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Position: Combat Officer

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[JG26] Jagdgeschwader 26

Position: Combat Officer

Days in clan: 2696

7,264
Battles Fought
61.99%
Victories/Battles
1,700
Average Experience per Battle
30,599
Most Damage per Battle,

Aircraft type efficiency

Fighters

Multirole Fighters

Heavy Fighters

Attack Aircraft

Bombers

Achievements 180/218

  • marcel
    11
  • Marseille Medal

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


    Award +1
  • maccambell
    64
  • 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
    152
  • Hero of the Sky Badge

    Awarded for earning the highest aircraft type grade in battle.


    Award +1
  • rocketeer
    123
  • 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
    124
  • 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
    2
  • 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
    196
  • 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 7,264
Victories 4,503 (61.99%)
Draws 24 (0%)
Defeats 2,737 (38%)
Average Experience per Battle 1,700
Maximum Experience per Battle 8,195

Battle Performance

Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.68
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.38
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 981.47
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,417.13

Preferences in aircraft types

Aircraft selection in Hangar or during a battle, excluding respawns
7,177
Fighters 2,057 (29%)
Multirole Fighters 1,110 (15%)
Heavy Fighters 1,979 (28%)
Attack Aircraft 374 (5%)
Bombers 1,657 (23%)

Preferences in aircraft nations

Aircraft selection in Hangar or during a battle, excluding respawns
7,177
U.S.S.R. Aircraft 1,450 (20%)
Germany Aircraft 2,831 (39%)
U.S.A. Aircraft 1,463 (20%)
Japan Aircraft 304 (4%)
U.K. Aircraft 960 (13%)
China Aircraft 29 (0%)
Europe Aircraft 140 (2%)

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Aircraft

Aircraft Total Sorties Selected at the Start of a Battle Most Aerial Targets Destroyed per Sortie Most Ground Targets Destroyed per Sortie

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 7.73 85
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 567.59 6,243
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.02 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.52 176
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 475.19 12,830
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 75.27 2,032

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.00 20
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 390.98 1,954
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 26.90 134

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.72 67
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 282.59 5,086
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.26 4

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 6.82 150
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 603.27 13,272
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11.48 252

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 7.08 85
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 805.68 9,668
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.92 11

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 4.14 29
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 391.53 2,740
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.00 96
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 399.22 9,581
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.30 7

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.29 90
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 427.48 7,267
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11.16 189

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 2.60 13
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 185.23 926
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 77.66 388

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.28 575
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 478.86 52,195
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 33.88 3,693

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 6.84 130
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 549.66 10,443
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.22 4

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 4.74 128
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 410.28 11,077
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5.72 154

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 7.04 169
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 540.67 12,976
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.96 47

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 4.00 8
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 350.20 700
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6.07 12

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 1.67 5
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.33 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 453.34 1,360
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 122.32 366

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.00 28
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 572.59 4,008
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.73 5

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 5.10 158
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 807.76 25,040
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.17 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.14 36
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 645.68 4,519
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 35.56 248

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 6.59 145
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 850.61 18,713
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 31.67 696

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.67 70
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 646.15 9,692
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 47.61 714

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 1.60 8
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 244.49 1,222
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.75 21
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 208.39 2,500
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 5.46 213
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 713.98 27,845
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13.88 541

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.56 50
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 895.49 8,059
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.71 15

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.33 192
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 753.08 27,111
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3.72 133

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 6.00 6
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 662.74 662
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 14.00 28
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,743.83 5,487
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 403.23 806

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 2.89 55
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 467.51 8,882
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12.53 238

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 4.67 14
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,181.68 3,545
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.05 45
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 421.14 9,265
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.20 4

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.43 17
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 929.59 6,507
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 3.81 1,763
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 11
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 713.57 330,385
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 32.19 14,902

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 2.20 22
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 445.00 4,450
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.36 536
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 987.53 121,465
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5.32 654

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 0.67 2
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 171.02 513
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 2.42 58
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 465.55 11,173
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 27.42 658

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 8.50 17
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,373.08 2,746
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.14 8
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 376.28 2,633
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.30 9

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.18 175
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 704.12 38,726
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15.28 840

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.09 173
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 584.79 32,748
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17.50 980

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.20 16
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 793.56 3,967
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.12 9
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 323.20 2,585
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17.46 139

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 1.00 3
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 177.95 533
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 6.00 30
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,269.32 6,346
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 3.56 64
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 651.10 11,719
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.29 46
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 588.31 8,236
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 27.39 383

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.15 63
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 746.35 14,926
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 32.53 650

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 2.75 11
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 534.20 2,136
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5.12 20

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.85 612
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 877.22 139,477
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4.81 764

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 1.60 16
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 338.53 3,385
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 57.21 572

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 2.00 10
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 573.20 2,865
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.46 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.31 509
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 817.90 125,955
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 30.08 4,633

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 1.20 6
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 352.60 1,762
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 949.10 4,745

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.20 21
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,226.59 6,132
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.25 10
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 402.41 3,219
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 125.22 1,001

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 2.00 4
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 429.32 858
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.25 36
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 588.93 9,422
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 21.46 343

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 2.99 401
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 870.27 116,615
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4.88 653

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.91 160
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 809.89 44,543
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.37 20

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 1.93 54
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 811.21 22,713
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 15.00 15
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,773.17 2,773
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.81 101
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 665.00 23,939
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 115.61 4,161

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 4.44 40
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,087.53 9,787
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 48.28 434

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.00 16
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 717.25 2,868
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.25 1
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 154.76 619
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 1.50 12
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 641.88 5,135
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 41.98 335

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.10 361
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,114.01 98,032
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 26.23 2,308

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 3.41 75
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,055.76 23,226
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 133.90 2,945

A modification of the Spitfire V inspired by Iron Maiden.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.04 315
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,216.31 94,872
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10.59 826

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 5.00 15
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,434.12 7,302
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 153.34 460

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.50 45
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,426.04 14,260
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 4.69 61
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,064.63 13,840
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.33 4
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 407.91 1,223
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.53 77
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,416.05 24,072
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 2.69 35
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 737.95 9,593
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 90.29 1,173

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 6.00 12
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,807.83 3,615
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.20 16
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 775.40 3,876
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 1.44 13
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.11 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 514.12 4,627
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 329.26 2,963

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.26 679
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,044.59 217,275
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 65.88 13,703

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.12 33
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,474.71 11,797
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 14.74 117

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.86 34
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,461.56 10,230
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.56 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.01 208
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,098.29 75,781
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.69 47

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 2.00 20
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 765.26 7,652
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.52 141
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,174.89 46,995
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 107.72 4,308

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 3.69 129
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,333.67 46,678
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.32 46

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 1.00 2
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 563.01 1,126
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.11 28
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 857.93 7,721
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 3.81 305
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,342.69 107,415
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 78.55 6,284

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 2.38 19
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 839.25 6,714
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.67 56
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,459.82 17,517
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11.32 135

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 2.80 115
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,218.24 49,948
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 149.20 6,117

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 2.20 11
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 573.85 2,869
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.56 7

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 1.50 3
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,372.30 2,744
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.43 992
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,441.76 416,668
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 75.24 21,744

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 3.26 248
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,356.58 103,100
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 131.94 10,027

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 2.04 149
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,134.14 82,792
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12.65 923

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 0.86 6
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 619.12 4,333
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 2.44 308
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,103.52 139,043
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 267.44 33,697

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 2.25 128
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,151.68 65,645
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 24.80 1,413

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.00 186
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,138.02 70,557
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 28.95 1,794

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 2.96 249
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,365.37 114,690
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 21.18 1,778

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.65 358
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,124.06 151,748
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 146.25 19,743

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 1.44 13
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 787.89 7,090
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.12 25
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,339.39 10,715
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.12 25
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,083.21 8,665
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 221.51 1,772

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 2.07 29
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,249.96 17,499
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 35.36 494

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 0.50 2
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,135.33 4,541
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.38 243
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,969.62 141,812
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 130.60 9,403

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.70 303
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,632.50 133,865
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 36.34 2,979

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 3.24 347
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,904.79 203,812
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 93.94 10,051

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 2.68 190
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,286.41 91,335
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 29.30 2,080

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 3.18 242
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,676.48 127,412
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 32.72 2,486

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.13 257
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,676.75 137,493
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20.14 1,651

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.59 298
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,612.84 185,476
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 54.75 6,296

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 2.91 259
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,672.75 148,875
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 79.13 7,042

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 2.63 437
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,559.73 258,915
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.02 169

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 2.00 6
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,284.35 3,853
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 2.09 23
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,933.39 21,267
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2.76 30

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 2.75 11
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,866.05 7,464
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 1.50 3
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 533.80 1,067
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 2.74 277
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,950.78 197,028
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20.52 2,072

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 3.09 71
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,821.34 41,890
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.17 25
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.17 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,998.38 11,990
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 38.35 230

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 3.32 73
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,034.14 44,751
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11.66 256

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.67 11
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,666.95 5,000
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.70 901
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.16 19
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 519.02 60,725
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 338.57 39,612

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 7.08 418
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.37 22
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 447.74 26,416
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 532.54 31,419

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 8.78 430
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.73 36
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 554.84 27,187
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 542.10 26,562

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.58 125
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.58 11
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 402.30 7,643
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 581.65 11,051

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 7.06 219
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.42 13
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 454.77 14,097
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 527.96 16,366

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 10.10 101
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.90 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 689.65 6,896
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 859.17 8,591

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.38 44
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.85 11
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 255.79 3,325
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 547.50 7,117

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.22 333
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 420.90 33,251
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 68.68 5,425

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 8.07 121
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.60 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 574.49 8,617
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 568.38 8,525

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 7.65 153
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.40 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 554.33 11,086
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 823.02 16,460

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.49 193
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.21 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 396.59 17,053
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 442.49 19,027

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.33 133
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.67 14
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 482.58 10,134
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 805.37 16,912

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.16 79
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.58 11
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 612.18 11,631
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 576.78 10,958

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.00 104
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.19 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 544.65 14,160
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 463.58 12,053

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.75 3
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.25 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 126.46 505
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 995.38 3,981

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 4.88 83
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.29 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 702.45 11,941
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 540.08 9,181

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 9.00 9
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 825.94 825
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,540.00 1,540

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.91 319
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.25 16
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 675.80 43,927
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 502.52 32,663

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.83 23
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.33 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 531.25 3,187
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 686.10 4,116

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 4.12 33
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.38 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 801.12 6,408
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 986.34 7,890

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 1.62 21
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.69 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 301.04 3,913
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,644.66 21,380

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.33 21
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.11 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 342.93 3,086
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 74.51 670

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.39 156
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.50 23
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 664.96 30,588
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 788.55 36,273

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 2.89 231
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.55 44
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 563.59 45,086
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,072.16 85,772

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.07 92
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.83 25
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 589.08 17,672
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,362.18 40,865

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.64 132
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.22 11
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 498.90 24,944
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 542.06 27,103

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 2.60 26
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 565.39 5,653
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 381.87 3,818

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 2.63 216
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.49 40
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 694.66 56,962
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,400.20 114,816

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 2.55 28
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.64 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 455.15 5,006
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,066.31 11,729

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 3.17 19
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.67 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 827.12 4,962
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,313.50 7,881

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 2.50 130
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 633.91 32,963
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 217.02 11,284

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 7.00 7
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,975.67 1,975
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 422.80 422

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.43 48
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.36 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,131.91 15,846
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,374.77 19,246

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.83 17
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.50 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 699.70 4,198
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,424.81 8,548

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 2.75 88
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.47 15
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 801.93 25,661
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,438.19 46,022

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 1.00 3
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 229.83 689
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 2.99 810
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.55 149
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,022.87 277,196
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,867.04 505,969

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.00 20
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,447.53 7,237
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.36 66
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.79 22
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 850.84 23,823
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,586.36 72,417

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.57 150
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.19 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,718.63 72,182
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 753.98 31,667

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 2.83 325
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.24 28
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,246.86 143,388
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,009.10 116,047

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.88 98
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.00 34
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,425.20 48,456
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,789.35 128,837

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 4.40 22
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.00 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,875.49 9,377
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,561.43 22,807

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 2.67 8
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.33 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,173.88 3,521
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,780.04 5,340

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 4.50 9
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 690.80 1,381
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,546.88 3,093

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 1.56 39
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.52 13
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,216.28 30,407
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,011.01 75,275

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.07 118
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.39 22
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,177.28 67,105
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,270.29 72,406

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.11 414
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.44 58
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,349.94 179,541
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,510.83 200,939

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 2.33 14
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,319.03 7,914
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.12 189
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.22 109
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,186.75 105,621
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,432.62 483,503

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 1.75 42
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 933.32 22,399
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 129.75 3,113

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.00 3
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,176.48 3,176
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 2.78 267
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.51 49
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,927.99 185,087
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,338.58 224,503

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.64 193
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.62 45
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,375.50 100,411
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,454.05 179,145

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 2.68 249
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,459.21 135,706
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 248.35 23,096

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 1.91 101
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.45 24
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,143.23 60,591
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,597.33 84,658

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 1.55 232
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.17 175
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,043.85 156,577
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,349.02 802,353

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 2.86 518
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.15 27
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,082.54 376,939
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 587.84 106,399

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.09 98
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.23 11
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,031.95 95,501
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,079.05 50,715

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 2.52 121
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.52 25
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,718.02 82,464
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,924.44 140,372

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.40 12
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.80 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,632.69 13,163
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11,206.73 56,033

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.90 61
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.10 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,499.61 52,491
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,150.72 24,165

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 2.60 13
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.60 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,618.68 8,093
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,976.60 14,883

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.50 3
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.50 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,752.72 3,505
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,353.00 2,706

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 5.12 711
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.51 71
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 551.43 76,648
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 614.56 85,424

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.66 4,137
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.63 561
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 895.15 794,001
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 873.25 774,576

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 4.12 165
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.57 23
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 671.85 26,874
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 970.34 38,813

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.44 897
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.41 83
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 862.83 174,292
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 538.38 108,753

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.11 218
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,280.19 67,849
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 38.73 2,052

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 3.35 1,425
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.37 157
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 952.63 404,868
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 592.26 251,708

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.00 27
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.44 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 796.80 7,171
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,473.41 13,260

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 2.64 256
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.49 48
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 916.23 88,873
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,227.15 119,033

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 2.75 22
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 833.38 6,667
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10.56 84

The Beaufighter V modification.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.00 4
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,407.26 2,407
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 2.56 115
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.38 17
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,151.87 51,834
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 763.79 34,370

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.51 128
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.33 17
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 815.86 41,608
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 553.25 28,215

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 1.75 21
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.25 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 686.52 8,238
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 585.28 7,023

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 0.67 2
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 292.28 876
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 343.75 1,031

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.39 458
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.13 17
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,233.08 166,466
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 457.12 61,711

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 1.80 9
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.60 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,030.17 5,150
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,238.96 21,194

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.32 83
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.24 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,332.22 33,305
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,319.63 32,990

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.09 4,455
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 19
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,855.57 2,022,566
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 31.22 34,026

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.22 58
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.50 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,541.13 27,740
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,897.64 34,157

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 3.76 410
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.36 39
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,655.23 180,420
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 935.30 101,948

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 2.00 34
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.00 17
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,066.05 18,122
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,224.52 54,816

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.69 846
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.29 67
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,772.87 405,987
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 807.90 185,008

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 2.89 26
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.56 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,580.76 14,226
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 920.45 8,284

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 1.53 26
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.29 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 978.27 16,630
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,447.88 24,613

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 2.96 80
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,965.72 53,074
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 96.90 2,616

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.75 44
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,010.69 32,171
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 95.14 1,522

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 1.80 18
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.80 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 673.98 6,739
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,328.39 33,283

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 2.25 18
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.62 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 714.03 5,712
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,274.69 26,197

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 3.36 584
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.71 123
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,002.94 348,511
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,985.51 519,478

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 5.50 22
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,289.20 9,156
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.33 10
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.00 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,886.81 8,660
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,427.98 22,283

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 2.50 40
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,518.33 24,293
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 1.54 20
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.23 16
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 795.17 10,337
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,850.02 102,050

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.85 316
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,096.00 232,655
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 54.33 6,030

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 2.96 299
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.15 15
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,043.04 206,347
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 854.77 86,331

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 1.98 239
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.16 19
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,098.29 253,892
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,170.09 141,580

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 2.89 269
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.65 60
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,469.77 229,688
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,386.24 314,920

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 2.61 253
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.38 37
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,912.53 185,515
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,966.25 190,726

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 2.46 96
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,116.29 121,535
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 308.93 12,048

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 2.75 212
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,366.28 259,203
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 156.13 12,022

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 3.12 103
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,836.46 126,603
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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 2.94 53
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.28 23
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 286.54 5,157
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,435.68 25,842

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.00 9
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.33 12
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 65.11 585
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,756.96 24,812

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.50 3
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.50 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 216.91 433
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,384.70 2,769

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 1.00 4
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.00 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 137.08 548
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,743.74 6,974

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.75 11
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.75 11
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 365.12 1,460
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,156.30 12,625

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.62 21
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.54 33
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 255.12 3,316
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,072.69 39,944

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.00 3
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.33 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 302.73 908
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 404.17 1,212

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.00 15
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.60 54
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 230.39 3,455
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,687.84 85,317

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 4.00 8
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.50 11
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,068.11 2,136
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,399.72 14,799

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.76 13
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.12 36
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 184.06 3,129
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,071.59 86,216

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 2.14 15
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.71 33
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 295.20 2,066
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,965.14 55,755

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 1.00 1
Ground Targets Destroyed 7.00 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 266.75 266
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15,858.62 15,858

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.33 2
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.00 12
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 101.02 606
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,463.80 32,782

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.33 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 135.81 407
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,292.93 21,878

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.65 13
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.45 69
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 264.54 5,290
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,551.79 171,035

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.33 6
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.94 53
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 230.00 4,139
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,019.57 162,352

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.50 11
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 105.25 210
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12,179.51 24,359

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.71 12
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.94 50
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 448.47 7,623
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13,148.52 223,524

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.87 20
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.43 33
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 372.70 8,572
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,645.63 198,849

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.50 4
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.38 19
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 312.97 2,503
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12,177.68 97,421

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.52 43
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.37 358
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 389.05 31,902
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19,223.25 1,576,306

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.50 5
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.00 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 854.53 1,709
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,281.62 14,563

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.19 89
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.79 284
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,603.77 120,282
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 22,202.28 1,665,170

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.59 13
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.23 93
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 780.06 17,161
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 23,069.10 507,520

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.00 56
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.62 147
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 964.47 54,010
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15,081.39 844,557

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.88 384
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.09 2,230
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 876.03 383,699
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 23,337.70 10,221,913

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.50 14
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 144.26 577
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,012.81 28,051

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.28 46
Ground Targets Destroyed 9.56 1,577
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 81.97 13,524
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11,911.29 1,965,362

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.62 5
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.25 50
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 119.59 956
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,096.89 72,775

Due to problems with the diesel engines on the early Ju 86, it was decided to replace them with the radial BMW 132. The new modification—the Ju 86 E