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lnnokentiy
14,323
Battles Fought
80.28%
Victories/Battles
2,220
Average Experience per Battle
36,783
Most Damage per Battle,

Aircraft type efficiency

Fighters

Multirole Fighters

Heavy Fighters

Attack Aircraft

Bombers

Achievements 159/184

  • marcel
    555
  • Marseille Medal

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


    Award +1
  • maccambell
    745
  • 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.


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  • teamworkguru
    1521
  • Hero of the Sky Badge

    Awarded for earning the highest aircraft type grade in battle.


    Award +1
  • rocketeer
    408
  • 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
    143
  • 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
    21
  • 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
    251
  • Flames in the Sky

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

    Available once for each aircraft in the Hangar.

  • impactfromthesky
  • Successful Interception

    Awarded once for destroying an aircraft from an Attack Flight.

Overall Results

Battles Fought 14,323
Victories 11,498 (80.28%)
Draws 29 (0%)
Defeats 2,796 (20%)
Average Experience per Battle 2,220
Maximum Experience per Battle 10,424

Battle Performance

Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.93
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.50
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,960.29
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10,395.05

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Aircraft selection in Hangar or during a battle, excluding respawns
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Fighters 4,667 (32%)
Multirole Fighters 2,370 (16%)
Heavy Fighters 2,916 (20%)
Attack Aircraft 1,498 (10%)
Bombers 3,005 (21%)

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Aircraft selection in Hangar or during a battle, excluding respawns
14,456
U.S.S.R. Aircraft 3,466 (24%)
Germany Aircraft 4,306 (30%)
U.S.A. Aircraft 2,899 (20%)
Japan Aircraft 1,034 (7%)
U.K. Aircraft 2,102 (15%)
China Aircraft 166 (1%)
Europe Aircraft 483 (3%)

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

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 9.50 76
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 720.79 5,766
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.16 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 9.38 75
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 675.89 5,407
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.94 7

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 10.70 3,829
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 949.06 339,762
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17.43 6,241

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 9.09 418
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 746.96 34,360
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.43 19

Designed in Japan under the guidance of German experts. A total of 4 prototypes were built and underwent trials in 1934.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 10.67 96
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 903.61 8,132
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.37 3

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 8.67 78
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 660.14 5,941
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 11.71 82
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,189.10 8,323
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.45 10

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 7.24 275
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 588.85 22,376
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4.49 170

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 12.98 597
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,056.68 48,607
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 36.80 1,692

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 12.67 114
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 909.39 8,184
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.02 9

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 10.50 126
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 845.46 10,145
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2.90 34

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.88 83
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 589.05 10,013
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 39.40 669

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 11.08 133
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.08 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,740.46 20,885
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 57.68 692

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 6.45 129
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 976.40 19,527
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10.18 203

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.96 137
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 734.39 16,891
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 14.40 331

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 8.24 173
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,225.82 25,742
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.36 28

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.21 137
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 982.45 18,666
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.98 18

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 7.24 297
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.10 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 906.63 37,171
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 87.78 3,598

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 6.73 74
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,068.41 11,752
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 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 6.32 120
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,219.72 23,174
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.17 22

Designed as an attempt of the Boeing company to produce a more advanced version of the successful P-26 Peashooter. A total of 4 prototypes were built.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.67 240
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 755.62 27,202
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 14.49 521

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 9.24 157
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,482.74 25,206
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 24.03 408

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 11.21 157
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,455.75 20,380
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5.25 73

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 8.56 214
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.12 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,236.79 30,919
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 91.39 2,284

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.05 121
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,267.80 25,356
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.09 390
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,203.02 76,993
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 35.33 2,260

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.36 252
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,087.76 51,124
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.47 22

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.30 384
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,199.82 73,189
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 88.88 5,421

One of the most successful fighters of the prewar period. Served in the air forces of the United States, Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Norway, and China.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.80 487
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,081.40 90,837
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 39.90 3,351

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 6.33 709
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,402.61 157,092
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15.35 1,718

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 6.33 152
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,151.68 27,640
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 61.80 1,483

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 4.38 298
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 810.60 55,120
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 58.72 3,993

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 4.75 209
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 868.78 38,226
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 46.21 2,033

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 5.41 157
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,226.27 35,561
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 76.99 2,232

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.19 338
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,400.63 65,829
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 46.54 2,187

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.38 268
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,108.24 46,546
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 29.94 1,257

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 8.08 97
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.08 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,367.44 16,409
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6.59 79

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 3.90 265
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 618.22 42,038
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 24.39 1,658

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.85 315
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 890.39 57,875
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 71.82 4,668

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.60 719
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,194.02 130,147
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 55.06 6,001

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 7.28 342
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,609.07 75,626
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 18.74 880

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 4.81 125
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.08 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,327.82 34,523
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 81.50 2,119

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.26 167
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,539.60 35,410
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 14.75 339

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 9.42 179
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,248.52 42,721
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20.60 391

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 4.47 210
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,101.46 51,768
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 103.81 4,879

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.29 566
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,277.96 136,742
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 24.94 2,668

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.21 125
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,118.54 26,844
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 38.61 926

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 6.98 384
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,525.38 83,895
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 40.27 2,214

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 4.75 285
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,115.37 66,922
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9.11 546

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 4.64 283
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,226.40 74,810
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 32.70 1,994

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 5.62 163
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,225.59 35,542
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4.66 134

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 4.40 132
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,122.39 33,671
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 26.69 800

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 6.00 366
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,436.73 87,640
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 16.72 1,020

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 6.81 749
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,519.22 167,114
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 121.46 13,361

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 5.53 282
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,337.09 68,191
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1.32 67

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.52 199
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,081.09 47,568
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 22.58 993

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 5.82 227
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,365.02 53,235
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 61.15 2,384

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.40 254
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,212.84 57,003
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2.58 121

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 5.67 238
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,279.48 53,738
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 32.63 1,370

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 5.53 249
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,450.31 65,264
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12.75 573

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.94 373
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,366.05 111,204
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 43.35 2,037

A modification of the Spitfire V inspired by Iron Maiden.

Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.26 247
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,918.74 65,237
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 31.99 1,087

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 5.09 351
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,353.83 93,414
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 57.08 3,938

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 5.52 342
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,450.25 89,915
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 37.56 2,328

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 5.35 321
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,457.12 87,427
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 43.35 2,600

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.27 451
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,083.88 129,200
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 18.08 1,120

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 8.10 243
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,431.02 72,930
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 95.62 2,868

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.14 589
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,807.26 173,497
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 36.97 3,549

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 5.40 459
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,545.19 131,341
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.63 53

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.16 394
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,833.89 117,369
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 98.61 6,310

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 5.63 242
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,601.87 68,880
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 146.37 6,294

Designed for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force as a heavily armed interceptor. Development was discontinued during the prototype stage.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.56 345
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,708.47 105,925
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 23.26 1,442

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.78 1,850
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,857.50 507,096
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 40.46 11,046

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 6.35 381
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,713.86 102,831
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 72.34 4,340

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 5.89 412
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,802.52 126,176
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5.22 365

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.14 854
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,096.57 291,422
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 200.86 27,919

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.29 554
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,177.99 165,527
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 192.51 14,630

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 5.93 812
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,073.70 284,096
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 106.68 14,615

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 5.22 501
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,625.02 156,001
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 116.33 11,167

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 7.31 285
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,548.66 99,397
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.72 28

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.51 293
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.09 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,195.08 98,778
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 71.52 3,218

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 7.27 545
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,298.77 172,408
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 100.29 7,522

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.49 1,169
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,063.13 371,364
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 141.79 25,521

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.75 186
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,394.25 57,461
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 255.00 6,119

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.93 824
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,212.61 307,553
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 91.01 12,649

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 4.95 515
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,892.21 196,789
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 38.48 4,001

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 6.14 448
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,404.08 175,497
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 28.39 2,072

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.54 829
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,701.02 297,111
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 265.22 29,173

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.88 612
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,990.63 266,165
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 98.59 8,774

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 6.09 518
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,499.38 212,447
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3.23 274

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 4.99 674
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,046.07 276,219
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 42.24 5,702

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 5.65 740
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,235.55 292,857
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 43.09 5,645

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.33 367
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,905.91 168,542
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 24.91 1,444

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.23 523
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,511.39 251,139
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 42.08 4,207

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 6.89 317
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,553.64 117,467
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 69.38 3,191

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.93 1,296
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,331.01 622,899
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 90.56 16,935

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.37 435
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,089.69 182,291
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 28.20 1,663

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 9.29 3,538
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 20
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,746.11 1,427,268
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 109.79 41,830

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 6.68 835
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,964.94 370,617
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20.54 2,568

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 5.30 541
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,907.97 194,613
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13.22 1,348

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.23 933
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,758.68 484,870
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 112.10 14,460

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 5.42 857
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,867.70 453,096
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 43.69 6,903

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 5.91 662
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,833.12 317,309
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 59.17 6,627

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 10.07 765
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,415.04 335,543
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 101.70 7,729

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.06 748
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,915.66 415,060
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 48.18 5,107

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 6.14 761
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,703.91 335,285
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 106.46 13,200

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 5.83 542
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,773.87 257,970
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 106.31 9,886

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 5.33 517
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,187.18 309,156
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 31.75 3,079

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.78 708
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,843.80 420,882
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4.85 718

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 5.88 429
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,249.30 237,198
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 68.90 5,029

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 6.05 647
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,055.79 326,969
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 16.36 1,750

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.27 489
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,682.15 287,207
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10.65 830

Development started in August 1944. The latest variant of this fighter was 80% complete in early 1945 when it was captured by American troops.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.98 782
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,475.05 438,555
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 30.36 2,975

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.90 719
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,661.43 424,190
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10.68 972

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.88 351
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,713.57 189,391
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5.53 281

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 7.69 423
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,809.09 209,499
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3.89 213

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 8.85 912
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,586.73 472,432
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 51.72 5,327

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.28 844
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,963.93 459,815
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 45.43 5,270

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 6.45 458
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,674.19 260,867
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3.07 217

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 14.33 86
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.83 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 747.98 4,487
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 799.54 4,797

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 22.50 45
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.50 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,255.02 2,510
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 330.00 660

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 9.91 337
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.71 24
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 742.59 25,247
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 443.64 15,083

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.44 67
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.00 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 740.33 6,662
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 988.88 8,899

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.76 115
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 751.25 12,771
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 304.88 5,182

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.54 268
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.88 52
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 396.56 23,397
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,071.62 63,225

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.80 34
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 508.83 2,544
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

Developed on request of the U.S. Army Air Corps to replace the Boeing Р-12 fighters. A total of 151 aircraft were built. Used in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the initial period of the Pacific War.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.91 65
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.64 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 593.39 6,527
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 701.24 7,713

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 9.29 65
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.43 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 775.06 5,425
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,525.00 10,674

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 9.31 121
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.23 16
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 848.64 11,032
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,889.01 37,557

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 8.38 134
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.25 20
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,319.82 21,117
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,710.77 27,372

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.69 122
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.65 17
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 645.31 16,778
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,067.24 27,748

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 5.00 10
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 723.82 1,447
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0

First flew in August 1935. A total of about 200 aircraft including experimental and export versions were built. Used in the initial period of the Pacific War.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 10.00 120
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.25 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,523.12 18,277
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,092.63 13,111

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 10.57 74
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.00 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,607.12 11,249
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,775.34 12,427

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 7.75 217
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.96 27
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,023.04 28,645
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 865.64 24,238

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.97 189
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.84 32
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,018.46 38,701
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,505.44 57,206

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.21 245
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.72 34
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,142.91 53,716
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,609.35 75,639

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.47 228
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.75 89
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 840.66 42,873
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,306.77 168,645

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 7.93 912
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.70 80
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,538.31 176,905
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,450.25 166,779

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.56 400
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.78 56
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,002.47 72,177
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,532.11 110,311

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 6.04 272
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.91 41
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,035.62 46,602
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,299.32 103,469

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.93 106
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.41 11
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 959.34 25,902
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,001.94 27,052

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.56 136
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.33 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,137.44 38,473
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 429.39 7,729

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 4.43 195
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.32 14
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,043.80 45,927
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,146.43 50,443

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.08 203
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.20 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,342.40 53,695
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 603.86 24,154

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 6.25 125
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.25 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,601.26 32,025
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 453.36 9,067

A further development of the P-43 Lancer featuring a more powerful Pratt & Whitney R-2180 engine. Development was discontinued due to the decision of the Republic Aviation Corporation to focus on building a more promising P-47 fighter.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.92 239
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.84 51
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,087.05 66,310
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,181.16 133,050

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.36 299
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.11 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,524.17 71,636
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 278.73 13,100

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.56 431
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.18 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,614.47 92,024
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 639.68 36,461

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 4.50 153
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.29 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,126.12 38,288
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 757.68 25,761

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.30 244
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.54 40
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,003.65 74,270
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,654.27 122,415

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 7.12 413
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.60 35
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,225.89 129,101
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,281.39 132,320

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 8.10 162
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.95 19
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,612.33 52,246
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,568.97 51,379

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 4.30 228
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,380.53 73,168
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 135.41 7,176

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.79 345
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.42 30
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,689.24 121,624
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,929.70 138,938

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 3.58 308
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.02 88
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,238.61 106,520
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,410.33 379,288

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 7.97 239
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.43 13
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,510.11 75,303
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,302.22 69,066

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 5.72 727
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.74 94
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,805.40 229,285
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,098.48 393,507

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 4.71 433
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,744.32 160,477
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 217.08 19,970

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 7.21 101
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.36 19
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,288.51 46,039
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,602.14 64,429

Developed simultaneously with the Hawker Tornado as a high-speed interceptor. However, it proved most effective as a multirole fighter. Remained the main support aircraft in the Royal Air Force until the end of combat in Europe.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.60 347
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.44 27
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,152.18 133,435
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,185.50 135,500

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.14 355
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.36 25
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,987.23 137,119
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,523.38 105,113

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 3.16 329
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.83 86
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,413.13 146,965
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,397.01 561,289

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.64 501
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.53 57
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,088.80 225,590
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,680.96 289,544

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 5.19 389
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.35 26
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,080.34 156,025
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,458.83 109,412

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.26 589
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.69 77
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,671.79 299,241
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,188.26 357,085

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 5.98 245
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.32 54
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,622.21 107,510
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,985.65 204,411

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 4.13 454
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.43 157
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,239.97 246,396
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,077.49 888,523

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 4.03 463
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.41 47
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,073.50 238,452
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,328.22 267,745

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 5.16 826
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,583.69 413,389
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 164.39 26,302

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.38 670
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.94 99
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,291.47 345,604
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,030.12 423,162

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.58 852
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.18 220
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,181.26 405,714
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,216.32 1,342,236

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 5.09 651
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,368.54 303,173
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 144.80 18,533

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.29 1,244
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.31 74
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,313.81 543,746
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,872.29 439,988

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.54 277
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.52 26
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,828.37 141,418
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,529.02 126,451

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.25 551
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.49 51
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,526.10 370,240
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,507.50 368,287

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.21 552
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.41 54
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,582.75 338,339
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,420.21 317,047

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 4.44 355
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.39 31
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,639.63 211,170
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,121.71 169,736

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 5.46 683
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,409.09 426,135
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 299.36 37,419

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 4.29 468
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.50 164
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,644.40 288,239
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,640.80 1,050,847

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.30 1,870
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.12 37
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,404.79 1,308,221
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 586.92 174,315

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 5.64 654
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.41 47
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,010.10 465,171
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,217.76 257,260

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 5.60 784
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.29 460
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,607.77 505,088
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15,963.17 2,234,844

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.54 318
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.67 47
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,224.53 225,717
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,339.40 303,758

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 7.78 918
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.77 91
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 5,501.64 649,193
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,566.31 538,824

Developed by the Hawker Aircraft company based on the experience gained when designing the Sea Hawk. The prototype first took to the air in July 1951. In 1953, the Hawker Hunter entered mass production. It was exported to various countries and saw combat service in a range of conflicts in the latter half of the 20th century.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.05 508
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.46 123
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,598.75 386,295
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,687.99 645,791

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 5.60 353
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.35 22
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,182.65 263,506
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,853.39 116,763

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 8.12 349
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.72 31
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 783.27 33,680
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 926.53 39,840

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 10.18 2,016
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.02 202
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,680.23 332,685
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,165.12 428,692

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 5.64 451
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.79 63
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,044.24 83,539
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,266.49 101,318

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 10.48 283
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.78 21
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,635.09 44,147
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,059.77 28,613

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.43 1,221
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,643.61 312,285
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 65.22 12,392

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 7.24 2,873
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.40 157
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,731.42 687,374
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,004.42 398,753

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 8.00 3,047
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.58 220
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,697.87 646,888
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,587.67 604,902

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.14 370
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.10 79
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,546.94 111,379
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,056.65 292,078

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 7.04 3,947
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,934.61 1,085,314
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 33.15 18,594

The Beaufighter V modification.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.92 142
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.08 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,689.39 40,545
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 189.81 4,555

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.12 251
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.45 22
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,223.62 59,957
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,049.96 51,447

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 4.59 124
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.30 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,395.10 37,667
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 972.65 26,261

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.12 114
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.56 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,443.37 39,093
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,190.24 19,043

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 7.10 788
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.34 38
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,371.08 263,190
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,399.86 155,384

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 5.01 396
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.01 80
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,870.54 147,772
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,551.78 280,590

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 5.57 156
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.43 12
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,873.03 52,444
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,338.95 37,490

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 8.60 1,893
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 9
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,120.99 686,618
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 65.44 14,396

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 5.20 640
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.78 96
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,023.49 248,888
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,085.89 379,564

Developed in several versions to be used against both aerial and ground targets and to replace the Ki-45. Saw limited action before the end of the war.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.83 478
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.39 27
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,111.53 147,807
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,332.31 93,261

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 5.31 138
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.77 20
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,952.84 50,773
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,480.12 90,483

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.22 1,107
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.47 84
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,444.79 435,171
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,332.96 237,267

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.96 459
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.43 33
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,599.69 200,175
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,092.67 161,135

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 6.19 526
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.31 26
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,168.28 269,303
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,379.44 117,252

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 4.13 186
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.11 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,793.74 80,718
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 234.47 10,551

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 4.97 313
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.38 24
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,088.37 131,567
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,304.25 82,167

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 7.68 668
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,985.63 346,749
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 81.47 7,088

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 4.66 648
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.12 156
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,192.59 304,770
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,940.84 825,776

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.46 541
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.77 76
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,501.49 247,647
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,678.83 364,203

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 4.57 256
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.34 19
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,908.21 106,859
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,508.36 84,468

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.27 1,199
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.45 75
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,210.63 694,753
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,193.36 526,904

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 6.38 287
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.09 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,131.44 185,914
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 247.72 11,147

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.53 1,296
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,413.04 759,043
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 70.40 12,109

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 5.93 1,073
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.69 124
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,545.94 641,815
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,744.65 858,782

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.17 553
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.95 102
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,319.73 355,210
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,310.19 675,190

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 5.29 577
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.23 25
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,094.53 337,304
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,156.31 126,037

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 5.73 705
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.52 64
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,568.43 561,916
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,289.29 404,582

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.09 748
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.33 49
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,702.03 544,198
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,273.91 334,265

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 5.63 557
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.18 18
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,693.63 365,669
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 915.93 90,676

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 8.55 402
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.62 29
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 5,933.81 278,888
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,914.38 183,976

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 8.73 2,837
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.27 89
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 7,405.39 2,406,752
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,695.18 550,932

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 6.61 377
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,935.25 281,309
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 139.64 7,959

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.27 25
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.27 36
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 234.42 2,578
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,727.19 51,999

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 32
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.62 37
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 335.76 2,686
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,543.81 44,350

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 4.77 62
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.77 62
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 471.88 6,134
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,429.42 83,582

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 2.50 120
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.88 282
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 352.89 16,938
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,524.30 361,166

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 2.83 99
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.63 162
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 400.61 14,021
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,741.72 235,960

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 3.40 68
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.15 123
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 556.91 11,138
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,291.16 165,823

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 3.19 102
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.88 124
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 471.85 15,099
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,492.80 175,769

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.59 246
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.13 640
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 386.54 59,913
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,530.01 1,322,151

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.00 82
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.56 146
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 346.47 14,205
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,395.56 303,218

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 1.07 63
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.39 200
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 264.05 15,579
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,281.41 429,603

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.47 125
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.94 335
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 326.74 27,773
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,157.95 693,425

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.05 39
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.68 173
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 292.17 10,810
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13,387.31 495,330

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 1.27 173
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.71 640
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 424.18 57,688
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13,175.97 1,791,931

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.19 51
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.51 194
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 376.82 16,203
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10,805.73 464,646

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 1.19 75
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.13 260
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 416.08 26,213
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11,433.55 720,313

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 0.74 37
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.66 233
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 371.98 18,598
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 18,164.03 908,201

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 0.73 73
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.39 539
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 378.49 37,848
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15,664.81 1,566,481

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.07 58
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.24 337
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 568.95 30,723
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 27,302.71 1,474,346

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 1.88 233
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.00 620
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 954.13 118,311
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 23,338.89 2,894,022

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.67 291
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.40 1,113
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 860.83 149,784
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 28,464.72 4,952,860

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.32 54
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.41 263
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 746.24 30,595
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 30,682.55 1,257,984

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.90 180
Ground Targets Destroyed 8.28 1,647
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 596.10 118,624
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 38,833.06 7,727,779

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.97 286
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.36 777
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,343.69 194,835
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 26,623.62 3,860,424

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 2.34 138
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.54 327
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,447.10 85,378
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 29,217.43 1,723,828

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 1.27 197
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.65 1,030
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,238.82 192,017
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 37,772.03 5,854,664

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.75 534
Ground Targets Destroyed 7.53 2,298
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,660.10 506,329
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 37,871.61 11,550,840

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 1.54 325
Ground Targets Destroyed 7.97 1,682
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,555.72 328,256
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 47,510.70 10,024,757

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.58 346
Ground Targets Destroyed 9.53 2,087
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,661.10 363,780
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 47,956.54 10,502,481

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 0.27 4
Ground Targets Destroyed 9.53 143
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 141.00 2,114
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 16,041.36 240,620

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 71
Ground Targets Destroyed 13.07 3,385
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 76.41 19,789
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17,781.51 4,605,410

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 0.88 29
Ground Targets Destroyed 10.33 341
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 175.94 5,806
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15,194.05 501,403

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 0.27 17
Ground Targets Destroyed 15.27 962
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 66.97 4,219
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 21,672.77 1,365,384

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 0.12 49
Ground Targets Destroyed 10.61 4,455
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 71.17 29,890
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 23,307.58 9,789,182

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 0.15 24
Ground Targets Destroyed 8.10 1,280
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 59.00 9,322
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 16,643.79 2,629,718

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 0.32 29
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.58 599
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 104.07 9,469
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17,136.45 1,559,417

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 0.43 21
Ground Targets Destroyed 8.41 412
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 269.30 13,195
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 22,828.78 1,118,610

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 0.15 18
Ground Targets Destroyed 8.02 978
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 80.10 9,771
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 22,862.17 2,789,184

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 0.68 34
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.98 349
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 266.52 13,325
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20,806.32 1,040,316