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SpiritFoxMY
Clan Widow Makers
[CWM] Clan Widow Makers

Position: Personnel Officer

Days in clan: 1134

[CWM] Clan Widow Makers

Position: Personnel Officer

Days in clan: 1134

8,833
Battles Fought
81.01%
Victories/Battles
2,254
Average Experience per Battle
39,454
Most Damage per Battle,
Aerial Targets

Aircraft type efficiency

Fighters

Multirole Fighters

Heavy Fighters

Attack Aircraft

Bombers

Achievements 156/176

  • marcel
    111

    • Marseille Medal

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

    Award +1
  • maccambell
    305

    • 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
    327

    • Hero of the Sky Badge

    Awarded for earning the highest aircraft type grade in battle.

    Award +1
  • rocketeer
    300

    • 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
    321

    • 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
    196

    • 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
    206

    • 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.

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Overall Results

Battles Fought 8,833
Victories 7,156 (81.01%)
Draws 24 (0%)
Defeats 1,653 (19%)
Average Experience per Battle 2,254
Maximum Experience per Battle 10,097

Battle Performance

Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.89
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.31
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,598.15
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,793.63

Preferences in aircraft types

Aircraft selection in Hangar or during a battle, excluding respawns
8,896
Fighters 2,437 (27%)
Multirole Fighters 2,454 (28%)
Heavy Fighters 1,831 (21%)
Attack Aircraft 551 (6%)
Bombers 1,623 (18%)

Preferences in aircraft nations

Aircraft selection in Hangar or during a battle, excluding respawns
8,896
U.S.S.R. Aircraft 1,401 (16%)
Germany Aircraft 4,124 (46%)
U.S.A. Aircraft 1,534 (17%)
Japan Aircraft 445 (5%)
U.K. Aircraft 1,071 (12%)
China Aircraft 193 (2%)
Europe Aircraft 128 (1%)

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Aircraft

Aircraft Total Sorties Selected at the Start of a Battle Most Aerial Targets Destroyed per Sortie Most Ground Targets Destroyed per Sortie
Fighters 118 4,878 2,387
II a4n
Nakajima A4N
Nakajima A4N
13 5 9 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 2.00 26
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 181.37 2,357
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.46 5
II xp-31
Curtiss XP-31
Curtiss XP-31
26 14 19 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 7.04 183
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 575.80 14,970
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
II ki-8
Nakajima Ki-8
Nakajima Ki-8
14 8 22 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 8.57 120
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 633.16 8,864
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
II hawk-2
Curtiss Hawk II
Curtiss Hawk II
2 0 2 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 1.50 3
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 179.37 358
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
II fw-56
Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stosser
Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stosser
56 26 19 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.52 365
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 456.96 25,589
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.67 37
II he-51
Heinkel He 51
Heinkel He 51
2 1 6 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.50 11
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 309.14 618
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
II ar-67
Arado Ar 67
Arado Ar 67
53 29 23 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 8.47 449
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 703.70 37,296
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.48 25
II bristol-type-105
Bristol Bulldog
Bristol Bulldog
14 10 30 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 9.00 126
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 657.34 9,202
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15.55 217
III a5m
Mitsubishi A5M
Mitsubishi A5M
20 7 7 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.35 47
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 273.10 5,461
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 64.75 1,294
III ba-27
Breda Ba.27 Metallico
Breda Ba.27 Metallico
6 5 13 0

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 10.33 62
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,273.82 7,642
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 34.80 208
III ar-80
Arado Ar 80
Arado Ar 80
27 13 20 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 5.07 137
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 710.74 19,189
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11.00 296
III ki-27
Nakajima Ki-27
Nakajima Ki-27
6 5 16 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 9.33 56
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,830.76 10,984
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.27 7
III fw-159
Focke-Wulf Fw 159
Focke-Wulf Fw 159
9 4 9 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.22 29
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 372.70 3,354
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9.41 84
III bristol-type-133
Bristol Type 133
Bristol Type 133
11 5 8 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 2.09 23
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 309.95 3,409
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 22.01 242
III supermarine-t-224
Supermarine Type 224
Supermarine Type 224
9 3 10 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.56 14
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 218.89 1,970
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 95.18 856
III f2a-1
Brewster F2A-1 Buffalo
Brewster F2A-1 Buffalo
17 8 21 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 6.12 104
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 829.47 14,100
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3.57 60
III hawk-75
Curtiss Hawk 75M
Curtiss Hawk 75M
17 9 17 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.41 109
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 872.41 14,830
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.67 28
III avia_bk-534
Avia Bk-534
Avia Bk-534
1 1 9 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 9.00 9
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 956.44 956
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
III i-15bis-dm2
Polikarpov I-15bis DM-2
Polikarpov I-15bis DM-2
83 42 24 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 5.83 484
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 752.93 62,493
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 32.78 2,720
III avia_b-534
Avia B-534
Avia B-534
1 1 13 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 13.00 13
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,475.22 1,475
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
III pv-3
Hawker P.V.3
Hawker P.V.3
12 7 13 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.58 67
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 853.01 10,236
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 21.80 261
IV xp-36f
Curtiss XP-36F Hawk
Curtiss XP-36F Hawk
8 3 7 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.12 17
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 484.25 3,873
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
IV m81a-1
Curtiss Model 81A-1
Curtiss Model 81A-1
1 1 9 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 9.00 9
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,663.88 1,663
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
IV p-36c
Curtiss P-36C Hawk
Curtiss P-36C Hawk
2 1 5 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.50 7
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 565.60 1,131
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
IV i-17
Polikarpov I-17
Polikarpov I-17
11 7 12 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 4.45 49
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.09 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 797.13 8,768
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 40.60 446
IV xf4f-3
Grumman XF4F-3
Grumman XF4F-3
8 4 11 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.12 33
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 797.61 6,380
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.81 6
IV bf-109b
Messerschmitt Bf 109 B
Messerschmitt Bf 109 B
267 128 19 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.68 1,250
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 962.99 257,118
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 46.21 12,338
IV i-153p-dm-4
Polikarpov I-153P DM-4
Polikarpov I-153P DM-4
4 1 3 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 2.25 9
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 329.28 1,317
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
IV i-153-dm-4
Polikarpov I-153 DM-4
Polikarpov I-153 DM-4
2 1 5 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 3.50 7
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 473.15 946
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
IV ki-43-i
Nakajima Ki-43-I Hayabusa
Nakajima Ki-43-I Hayabusa
9 5 11 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.78 43
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.11 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 707.69 6,369
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 64.44 579
IV a6m1
Mitsubishi A6M1 Zero
Mitsubishi A6M1 Zero
28 11 8 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.93 54
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 413.44 11,576
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 83.05 2,325
IV hurricane-ia
Hawker Hurricane Mk. Ia
Hawker Hurricane Mk. Ia
18 7 10 0

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 4.06 73
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 867.83 15,620
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 37.75 679
IV he-112
Heinkel He 112
Heinkel He 112
15 7 7 0

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 2.13 32
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 409.35 6,140
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 43.77 656
IV bristol-type-146
Bristol Type 146
Bristol Type 146
10 3 4 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.50 15
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 418.75 4,187
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11.30 112
IV cr714
Caudron-Renault C.714
Caudron-Renault C.714
11 3 8 0

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 1.91 21
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 472.53 5,197
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
IV ki-43-ic
Nakajima Ki-43-Ic
Nakajima Ki-43-Ic
11 3 7 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 3.18 35
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 395.18 4,346
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.76 8
IV fantome
Fairey Fantome
Fairey Fantome
3 1 4 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.00 9
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 458.24 1,374
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 92.86 278
V i-180
Polikarpov I-180-3
Polikarpov I-180-3
4 1 3 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.25 5
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 322.32 1,289
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
V m-20
Miles M.20
Miles M.20
12 6 19 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 5.75 69
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,149.96 13,799
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
V spitfire-i
Supermarine Spitfire I
Supermarine Spitfire I
37 14 11 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.43 127
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 812.00 30,043
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4.15 153
V ad10
Arsenal-Delanne AD 10C2
Arsenal-Delanne AD 10C2
3 1 5 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 3.67 11
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 641.60 1,924
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
V boomerang
CAC CA-12 Boomerang
CAC CA-12 Boomerang
196 86 21 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.42 867
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,073.57 210,420
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 100.49 19,696
V venom
Vickers Venom
Vickers Venom
6 3 16 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.50 33
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,157.29 6,943
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
V tomahawk-iib
Curtiss Tomahawk IIb
Curtiss Tomahawk IIb
35 16 16 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 4.49 157
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,060.27 37,109
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19.45 680
V p-40
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
61 31 19 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.02 367
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,465.35 89,386
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2.37 144
V xf4u-1
Chance-Vought XF4U-1
Chance-Vought XF4U-1
1 0 4 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.00 6
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,719.32 1,719
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
V fl-1
XFL-1 Airabonita
XFL-1 Airabonita
7 3 10 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.57 32
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 786.70 5,506
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4.27 29
V he-100
Heinkel He 100 D-1
Heinkel He 100 D-1
28 17 15 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 4.68 131
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,126.27 31,535
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17.43 487
V bf-209v
Messerschmitt Me 209 V4
Messerschmitt Me 209 V4
21 10 8 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.38 71
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 871.08 18,292
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.53 11
V a6m3-30
Mitsubishi A6M3 (experimental)
Mitsubishi A6M3 (experimental)
6 2 5 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.33 14
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 727.82 4,366
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
V mig-3
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3
19 9 10 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 3.11 59
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,139.36 21,647
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
V yak-1
Yakovlev Yak-1
Yakovlev Yak-1
16 8 11 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 5.19 83
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,116.17 17,858
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 247.11 3,953
V lagg-3
Lavochkin LaGG-3
Lavochkin LaGG-3
10 5 12 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 4.90 49
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.10 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,115.69 11,156
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 66.58 665
V ki-43-ii
Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa
Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa
14 7 11 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.21 59
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 951.10 13,315
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 61.49 860
V a6m2
Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero
Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero
20 8 8 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.45 49
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 540.06 10,801
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
V bf-109e
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E Emil
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E Emil
365 194 19 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 5.21 1,900
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,316.15 480,393
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 39.52 14,426
VI mustang-ia
North American Mustang IA
North American Mustang IA
56 34 17 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 5.66 317
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,539.43 86,208
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15.76 882
VI spitfire-v
Supermarine Spitfire V
Supermarine Spitfire V
48 24 14 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.90 235
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,263.24 60,635
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 41.44 1,988
VI yak-1m
Yakovlev Yak-1M
Yakovlev Yak-1M
5 3 7 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.40 27
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,265.20 6,326
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 177.57 887
VI i-210
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-210
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-210
32 13 8 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 2.62 84
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 867.83 27,770
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 57.16 1,829
VI la-5
Lavochkin La-5
Lavochkin La-5
27 13 22 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.93 160
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,523.70 41,139
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
VI p-39n-1
P-39N-1 Airacobra
P-39N-1 Airacobra
10 7 12 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.50 65
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,852.81 18,528
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
VI p-51a
North American P-51A Mustang
North American P-51A Mustang
35 17 11 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.40 154
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,400.03 49,000
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.11 3
VI ki-61
Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien
Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien
21 11 14 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 4.19 88
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,013.55 21,284
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 107.57 2,258
VI p-39q
P-39Q-15 Airacobra
P-39Q-15 Airacobra
5 2 11 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.60 23
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,471.00 7,355
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
VI ki-88
Kawasaki Ki-88
Kawasaki Ki-88
1 1 9 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 9.00 9
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,674.91 2,674
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
VI spitfire-v-db-605
Supermarine Spitfire V DB 605
Supermarine Spitfire V DB 605
85 45 16 0

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 4.98 423
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,240.74 105,463
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.57 48
VI a6m5
Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero
Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero
41 22 22 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.73 235
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,452.86 59,567
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.62 25
VI xp-55
Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
5 4 14 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 8.60 43
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,125.76 10,628
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
VI bf-109f
Messerschmitt Bf 109 F Friedrich
Messerschmitt Bf 109 F Friedrich
112 62 14 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 4.75 532
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,370.14 153,455
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.72 80
VII ki-84
Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate
Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate
31 13 12 1

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 4.35 135
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,281.38 39,722
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 74.18 2,299
VII bf-109k-6
Messerschmitt Bf 109 K-6 Kurfürst
Messerschmitt Bf 109 K-6 Kurfürst
114 62 19 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 6.45 735
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,587.38 294,961
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 25.33 2,887
VII i-220
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-220
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-220
137 59 17 1

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 4.74 650
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,432.56 196,260
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 150.95 20,679
VII la-7
Lavochkin La-7
Lavochkin La-7
50 18 14 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 4.00 200
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,052.86 52,642
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 150.74 7,537
VII p-51k
North American P-51K Mustang
North American P-51K Mustang
132 60 20 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.58 604
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,559.86 205,902
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 53.21 7,023
VII i-302p
Kostikov 302
Kostikov 302
6 3 11 0

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 5.33 32
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,028.89 12,173
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
VII yak-3rd
Yakovlev Yak-3RD
Yakovlev Yak-3RD
7 2 6 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 3.00 21
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 848.76 5,941
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
VII spitfire-ix
Supermarine Spitfire IX
Supermarine Spitfire IX
36 13 13 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.83 138
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 973.22 35,035
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.27 9
VII mb5
Martin-Baker MB 5
Martin-Baker MB 5
7 1 7 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 1.86 13
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 589.29 4,125
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
VII meteor
Gloster Meteor F. I
Gloster Meteor F. I
38 16 15 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.87 147
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,329.34 50,515
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 36.78 1,397
VII re2005
Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario
Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario
93 41 17 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 4.72 439
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,531.38 142,418
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4.06 377
VII p-51
North American P-51D Mustang
North American P-51D Mustang
34 13 12 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 3.26 111
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,349.96 45,898
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
VII bf-109g
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G Gustav
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G Gustav
44 24 18 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 4.27 188
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,470.41 64,698
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 54.03 2,377
VIII spitfire-xiv
Supermarine Spitfire XIV
Supermarine Spitfire XIV
62 33 19 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.87 364
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,674.36 165,810
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 286.08 17,736
VIII la-9
Lavochkin La-9
Lavochkin La-9
53 18 16 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.87 205
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,555.53 82,443
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 43.42 2,301
VIII bf-209a1
Messerschmitt Me 209 A
Messerschmitt Me 209 A
25 13 14 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 5.08 127
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,107.45 52,686
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
VIII j8m
Mitsubishi J8M Shusui
Mitsubishi J8M Shusui
34 21 14 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.15 107
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,278.32 43,462
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 27.33 929
VIII ki-94-ii
Tachikawa Ki-94-II
Tachikawa Ki-94-II
19 7 12 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.26 62
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,142.98 21,716
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
VIII p-51h
North American P-51H Mustang
North American P-51H Mustang
70 34 14 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.31 302
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,609.32 112,652
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 16.45 1,151
VIII i-250
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-250
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-250
74 27 13 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.24 240
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,442.24 106,725
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 103.27 7,641
VIII xfy-1
Convair XFY-1 Pogo
Convair XFY-1 Pogo
3 2 10 0

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 7.67 23
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,718.52 8,155
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
VIII xp-67
McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat
McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat
6 3 9 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 4.83 29
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,298.08 13,788
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
VIII f-15c
Curtiss XF15C
Curtiss XF15C
27 11 16 0

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 4.52 122
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,744.20 47,093
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 71.81 1,938
VIII p-80a
P-80A Shooting Star
P-80A Shooting Star
23 9 13 0

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 3.65 84
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,445.39 33,244
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.14 3
VIII vampire-f1
De Havilland DH.100 Vampire F.1
De Havilland DH.100 Vampire F.1
155 74 15 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.69 727
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,766.77 273,849
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11.16 1,730
VIII jl-1
Shenyang JL-1A-37
Shenyang JL-1A-37
56 21 14 0

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 3.79 212
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,793.92 100,459
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 90.38 5,061
VIII ho-229
Horten Ho 229
Horten Ho 229
290 150 21 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.27 1,528
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,433.75 705,786
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17.43 5,055
VIII yak-15
Yakovlev Yak-15
Yakovlev Yak-15
6 4 13 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 5.50 33
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,947.36 11,684
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
VIII ta-152
Focke-Wulf Ta 152
Focke-Wulf Ta 152
221 112 21 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.17 1,143
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,664.91 588,945
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 57.63 12,736
IX attacker
Supermarine Attacker
Supermarine Attacker
95 38 20 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.85 366
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,735.16 164,840
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 198.35 18,842
IX xf-85
McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
36 16 11 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 3.50 126
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,417.73 51,038
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 117.82 4,241
IX yak-19
Yakovlev Yak-19
Yakovlev Yak-19
21 11 17 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.48 136
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,580.62 54,193
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2.09 43
IX antonov-m
Antonov M Masha
Antonov M Masha
16 10 21 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 7.31 117
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,981.95 47,711
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.71 27
IX me-p1092
Messerschmitt Me P.1092
Messerschmitt Me P.1092
94 47 24 2

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 6.65 625
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,998.78 281,885
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 120.47 11,324
IX ki-162
Tachikawa Ki-162-I
Tachikawa Ki-162-I
16 10 17 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 6.50 104
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,337.91 37,406
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
IX la-160
Lavochkin La-160
Lavochkin La-160
45 21 14 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.60 207
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,150.89 96,790
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 36.96 1,663
IX ta-183
Focke-Wulf Ta 183 Huckebein
Focke-Wulf Ta 183 Huckebein
21 10 16 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.38 113
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.14 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,812.21 80,056
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 625.24 13,130
IX mig-9
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
46 25 19 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.63 305
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,144.32 144,638
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 136.12 6,261
IX fj-1
North American FJ-1 Fury
North American FJ-1 Fury
25 15 17 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 5.48 137
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,549.38 63,734
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.55 13
IX f6u
Vought F6U Pirate
Vought F6U Pirate
11 7 15 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.91 76
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,471.37 38,185
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 125.26 1,377
X swift
Supermarine Swift
Supermarine Swift
104 50 17 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.32 449
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,544.17 264,593
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 59.07 6,143
X me-p1101
Messerschmitt Me P.1101
Messerschmitt Me P.1101
86 45 22 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 6.98 600
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,792.34 326,141
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 35.56 3,058
X f-86a
North American F-86A Sabre
North American F-86A Sabre
56 32 16 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.32 354
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,115.62 174,474
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 85.19 4,770
X fw-252
Focke-Wulf Fw 252
Focke-Wulf Fw 252
13 8 10 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 4.69 61
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,738.77 35,603
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
X ki-162-3
Tachikawa Ki-162-III
Tachikawa Ki-162-III
3 2 13 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 7.67 23
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,343.33 10,029
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
X yak-30
Yakovlev Yak-30
Yakovlev Yak-30
3 1 5 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.00 9
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,377.91 4,133
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
X la-15
Lavochkin La-15
Lavochkin La-15
42 19 18 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 6.50 273
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,985.42 125,387
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.85 35
X mig-15bis
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis
141 88 22 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.80 959
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,934.27 554,731
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.82 116
Multirole Fighters 70 5,167 2,411
I ar-65
Arado Ar 65
Arado Ar 65
59 34 28 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 8.44 498
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 467.63 27,589
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 18.82 1,110
I goldfinch
Gloster Goldfinch
Gloster Goldfinch
6 2 5 0

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 2.33 14
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 149.51 897
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 254.94 1,529
I i-5
Polikarpov I-5
Polikarpov I-5
1 1 6 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.00 6
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 568.74 568
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
I p-12
Boeing P-12
Boeing P-12
2 1 6 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.00 8
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 246.15 492
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6.54 13
I type-91
Nakajima Type-91
Nakajima Type-91
2 1 6 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 3.00 6
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 229.58 459
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
II f2f
Grumman F2F
Grumman F2F
14 5 12 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.43 34
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.36 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 170.26 2,383
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 757.45 10,604
II hawk-3
Curtiss Hawk III
Curtiss Hawk III
22 12 17 3

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 5.68 125
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.73 16
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 380.67 8,374
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 602.07 13,245
II f11c
Curtiss F11C-2
Curtiss F11C-2
3 2 10 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.33 19
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.33 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 452.33 1,356
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 645.29 1,935
II i-5shkas
Polikarpov I-5 ShKAS
Polikarpov I-5 ShKAS
4 2 18 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.50 30
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 630.20 2,520
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 272.40 1,089
II i-15
Polikarpov I-15
Polikarpov I-15
3 2 18 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 8.33 25
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 650.60 1,951
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
II demon
Hawker Demon
Hawker Demon
14 5 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 1.36 19
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.14 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 145.10 2,031
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 501.57 7,021
III skua
Blackburn Skua
Blackburn Skua
41 15 6 2

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 1.90 78
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.49 20
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 268.52 11,009
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 725.58 29,748
III di-6
Kochyerigin-Yatsenko DI-6i
Kochyerigin-Yatsenko DI-6i
5 3 14 1

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 5.00 25
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.80 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 621.98 3,109
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 870.49 4,352
III skua-mk1-p
Blackburn Skua Mk. 1
Blackburn Skua Mk. 1
4 2 9 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.50 18
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.50 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 417.37 1,669
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,017.75 4,071
III f3f
Grumman F3F
Grumman F3F
5 2 2 1

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 1.00 5
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.20 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 133.25 666
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 607.69 3,038
III i-16-5
Polikarpov I-16 (early mod.)
Polikarpov I-16 (early mod.)
20 8 17 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.05 81
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.35 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 446.15 8,922
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 333.17 6,663
IV i-16-24
Polikarpov I-16 (late mod.)
Polikarpov I-16 (late mod.)
9 4 9 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.78 25
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.11 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 602.16 5,419
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,247.43 11,226
IV f2a
Brewster F2A Buffalo
Brewster F2A Buffalo
36 14 11 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.06 74
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.22 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 342.11 12,316
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 444.32 15,995
IV p-43
Republic P-43 Lancer
Republic P-43 Lancer
34 17 12 6

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.03 137
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.94 32
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 859.57 29,225
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,877.05 97,819
IV i-16-29
Polikarpov I-16 Type 29
Polikarpov I-16 Type 29
3 1 3 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.67 5
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.67 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 315.18 945
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,176.00 3,527
IV i-207-4
Borovkov-Florov I-207/4
Borovkov-Florov I-207/4
21 9 7 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.57 54
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.52 11
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 433.68 9,107
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 843.47 17,712
IV lagg-3-4
Lavochkin LaGG-3 series 4
Lavochkin LaGG-3 series 4
6 4 9 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.50 27
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.17 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 952.18 5,713
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,343.56 8,061
IV ar-197
Arado Ar 197
Arado Ar 197
44 20 16 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.45 196
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.98 43
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 775.59 34,125
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,426.43 106,763
IV hurricane-i
Hawker Hurricane Mk I
Hawker Hurricane Mk I
13 5 10 4

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 3.69 48
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.31 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 852.52 11,082
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 654.76 8,511
V hurricane-ii
Hawker Hurricane Mk II
Hawker Hurricane Mk II
13 5 12 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.54 59
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.77 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,239.02 16,107
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,509.23 32,619
V yak-7
Yakovlev Yak-7
Yakovlev Yak-7
17 7 5 1

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 2.35 40
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.12 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 846.75 14,394
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 365.24 6,209
V f4f
Grumman F4F Wildcat
Grumman F4F Wildcat
23 10 12 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.61 60
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 626.68 14,413
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 149.19 3,431
V p-44
Republic XP-44 Rocket
Republic XP-44 Rocket
57 30 12 6

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 4.07 232
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.26 72
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,012.41 57,707
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,886.74 221,544
V p-40-m-105
Curtiss P-40 M-105
Curtiss P-40 M-105
1 1 5 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.00 5
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,140.41 1,140
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,476.33 1,476
V yak-7-m-82
Yakovlev Yak-7 M-82
Yakovlev Yak-7 M-82
1 1 9 0

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 9.00 9
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,788.50 1,788
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
V p-40n
Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk
Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk
92 46 24 3

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 7.03 647
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.22 20
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,831.68 168,514
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 932.02 85,746
V fw-190a1
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-1
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-1
201 104 15 3

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 4.01 807
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.22 44
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,074.63 215,999
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 868.42 174,552
VI s-199
Avia S-199 Sakeen
Avia S-199 Sakeen
19 12 13 1

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 5.05 96
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.37 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,574.16 29,909
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,414.86 26,882
VI tornado
Hawker Tornado
Hawker Tornado
84 42 12 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.79 402
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.48 40
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,508.58 126,720
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,797.84 151,018
VI yak-9
Yakovlev Yak-9
Yakovlev Yak-9
26 13 9 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 4.27 111
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.08 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,215.19 31,594
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 72.28 1,879
VI fw-190a5
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5
1,398 683 43 5

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 5.67 7,922
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 87
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,929.92 2,698,032
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 252.03 352,338
VI f4u
Chance-Vought F4U-1 Corsair
Chance-Vought F4U-1 Corsair
23 11 11 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.22 120
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.22 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,771.97 40,755
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,291.63 29,707
VI p-47b
Republic P-47B Thunderbolt
Republic P-47B Thunderbolt
185 87 17 5

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 3.88 718
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.78 144
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,441.80 266,733
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,369.54 808,364
VI il-1
Ilyushin IL-1
Ilyushin IL-1
2 1 4 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.50 5
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.50 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,254.00 2,508
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 271.56 543
VII yak-9u
Yakovlev Yak-9U
Yakovlev Yak-9U
27 11 9 0

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 3.22 87
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,131.87 30,560
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.13 3
VII f4u-4-r
Chance-Vought XF4U-6 Corsair
Chance-Vought XF4U-6 Corsair
33 21 16 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.82 192
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.52 17
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,735.37 57,267
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,448.35 146,795
VII typhoon
Hawker Typhoon
Hawker Typhoon
102 41 18 3

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 4.45 454
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.54 55
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,494.48 152,436
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,441.29 249,011
VII fw-190a8
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8/R2
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8/R2
62 31 13 4

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 4.26 264
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.45 28
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,898.47 117,705
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,137.69 132,536
VII j4m
Mitsubishi J4M Senden
Mitsubishi J4M Senden
35 17 10 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.57 125
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.40 14
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,297.60 45,416
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,258.64 79,052
VII fw-190d
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D
380 162 25 4

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.84 1,461
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.31 116
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,737.28 660,167
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,130.41 809,557
VII p-47n
Republic P-47N Thunderbolt
Republic P-47N Thunderbolt
29 15 17 7

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.14 91
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.41 41
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,223.76 35,488
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,956.56 259,740
VII f4u-4
Chance-Vought F4U-4 Corsair
Chance-Vought F4U-4 Corsair
23 12 13 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.13 118
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.30 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,756.58 40,401
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,948.03 67,804
VIII tempest-pr
Hawker Tempest Mk. V (PV)
Hawker Tempest Mk. V (PV)
4 1 17 0

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 8.00 32
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 5,618.25 22,473
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
VIII j7w1
Kyushu J7W1 Shinden
Kyushu J7W1 Shinden
32 18 12 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.53 145
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.28 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,770.16 56,645
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,165.38 37,292
VIII saab_j-21rb
SAAB J 21RB
SAAB J 21RB
20 11 13 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.25 85
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.00 20
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,265.23 25,304
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,355.06 127,101
VIII p-72
Republic XP-72
Republic XP-72
21 14 10 3

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 4.00 84
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.71 15
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,476.00 30,996
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,856.96 101,996
VIII su-9
Sukhoi Su-9
Sukhoi Su-9
33 16 10 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.36 144
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.27 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,896.10 62,571
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,320.85 43,587
VIII tempest
Hawker Tempest
Hawker Tempest
109 47 15 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 4.11 448
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.50 54
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,742.17 189,896
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,673.97 291,462
VIII i-260
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-260
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-260
22 10 12 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 4.86 107
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,717.00 59,774
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 31.35 689
VIII bf-109tl
Messerschmitt Me 109 TL
Messerschmitt Me 109 TL
60 31 12 4

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.97 238
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.57 34
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,982.34 118,940
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,887.90 173,274
VIII f2g
Goodyear F2G Super Corsair
Goodyear F2G Super Corsair
34 14 5 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.00 68
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.82 28
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 828.66 28,174
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,925.32 201,460
VIII bv-p210
Blohm und Voss P.210
Blohm und Voss P.210
179 67 15 0

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 3.59 643
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,523.51 272,707
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 56.92 10,188
VIII seafang
Supermarine Seafang F.32
Supermarine Seafang F.32
14 7 6 2

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 3.21 45
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.50 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,466.73 20,534
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,495.18 34,932
IX j7w2
Kyushu J7W2 Shinden-Kai
Kyushu J7W2 Shinden-Kai
19 10 9 4

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 3.79 72
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.63 12
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,166.28 41,159
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,190.40 60,617
IX seahawk
Hawker Sea Hawk
Hawker Sea Hawk
17 9 10 4

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.76 64
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.06 18
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,735.01 29,495
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,761.36 114,943
IX i-211
Alekseyev I-211
Alekseyev I-211
49 21 16 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.12 153
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.29 14
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,954.91 95,790
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,026.57 50,301
IX bv-p212-03
Blohm und Voss P.212.03
Blohm und Voss P.212.03
424 179 21 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.45 1,887
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,370.14 1,004,940
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 80.62 34,184
IX f-84b
Republic F-84B Thunderjet
Republic F-84B Thunderjet
34 19 11 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.94 134
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.56 19
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,925.86 65,479
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,771.63 162,235
IX f94
F-94D Starfire
F-94D Starfire
111 56 20 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.16 573
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,740.64 304,210
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 23.13 2,567
X bv-p215-02
Blohm und Voss P.215.02
Blohm und Voss P.215.02
353 164 17 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.10 1,446
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.34 120
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,038.68 1,072,655
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,447.61 864,006
X f-84f
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
8 5 10 2

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 5.50 44
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.00 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,062.40 24,499
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,255.73 66,045
X f7u
Chance-Vought F7U Cutlass
Chance-Vought F7U Cutlass
82 28 14 6

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.09 253
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.50 41
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,765.10 144,738
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,599.18 295,133
X j7w3
Kyushu J7W3
Kyushu J7W3
4 3 12 1

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 8.50 34
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.25 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 5,820.18 23,280
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 682.19 2,728
X hunter
Hawker Hunter
Hawker Hunter
268 119 15 5

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 3.68 985
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.88 236
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,536.01 679,650
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,931.61 1,857,670
X i-215
Alekseyev I-215
Alekseyev I-215
66 28 12 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.80 251
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.23 15
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,493.97 164,602
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,436.40 94,802
Heavy Fighters 43 3,568 1,788
II ao-192
AGO Ao 192 Kurier
AGO Ao 192 Kurier
11 6 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 4.73 52
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.91 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 654.66 7,201
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 995.43 10,949
III fw-57
Focke-Wulf Fw 57
Focke-Wulf Fw 57
59 29 14 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.39 200
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.47 28
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 556.40 32,827
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,133.86 66,897
III do-17z
Dornier Do 17 Z-7 Kauz
Dornier Do 17 Z-7 Kauz
71 34 12 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.86 274
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.86 61
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 621.93 44,156
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,729.89 122,822
III pzl-p-38_wilk
PZL P.38 Wilk
PZL P.38 Wilk
46 23 20 2

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 5.13 236
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.46 21
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 831.97 38,270
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 930.39 42,797
IV bf-110b
Messerschmitt Bf 110 B
Messerschmitt Bf 110 B
22 13 18 1

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 4.91 108
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.23 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 964.11 21,210
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 556.44 12,241
IV bf-110c-6
Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-6
Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-6
91 48 19 0

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 5.34 486
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,278.82 116,372
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2.82 256
IV blenheim-f
Bristol Blenheim F
Bristol Blenheim F
18 9 17 2

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 3.39 61
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.44 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 720.18 12,963
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,406.69 25,320
V beaufighter-f
Bristol Beaufighter
Bristol Beaufighter
62 24 11 5

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 3.13 194
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.87 54
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 917.08 56,858
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,909.09 180,363
V se100
SNCASE SE 100
SNCASE SE 100
19 12 17 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.68 127
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,099.03 39,881
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
V beaufighter-v-im
Bristol Beaufighter V
Bristol Beaufighter V
19 10 11 0

The Beaufighter V modification.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.26 81
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,402.31 26,643
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.18 3
V me-210
Messerschmitt Me 210
Messerschmitt Me 210
58 36 21 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.09 353
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.41 24
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,720.54 99,791
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,789.94 103,816
V p-38f
P-38F Lightning
P-38F Lightning
309 165 18 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.19 1,604
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,610.39 497,610
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 73.71 22,775
V bf-110e
Messerschmitt Bf 110 E
Messerschmitt Bf 110 E
25 11 9 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.88 72
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.48 12
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 741.39 18,534
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,291.45 32,286
V f5f
Grumman F5F Skyrocket
Grumman F5F Skyrocket
6 3 7 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.00 24
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.17 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 926.80 5,560
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,026.22 12,157
VI d-h-98
De Havilland 98 Mosquito
De Havilland 98 Mosquito
55 25 13 4

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.75 206
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.36 20
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,518.64 83,525
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,844.40 101,442
VI xp-50
Grumman XP-50
Grumman XP-50
7 4 9 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.29 30
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,528.39 10,698
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 583.34 4,083
VI p-38l-p
P-38L Lightning
P-38L Lightning
93 47 18 1

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 6.39 594
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,432.07 226,182
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 133.50 12,415
VI xp-54
Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose
Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose
177 69 22 1

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 5.50 974
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,924.23 340,589
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 27.11 4,798
VI p-38j
P-38J Lightning
P-38J Lightning
2 1 6 1

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 3.50 7
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.50 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,843.70 3,687
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 234.50 468
VI ki-102
Kawasaki Ki-102
Kawasaki Ki-102
386 183 21 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 5.41 2,087
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.28 108
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,005.33 774,057
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,073.06 414,200
VI mosquito-mk26
De Havilland 98 Mosquito FB 26
De Havilland 98 Mosquito FB 26
20 10 17 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.85 77
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.50 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,442.99 28,859
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,022.88 60,457
VI me-410
Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse
Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse
167 92 16 2

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 5.65 943
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 11
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,323.43 388,012
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 403.20 67,334
VII ki-93
Rikugun Ki-93
Rikugun Ki-93
51 20 14 3

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 3.43 175
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.33 17
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,752.80 89,392
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,315.87 67,109
VII xp-75
Fisher XP-75 Eagle
Fisher XP-75 Eagle
5 2 3 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.40 7
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.00 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 718.51 3,592
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,157.41 20,787
VII bf-109z
Messerschmitt Bf 109 Z Zwilling
Messerschmitt Bf 109 Z Zwilling
44 18 15 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 3.66 161
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.09 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,075.87 91,338
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 953.43 41,950
VII tu-1
Tupolev Tu-1
Tupolev Tu-1
165 88 23 1

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 6.41 1,058
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,208.74 529,442
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 48.62 8,021
VII vb10
Arsenal VB 10
Arsenal VB 10
29 11 14 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 4.31 125
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,165.73 62,806
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 204.30 5,924
VII d-h-103
De Havilland 103 Hornet
De Havilland 103 Hornet
203 89 16 5

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 3.79 769
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.76 154
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,702.99 345,707
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,650.74 944,101
VII ki-94-i
Tachikawa Ki-94-I
Tachikawa Ki-94-I
6 3 9 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.00 18
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.17 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,394.11 8,364
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 855.89 5,135
VIII xp-58
XP-58 Chain Lightning
XP-58 Chain Lightning
60 29 16 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.80 288
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,071.09 184,265
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 45.52 2,731
VIII f-82e
North American F-82E Twin Mustang
North American F-82E Twin Mustang
52 27 18 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.38 280
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.46 24
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,701.06 140,455
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,732.97 142,114
VIII p-82b
North American P-82B Twin Mustang
North American P-82B Twin Mustang
227 124 16 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 5.41 1,227
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.66 149
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,896.49 657,503
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,896.32 1,111,465
VIII bv-p203
Blohm und Voss BV P.203
Blohm und Voss BV P.203
117 56 16 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.82 564
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,709.79 317,045
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 21.53 2,519
VIII do-335a1
Dornier Do 335 A-1 Pfeil
Dornier Do 335 A-1 Pfeil
265 130 14 11

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.35 887
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.49 396
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,781.20 472,018
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,922.55 2,629,474
VIII westland-p-1056
Westland P.1056
Westland P.1056
43 18 11 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.14 135
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.44 19
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,948.78 83,797
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,063.69 174,738
VIII p-61
Northrop P-61 Black Widow
Northrop P-61 Black Widow
72 35 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 6.26 451
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,257.75 234,558
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 49.24 3,545
VIII me-262
Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe
Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe
82 39 14 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.22 264
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,054.17 168,441
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20.41 1,673
IX me-262-hg2
Messerschmitt Me 262 HG II
Messerschmitt Me 262 HG II
50 26 16 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.82 241
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,013.14 200,657
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 64.57 3,228
IX gloster-p-228
Gloster P.228
Gloster P.228
64 29 18 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.86 311
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,829.82 181,108
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 114.33 7,317
IX f2h
McDonnell F2H Banshee
McDonnell F2H Banshee
46 25 18 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.87 270
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,390.59 155,966
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3.70 170
X me-262-hg3
Messerschmitt Me 262 HG III
Messerschmitt Me 262 HG III
34 20 20 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.88 200
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 5,213.18 177,248
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 32.70 1,111
X f90
XF-90
XF-90
141 89 19 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.57 926
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.14 20
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 5,708.05 804,835
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 919.52 129,651
X gloster-javelin
Gloster Javelin
Gloster Javelin
89 56 18 0

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 6.21 553
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 5,611.39 499,413
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17.22 1,532
Attack Aircraft 29 1,177 549
II fi-98
Fieseler Fi 98
Fieseler Fi 98
22 10 24 16

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 4.00 88
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.77 39
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 245.18 5,393
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,065.12 45,432
II pegas
Tomashevich Pegasus
Tomashevich Pegasus
2 1 5 5

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 4.50 9
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.00 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 242.57 485
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,393.02 4,786
II tsh-1
Kochyerigin TSh-2
Kochyerigin TSh-2
1 1 4 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.00 4
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 371.94 371
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,083.70 2,083
II hs-123
Henschel Hs 123
Henschel Hs 123
33 17 16 5

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 3.76 124
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.24 41
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 408.92 13,494
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,815.42 59,908
III bsh-1
Kochyerigin BSh-1
Kochyerigin BSh-1
5 2 2 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.80 4
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.60 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 154.11 770
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,493.25 7,466
III wirraway
CAC CA-1 Wirraway
CAC CA-1 Wirraway
90 49 7 8

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.32 209
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.01 181
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 319.02 28,711
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,635.47 327,192
III tsh-3
Kochyerigin TSh-3
Kochyerigin TSh-3
22 9 3 13

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.59 13
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.27 50
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 123.03 2,706
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,145.60 91,203
III ha-137v1
Blohm und Voss Ha 137 V1
Blohm und Voss Ha 137 V1
3 1 6 2

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 3.67 11
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.67 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 326.49 979
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,097.41 3,292
IV lbsh_pr
Kochyerigin Sh (LBSh)
Kochyerigin Sh (LBSh)
20 9 4 9

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.50 30
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.45 49
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 301.61 6,032
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,823.90 116,477
IV hs-129a
Henschel Hs 129 А
Henschel Hs 129 А
49 21 7 21

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 1.45 71
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.00 147
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 357.46 17,515
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,195.45 303,576
IV fw-189c
Focke-Wulf Fw 189 C Eule
Focke-Wulf Fw 189 C Eule
17 7 3 6

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 1.41 24
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.59 44
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 279.88 4,757
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,647.59 79,009
IV bsh-2
Ilyushin BSh-2
Ilyushin BSh-2
26 11 6 7

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 0.88 23
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.38 62
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 178.52 4,641
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,065.43 157,701
V il-2-1
Ilyushin IL-2
Ilyushin IL-2
34 14 3 11

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 0.53 18
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.65 90
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 258.43 8,786
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,980.65 305,342
V il-2mod
IL-2 with rear gunner
IL-2 with rear gunner
2 1 2 4

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.50 3
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.00 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 505.59 1,011
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,822.08 11,644
V ju-87g
Junkers Ju 87 G Stuka
Junkers Ju 87 G Stuka
40 15 4 7

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 0.57 23
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.42 97
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 201.88 8,075
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,028.79 241,151
V hs-129
Henschel Hs 129 B
Henschel Hs 129 B
14 7 6 7

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 1.43 20
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.00 42
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 374.22 5,239
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,296.21 130,146
V ju-87d-5
Junkers Ju 87 D-5 Stuka
Junkers Ju 87 D-5 Stuka
19 10 4 7

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 1.37 26
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.63 50
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 454.31 8,631
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,815.46 148,493
VI il-2-2
Ilyushin IL-2 two-seat
Ilyushin IL-2 two-seat
11 4 1 10

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 0.27 3
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.82 31
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 121.57 1,337
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11,700.13 128,701
VI ju-88p
Junkers Ju 88 P
Junkers Ju 88 P
84 36 6 10

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 0.70 59
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.90 244
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 417.21 35,045
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,668.28 812,135
VII il-8
Ilyushin IL-8
Ilyushin IL-8
34 16 3 9

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 0.68 23
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.97 101
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 344.81 11,723
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 14,739.03 501,127
VII me-265
Messerschmitt Me 265
Messerschmitt Me 265
88 31 11 12

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.40 123
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.58 227
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 774.51 68,156
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15,638.08 1,376,150
VIII nc1070
SNCAC NC 1070
SNCAC NC 1070
6 3 4 8

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.83 5
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.83 23
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 508.07 3,048
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 16,456.59 98,739
VIII il-20
Ilyushin IL-20
Ilyushin IL-20
39 19 4 10

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 0.59 23
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.41 172
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 411.61 16,052
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20,881.22 814,367
VIII il-10m
Ilyushin IL-10M
Ilyushin IL-10M
25 14 7 8

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 2.24 56
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.08 52
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,014.77 25,369
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11,947.97 298,699
VIII me-329
Messerschmitt Me 329
Messerschmitt Me 329
72 33 9 11

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.00 144
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.44 176
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 967.75 69,678
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15,404.78 1,109,144
IX me-p1099b
Messerschmitt Me P.1099 B-2
Messerschmitt Me P.1099 B-2
170 87 8 16

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.32 225
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.26 724
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,064.35 180,939
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 24,096.36 4,096,381
IX il-40
Ilyushin IL-40
Ilyushin IL-40
37 20 4 10

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.97 36
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.19 155
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 819.84 30,334
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 23,680.16 876,165
X me-p1102b
Messerschmitt Me P.1102 B
Messerschmitt Me P.1102 B
198 96 7 16

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.18 234
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.92 974
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,277.01 252,848
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 28,189.95 5,581,609
X il-40p
Ilyushin IL-40P
Ilyushin IL-40P
14 5 3 7

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.50 7
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.57 50
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 656.78 9,194
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 18,248.96 255,485
Bombers 26 3,020 1,594
III potez540
Potez 540
Potez 540
3 3 1 13

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 0.33 1
Ground Targets Destroyed 10.00 30
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 53.75 161
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 14,656.24 43,968
III blenheim-iv
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV (early mod.)
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV (early mod.)
15 10 1 10

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 0.27 4
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.53 68
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 60.38 905
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,164.63 107,469
III sb
Arkhangelsky/Tupolev SB
Arkhangelsky/Tupolev SB
2 1 0 7

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 0.00 0
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.50 13
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 12.42 24
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,853.02 15,706
III ju-86e
Junkers Ju 86 E
Junkers Ju 86 E
8 7 1 11

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.12 1
Ground Targets Destroyed 7.12 57
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 75.69 605
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12,294.88 98,359
IV ar-2
Arkhangelsky Ar-2
Arkhangelsky Ar-2
43 20 2 15

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 0.16 7
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.28 184
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 51.94 2,233
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,642.19 414,614
IV do-17z-2
Dornier Do 17 Z
Dornier Do 17 Z
42 23 2 15

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 0.07 3
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.50 189
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 48.85 2,051
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10,676.42 448,409
IV he-111h-2
Heinkel He 111 H-2
Heinkel He 111 H-2
130 69 1 16

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 0.10 13
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.73 615
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 94.92 12,339
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11,657.04 1,515,415
V b-17d
Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress
Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress
24 17 1 17

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 0.25 6
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.83 164
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 275.11 6,602
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19,403.36 465,680
V ju-88a
Junkers Ju 88 A
Junkers Ju 88 A
46 29 2 14

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 0.17 8
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.78 220
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 102.82 4,729
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 16,543.38 760,995
V pe-2
Petlyakov Pe-2
Petlyakov Pe-2
64 32 6 11

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 0.59 38
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.12 200
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 224.73 14,383
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,962.17 637,578
VI pe-2-m-82
Petlyakov Pe-2 M-82
Petlyakov Pe-2 M-82
149 68 5 15

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 0.46 69
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.84 572
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 222.94 33,217
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15,112.48 2,251,759
VI a-26b
Douglas A-26B Invader
Douglas A-26B Invader
92 41 6 13

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.17 108
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.05 281
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 493.46 45,398
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13,752.55 1,265,234
VI b-17g
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
167 82 4 14

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.83 138
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.47 580
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 397.63 66,403
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 14,019.57 2,341,268
VI do-217m
Dornier Do 217 M
Dornier Do 217 M
105 64 1 22

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 0.09 9
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.40 567
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 89.54 9,402
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 23,875.63 2,506,941
VII tu-2
Tupolev Tu-2
Tupolev Tu-2
127 62 8 14

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.91 116
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.98 505
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 421.33 53,508
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 19,038.95 2,417,946
VII ju-288a
Junkers Ju 288 A
Junkers Ju 288 A
31 19 1 14

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 0.06 2
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.61 174
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 109.55 3,395
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 32,681.86 1,013,137
VII b-32
Consolidated B-32 Dominator
Consolidated B-32 Dominator
102 48 4 17

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 0.40 41
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.39 448
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 352.35 35,939
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 22,134.25 2,257,693
VII g4m2
Mitsubishi G4M2 Model 24
Mitsubishi G4M2 Model 24
69 34 5 14

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 0.75 52
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.54 313
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 458.00 31,601
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 21,189.03 1,462,043
VIII b-29b
Boeing B-29C Superfortress
Boeing B-29C Superfortress
159 86 6 21

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.47 234
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.91 781
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 863.74 137,335
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 31,849.09 5,064,005
VIII tu-10
Tupolev Tu-10
Tupolev Tu-10
106 56 5 15

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.25 132
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.09 434
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 687.46 72,870
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 22,573.31 2,392,771
VIII rb-17
Myasishchev RB-17
Myasishchev RB-17
77 48 9 18

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 32
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.90 454
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 411.58 31,691
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 33,165.49 2,553,742
VIII ju-288c
Junkers Ju 288 C
Junkers Ju 288 C
117 60 4 17

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 0.40 47
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.66 545
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 302.62 35,406
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 30,707.10 3,592,731
IX tu-12
Tupolev Tu-12
Tupolev Tu-12
68 32 5 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 0.47 32
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.85 330
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 337.49 22,949
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 27,113.46 1,843,715
IX ju-287
Junkers Ju 287
Junkers Ju 287
299 146 3 29

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.22 66
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.66 1,990
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 359.91 107,613
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 39,238.27 11,732,241
X ef-131
Junkers/OKB-1 EF 131
Junkers/OKB-1 EF 131
444 234 3 24

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 0.40 177
Ground Targets Destroyed 7.15 3,175
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 495.23 219,882
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 40,953.39 18,183,304
X su-10
Sukhoi Su-10
Sukhoi Su-10
531 303 8 22

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 1.40 746
Ground Targets Destroyed 7.36 3,909
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,017.15 540,104
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 41,723.26 22,155,050
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