You cannot compare more than 10 players.

To join a clan or find new recruits, log in.

BuffaloTime

Account created: .

BuffaloTime
=TheWildCards=
[-TWC-] =TheWildCards=

Position: Personnel Officer

Days in clan: 33

[-TWC-] =TheWildCards=

Position: Personnel Officer

Days in clan: 33

31,096
Battles Fought
60.64%
Victories/Battles
1,810
Average Experience per Battle
33,597
Most Damage per Battle,
Aerial Targets

Aircraft type efficiency

Fighters

Multirole Fighters

Heavy Fighters

Attack Aircraft

Bombers

Achievements 203/221

  • marcel
    307

    • Marseille Medal

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

    Award +1
  • maccambell
    653

    • 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
    1583

    • Hero of the Sky Badge

    Awarded for earning the highest aircraft type grade in battle.

    Award +1
  • rocketeer
    803

    • 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
    89

    • 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
    6

    • 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
    281

    • Flames in the Sky

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

    Available once for each aircraft in the Hangar.

  • impactfromthesky

    • Successful Interception

    Awarded once for destroying an aircraft from an Attack Flight.

All achievements

Overall Results

Battles Fought 31,096
Victories 18,857 (60.64%)
Draws 114 (0%)
Defeats 12,125 (39%)
Average Experience per Battle 1,810
Maximum Experience per Battle 9,882

Battle Performance

Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.91
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.51
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,047.61
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,335.66

Preferences in aircraft types

Aircraft selection in Hangar or during a battle, excluding respawns
31,620
Fighters 10,056 (32%)
Multirole Fighters 7,034 (22%)
Heavy Fighters 4,994 (16%)
Attack Aircraft 7,242 (23%)
Bombers 2,294 (7%)

Preferences in aircraft nations

Aircraft selection in Hangar or during a battle, excluding respawns
31,620
U.S.S.R. Aircraft 9,071 (29%)
Germany Aircraft 6,641 (21%)
U.S.A. Aircraft 8,646 (27%)
Japan Aircraft 1,839 (6%)
U.K. Aircraft 3,678 (12%)
China Aircraft 470 (1%)
Europe Aircraft 1,275 (4%)

Ratings

Hall of Fame
  • Data as of

Clan details currently unavailable.

Error building request.

Error obtaining data.

Data for   unavailable.

Ratings Value Place
Personal Rating
Victories/Battles
Battles Fought
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets
Damage Caused to Ground Targets
Aerial Targets Destroyed
Ground Targets Destroyed
Maximum Experience per Battle
Average Experience per Battle

 

0

You are not included in overall rating. Battles left to fight: .
Select a different time period.

You are not included in rating for because you have fought less than battles during this day.
  Select a different time period.

You are not included in 7 days rating because you have fought less than battles during this period.
  Select a different time period.

You are not included in 4 weeks rating because you have fought less than battles during this period.
  Select a different time period.

Player is not included in overall rating. Battles left to fight: .
Select a different time period.

Player is not included in rating for : less than battles fought during this day.
Select a different time period.

Player is not included in rating for the past 7 days: less than battles fought during this period.
Select a different time period.

Player is not included in rating for the past 4 weeks: less than battles fought during this period.
Select a different time period.

Learn more about ratings

No data: you are not a member of any clan yet.

Join or create a clan to have more fun:

  • Collect gold as a regular income
  • Command your own clan
  • Find new friends.

Learn how to join a clan in the Guide.

No data: you do not have any friends in your Contact List yet.

Add friends to your contact list:

  1. Launch World of Warplanes and click Contacts in the Hangar.
  2. Enter the name of the player you wish to add and click Find Outside Contacts.
  3. Select a player and click Add.

Aircraft

Aircraft Total Sorties Selected at the Start of a Battle Most Aerial Targets Destroyed per Sortie Most Ground Targets Destroyed per Sortie
Fighters 139 23,622 9,578
II spad510
Blériot-SPAD S.510
Blériot-SPAD S.510
58 28 21 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 5.00 290
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 463.51 26,883
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4.63 268
II i-7
TsKB I-7
TsKB I-7
12 7 12 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.50 66
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 535.38 6,424
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.93 11
II ki-10
Kawasaki Ki-10
Kawasaki Ki-10
1 1 6 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.00 6
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 497.44 497
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
II a4n
Nakajima A4N
Nakajima A4N
1 0 4 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.00 4
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 823.74 823
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3.78 3
II xp-31
Curtiss XP-31
Curtiss XP-31
126 70 25 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.72 973
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 704.81 88,805
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10.83 1,364
II fw-56
Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stosser
Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stosser
23 9 15 1

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 4.00 92
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 324.01 7,452
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 42.88 986
II ki-5
Kawasaki Ki-5
Kawasaki Ki-5
14 6 13 0

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 5.50 77
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 538.37 7,537
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.13 1
II ki-8
Nakajima Ki-8
Nakajima Ki-8
31 18 21 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.13 221
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 654.44 20,287
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8.15 252
II p-23
Curtiss P-23
Curtiss P-23
19 10 18 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.95 113
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 533.19 10,130
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12.00 227
II hawk-2
Curtiss Hawk II
Curtiss Hawk II
17 10 14 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.47 93
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 464.79 7,901
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.42 7
II ar-67
Arado Ar 67
Arado Ar 67
20 11 16 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.00 120
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 647.85 12,957
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.43 8
III ki-18
Mitsubishi Ki-18
Mitsubishi Ki-18
40 18 12 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.28 171
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 504.19 20,167
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.13 5
III ki-33
Mitsubishi Ki-33
Mitsubishi Ki-33
12 7 19 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.67 92
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 837.46 10,049
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
III a5m
Mitsubishi A5M
Mitsubishi A5M
57 32 22 1

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 4.68 267
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 749.99 42,749
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 27.04 1,541
III ar-80
Arado Ar 80
Arado Ar 80
73 34 22 0

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 5.30 387
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 752.79 54,953
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19.99 1,458
III ki-27
Nakajima Ki-27
Nakajima Ki-27
116 55 23 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.46 633
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 718.31 83,323
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 14.05 1,629
III bristol-type-133
Bristol Type 133
Bristol Type 133
79 42 27 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.19 489
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 776.25 61,323
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 26.73 2,111
III supermarine-t-224
Supermarine Type 224
Supermarine Type 224
95 47 27 1

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 4.78 454
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 649.15 61,669
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 21.68 2,060
III tskb-12
Polikarpov TsKB-12bis
Polikarpov TsKB-12bis
28 11 11 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.68 75
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 387.95 10,862
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 18.45 516
III ba-27
Breda Ba.27 Metallico
Breda Ba.27 Metallico
11 6 18 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.64 62
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.18 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 751.90 8,270
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 147.79 1,625
III f2a-1
Brewster F2A-1 Buffalo
Brewster F2A-1 Buffalo
173 80 33 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.58 965
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 787.85 136,298
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7.45 1,288
III hawk-75
Curtiss Hawk 75M
Curtiss Hawk 75M
72 39 27 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.04 507
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,042.77 75,079
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 60.15 4,330
III yp-29
Boeing YP-29
Boeing YP-29
119 63 22 2

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 5.85 696
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 756.10 89,975
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12.23 1,455
III avia_bk-534
Avia Bk-534
Avia Bk-534
21 12 16 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 6.57 138
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 930.36 19,537
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 63.43 1,332
III i-15bis-dm2
Polikarpov I-15bis DM-2
Polikarpov I-15bis DM-2
57 26 21 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.89 279
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 763.60 43,525
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.43 24
III avia_b-534
Avia B-534
Avia B-534
32 20 22 1

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 8.16 261
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,156.06 36,993
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 92.51 2,960
III pv-3
Hawker P.V.3
Hawker P.V.3
268 142 23 1

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 5.98 1,603
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 869.17 232,936
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 24.27 6,503
III fw-159
Focke-Wulf Fw 159
Focke-Wulf Fw 159
54 25 27 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.78 312
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 727.17 39,267
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 37.81 2,041
IV 2pa
Seversky 2PA
Seversky 2PA
133 61 16 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.78 503
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 719.34 95,671
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 27.59 3,669
IV xp-36f
Curtiss XP-36F Hawk
Curtiss XP-36F Hawk
206 88 19 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.74 770
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 781.62 161,013
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 59.66 12,290
IV m81a-1
Curtiss Model 81A-1
Curtiss Model 81A-1
147 66 22 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.94 579
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 843.33 123,969
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5.14 756
IV i-17
Polikarpov I-17
Polikarpov I-17
698 276 32 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.66 3,254
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 873.55 609,735
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17.61 12,292
IV p-36
Curtiss P-36 Hawk
Curtiss P-36 Hawk
115 45 28 2

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 3.83 441
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 738.49 84,926
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 26.00 2,989
IV bf-109b
Messerschmitt Bf 109 B
Messerschmitt Bf 109 B
512 218 26 1

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 4.66 2,386
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 958.36 490,682
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9.46 4,844
IV a6m1
Mitsubishi A6M1 Zero
Mitsubishi A6M1 Zero
363 159 23 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.31 1,565
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 802.75 291,398
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 21.20 7,697
IV ki-43-i
Nakajima Ki-43-I Hayabusa
Nakajima Ki-43-I Hayabusa
130 50 24 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.62 470
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 647.49 84,173
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4.49 583
IV i-153p-dm-4
Polikarpov I-153P DM-4
Polikarpov I-153P DM-4
40 15 13 0

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 3.12 125
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 608.87 24,354
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 72.74 2,909
IV i-153-dm-4
Polikarpov I-153 DM-4
Polikarpov I-153 DM-4
84 33 19 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.26 274
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 657.60 55,238
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9.06 761
IV hurricane-ia
Hawker Hurricane Mk. Ia
Hawker Hurricane Mk. Ia
112 51 22 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.96 556
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 966.92 108,294
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 59.85 6,703
IV he-112
Heinkel He 112
Heinkel He 112
145 57 20 6

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 3.68 533
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 690.88 100,177
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 50.70 7,351
IV bristol-type-146
Bristol Type 146
Bristol Type 146
253 108 19 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.23 1,070
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 747.19 189,040
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 22.66 5,731
IV cr714
Caudron-Renault C.714
Caudron-Renault C.714
168 73 21 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.86 649
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 765.26 128,563
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13.54 2,275
IV p-36c
Curtiss P-36C Hawk
Curtiss P-36C Hawk
218 85 16 1

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 3.10 676
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 587.54 128,082
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 34.06 7,425
IV ki-43-ic
Nakajima Ki-43-Ic
Nakajima Ki-43-Ic
64 31 16 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.44 220
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 589.51 37,728
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20.96 1,341
IV fantome
Fairey Fantome
Fairey Fantome
104 49 20 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.70 385
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 664.13 69,069
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10.38 1,079
IV xf4f-3
Grumman XF4F-3
Grumman XF4F-3
127 57 23 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.61 585
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 901.09 114,438
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 40.65 5,162
V fl-1
XFL-1 Airabonita
XFL-1 Airabonita
266 99 18 1

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 3.44 915
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 912.60 242,751
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 32.60 8,671
V m-20
Miles M.20
Miles M.20
93 38 18 0

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 3.54 329
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 922.80 85,820
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 30.88 2,871
V spitfire-i
Supermarine Spitfire I
Supermarine Spitfire I
183 73 22 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.46 816
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,044.98 191,230
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7.83 1,432
V ad10
Arsenal-Delanne AD 10C2
Arsenal-Delanne AD 10C2
109 39 13 0

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 2.88 314
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 711.30 77,531
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 34.14 3,721
V spitfire-ia
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia
185 76 17 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.01 741
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,004.45 185,823
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.19 220
V boomerang
CAC CA-12 Boomerang
CAC CA-12 Boomerang
98 41 21 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.64 357
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 885.99 86,826
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20.90 2,047
V venom
Vickers Venom
Vickers Venom
80 40 15 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.54 363
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,058.04 84,643
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 58.20 4,656
V tomahawk-iib
Curtiss Tomahawk IIb
Curtiss Tomahawk IIb
135 53 12 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.05 412
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 783.81 105,814
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4.35 587
V xf4u-1
Chance-Vought XF4U-1
Chance-Vought XF4U-1
153 67 16 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.65 558
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 964.35 147,544
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 18.88 2,888
V i-180
Polikarpov I-180-3
Polikarpov I-180-3
116 48 14 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.57 414
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 823.02 95,470
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 21.23 2,462
V bf-109e-3
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3
326 121 16 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.78 1,232
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,050.99 342,623
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5.19 1,692
V he-100
Heinkel He 100 D-1
Heinkel He 100 D-1
110 46 13 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.89 318
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 741.73 81,590
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.44 48
V bf-209v
Messerschmitt Me 209 V4
Messerschmitt Me 209 V4
109 43 12 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.08 227
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 555.24 60,520
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.14 15
V p-40
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
538 227 22 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.87 2,620
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,368.88 736,459
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10.48 5,638
V a6m3-30
Mitsubishi A6M3 (experimental)
Mitsubishi A6M3 (experimental)
256 102 19 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.18 1,070
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,051.71 269,238
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 46.05 11,788
V mig-3
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3
223 65 19 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.94 656
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 753.19 167,961
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.57 126
V yak-1
Yakovlev Yak-1
Yakovlev Yak-1
93 37 15 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.60 335
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 816.60 75,943
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 22.22 2,066
V lagg-3
Lavochkin LaGG-3
Lavochkin LaGG-3
51 25 17 1

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 4.29 219
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 983.32 50,149
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19.00 968
V ki-43-ii
Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa
Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa
78 36 13 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 4.13 322
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 935.75 72,988
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 21.05 1,641
V a6m2
Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero
Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero
129 51 20 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.91 505
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 875.02 112,877
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 46.78 6,035
V bf-109e
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E Emil
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E Emil
227 91 24 1

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 4.68 1,063
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,248.47 283,403
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11.51 2,612
V p-77
XP-77
XP-77
256 112 21 4

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.51 1,155
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,096.73 280,763
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 27.66 7,081
VI mustang-ia
North American Mustang IA
North American Mustang IA
188 77 22 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.15 780
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,336.19 251,203
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 24.52 4,610
VI spitfire-vb-im
Supermarine Spitfire Vb IM
Supermarine Spitfire Vb IM
408 166 16 2

A modification of the Spitfire V inspired by Iron Maiden.

Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.90 1,590
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,122.86 458,125
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 37.08 15,126
VI mustang-i
North American Mustang Mk.I
North American Mustang Mk.I
35 11 9 0

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 2.31 81
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 843.60 29,525
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.10 3
VI spitfire-vb-pr
Supermarine Spitfire Vb
Supermarine Spitfire Vb
31 11 17 0

The Spitfire V modification

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.42 106
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 835.11 25,888
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 16.00 495
VI spitfire-v
Supermarine Spitfire V
Supermarine Spitfire V
203 63 21 0

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 2.78 565
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 799.94 162,387
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17.38 3,527
VI yak-1m
Yakovlev Yak-1M
Yakovlev Yak-1M
95 38 17 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.49 332
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 969.18 92,071
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 48.54 4,611
VI i-210
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-210
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-210
15 3 14 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 1.47 22
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 379.18 5,687
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
VI la-5
Lavochkin La-5
Lavochkin La-5
207 92 21 2

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 4.54 939
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,334.79 276,301
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 43.08 8,916
VI p-39n-1
P-39N-1 Airacobra
P-39N-1 Airacobra
412 152 20 3

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 3.84 1,581
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,188.07 489,484
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 37.00 15,243
VI p-51a
North American P-51A Mustang
North American P-51A Mustang
97 41 17 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.57 346
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,174.31 113,908
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.63 158
VI ki-61
Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien
Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien
136 57 17 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 3.65 496
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,019.18 138,608
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8.28 1,126
VI p-39q
P-39Q-15 Airacobra
P-39Q-15 Airacobra
209 78 17 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.46 724
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,004.85 210,014
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 42.93 8,971
VI ki-88
Kawasaki Ki-88
Kawasaki Ki-88
128 45 17 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 2.98 381
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 914.71 117,082
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 39.71 5,082
VI spitfire-v-db-605
Supermarine Spitfire V DB 605
Supermarine Spitfire V DB 605
253 96 20 1

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 3.64 922
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,031.53 260,976
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 36.78 9,305
VI a6m5
Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero
Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero
400 156 25 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.55 1,821
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,287.31 514,925
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 68.41 27,365
VI xp-55
Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
188 77 19 0

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 4.29 807
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,241.17 233,339
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5.60 1,052
VI bf-109f
Messerschmitt Bf 109 F Friedrich
Messerschmitt Bf 109 F Friedrich
83 40 13 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.22 350
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,379.44 114,493
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7.49 621
VII ki-84
Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate
Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate
295 96 26 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.07 1,200
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,249.74 368,672
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20.59 6,074
VII p-51joe
North American P-51D Josephine
North American P-51D Josephine
31 13 17 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.97 154
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,787.71 55,418
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.28 8
VII bf-109k-6
Messerschmitt Bf 109 K-6 Kurfürst
Messerschmitt Bf 109 K-6 Kurfürst
47 20 22 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.98 234
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,094.80 98,455
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 29.63 1,392
VII i-220
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-220
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-220
354 125 20 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.17 1,477
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,389.92 492,031
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 44.74 15,838
VII la-7
Lavochkin La-7
Lavochkin La-7
125 54 15 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.74 467
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,186.65 148,331
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 40.78 5,096
VII p-51k
North American P-51K Mustang
North American P-51K Mustang
157 68 21 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.85 605
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,434.98 225,291
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17.90 2,809
VII i-302p
Kostikov 302
Kostikov 302
171 66 15 1

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 2.75 470
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,108.51 189,555
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 29.95 5,121
VII yak-3rd
Yakovlev Yak-3RD
Yakovlev Yak-3RD
89 38 14 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 3.91 348
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,351.40 120,274
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11.98 1,066
VII la-9rd
Lavochkin La-9RD
Lavochkin La-9RD
135 51 17 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.77 374
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 969.78 130,920
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 18.82 2,540
VII spitfire-ix
Supermarine Spitfire IX
Supermarine Spitfire IX
126 54 21 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 4.72 595
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,568.66 197,651
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7.90 995
VII a7m
Mitsubishi A7M Reppu
Mitsubishi A7M Reppu
165 65 19 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.23 698
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,402.85 231,470
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 59.05 9,743
VII mb5
Martin-Baker MB 5
Martin-Baker MB 5
38 14 13 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.16 158
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,520.83 57,791
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3.25 123
VII spitfire-xvi
Supermarine Spitfire XVI
Supermarine Spitfire XVI
31 12 15 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 3.58 111
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,269.23 39,346
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5.72 177
VII meteor
Gloster Meteor F. I
Gloster Meteor F. I
328 121 17 4

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.27 1,072
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,356.42 444,905
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 73.59 24,136
VII re2005
Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario
Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario
40 20 15 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.88 195
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,676.63 67,065
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.07 2
VII yak-3
Yakovlev Yak-3
Yakovlev Yak-3
137 54 14 1

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 3.51 481
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,118.11 153,180
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 45.23 6,197
VII p-51
North American P-51D Mustang
North American P-51D Mustang
296 121 18 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.41 1,008
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,324.95 392,185
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 16.23 4,804
VII bf-109g
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G Gustav
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G Gustav
127 54 17 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.34 424
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,367.23 173,637
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20.44 2,596
VIII la-9
Lavochkin La-9
Lavochkin La-9
124 52 17 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.22 523
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,611.28 199,798
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 68.94 8,548
VIII bf-209a1
Messerschmitt Me 209 A
Messerschmitt Me 209 A
200 82 15 0

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 3.75 749
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,561.61 312,321
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 22.54 4,507
VIII j8m
Mitsubishi J8M Shusui
Mitsubishi J8M Shusui
136 48 10 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.10 285
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,373.68 186,819
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 36.55 4,970
VIII spitfire-xiv
Supermarine Spitfire XIV
Supermarine Spitfire XIV
199 83 27 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.54 904
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,694.10 337,126
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 74.54 14,833
VIII ki-94-ii
Tachikawa Ki-94-II
Tachikawa Ki-94-II
439 164 24 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.56 1,564
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,365.35 599,389
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8.72 3,827
VIII p-51h
North American P-51H Mustang
North American P-51H Mustang
247 97 21 0

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 3.36 830
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,425.30 352,048
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9.79 2,419
VIII yak-15
Yakovlev Yak-15
Yakovlev Yak-15
225 72 17 0

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 3.05 687
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,201.41 270,316
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 30.03 6,757
VIII i-250
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-250
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-250
315 114 16 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.23 1,016
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,353.56 426,371
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15.53 4,890
VIII xfy-1
Convair XFY-1 Pogo
Convair XFY-1 Pogo
482 187 22 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.17 2,012
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,810.81 872,811
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 28.72 13,845
VIII xp-67
McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat
McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat
77 29 16 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.35 335
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,227.29 171,501
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10.91 839
VIII f-15c
Curtiss XF15C
Curtiss XF15C
562 221 18 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.44 1,935
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,683.58 946,170
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11.80 6,630
VIII p-80a
P-80A Shooting Star
P-80A Shooting Star
900 369 20 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.33 3,900
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,986.79 1,788,110
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20.92 18,824
VIII vampire-f1
De Havilland DH.100 Vampire F.1
De Havilland DH.100 Vampire F.1
249 97 18 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 3.89 969
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,667.02 415,088
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 34.76 8,655
VIII la-11
Lavochkin La-11
Lavochkin La-11
247 96 14 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.15 779
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,146.12 283,091
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 33.73 8,332
VIII jl-1
Shenyang JL-1A-37
Shenyang JL-1A-37
438 149 15 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.16 1,382
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,430.87 626,722
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 55.55 24,329
VIII ho-229
Horten Ho 229
Horten Ho 229
21 8 11 0

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 2.86 60
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,866.27 39,191
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 137.71 2,891
VIII ta-152
Focke-Wulf Ta 152
Focke-Wulf Ta 152
250 97 15 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 3.77 942
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,800.27 450,067
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 22.86 5,713
IX ki-162
Tachikawa Ki-162-I
Tachikawa Ki-162-I
107 42 20 0

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 3.66 392
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,615.21 172,827
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15.08 1,613
IX attacker
Supermarine Attacker
Supermarine Attacker
190 81 18 0

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 3.87 735
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,884.92 358,135
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 45.41 8,627
IX xf-85
McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
2 1 7 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.00 10
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,392.01 4,784
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
IX yak-19
Yakovlev Yak-19
Yakovlev Yak-19
142 51 14 1

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 3.25 462
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,673.89 237,691
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 23.64 3,356
IX antonov-m
Antonov M Masha
Antonov M Masha
24 10 15 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.79 91
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,013.69 48,328
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10.33 247
IX me-p1092
Messerschmitt Me P.1092
Messerschmitt Me P.1092
181 68 23 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.74 858
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,500.12 452,521
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 34.80 6,298
IX la-160
Lavochkin La-160
Lavochkin La-160
169 61 17 0

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 3.07 518
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,675.75 283,202
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6.56 1,108
IX ta-183
Focke-Wulf Ta 183 Huckebein
Focke-Wulf Ta 183 Huckebein
90 36 14 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.41 307
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,858.16 167,234
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.30 117
IX mig-9
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
154 62 19 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.42 681
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,238.36 344,708
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12.48 1,921
IX fj-1
North American FJ-1 Fury
North American FJ-1 Fury
141 61 18 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.18 589
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,097.95 295,811
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12.51 1,764
IX f6u
Vought F6U Pirate
Vought F6U Pirate
451 189 25 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.25 1,918
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,309.76 1,041,702
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 42.76 19,283
X swift
Supermarine Swift
Supermarine Swift
174 69 15 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 3.20 556
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,030.99 353,392
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5.81 1,010
X me-p1101
Messerschmitt Me P.1101
Messerschmitt Me P.1101
324 132 21 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 4.69 1,521
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,728.13 883,913
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19.59 6,347
X f-86a
North American F-86A Sabre
North American F-86A Sabre
515 216 23 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 4.49 2,313
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,548.11 1,312,276
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13.19 6,791
X fw-252
Focke-Wulf Fw 252
Focke-Wulf Fw 252
112 46 14 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.62 406
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,090.10 234,090
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6.61 740
X ki-162-3
Tachikawa Ki-162-III
Tachikawa Ki-162-III
139 55 15 0

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 3.08 428
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,757.28 244,261
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 26.96 3,747
X yak-30
Yakovlev Yak-30
Yakovlev Yak-30
185 72 17 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.22 781
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,256.45 417,444
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 32.30 5,975
X la-15
Lavochkin La-15
Lavochkin La-15
166 68 19 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 4.52 750
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,341.44 388,679
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3.15 522
X mig-15bis
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis
403 163 20 1

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 3.99 1,606
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,470.30 995,529
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8.28 3,336
Multirole Fighters 72 17,218 6,950
I ar-65
Arado Ar 65
Arado Ar 65
13 4 8 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.46 32
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.15 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 153.41 1,994
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 191.64 2,491
I goldfinch
Gloster Goldfinch
Gloster Goldfinch
5 2 7 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.40 17
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.20 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 260.65 1,303
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 159.23 796
I p-12
Boeing P-12
Boeing P-12
13 6 20 2

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 5.54 72
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.31 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 315.80 4,105
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 278.87 3,625
I type-91
Nakajima Type-91
Nakajima Type-91
5 2 10 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.20 21
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 240.90 1,204
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.14 0
II hawk-3
Curtiss Hawk III
Curtiss Hawk III
25 13 14 6

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.08 102
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.84 21
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 353.76 8,844
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 605.20 15,129
II f2f
Grumman F2F
Grumman F2F
29 16 19 3

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 6.31 183
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.66 19
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 555.00 16,095
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 705.68 20,464
II f11c
Curtiss F11C-2
Curtiss F11C-2
111 52 20 3

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 4.17 463
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.42 47
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 357.21 39,650
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 497.16 55,185
II i-5shkas
Polikarpov I-5 ShKAS
Polikarpov I-5 ShKAS
133 59 32 1

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 6.14 816
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 595.51 79,202
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12.17 1,618
II p-26
Boeing P-26 Peashooter
Boeing P-26 Peashooter
79 41 29 3

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 6.44 509
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.48 38
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 539.08 42,587
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 543.86 42,964
II demon
Hawker Demon
Hawker Demon
22 8 6 1

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 1.45 32
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 185.97 4,091
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 56.09 1,234
III skua
Blackburn Skua
Blackburn Skua
56 30 20 5

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 4.98 279
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.98 55
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 725.51 40,628
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,155.19 64,690
III di-6
Kochyerigin-Yatsenko DI-6i
Kochyerigin-Yatsenko DI-6i
131 68 18 3

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 5.22 684
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.35 46
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 628.72 82,362
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 496.66 65,062
III skua-mk1-p
Blackburn Skua Mk. 1
Blackburn Skua Mk. 1
24 10 13 6

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 3.21 77
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.88 21
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 413.78 9,930
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,744.69 41,872
III p-35
Seversky P-35
Seversky P-35
115 58 22 5

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 5.14 591
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.60 69
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 762.54 87,692
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,051.89 120,967
III f3f
Grumman F3F
Grumman F3F
181 94 22 9

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.14 931
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.70 127
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 725.16 131,253
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 809.09 146,445
III i-16-5
Polikarpov I-16 (early mod.)
Polikarpov I-16 (early mod.)
120 50 26 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.20 624
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.16 19
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 699.41 83,928
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 272.25 32,670
IV f2a
Brewster F2A Buffalo
Brewster F2A Buffalo
3,230 1,375 28 13

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 4.17 13,482
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.67 2,158
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 828.84 2,677,160
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,160.39 3,748,063
IV p-43
Republic P-43 Lancer
Republic P-43 Lancer
355 142 22 9

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.19 1,131
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.83 293
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 628.77 223,211
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,384.18 491,384
IV i-16-29
Polikarpov I-16 Type 29
Polikarpov I-16 Type 29
333 133 14 6

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.49 828
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.57 190
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 479.33 159,617
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,055.11 351,352
IV i-207-4
Borovkov-Florov I-207/4
Borovkov-Florov I-207/4
205 90 21 10

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 3.54 726
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.59 120
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 617.55 126,598
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 867.90 177,918
IV ar-197
Arado Ar 197
Arado Ar 197
217 88 17 12

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.13 680
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.82 179
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 627.81 136,234
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,576.99 342,207
IV hurricane-i
Hawker Hurricane Mk I
Hawker Hurricane Mk I
271 112 27 8

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 3.18 861
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.59 159
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 659.08 178,610
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 910.57 246,764
IV i-16-24
Polikarpov I-16 (late mod.)
Polikarpov I-16 (late mod.)
288 114 23 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.34 963
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.15 44
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 605.65 174,427
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 267.60 77,068
IV lagg-3-4
Lavochkin LaGG-3 series 4
Lavochkin LaGG-3 series 4
173 74 23 4

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.76 651
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.25 43
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 745.73 129,012
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 506.59 87,640
V hurricane-iid
Hawker Hurricane IID
Hawker Hurricane IID
170 69 23 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.34 567
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 11
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 862.41 146,609
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 105.83 17,990
V hurricane-ii
Hawker Hurricane Mk II
Hawker Hurricane Mk II
169 60 15 3

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 3.42 578
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.17 29
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 860.05 145,347
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 377.08 63,727
V yak-7
Yakovlev Yak-7
Yakovlev Yak-7
134 54 17 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.63 486
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.11 15
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 989.05 132,532
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 429.85 57,599
V f4f
Grumman F4F Wildcat
Grumman F4F Wildcat
776 301 22 12

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.66 2,840
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.45 350
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 968.15 751,282
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,109.17 860,717
V p-44
Republic XP-44 Rocket
Republic XP-44 Rocket
310 121 21 8

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 3.07 952
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.02 316
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 825.11 255,785
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,183.45 676,870
V lagg-3-34
Lavochkin LaGG-3 series 34
Lavochkin LaGG-3 series 34
112 42 15 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.02 338
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 824.78 92,375
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 102.95 11,530
V p-40-m-105
Curtiss P-40 M-105
Curtiss P-40 M-105
319 125 21 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.27 1,363
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.19 61
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,093.01 348,670
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 484.53 154,564
V yak-7-m-82
Yakovlev Yak-7 M-82
Yakovlev Yak-7 M-82
87 33 15 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.67 319
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.08 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 977.69 85,059
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 392.76 34,170
V p-40n
Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk
Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk
65 27 18 6

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.28 343
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.66 43
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,298.71 84,415
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,674.15 108,819
V fw-190a1
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-1
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-1
157 68 16 4

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.03 476
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.45 71
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 843.56 132,438
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,354.24 212,615
VI s-199
Avia S-199 Sakeen
Avia S-199 Sakeen
185 79 19 6

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.99 739
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.46 86
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,330.29 246,104
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,619.72 299,648
VI tornado
Hawker Tornado
Hawker Tornado
304 120 21 9

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.73 1,134
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.54 165
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,200.67 365,003
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,646.90 500,657
VI yak-9
Yakovlev Yak-9
Yakovlev Yak-9
122 45 19 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.24 395
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,024.91 125,039
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 59.46 7,253
VI fw-190a5
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5
175 70 19 11

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.14 549
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.79 138
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,181.06 206,685
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,591.71 453,549
VI f4u
Chance-Vought F4U-1 Corsair
Chance-Vought F4U-1 Corsair
170 70 18 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.88 660
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.52 88
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,265.60 215,151
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,859.91 316,183
VI p-47b
Republic P-47B Thunderbolt
Republic P-47B Thunderbolt
493 192 15 7

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.04 1,500
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.90 444
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,015.92 500,850
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,561.31 1,755,725
VI il-1
Ilyushin IL-1
Ilyushin IL-1
79 36 15 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.58 283
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.34 27
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,091.15 86,200
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,582.15 124,989
VII yak-9u
Yakovlev Yak-9U
Yakovlev Yak-9U
185 72 20 2

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 3.35 620
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,228.95 227,354
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 201.55 37,286
VII f4u-4-r
Chance-Vought XF4U-6 Corsair
Chance-Vought XF4U-6 Corsair
12 5 9 2

A prototype of the famous American carrier-based fighter with reinforced armament

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.33 28
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.50 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,393.54 16,722
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,629.64 31,555
VII typhoon
Hawker Typhoon
Hawker Typhoon
253 90 15 10

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 2.96 748
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.62 158
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,098.81 277,997
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,267.59 573,701
VII fw-190a8
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8/R2
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8/R2
169 66 13 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.03 512
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.36 61
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,057.31 178,684
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,369.62 231,465
VII j4m
Mitsubishi J4M Senden
Mitsubishi J4M Senden
163 64 22 7

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.88 469
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.48 79
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,060.48 172,857
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,614.64 263,185
VII fw-190d
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D
224 91 15 5

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 2.93 656
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.59 132
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,112.06 249,101
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,452.51 549,362
VII p-47n
Republic P-47N Thunderbolt
Republic P-47N Thunderbolt
473 178 18 10

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 2.82 1,336
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.84 398
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,220.77 577,425
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,438.39 2,099,357
VII f4u-4
Chance-Vought F4U-4 Corsair
Chance-Vought F4U-4 Corsair
183 71 17 6

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.61 660
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.32 59
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,312.10 240,113
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,669.61 305,538
VIII j7w1
Kyushu J7W1 Shinden
Kyushu J7W1 Shinden
180 78 18 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.48 626
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.62 111
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,420.59 255,706
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,915.91 524,864
VIII saab_j-21rb
SAAB J 21RB
SAAB J 21RB
299 111 15 9

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.02 904
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.54 160
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,346.21 402,518
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,032.40 607,686
VIII p-72
Republic XP-72
Republic XP-72
643 244 19 11

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.59 1,664
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.26 809
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,238.29 796,218
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,641.83 4,270,698
VIII su-9
Sukhoi Su-9
Sukhoi Su-9
189 67 15 6

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 2.48 468
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.47 89
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,205.58 227,854
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,200.63 415,919
VIII tempest-pr
Hawker Tempest Mk. V (PV)
Hawker Tempest Mk. V (PV)
43 18 18 2

A version of Britain's Hawker Tempest multirole fighter, fitted with two heavy machine guns to hunt tanks. Only one aircraft was built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.44 191
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,981.96 85,224
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 244.37 10,507
VIII tempest
Hawker Tempest
Hawker Tempest
230 85 16 5

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 2.78 640
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.39 90
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,238.49 284,851
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,634.65 375,968
VIII i-260
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-260
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-260
226 82 19 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.05 689
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,391.66 314,514
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 40.02 9,043
VIII bf-109tl
Messerschmitt Me 109 TL
Messerschmitt Me 109 TL
214 81 9 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.40 514
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.71 153
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,247.19 266,897
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,601.14 770,644
VIII f2g
Goodyear F2G Super Corsair
Goodyear F2G Super Corsair
332 128 18 6

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 2.99 994
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.74 245
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,330.34 441,671
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,855.05 1,279,878
VIII bv-p210
Blohm und Voss P.210
Blohm und Voss P.210
311 118 21 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.36 1,044
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,431.24 445,115
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 175.91 54,707
VIII seafang
Supermarine Seafang F.32
Supermarine Seafang F.32
171 70 14 3

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 3.20 547
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.37 64
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,293.42 221,174
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,462.92 250,158
IX j7w2
Kyushu J7W2 Shinden-Kai
Kyushu J7W2 Shinden-Kai
76 30 18 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.55 270
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.36 27
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,720.29 130,742
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,572.24 195,490
IX seahawk
Hawker Sea Hawk
Hawker Sea Hawk
243 89 13 3

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 2.86 696
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.31 76
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,358.83 330,194
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,351.80 328,488
IX bv-p212-03
Blohm und Voss P.212.03
Blohm und Voss P.212.03
235 95 16 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.51 825
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,015.70 473,689
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 262.57 61,704
IX i-211
Alekseyev I-211
Alekseyev I-211
149 50 10 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.15 320
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.40 59
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,221.91 182,063
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,099.48 312,821
IX f-84b
Republic F-84B Thunderjet
Republic F-84B Thunderjet
183 72 12 7

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.83 517
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.74 135
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,548.86 283,442
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,174.92 764,009
IX f94
F-94D Starfire
F-94D Starfire
313 124 19 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.71 1,162
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 19
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,241.54 701,603
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 421.89 132,050
X bv-p215-02
Blohm und Voss P.215.02
Blohm und Voss P.215.02
293 121 18 6

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 3.42 1,003
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.76 224
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,229.49 653,240
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,968.02 1,162,630
X f-84f
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
181 70 17 6

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 2.54 459
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.83 151
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,571.07 284,364
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,090.77 740,429
X f7u
Chance-Vought F7U Cutlass
Chance-Vought F7U Cutlass
327 130 15 8

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 2.80 916
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.06 345
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,950.85 637,929
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,103.67 1,668,898
X j7w3
Kyushu J7W3
Kyushu J7W3
151 62 17 8

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 3.28 496
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.41 62
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,124.52 320,802
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,149.98 324,646
X hunter
Hawker Hunter
Hawker Hunter
452 176 18 11

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 3.10 1,399
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.84 381
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,964.33 887,875
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,476.74 2,023,488
X i-215
Alekseyev I-215
Alekseyev I-215
154 59 15 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.08 475
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.54 83
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,009.31 309,434
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,855.61 439,764
Heavy Fighters 46 11,876 4,852
II ao-192
AGO Ao 192 Kurier
AGO Ao 192 Kurier
9 3 11 2

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 5.33 48
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.33 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 463.22 4,168
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 720.85 6,487
III fw-57
Focke-Wulf Fw 57
Focke-Wulf Fw 57
659 312 26 12

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.84 3,187
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.26 832
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 856.41 564,376
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,808.55 1,191,834
III do-17z
Dornier Do 17 Z-7 Kauz
Dornier Do 17 Z-7 Kauz
224 107 19 7

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 4.21 944
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.62 138
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 746.41 167,196
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 806.77 180,716
III pzl-p-38_wilk
PZL P.38 Wilk
PZL P.38 Wilk
178 84 24 7

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.40 962
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.50 89
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 929.56 165,461
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 607.62 108,156
IV bf-110c-6
Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-6
Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-6
390 164 20 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.56 1,387
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 939.78 366,515
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 55.85 21,782
IV bf-110b
Messerschmitt Bf 110 B
Messerschmitt Bf 110 B
1,252 537 25 6

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.15 5,192
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.53 668
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,052.81 1,318,120
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 913.82 1,144,101
IV blenheim-f
Bristol Blenheim F
Bristol Blenheim F
617 270 23 10

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 3.76 2,322
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.70 432
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 941.01 580,602
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,474.77 909,934
V beaufighter-f
Bristol Beaufighter
Bristol Beaufighter
557 220 19 10

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.13 1,744
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.05 583
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 992.57 552,864
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,063.24 1,706,225
V se100
SNCASE SE 100
SNCASE SE 100
261 99 19 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.18 830
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,076.50 280,965
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 47.79 12,474
V beaufighter-v-im
Bristol Beaufighter V
Bristol Beaufighter V
184 67 14 0

The Beaufighter V modification.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.18 585
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,123.33 206,692
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 21.47 3,951
V me-210
Messerschmitt Me 210
Messerschmitt Me 210
324 128 15 4

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 3.31 1,073
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.59 192
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,201.81 389,387
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,412.31 457,588
V bf-110e
Messerschmitt Bf 110 E
Messerschmitt Bf 110 E
485 190 18 7

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.45 1,674
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.42 204
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,200.46 582,225
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 929.96 451,029
V f5f
Grumman F5F Skyrocket
Grumman F5F Skyrocket
203 76 13 3

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 2.76 561
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.39 79
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 939.14 190,645
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,084.00 220,052
V p-38f
P-38F Lightning
P-38F Lightning
662 257 20 5

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 3.27 2,167
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.27 180
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,155.49 764,931
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 755.11 499,885
V ki-45
Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu
Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu
156 63 17 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.15 491
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.31 49
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,094.23 170,699
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 625.82 97,628
VI d-h-98
De Havilland 98 Mosquito
De Havilland 98 Mosquito
126 42 12 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.57 324
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.48 61
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,087.30 137,000
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,312.23 165,341
VI xp-50
Grumman XP-50
Grumman XP-50
237 95 12 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.83 671
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.13 31
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,165.37 276,192
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 670.24 158,847
VI p-38l-p
P-38L Lightning
P-38L Lightning
119 51 15 6

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.84 457
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.83 99
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,786.27 212,566
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,190.22 379,636
VI xp-54
Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose
Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose
192 79 24 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.42 1,041
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,117.93 406,643
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17.50 3,359
VI p-38j
P-38J Lightning
P-38J Lightning
348 130 19 6

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 3.03 1,055
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.60 210
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,305.72 454,391
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,220.28 772,658
VI ki-102
Kawasaki Ki-102
Kawasaki Ki-102
136 57 15 3

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 3.40 463
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.21 29
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,500.05 204,006
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 640.47 87,103
VI mosquito-mk26
De Havilland 98 Mosquito FB 26
De Havilland 98 Mosquito FB 26
91 38 13 6

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.26 297
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.77 70
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,263.50 114,978
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,771.52 252,208
VI me-410
Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse
Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse
283 101 16 5

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 2.88 816
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.32 91
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,292.97 365,910
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 889.27 251,663
VII ki-93
Rikugun Ki-93
Rikugun Ki-93
151 57 17 4

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.11 470
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.30 45
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,456.60 219,946
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,042.62 157,436
VII xp-75
Fisher XP-75 Eagle
Fisher XP-75 Eagle
417 155 20 4

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 3.26 1,358
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.33 136
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,658.03 691,397
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,148.20 478,797
VII bf-109z
Messerschmitt Bf 109 Z Zwilling
Messerschmitt Bf 109 Z Zwilling
122 57 14 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.32 405
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.23 28
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,618.36 197,439
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,046.44 127,665
VII tu-1
Tupolev Tu-1
Tupolev Tu-1
248 100 16 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.12 1,023
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,136.95 529,962
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 96.97 24,047
VII f7f
Grumman F7F Tigercat
Grumman F7F Tigercat
197 72 13 6

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.64 520
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.54 106
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,354.72 266,879
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,401.95 473,183
VII d-h-103
De Havilland 103 Hornet
De Havilland 103 Hornet
113 46 13 4

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.45 390
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.57 64
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,722.73 194,668
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,603.47 294,192
VII ki-94-i
Tachikawa Ki-94-I
Tachikawa Ki-94-I
137 48 17 4

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.44 334
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.45 61
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,356.24 185,804
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,483.57 203,248
VII sm91
Savoia-Marchetti SM.91
Savoia-Marchetti SM.91
7 1 5 0

Italian heavy fighter featuring powerful cannons and two license-built DB 605A-1 engines. Only two prototypes were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.29 16
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 922.33 6,456
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 456.31 3,194
VII vb10
Arsenal VB 10
Arsenal VB 10
175 66 17 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.37 589
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,689.33 295,632
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 143.88 25,178
VIII f5u
Chance-Vought XF5U Pancake
Chance-Vought XF5U Pancake
293 118 25 4

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.16 1,219
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.29 86
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,131.97 624,666
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,438.85 421,584
VIII xp-58
XP-58 Chain Lightning
XP-58 Chain Lightning
424 173 18 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.60 1,525
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,384.53 1,011,042
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 31.95 13,545
VIII f-82e
North American F-82E Twin Mustang
North American F-82E Twin Mustang
71 29 14 7

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.10 291
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.79 56
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,559.40 181,717
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,623.23 257,249
VIII p-82b
North American P-82B Twin Mustang
North American P-82B Twin Mustang
123 46 17 7

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.47 427
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.60 74
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,203.07 270,977
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,996.69 368,593
VIII do-335a1
Dornier Do 335 A-1 Pfeil
Dornier Do 335 A-1 Pfeil
216 76 10 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.54 549
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.36 78
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,665.29 359,703
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,709.53 369,258
VIII westland-p-1056
Westland P.1056
Westland P.1056
181 70 19 6

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 2.78 504
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.72 130
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,588.69 287,553
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,909.59 707,635
VIII p-61
Northrop P-61 Black Widow
Northrop P-61 Black Widow
75 33 16 0

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 4.93 370
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,938.92 220,419
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 31.39 2,354
VIII me-262
Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe
Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe
175 75 13 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.97 519
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,941.52 339,766
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 159.22 27,864
IX me-262-hg2
Messerschmitt Me 262 HG II
Messerschmitt Me 262 HG II
99 40 11 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.86 283
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.13 13
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,367.51 234,383
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,220.61 120,840
IX gloster-p-228
Gloster P.228
Gloster P.228
148 63 16 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.20 473
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.39 58
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,403.90 355,777
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,009.66 297,429
IX f2h
McDonnell F2H Banshee
McDonnell F2H Banshee
226 89 20 2

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 2.99 676
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.13 29
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,288.58 517,219
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 964.07 217,880
X me-262-hg3
Messerschmitt Me 262 HG III
Messerschmitt Me 262 HG III
125 51 11 5

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 2.43 304
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.41 51
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,400.97 300,121
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,403.69 300,460
X f90
XF-90
XF-90
262 117 19 4

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.60 942
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.51 134
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,305.89 866,144
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,667.88 698,984
X gloster-javelin
Gloster Javelin
Gloster Javelin
198 100 17 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.06 803
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,458.07 684,698
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 79.10 15,662
Attack Aircraft 30 15,664 7,208
II fi-98
Fieseler Fi 98
Fieseler Fi 98
123 56 24 9

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.78 342
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.80 222
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 248.25 30,535
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,364.46 290,829
II pegas
Tomashevich Pegasus
Tomashevich Pegasus
65 35 17 11

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.72 242
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.14 204
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 285.99 18,589
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,633.06 236,148
II hs-123
Henschel Hs 123
Henschel Hs 123
49 23 13 10

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 3.08 151
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.96 145
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 253.64 12,428
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,587.68 175,796
III ha-137
Blohm und Voss Ha 137
Blohm und Voss Ha 137
169 76 9 12

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.62 273
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.14 530
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 289.02 48,844
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,576.28 773,391
III bsh-1
Kochyerigin BSh-1
Kochyerigin BSh-1
965 471 11 23

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 1.33 1,279
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.21 4,065
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 237.47 229,160
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,672.51 5,473,972
III wirraway
CAC CA-1 Wirraway
CAC CA-1 Wirraway
128 59 14 13

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 1.99 255
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.90 371
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 285.94 36,600
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,052.86 518,766
III tsh-3
Kochyerigin TSh-3
Kochyerigin TSh-3
689 351 15 21

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 1.55 1,066
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.61 3,173
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 276.12 190,243
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,126.65 4,221,263
III ha-137v1
Blohm und Voss Ha 137 V1
Blohm und Voss Ha 137 V1
130 60 14 17

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 1.67 217
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.78 362
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 307.62 39,990
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,601.34 598,173
IV lbsh_pr
Kochyerigin Sh (LBSh)
Kochyerigin Sh (LBSh)
1,458 591 9 28

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.80 1,169
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.78 5,513
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 206.19 300,619
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,318.86 10,670,897
IV hs-129a
Henschel Hs 129 А
Henschel Hs 129 А
125 54 9 13

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.23 154
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.46 308
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 286.07 35,759
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,412.13 676,516
IV fw-189c
Focke-Wulf Fw 189 C Eule
Focke-Wulf Fw 189 C Eule
691 306 9 21

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.14 791
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.32 2,292
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 299.99 207,292
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,191.94 4,278,632
IV bsh-2
Ilyushin BSh-2
Ilyushin BSh-2
105 47 7 20

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.01 106
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.78 397
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 293.96 30,865
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,485.85 786,014
V il-2-1
Ilyushin IL-2
Ilyushin IL-2
27 9 3 10

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 0.74 20
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.30 89
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 190.72 5,149
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,984.54 242,582
V il-2mod
IL-2 with rear gunner
IL-2 with rear gunner
765 339 7 22

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.97 745
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.55 2,716
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 330.03 252,470
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,698.13 7,419,071
V ju-87g
Junkers Ju 87 G Stuka
Junkers Ju 87 G Stuka
491 220 6 25

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 0.85 417
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.82 1,876
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 376.45 184,836
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,802.24 4,321,900
V hs-129
Henschel Hs 129 B
Henschel Hs 129 B
78 33 4 10

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 0.79 62
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.40 187
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 275.35 21,477
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,361.80 496,220
V ju-87d-5
Junkers Ju 87 D-5 Stuka
Junkers Ju 87 D-5 Stuka
56 26 6 14

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.84 47
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.39 190
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 263.18 14,738
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,817.64 493,787
VI il-2-2
Ilyushin IL-2 two-seat
Ilyushin IL-2 two-seat
1,516 703 6 27

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 0.75 1,144
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.17 7,835
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 330.67 501,290
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15,298.80 23,192,982
VI ju-88p
Junkers Ju 88 P
Junkers Ju 88 P
310 132 6 17

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 0.84 260
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.08 955
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 377.50 117,024
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,361.73 2,902,134
VII il-8
Ilyushin IL-8
Ilyushin IL-8
535 259 7 24

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 0.75 401
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.43 2,903
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 414.33 221,667
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20,663.36 11,054,897
VII me-265
Messerschmitt Me 265
Messerschmitt Me 265
257 111 7 15

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 0.94 241
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.44 885
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 563.14 144,726
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15,108.63 3,882,918
VII il-10
Ilyushin IL-10
Ilyushin IL-10
652 285 10 26

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.02 664
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.68 3,051
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 539.55 351,783
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19,055.60 12,424,249
VIII nc1070
SNCAC NC 1070
SNCAC NC 1070
1,313 584 9 23

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.05 1,376
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.49 5,898
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 645.68 847,783
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 21,317.35 27,989,674
VIII il-20
Ilyushin IL-20
Ilyushin IL-20
935 468 7 32

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 0.90 841
Ground Targets Destroyed 7.09 6,629
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 578.04 540,469
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 29,421.90 27,509,473
VIII il-10m
Ilyushin IL-10M
Ilyushin IL-10M
149 64 6 24

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.95 141
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.54 676
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 644.97 96,100
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 21,858.88 3,256,973
VIII me-329
Messerschmitt Me 329
Messerschmitt Me 329
337 135 9 25

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.05 354
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.88 1,308
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 669.29 225,552
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 18,184.53 6,128,187
IX me-p1099b
Messerschmitt Me P.1099 B-2
Messerschmitt Me P.1099 B-2
494 224 9 22

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 0.83 412
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.46 2,698
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 821.11 405,626
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 27,009.18 13,342,537
IX il-40
Ilyushin IL-40
Ilyushin IL-40
806 388 10 35

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.03 830
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.56 5,290
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 874.57 704,900
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 28,899.21 23,292,762
X me-p1102b
Messerschmitt Me P.1102 B
Messerschmitt Me P.1102 B
739 333 10 31

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.92 678
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.10 4,508
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,028.92 760,373
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 29,547.90 21,835,894
X il-40p
Ilyushin IL-40P
Ilyushin IL-40P
1,507 766 11 35

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.05 1,584
Ground Targets Destroyed 7.47 11,258
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,106.16 1,666,976
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 33,001.22 49,732,842
Bombers 26 5,675 2,287
III potez540
Potez 540
Potez 540
94 41 4 11

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 0.47 44
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.98 280
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 109.59 10,301
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,884.74 459,165
III blenheim-iv
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV (early mod.)
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV (early mod.)
282 141 3 22

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.22 61
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.09 1,436
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 72.54 20,456
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,713.16 2,175,110
III sb
Arkhangelsky/Tupolev SB
Arkhangelsky/Tupolev SB
83 44 2 25

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 0.12 10
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.28 438
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 48.20 4,000
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,530.39 708,022
III ju-86e
Junkers Ju 86 E
Junkers Ju 86 E
159 74 4 25

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.22 35
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.01 796
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 82.85 13,172
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,242.08 1,151,490
IV ar-2
Arkhangelsky Ar-2
Arkhangelsky Ar-2
220 92 2 18

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.06 14
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.60 792
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 31.50 6,930
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,952.03 1,749,446
IV he-111h-2
Heinkel He 111 H-2
Heinkel He 111 H-2
359 142 2 23

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.14 52
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.80 1,363
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 72.46 26,011
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,220.81 2,592,269
IV do-17z-2
Dornier Do 17 Z
Dornier Do 17 Z
222 102 3 20

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.06 14
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.09 909
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 39.09 8,677
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,302.11 1,843,068
V b-17d
Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress
Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress
185 78 2 13

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.18 34
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.94 543
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 84.40 15,614
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,646.70 1,599,638
V ju-88a
Junkers Ju 88 A
Junkers Ju 88 A
96 45 2 16

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.09 9
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.21 308
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 79.89 7,669
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11,241.25 1,079,160
V pe-2
Petlyakov Pe-2
Petlyakov Pe-2
184 67 3 14

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.32 58
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.53 465
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 146.65 26,983
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,179.77 1,321,077
VI pe-2-m-82
Petlyakov Pe-2 M-82
Petlyakov Pe-2 M-82
201 76 3 14

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.27 54
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.93 588
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 167.82 33,732
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11,197.00 2,250,596
VI a-26b
Douglas A-26B Invader
Douglas A-26B Invader
418 171 7 18

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.69 290
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.59 1,081
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 379.93 158,812
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11,253.67 4,704,032
VI b-17g
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
439 191 4 12

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.45 196
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.96 1,300
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 245.85 107,927
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10,835.78 4,756,907
VI do-217m
Dornier Do 217 M
Dornier Do 217 M
83 35 1 16

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.11 9
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.13 260
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 95.14 7,896
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11,624.55 964,837
VII tu-2
Tupolev Tu-2
Tupolev Tu-2
109 42 4 18

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.41 45
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.64 397
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 231.71 25,255
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 16,894.89 1,841,542
VII ju-288a
Junkers Ju 288 A
Junkers Ju 288 A
95 33 2 10

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.12 11
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.29 313
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 80.16 7,614
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 14,703.33 1,396,816
VII b-32
Consolidated B-32 Dominator
Consolidated B-32 Dominator
443 166 3 18

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.32 141
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.45 1,528
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 235.75 104,438
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 14,425.89 6,390,669
VII g4m2
Mitsubishi G4M2 Model 24
Mitsubishi G4M2 Model 24
21 9 3 13

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.33 7
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.43 51
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 168.07 3,529
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11,877.93 249,436
VIII b-29b
Boeing B-29C Superfortress
Boeing B-29C Superfortress
9 4 3 12

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.22 11
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.11 37
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 653.46 5,881
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 27,457.98 247,121
VIII tu-10
Tupolev Tu-10
Tupolev Tu-10
237 91 4 12

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.55 131
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.19 757
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 369.65 87,607
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19,339.15 4,583,379
VIII rb-17
Myasishchev RB-17
Myasishchev RB-17
413 160 6 16

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.42 174
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.80 1,569
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 297.96 123,057
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19,570.32 8,082,543
VIII ju-288c
Junkers Ju 288 C
Junkers Ju 288 C
209 80 2 14

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.13 27
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.16 660
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 171.36 35,815
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 18,680.31 3,904,184
IX tu-12
Tupolev Tu-12
Tupolev Tu-12
179 58 2 17

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.21 37
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.13 560
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 230.61 41,278
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19,384.45 3,469,816
IX ju-287
Junkers Ju 287
Junkers Ju 287
184 57 1 14

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.09 17
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.34 615
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 164.89 30,338
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 18,146.01 3,338,865
X ef-131
Junkers/OKB-1 EF 131
Junkers/OKB-1 EF 131
417 147 5 19

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.29 122
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.61 1,924
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 332.29 138,566
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 23,729.90 9,895,368
X su-10
Sukhoi Su-10
Sukhoi Su-10
334 141 5 16

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.61 203
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.40 1,468
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 552.85 184,650
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 24,734.91 8,261,459
The player BuffaloTime does not have Tier aircraft that have flown more than sorties. Player BuffaloTime has no aircraft of tier yet. The player BuffaloTime does not have aircraft that have flown more than sorties.

© 2012–2024 Wargaming.net. All rights reserved.

Powered by BigWorld Technology™ ©

open

Select a region

Selecting another region may affect the website content.

Europe:

Deutsch
English
Français
Čeština
Polski
Русский

North America:

English

Asia:

日本語
English
Reference to a particular make, model, manufacturer, and/or version of aircraft is for historical accuracy only, and does not indicate any sponsorship or endorsement of any trademark owner whatsoever. All aircraft models are designed to have flight characteristics and some elements of artistic design realistically replicating World War II era aircraft. All aircraft trademarks and trademark rights are the exclusive property of their respective owners.
Compare
Remove
You cannot compare more than 10 players.
Player cannot be added to compare.
You cannot be added to compare.