724

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 5.66 3,183
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.72 965
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,101.07 618,801
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,056.22 1,717,592

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.00 2,735
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.64 349
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 997.88 545,838
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,307.09 714,979

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.84 2,535
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 32
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,448.03 628,446
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 237.00 102,857

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 5.29 2,213
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.76 316
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,390.71 581,317
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,893.84 791,625

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 5.50 610
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.31 34
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,358.34 150,775
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,186.05 131,651

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 5.41 682
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.86 108
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,366.00 172,115
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,382.70 300,220

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 5.15 824
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.81 290
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,333.45 213,352
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,793.99 607,038

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 6.12 1,951
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,574.46 502,251
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 65.10 20,765

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 5.32 2,415
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.31 141
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,374.60 624,067
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,111.93 504,814

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 5.94 1,936
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.45 146
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,501.41 489,460
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,548.44 504,791

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 5.37 704
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.96 126
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,387.20 181,723
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,923.43 382,969

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 6.64 923
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.37 190
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,990.87 276,731
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,921.72 684,118

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 5.51 2,078
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.98 371
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,849.47 697,250
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,399.99 1,281,796

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 6.46 394
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,019.32 123,178
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 128.82 7,857

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 6.21 783
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.78 224
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,988.39 250,536
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,942.56 748,763

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 5.28 338
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.08 69
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,794.15 114,825
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,831.52 245,217

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 4.67 1,298
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.70 473
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,590.05 442,035
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,603.18 1,835,684

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 4.91 2,016
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.67 275
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,443.86 593,425
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,982.66 1,225,874

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 5.96 912
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,136.43 326,873
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 176.85 27,057

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 5.24 1,054
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.11 224
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,965.83 395,132
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,721.98 949,117

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 5.81 1,579
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.06 288
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,291.19 623,204
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,553.94 966,670

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 5.60 873
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.71 111
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,320.40 361,982
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,404.84 531,154

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 3.66 870
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.66 394
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,524.57 362,847
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,410.79 2,001,768

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.88 1,058
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.07 232
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,113.33 458,593
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,313.49 936,027

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 5.09 880
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.63 109
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,906.58 329,837
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,552.33 614,553

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 5.33 816
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.53 234
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,701.50 413,328
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,302.62 1,117,301

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 6.37 1,192
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.87 349
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,770.47 518,078
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,495.85 1,401,723

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.99 1,659
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.81 751
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,055.12 854,928
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10,732.71 4,464,807

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 5.25 1,308
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.98 245
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,294.05 571,218
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,273.25 1,064,039

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 5.49 1,290
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.69 397
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,249.44 528,617
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,287.42 1,712,544

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 7.15 2,073
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,343.92 969,735
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 217.14 62,971

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 6.13 1,791
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.42 416
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,995.32 874,633
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,830.01 1,994,361

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 4.13 776
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.41 266
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,847.28 347,287
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,826.04 1,471,296

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 6.56 7,889
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 34
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,709.56 3,256,892
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 84.81 101,946

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 5.55 1,809
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.77 250
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,354.47 767,557
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,277.04 1,068,313

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 5.27 943
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.56 100
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,073.54 550,163
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,780.28 676,670

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 4.80 783
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.00 163
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,481.80 404,533
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,845.91 952,882

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 5.20 1,455
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.76 212
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,190.12 893,233
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,111.49 1,151,217

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 7.12 3,489
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,840.56 1,881,873
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 181.39 88,880

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 5.02 1,179
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.45 575
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,069.09 721,236
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12,181.81 2,862,724

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 6.90 2,596
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 14
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,115.88 1,547,571
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 209.24 78,674

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 6.22 1,531
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.54 132
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,438.44 1,091,857
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,608.19 887,613

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 4.91 726
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.79 413
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,094.28 457,953
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 14,455.92 2,139,475

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 4.81 875
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.05 373
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,382.45 615,605
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11,443.56 2,082,727

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 6.66 852
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.01 129
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 5,353.13 685,200
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,109.80 782,054

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 6.07 905
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.68 251
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,023.78 599,542
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10,004.15 1,490,618

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 6.20 973
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.82 129
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,644.33 729,159
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,054.08 636,490

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 7.44 67
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.22 11
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 813.78 7,324
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,540.04 13,860

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.71 919
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.56 214
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,214.41 166,373
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,279.74 312,324

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.18 1,090
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.47 384
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 768.68 200,624
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,088.82 545,181

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 8.59 1,005
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.91 106
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,582.38 185,138
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,598.83 187,062

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 6.65 3,358
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.66 332
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,792.15 905,035
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,880.72 949,762

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 6.09 4,126
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 19
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,599.91 1,084,742
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 75.47 51,166

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 6.84 4,192
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.47 903
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,647.86 1,010,136
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,243.40 1,988,203

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 7.54 1,554
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.83 172
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,542.04 523,660
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,743.50 565,160

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 5.72 2,573
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.35 607
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,668.67 750,900
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,580.16 1,611,073

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 6.21 2,111
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,882.83 640,163
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 64.57 21,953

The Beaufighter V modification.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 8.75 910
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,682.92 279,023
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 65.62 6,824

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 5.13 1,371
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.39 104
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,655.76 442,088
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,307.59 349,125

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 7.85 761
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.09 106
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,439.11 236,593
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,336.43 323,633

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 5.63 1,200
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.23 50
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,064.31 439,697
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 989.03 210,662

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 5.61 959
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.47 80
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,620.71 277,142
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,233.40 210,911

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 6.09 347
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.82 104
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,354.77 134,221
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,826.54 332,112

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 4.87 998
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.11 22
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,833.34 375,834
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 939.97 192,692

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 11.40 285
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,212.68 105,317
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 6.15 295
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.77 37
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,235.14 107,286
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,001.43 192,068

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 6.91 850
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.50 61
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,733.98 336,279
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,008.30 247,020

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 6.05 671
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.02 224
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,432.20 269,973
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,240.59 803,705

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 6.52 2,008
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.42 129
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,767.13 852,276
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,491.27 459,311

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 5.43 891
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.29 48
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,676.65 438,969
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,694.75 277,939

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 7.01 988
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.67 94
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,199.32 451,103
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,832.31 540,355

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 5.91 1,087
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.36 67
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,151.69 579,910
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,928.96 354,928

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 8.32 1,589
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,329.75 826,981
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 156.15 29,823

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 5.55 855
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.52 234
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,602.75 400,824
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,506.05 1,309,932

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.95 421
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.74 63
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,742.36 233,100
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,752.90 318,996

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 7.87 811
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,835.33 395,039
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 136.13 14,021

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 5.50 1,722
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.70 218
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,792.09 873,925
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,069.72 960,823

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 6.47 1,966
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.14 347
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,294.88 1,001,644
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,772.01 1,450,690

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 8.45 2,223
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,805.42 1,263,826
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 248.10 65,251

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 8.53 290
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.41 48
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,142.42 140,842
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,003.67 306,124

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 8.86 735
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.35 112
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 5,262.35 436,775
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,616.40 549,160

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 7.48 1,698
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,672.97 1,060,765
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 113.77 25,825

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 6.13 1,723
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.50 422
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,599.70 1,011,515
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,040.40 2,259,352

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 5.90 531
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.82 164
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,622.58 326,032
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,622.10 775,988

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 9.03 1,861
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 5,668.94 1,167,802
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 103.49 21,318

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 5.74 1,153
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.28 56
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,122.56 828,634
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,347.44 471,835

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 6.04 1,082
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.66 118
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,017.90 719,204
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,425.85 971,226

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 5.97 1,009
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.30 50
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,322.37 730,480
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,278.81 554,118

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 6.84 766
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.54 60
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 5,948.86 666,272
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,390.69 491,756

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 6.32 708
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.57 64
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 5,238.55 586,717
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,305.03 482,163

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 7.16 716
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 5,941.51 594,150
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 339.80 33,979

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 6.50 78
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.75 57
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 528.23 6,338
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,904.94 58,859

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 5.60 168
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.60 108
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 531.94 15,958
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,445.17 103,355

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 2.08 27
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.08 40
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 178.60 2,321
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,404.12 44,253

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 5.16 98
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.95 75
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 461.79 8,773
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,238.56 80,532

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 2.71 1,232
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.28 1,494
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 433.04 197,033
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,401.83 2,002,834

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 1.97 385
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.43 863
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 298.92 58,289
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,787.05 1,128,475

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 3.32 605
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.11 748
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 496.81 90,418
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,076.55 1,105,932

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 2.01 285
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.76 676
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 384.88 54,653
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,047.17 858,697

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 4.26 132
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.65 144
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 602.19 18,667
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,695.25 207,552

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 2.22 635
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.75 1,359
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 493.83 141,234
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,131.87 2,611,715

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.77 1,578
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.05 3,613
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 402.48 359,013
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,909.98 7,055,698

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 2.64 476
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.51 811
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 636.35 114,542
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,328.22 1,499,079

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 2.23 1,091
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.75 1,832
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 507.75 248,291
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,308.63 3,573,918

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 1.44 190
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.20 687
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 431.89 57,009
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12,518.51 1,652,443

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 1.86 626
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.65 1,568
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 546.45 184,152
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12,244.77 4,126,488

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 1.71 312
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.26 594
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 566.78 103,154
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,920.73 1,623,571

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 2.04 623
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.95 904
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 667.46 204,241
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,910.56 2,420,631

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 1.33 222
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.61 770
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 470.76 78,617
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 14,196.22 2,370,769

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 1.59 393
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.39 1,084
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 649.47 160,420
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13,354.97 3,298,677

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 1.21 265
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.36 1,173
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 603.89 132,251
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 21,559.05 4,721,432

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 1.93 615
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.14 1,635
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 944.09 300,221
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19,818.09 6,302,153