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RyGray

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RyGray
14,746
Battles Fought
69.08%
Victories/Battles
2,026
Average Experience per Battle
43,595
Most Damage per Battle,
Aerial Targets

Aircraft type efficiency

Fighters

Multirole Fighters

Heavy Fighters

Attack Aircraft

Bombers

Achievements 138/176

  • marcel
    526

    • Marseille Medal

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

    Award +1
  • maccambell
    1002

    • McCampbell Medal

    Awarded for destroying at least 10 aerial targets in a single sortie and winning the battle.

    The destroyed targets must include aircraft of all 5 types.

    Award +1
  • teamworkguru
    1520

    • Hero of the Sky Badge

    Awarded for earning the highest aircraft type grade in battle.

    Award +1
  • rocketeer
    227

    • 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
    525

    • Effective Fire

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

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

  • mastersofsky
    2

    • Lords of the Sky

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

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

  • flameofheaven
    194

    • Flames in the Sky

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

    Available once for each aircraft in the Hangar.

  • impactfromthesky

    • Successful Interception

    Awarded once for destroying an aircraft from an Attack Flight.

All achievements

Overall Results

Battles Fought 14,746
Victories 10,187 (69.08%)
Draws 46 (0%)
Defeats 4,513 (31%)
Average Experience per Battle 2,026
Maximum Experience per Battle 10,723

Battle Performance

Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.64
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.85
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,844.40
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,996.72

Preferences in aircraft types

Aircraft selection in Hangar or during a battle, excluding respawns
15,199
Fighters 3,746 (25%)
Multirole Fighters 1,750 (12%)
Heavy Fighters 6,177 (41%)
Attack Aircraft 2,243 (15%)
Bombers 1,283 (8%)

Preferences in aircraft nations

Aircraft selection in Hangar or during a battle, excluding respawns
15,199
U.S.S.R. Aircraft 2,630 (17%)
Germany Aircraft 3,872 (25%)
U.S.A. Aircraft 2,532 (17%)
Japan Aircraft 1,680 (11%)
U.K. Aircraft 4,153 (27%)
China Aircraft 157 (1%)
Europe Aircraft 175 (1%)

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Aircraft

Aircraft Total Sorties Selected at the Start of a Battle Most Aerial Targets Destroyed per Sortie Most Ground Targets Destroyed per Sortie
Fighters 100 7,318 3,557
II a4n
Nakajima A4N
Nakajima A4N
7 4 19 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.14 50
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 523.13 3,661
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
II ki-5
Kawasaki Ki-5
Kawasaki Ki-5
10 6 22 1

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 10.50 105
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.20 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 814.30 8,143
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 118.30 1,182
II ki-8
Nakajima Ki-8
Nakajima Ki-8
5 4 24 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 14.80 74
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,288.31 6,441
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15.20 75
II i-7
TsKB I-7
TsKB I-7
63 46 27 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 11.27 710
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 854.60 53,839
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9.39 591
II p-23
Curtiss P-23
Curtiss P-23
115 59 21 1

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 4.90 563
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 395.87 45,525
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 104.72 12,042
II hawk-2
Curtiss Hawk II
Curtiss Hawk II
5 3 18 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 9.20 46
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 724.53 3,622
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
II fw-56
Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stosser
Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stosser
14 8 17 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.79 109
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 664.61 9,304
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2.54 35
II ar-68
Arado Ar 68
Arado Ar 68
10 5 22 0

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 8.00 80
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 657.61 6,576
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 53.05 530
II ar-67
Arado Ar 67
Arado Ar 67
1 1 17 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 17.00 17
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,299.18 1,299
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
II bristol-type-105
Bristol Bulldog
Bristol Bulldog
60 36 25 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.82 409
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 648.12 38,887
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 14.41 864
III ki-33
Mitsubishi Ki-33
Mitsubishi Ki-33
4 2 8 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.00 20
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 497.74 1,990
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.39 1
III a5m
Mitsubishi A5M
Mitsubishi A5M
4 3 17 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 8.50 34
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,148.31 4,593
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 81.55 326
III ar-80
Arado Ar 80
Arado Ar 80
5 2 8 0

Lightweight fighter constructed in 1934 according to the specifications provided by the Luftwaffe Operational Headquarters.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.00 25
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 629.86 3,149
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 26.49 132
III ki-27
Nakajima Ki-27
Nakajima Ki-27
7 3 10 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.43 24
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 437.77 3,064
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2.71 18
III bristol-type-133
Bristol Type 133
Bristol Type 133
223 130 27 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.17 1,377
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 839.04 187,105
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 57.96 12,924
III supermarine-t-224
Supermarine Type 224
Supermarine Type 224
15 10 23 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 8.93 134
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,302.01 19,530
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 165.25 2,478
III tskb-12
Polikarpov TsKB-12bis
Polikarpov TsKB-12bis
66 38 18 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.41 357
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 809.29 53,413
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 60.76 4,010
III pv-3
Hawker P.V.3
Hawker P.V.3
112 66 26 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.70 862
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,062.06 118,950
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 88.26 9,885
III f2a-1
Brewster F2A-1 Buffalo
Brewster F2A-1 Buffalo
7 3 13 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.86 34
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.14 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 772.76 5,409
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 253.87 1,777
III hawk-75
Curtiss Hawk 75M
Curtiss Hawk 75M
136 64 19 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.40 598
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 638.92 86,892
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 153.18 20,832
III yp-29
Boeing YP-29
Boeing YP-29
1 1 8 0

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 8.00 8
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,374.27 1,374
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 234.40 234
III avia_b-534
Avia B-534
Avia B-534
11 7 13 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.36 70
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,075.64 11,832
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 58.31 641
III i-15bis-dm2
Polikarpov I-15bis DM-2
Polikarpov I-15bis DM-2
2 1 18 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 11.00 22
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,419.59 2,839
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
IV xp-36f
Curtiss XP-36F Hawk
Curtiss XP-36F Hawk
38 21 18 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.37 204
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,077.95 40,962
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 243.90 9,268
IV p-36c
Curtiss P-36C Hawk
Curtiss P-36C Hawk
1 1 2 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.00 2
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 296.27 296
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
IV i-17
Polikarpov I-17
Polikarpov I-17
208 116 30 3

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 6.45 1,341
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 14
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,235.10 256,900
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 186.41 38,772
IV p-36
Curtiss P-36 Hawk
Curtiss P-36 Hawk
206 82 14 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.33 480
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 474.87 97,823
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 505.60 104,153
IV i-153p-dm-4
Polikarpov I-153P DM-4
Polikarpov I-153P DM-4
5 3 5 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.20 16
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 707.19 3,535
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
IV i-153-dm-4
Polikarpov I-153 DM-4
Polikarpov I-153 DM-4
76 38 26 1

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 4.67 355
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 892.44 67,825
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 193.80 14,729
IV ki-43-i
Nakajima Ki-43-I Hayabusa
Nakajima Ki-43-I Hayabusa
91 36 23 2

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 4.51 410
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 794.81 72,327
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 122.00 11,102
IV a6m1
Mitsubishi A6M1 Zero
Mitsubishi A6M1 Zero
263 121 21 2

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 5.12 1,346
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 949.83 249,806
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 126.24 33,201
IV hurricane-ia
Hawker Hurricane Mk. Ia
Hawker Hurricane Mk. Ia
17 8 12 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.59 95
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,079.40 18,349
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 219.02 3,723
IV bf-109b
Messerschmitt Bf 109 B
Messerschmitt Bf 109 B
215 109 31 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.36 1,368
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,343.35 288,821
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 130.92 28,147
IV cr714
Caudron-Renault C.714
Caudron-Renault C.714
9 5 16 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.11 55
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,163.96 10,475
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
IV ki-43-ic
Nakajima Ki-43-Ic
Nakajima Ki-43-Ic
76 39 17 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.20 395
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 957.01 72,732
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 25.44 1,933
IV bristol-type-146
Bristol Type 146
Bristol Type 146
7 4 17 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.43 52
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,300.82 9,105
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
V m-20
Miles M.20
Miles M.20
2 1 7 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.00 10
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,473.80 2,947
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12.25 24
V spitfire-i
Supermarine Spitfire I
Supermarine Spitfire I
51 29 21 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.67 340
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,547.38 78,916
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 261.66 13,344
V spitfire-ia
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia
36 21 25 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.39 230
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,611.14 58,001
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 48.70 1,753
V boomerang
CAC CA-12 Boomerang
CAC CA-12 Boomerang
32 17 19 2

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 6.00 192
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.09 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,461.49 46,767
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 555.54 17,777
V venom
Vickers Venom
Vickers Venom
130 61 15 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.52 588
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,149.47 149,431
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 317.90 41,327
V mig-3
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3
11 5 9 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.36 48
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,128.65 12,415
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 435.65 4,792
V p-40
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
213 85 22 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.01 641
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 767.80 163,540
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 322.29 68,648
V fl-1
XFL-1 Airabonita
XFL-1 Airabonita
26 12 21 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.50 169
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,474.60 38,339
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 58.77 1,528
V i-180
Polikarpov I-180-3
Polikarpov I-180-3
21 11 15 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.00 105
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,301.18 27,324
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 112.52 2,362
V he-100
Heinkel He 100 D-1
Heinkel He 100 D-1
7 3 10 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.14 29
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 901.11 6,307
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
V a6m3-30
Mitsubishi A6M3 (experimental)
Mitsubishi A6M3 (experimental)
15 6 17 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.67 70
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,359.47 20,391
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 81.67 1,225
V lagg-3
Lavochkin LaGG-3
Lavochkin LaGG-3
6 3 4 0

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 2.50 15
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 912.05 5,472
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
V yak-1
Yakovlev Yak-1
Yakovlev Yak-1
20 11 15 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.80 96
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,105.26 22,105
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 131.63 2,632
V ki-43-ii
Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa
Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa
157 72 20 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.35 683
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,023.91 160,753
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 164.11 25,765
V a6m2
Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero
Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero
74 36 23 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.85 359
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,226.01 90,724
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 69.43 5,137
V bf-109e
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E Emil
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E Emil
42 22 20 2

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 5.50 231
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,684.39 70,744
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 121.16 5,088
VI mustang-ia
North American Mustang IA
North American Mustang IA
3 2 11 0

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 8.33 25
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,057.94 9,173
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
VI spitfire-vb-im
Supermarine Spitfire Vb IM
Supermarine Spitfire Vb IM
352 176 19 2

A modification of the Spitfire V inspired by Iron Maiden.

Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.71 1,658
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 13
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,392.12 490,026
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 162.43 57,176
VI mustang-i
North American Mustang Mk.I
North American Mustang Mk.I
10 6 13 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.10 71
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.10 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,321.36 23,213
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 355.64 3,556
VI spitfire-v
Supermarine Spitfire V
Supermarine Spitfire V
70 34 15 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.86 340
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,342.70 93,988
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 239.19 16,743
VI yak-1m
Yakovlev Yak-1M
Yakovlev Yak-1M
175 89 17 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.13 898
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,449.26 253,620
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 246.35 43,111
VI i-210
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-210
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-210
14 7 9 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.29 60
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,122.26 15,711
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 261.05 3,654
VI xp-55
Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
204 105 19 2

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 5.12 1,045
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,439.12 293,579
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 263.16 53,685
VI p-51a
North American P-51A Mustang
North American P-51A Mustang
103 45 14 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.21 331
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 928.26 95,611
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 100.83 10,385
VI ki-61
Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien
Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien
57 26 13 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.16 237
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,245.86 71,014
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 96.17 5,481
VI ki-88
Kawasaki Ki-88
Kawasaki Ki-88
34 16 15 2

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 5.06 172
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.09 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,630.01 55,420
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 348.68 11,855
VI spitfire-v-db-605
Supermarine Spitfire V DB 605
Supermarine Spitfire V DB 605
17 9 15 2

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 5.88 100
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.24 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,602.81 27,247
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 810.29 13,774
VI a6m5
Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero
Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero
248 119 22 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.90 1,216
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,377.01 341,499
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 131.07 32,506
VII ki-84
Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate
Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate
96 45 17 2

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 5.04 484
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.08 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,568.56 150,581
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 501.30 48,125
VII bf-109k-6
Messerschmitt Bf 109 K-6 Kurfürst
Messerschmitt Bf 109 K-6 Kurfürst
144 59 26 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.02 867
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.07 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,619.68 377,234
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 403.79 58,146
VII i-220
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-220
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-220
21 11 18 0

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 5.19 109
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,059.68 43,253
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 402.87 8,460
VII la-7
Lavochkin La-7
Lavochkin La-7
4 2 13 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.75 23
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.25 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,316.80 9,267
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,648.63 6,594
VII p-51k
North American P-51K Mustang
North American P-51K Mustang
19 7 16 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.68 89
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,865.86 35,451
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 78.93 1,499
VII re2005
Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario
Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario
4 1 5 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.00 12
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 785.19 3,140
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10.13 40
VII yak-3rd
Yakovlev Yak-3RD
Yakovlev Yak-3RD
6 4 18 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.83 47
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,156.02 18,936
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2.12 12
VII spitfire-ix
Supermarine Spitfire IX
Supermarine Spitfire IX
59 28 18 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.15 245
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,196.19 70,575
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 99.53 5,872
VII a7m
Mitsubishi A7M Reppu
Mitsubishi A7M Reppu
542 214 25 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.95 2,684
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.08 42
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,603.98 869,358
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 402.74 218,283
VII mb5
Martin-Baker MB 5
Martin-Baker MB 5
20 7 13 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.35 87
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,301.78 26,035
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 344.82 6,896
VII yak-3
Yakovlev Yak-3
Yakovlev Yak-3
96 46 18 2

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 4.00 384
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,276.75 122,568
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 309.99 29,759
VII p-51
North American P-51D Mustang
North American P-51D Mustang
50 20 12 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.98 149
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,058.19 52,909
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10.94 547
VII bf-109g
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G Gustav
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G Gustav
51 28 19 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.57 284
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,926.02 98,227
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 175.34 8,942
VIII spitfire-xiv
Supermarine Spitfire XIV
Supermarine Spitfire XIV
120 62 18 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.43 652
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,140.68 256,881
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 201.78 24,214
VIII bf-209a1
Messerschmitt Me 209 A
Messerschmitt Me 209 A
6 3 11 0

Originally designed to reach a higher top speed record. Later improved on to become a full-featured fighter to replace the Bf 109. Never entered mass production.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.67 34
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,329.87 13,979
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
VIII ki-94-ii
Tachikawa Ki-94-II
Tachikawa Ki-94-II
95 50 22 2

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 5.54 526
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,974.18 187,547
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 527.96 50,156
VIII p-51h
North American P-51H Mustang
North American P-51H Mustang
34 17 16 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.85 165
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,569.33 87,357
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 101.26 3,442
VIII yak-15
Yakovlev Yak-15
Yakovlev Yak-15
154 70 17 1

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 4.44 683
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,624.60 250,188
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 118.88 18,306
VIII i-250
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-250
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-250
41 21 14 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.59 188
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,064.56 84,647
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 32.28 1,323
VIII xfy-1
Convair XFY-1 Pogo
Convair XFY-1 Pogo
11 6 15 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.45 71
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.09 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,719.28 29,912
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 310.18 3,411
VIII vampire-f1
De Havilland DH.100 Vampire F.1
De Havilland DH.100 Vampire F.1
221 114 21 2

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 5.50 1,215
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.05 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,196.32 485,385
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 293.99 64,970
VIII ho-229
Horten Ho 229
Horten Ho 229
5 2 5 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.80 9
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,298.07 11,490
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 135.30 676
IX ki-162
Tachikawa Ki-162-I
Tachikawa Ki-162-I
20 15 17 1

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 8.65 173
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.10 2
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,061.01 81,220
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 326.80 6,535
IX attacker
Supermarine Attacker
Supermarine Attacker
37 19 17 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.08 225
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,261.09 120,660
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 128.68 4,761
IX yak-19
Yakovlev Yak-19
Yakovlev Yak-19
274 109 20 2

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 4.66 1,276
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.02 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,977.22 541,757
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 66.82 18,309
IX mig-9
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
33 16 16 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.33 176
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.09 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,829.46 93,372
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 392.72 12,959
IX antonov-m
Antonov M Masha
Antonov M Masha
19 9 17 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.95 94
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,670.41 50,737
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 208.66 3,964
IX me-p1092
Messerschmitt Me P.1092
Messerschmitt Me P.1092
20 12 22 0

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 8.65 173
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,141.76 82,835
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 309.24 6,184
IX fj-1
North American FJ-1 Fury
North American FJ-1 Fury
34 20 17 1

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 7.79 265
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,896.08 132,466
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 84.99 2,889
IX f6u
Vought F6U Pirate
Vought F6U Pirate
25 14 16 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.12 178
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,816.29 95,407
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 282.62 7,065
X swift
Supermarine Swift
Supermarine Swift
7 3 10 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.29 30
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,207.10 22,449
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
X me-p1101
Messerschmitt Me P.1101
Messerschmitt Me P.1101
66 32 22 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.50 495
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,834.19 319,056
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 85.81 5,663
X f-86a
North American F-86A Sabre
North American F-86A Sabre
201 102 26 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.58 1,523
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,330.11 870,351
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 138.67 27,873
X ki-162-3
Tachikawa Ki-162-III
Tachikawa Ki-162-III
4 3 10 0

Due to the end of World War II, the Ki-162 project was not completed in combat-ready condition. Further development is only hypothetical based on the level of technology in Japan at that time.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 7.50 30
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,413.08 17,652
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
X yak-30
Yakovlev Yak-30
Yakovlev Yak-30
508 249 24 1

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 6.68 3,392
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.01 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,411.19 1,732,882
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 182.07 92,493
X mig-15bis
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis
46 23 15 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.59 211
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,170.60 145,847
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 42.37 1,949
Multirole Fighters 50 3,533 1,714
I i-5
Polikarpov I-5
Polikarpov I-5
1 1 16 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 16.00 16
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,037.75 1,037
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
I goldfinch
Gloster Goldfinch
Gloster Goldfinch
12 10 23 2

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 13.08 157
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.58 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 830.63 9,967
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 631.20 7,574
I p-12
Boeing P-12
Boeing P-12
3 2 5 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.33 10
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 150.05 450
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 30.54 91
I type-91
Nakajima Type-91
Nakajima Type-91
122 79 32 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 10.60 1,293
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.30 36
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 680.25 82,991
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 351.82 42,921
II i-15
Polikarpov I-15
Polikarpov I-15
1 1 11 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 11.00 11
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 931.26 931
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
II f11c
Curtiss F11C-2
Curtiss F11C-2
4 3 21 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 8.75 35
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.50 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 609.47 2,437
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,337.63 5,350
II f2f
Grumman F2F
Grumman F2F
7 4 21 2

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 5.14 36
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.43 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 370.41 2,592
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,848.51 12,939
II demon
Hawker Demon
Hawker Demon
237 115 25 4

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 4.50 1,067
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.44 105
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 360.09 85,342
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,137.22 269,520
III skua
Blackburn Skua
Blackburn Skua
51 26 15 4

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 3.80 194
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.84 43
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 475.18 24,234
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,728.96 88,176
III p-35
Seversky P-35
Seversky P-35
1 1 5 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.00 5
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.00 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 866.17 866
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,871.63 5,871
III f3f
Grumman F3F
Grumman F3F
16 8 15 2

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 4.12 66
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.31 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 487.28 7,796
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,357.93 21,726
III i-16-5
Polikarpov I-16 (early mod.)
Polikarpov I-16 (early mod.)
7 3 9 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.29 23
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.57 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 279.66 1,957
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 978.67 6,850
IV f2a
Brewster F2A Buffalo
Brewster F2A Buffalo
26 12 18 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.58 93
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.42 11
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 670.58 17,434
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,421.80 36,966
IV p-43
Republic P-43 Lancer
Republic P-43 Lancer
4 3 9 2

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 6.00 24
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.00 4
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,509.36 6,037
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,282.93 9,131
IV i-16-29
Polikarpov I-16 Type 29
Polikarpov I-16 Type 29
38 18 13 6

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.24 123
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.76 67
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 620.42 23,575
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,424.52 130,131
IV hurricane-i
Hawker Hurricane Mk I
Hawker Hurricane Mk I
87 32 10 4

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.38 207
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.59 51
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 453.71 39,473
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,075.83 180,597
IV i-16-24
Polikarpov I-16 (late mod.)
Polikarpov I-16 (late mod.)
33 18 10 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.15 104
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.79 26
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 633.48 20,904
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,354.66 44,703
V hurricane-iid
Hawker Hurricane IID
Hawker Hurricane IID
3 1 6 1

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 4.33 13
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.33 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,141.16 3,423
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 707.20 2,121
V hurricane-ii
Hawker Hurricane Mk II
Hawker Hurricane Mk II
184 86 11 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.41 444
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.44 81
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 641.95 118,118
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,013.66 554,513
V yak-7
Yakovlev Yak-7
Yakovlev Yak-7
14 7 9 6

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.93 55
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.57 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,147.10 16,059
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,979.29 27,710
V f4f
Grumman F4F Wildcat
Grumman F4F Wildcat
22 13 15 2

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 4.18 92
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.27 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,054.70 23,203
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,257.78 49,671
V p-44
Republic XP-44 Rocket
Republic XP-44 Rocket
15 8 8 5

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 3.40 51
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.40 21
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 768.71 11,530
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,430.09 51,451
V yak-7-m-82
Yakovlev Yak-7 M-82
Yakovlev Yak-7 M-82
64 36 16 4

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.42 347
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.47 30
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,552.09 99,333
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,890.70 121,004
V p-40n
Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk
Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk
169 101 28 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 9.11 1,540
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.10 17
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,384.14 402,919
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 450.27 76,095
V fw-190a1
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-1
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-1
9 7 9 4

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.67 51
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.22 11
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,582.78 14,245
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,759.19 51,832
VI tornado
Hawker Tornado
Hawker Tornado
45 22 17 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.04 182
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.22 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,226.95 55,212
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,318.88 149,349
VI f4u
Chance-Vought F4U-1 Corsair
Chance-Vought F4U-1 Corsair
44 22 15 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.68 206
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.45 20
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,516.75 66,736
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,468.20 108,600
VI p-47b
Republic P-47B Thunderbolt
Republic P-47B Thunderbolt
20 11 17 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.60 92
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.45 29
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,695.72 33,914
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,460.32 89,206
VI fw-190a5
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5
23 13 14 3

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 5.39 124
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.96 22
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,154.54 49,554
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,062.59 139,439
VII f4u-4-r
Chance-Vought XF4U-6 Corsair
Chance-Vought XF4U-6 Corsair
6 3 10 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.83 35
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.50 3
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,255.57 13,533
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,487.06 20,922
VII yak-9u
Yakovlev Yak-9U
Yakovlev Yak-9U
2 2 6 1

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 6.00 12
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.50 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,174.07 4,348
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,029.99 10,059
VII typhoon
Hawker Typhoon
Hawker Typhoon
29 14 17 4

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 3.34 97
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.17 34
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,403.91 40,713
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,713.66 165,696
VII p-47n
Republic P-47N Thunderbolt
Republic P-47N Thunderbolt
40 20 10 6

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.77 111
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.57 63
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,365.42 54,616
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,380.57 295,222
VII fw-190d
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D
23 11 12 6

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 4.78 110
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.35 31
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,885.27 43,361
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,293.91 144,759
VII f4u-4
Chance-Vought F4U-4 Corsair
Chance-Vought F4U-4 Corsair
39 21 15 4

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 5.41 211
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.74 29
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,012.38 78,482
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,029.82 118,163
VIII j7w1
Kyushu J7W1 Shinden
Kyushu J7W1 Shinden
76 38 23 6

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.47 340
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.82 62
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,972.16 149,884
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,209.26 395,903
VIII p-72
Republic XP-72
Republic XP-72
41 19 10 8

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.34 137
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.66 68
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,421.57 58,284
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,419.76 345,210
VIII su-9
Sukhoi Su-9
Sukhoi Su-9
6 5 16 2

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 8.50 51
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.17 7
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,022.23 24,133
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 11,081.16 66,486
VIII tempest-pr
Hawker Tempest Mk. V (PV)
Hawker Tempest Mk. V (PV)
2 1 12 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.50 13
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,298.02 6,596
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 676.50 1,353
VIII f2g
Goodyear F2G Super Corsair
Goodyear F2G Super Corsair
62 33 11 5

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 3.68 228
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.42 88
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,652.49 102,454
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,505.26 527,326
VIII seafang
Supermarine Seafang F.32
Supermarine Seafang F.32
360 169 21 4

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 4.26 1,532
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.46 167
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,965.06 707,422
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,237.69 1,165,569
VIII tempest
Hawker Tempest
Hawker Tempest
182 87 17 7

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.84 880
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.16 211
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,160.50 393,210
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,687.61 1,035,145
IX j7w2
Kyushu J7W2 Shinden-Kai
Kyushu J7W2 Shinden-Kai
48 28 13 8

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 5.02 241
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.35 65
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,525.61 121,229
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,834.27 424,045
IX seahawk
Hawker Sea Hawk
Hawker Sea Hawk
99 41 16 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.80 376
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.15 114
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,262.42 223,979
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,897.07 484,810
IX f-84b
Republic F-84B Thunderjet
Republic F-84B Thunderjet
53 26 13 8

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.81 202
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.06 109
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,267.12 120,157
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 10,085.13 534,511
IX f94
F-94D Starfire
F-94D Starfire
582 240 24 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.35 3,116
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 35
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,368.87 1,960,679
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 412.21 239,905
X f-84f
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
85 35 14 8

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 3.73 317
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.84 156
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,376.16 201,973
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,035.72 768,035
X f7u
Chance-Vought F7U Cutlass
Chance-Vought F7U Cutlass
234 107 15 12

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.98 931
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.41 329
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,013.62 705,187
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,977.58 1,632,753
X j7w3
Kyushu J7W3
Kyushu J7W3
200 104 18 8

Blueprint of a further development of the J7W. The project was discontinued due to the surrender of Japan.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.46 1,091
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.43 286
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,671.67 734,334
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,547.06 1,709,411
X hunter
Hawker Hunter
Hawker Hunter
102 47 18 9

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 4.79 489
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.32 135
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,804.91 388,100
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,832.30 798,894
Heavy Fighters 39 11,611 5,988
II ao-192
AGO Ao 192 Kurier
AGO Ao 192 Kurier
591 400 31 8

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 9.85 5,824
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.46 862
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 950.78 561,909
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,023.65 1,195,976
III fw-57
Focke-Wulf Fw 57
Focke-Wulf Fw 57
312 214 30 12

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 9.46 2,951
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.39 745
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,650.02 514,806
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,650.00 1,138,799
III do-17z
Dornier Do 17 Z-7 Kauz
Dornier Do 17 Z-7 Kauz
204 125 24 5

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 5.86 1,196
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.09 222
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,089.01 222,157
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,934.98 394,735
III pzl-p-38_wilk
PZL P.38 Wilk
PZL P.38 Wilk
130 88 27 5

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 9.39 1,221
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.85 110
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,565.06 203,458
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,176.77 152,980
IV bf-110c-6
Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-6
Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-6
26 10 14 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.62 120
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.04 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,349.08 35,076
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 258.86 6,730
IV bf-110b
Messerschmitt Bf 110 B
Messerschmitt Bf 110 B
328 172 26 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.17 2,024
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.74 242
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,657.82 543,764
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,541.28 505,540
IV blenheim-f
Bristol Blenheim F
Bristol Blenheim F
2,541 1,419 31 9

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.70 17,037
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.93 2,362
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,632.32 4,147,722
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,287.37 5,812,211
V beaufighter-f
Bristol Beaufighter
Bristol Beaufighter
298 151 27 7

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 5.25 1,565
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.10 329
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,620.02 482,766
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,379.91 1,007,213
V se100
SNCASE SE 100
SNCASE SE 100
10 4 18 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.70 67
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,868.40 18,683
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 113.35 1,133
V beaufighter-v-im
Bristol Beaufighter V
Bristol Beaufighter V
7 3 11 0

The Beaufighter V modification.

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.57 25
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,831.49 12,820
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
V ki-45
Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu
Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu
383 179 24 6

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 5.72 2,190
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.76 292
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,883.07 721,217
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,031.71 778,143
V bf-110e
Messerschmitt Bf 110 E
Messerschmitt Bf 110 E
247 134 22 4

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.28 1,304
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.64 159
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,755.87 433,700
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,004.65 495,149
V f5f
Grumman F5F Skyrocket
Grumman F5F Skyrocket
2 1 7 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.50 11
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.50 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,509.80 3,019
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,434.19 4,868
V p-38f
P-38F Lightning
P-38F Lightning
64 31 15 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.31 212
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.30 19
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,072.92 68,666
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,086.04 133,506
VI d-h-98
De Havilland 98 Mosquito
De Havilland 98 Mosquito
71 29 9 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.94 209
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.35 25
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,079.27 76,627
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,091.44 290,492
VI xp-54
Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose
Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose
566 253 34 4

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 6.64 3,759
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 32
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,679.10 1,516,371
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 325.97 184,497
VI p-38j
P-38J Lightning
P-38J Lightning
194 86 19 6

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.75 728
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.85 165
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,586.23 307,728
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,977.74 771,682
VI ki-102
Kawasaki Ki-102
Kawasaki Ki-102
557 296 31 5

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 7.02 3,912
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.77 427
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,778.25 1,547,485
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,515.65 1,401,214
VI mosquito-mk26
De Havilland 98 Mosquito FB 26
De Havilland 98 Mosquito FB 26
11 4 12 2

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 4.82 53
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.55 6
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,538.35 27,921
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,249.19 35,741
VI me-410
Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse
Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse
478 251 23 4

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.53 2,641
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.55 264
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,188.37 1,046,039
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,961.15 937,428
VII ki-93
Rikugun Ki-93
Rikugun Ki-93
130 47 18 4

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.33 563
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.38 50
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,410.55 313,371
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,839.42 239,124
VII bf-109z
Messerschmitt Bf 109 Z Zwilling
Messerschmitt Bf 109 Z Zwilling
87 36 9 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.69 234
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.17 15
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,285.72 111,857
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,635.18 142,261
VII tu-1
Tupolev Tu-1
Tupolev Tu-1
8 5 16 0

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 8.62 69
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,551.10 36,408
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 0.00 0
VII vb10
Arsenal VB 10
Arsenal VB 10
60 25 14 2

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 4.13 248
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.20 12
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,349.84 140,990
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 921.56 55,293
VII d-h-103
De Havilland 103 Hornet
De Havilland 103 Hornet
88 40 12 6

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.33 293
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.90 79
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,383.54 121,751
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,078.76 622,930
VII f7f
Grumman F7F Tigercat
Grumman F7F Tigercat
121 54 18 6

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.77 456
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.55 67
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,676.89 202,903
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,685.08 445,894
VII ki-94-i
Tachikawa Ki-94-I
Tachikawa Ki-94-I
53 21 14 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.34 177
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.74 39
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,142.01 113,526
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,208.08 170,028
VIII f5u
Chance-Vought XF5U Pancake
Chance-Vought XF5U Pancake
369 169 21 5

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 5.08 1,874
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.78 286
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,545.76 939,387
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,050.91 1,125,786
VIII xp-58
XP-58 Chain Lightning
XP-58 Chain Lightning
31 17 19 1

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.19 161
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 1
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,400.41 105,412
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 470.01 14,570
VIII do-335a1
Dornier Do 335 A-1 Pfeil
Dornier Do 335 A-1 Pfeil
935 407 28 9

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 4.70 4,394
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.42 1,327
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,951.78 2,759,910
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,017.87 5,626,710
VIII bv-p203
Blohm und Voss BV P.203
Blohm und Voss BV P.203
252 115 20 2

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 5.50 1,385
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.03 8
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3,683.49 928,239
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 398.01 100,297
VIII westland-p-1056
Westland P.1056
Westland P.1056
737 334 24 9

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 4.85 3,572
Ground Targets Destroyed 1.33 977
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,963.60 2,184,174
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,423.38 5,471,032
VIII me-262
Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe
Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe
83 39 12 2

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.23 268
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.20 17
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,372.82 196,943
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,149.30 95,392
IX gloster-p-228
Gloster P.228
Gloster P.228
240 106 21 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.89 934
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.46 111
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 2,781.26 667,501
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,303.18 1,032,763
IX me-262-hg2
Messerschmitt Me 262 HG II
Messerschmitt Me 262 HG II
75 37 16 5

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 5.35 401
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.57 43
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,312.23 323,417
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,449.90 258,742
IX f2h
McDonnell F2H Banshee
McDonnell F2H Banshee
305 148 24 3

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 6.31 1,925
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.06 17
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 4,657.94 1,420,670
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 476.62 145,367
X me-262-hg3
Messerschmitt Me 262 HG III
Messerschmitt Me 262 HG III
62 27 17 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 5.18 321
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.52 32
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 5,771.54 357,835
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,476.50 215,542
X f90
XF-90
XF-90
167 91 19 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 6.46 1,079
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.32 54
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 6,550.06 1,093,860
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 2,046.44 341,756
X gloster-javelin
Gloster Javelin
Gloster Javelin
788 420 29 3

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 6.96 5,482
Ground Targets Destroyed 0.10 75
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 6,112.19 4,816,408
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 1,003.55 790,797
Attack Aircraft 26 4,360 2,225
II fi-98
Fieseler Fi 98
Fieseler Fi 98
3 2 8 5

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 4.67 14
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.33 10
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 471.16 1,413
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,751.30 11,253
II tsh-1
Kochyerigin TSh-2
Kochyerigin TSh-2
26 16 13 16

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 3.58 93
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.85 126
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 377.67 9,819
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,405.91 140,553
II hs-123
Henschel Hs 123
Henschel Hs 123
26 14 13 13

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.12 81
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.88 101
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 333.19 8,663
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 3,648.87 94,870
III ha-137
Blohm und Voss Ha 137
Blohm und Voss Ha 137
63 37 13 13

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 3.22 203
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.71 171
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 564.06 35,535
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 4,333.41 273,005
III bsh-1
Kochyerigin BSh-1
Kochyerigin BSh-1
98 53 12 16

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.85 181
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.09 499
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 317.87 31,151
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,167.54 604,419
III wirraway
CAC CA-1 Wirraway
CAC CA-1 Wirraway
16 10 9 13

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.69 43
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.56 73
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 436.20 6,979
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,200.90 99,214
III tsh-3
Kochyerigin TSh-3
Kochyerigin TSh-3
185 109 12 22

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 2.08 384
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.02 928
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 385.72 71,358
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,121.99 1,132,567
IV lbsh_pr
Kochyerigin Sh (LBSh)
Kochyerigin Sh (LBSh)
28 11 5 10

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.57 44
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.21 118
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 286.70 8,027
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 7,811.88 218,732
IV hs-129a
Henschel Hs 129 А
Henschel Hs 129 А
183 99 16 18

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.63 299
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.46 817
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 407.01 74,483
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,526.56 1,560,360
IV fw-189c
Focke-Wulf Fw 189 C Eule
Focke-Wulf Fw 189 C Eule
95 45 8 19

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 1.24 118
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.73 354
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 311.46 29,588
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,465.02 614,177
IV bsh-2
Ilyushin BSh-2
Ilyushin BSh-2
28 12 4 13

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.82 23
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.89 81
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 254.81 7,134
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 6,533.90 182,949
V ju-87g
Junkers Ju 87 G Stuka
Junkers Ju 87 G Stuka
2 1 0 3

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.50 5
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 3.98 7
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 5,288.52 10,577
V hs-129
Henschel Hs 129 B
Henschel Hs 129 B
9 4 6 7

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.22 11
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.00 36
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 585.19 5,266
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,442.99 84,986
V il-2-1
Ilyushin IL-2
Ilyushin IL-2
55 23 4 9

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.51 28
Ground Targets Destroyed 2.76 152
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 193.06 10,618
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 8,620.74 474,140
VI il-2-2
Ilyushin IL-2 two-seat
Ilyushin IL-2 two-seat
108 54 5 17

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 0.97 105
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.56 385
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 531.94 57,449
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12,195.78 1,317,143
VI ju-88p
Junkers Ju 88 P
Junkers Ju 88 P
3 2 0 10

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.00 0
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.00 18
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 113.19 339
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 17,055.76 51,167
VII il-8
Ilyushin IL-8
Ilyushin IL-8
22 9 3 12

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.68 15
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.00 88
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 408.85 8,994
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 14,346.81 315,629
VII me-265
Messerschmitt Me 265
Messerschmitt Me 265
144 71 5 16

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 1.09 157
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.27 759
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 567.75 81,756
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 22,014.79 3,170,129
VII il-10
Ilyushin IL-10
Ilyushin IL-10
1,299 673 11 28

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 1.47 1,910
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.61 7,289
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 764.58 993,183
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 21,120.70 27,435,786
VIII nc1070
SNCAC NC 1070
SNCAC NC 1070
78 38 6 18

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 1.24 97
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.49 428
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 806.95 62,942
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 26,977.24 2,104,224
VIII il-20
Ilyushin IL-20
Ilyushin IL-20
226 109 13 23

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 1.12 252
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.03 1,136
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 704.42 159,197
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 22,303.41 5,040,569
VIII me-329
Messerschmitt Me 329
Messerschmitt Me 329
60 31 6 16

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 1.47 88
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.98 299
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 829.17 49,750
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 24,133.56 1,448,013
IX me-p1099b
Messerschmitt Me P.1099 B-2
Messerschmitt Me P.1099 B-2
151 75 5 18

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.74 112
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.34 958
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 697.87 105,377
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 29,105.88 4,394,987
IX il-40
Ilyushin IL-40
Ilyushin IL-40
369 194 12 27

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 1.76 650
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.80 2,141
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,431.43 528,196
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 25,212.20 9,303,303
X me-p1102b
Messerschmitt Me P.1102 B
Messerschmitt Me P.1102 B
909 440 10 30

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 1.25 1,137
Ground Targets Destroyed 7.34 6,676
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,346.02 1,223,534
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 35,578.56 32,340,910
X il-40p
Ilyushin IL-40P
Ilyushin IL-40P
174 93 8 23

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 1.33 231
Ground Targets Destroyed 7.75 1,348
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 1,236.17 215,094
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 35,576.02 6,190,227
Bombers 23 2,121 1,262
III potez540
Potez 540
Potez 540
7 5 1 14

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 0.29 2
Ground Targets Destroyed 9.71 68
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 125.39 877
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 12,370.24 86,591
III ju-86e
Junkers Ju 86 E
Junkers Ju 86 E
189 161 2 38

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 0.13 25
Ground Targets Destroyed 12.06 2,279
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 81.27 15,360
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15,093.96 2,852,758
III blenheim-iv
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV (early mod.)
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV (early mod.)
56 44 2 30

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 0.16 9
Ground Targets Destroyed 14.04 786
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 68.01 3,808
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 18,177.87 1,017,960
III sb
Arkhangelsky/Tupolev SB
Arkhangelsky/Tupolev SB
44 31 2 38

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 0.20 9
Ground Targets Destroyed 12.43 547
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 80.47 3,540
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15,879.01 698,676
IV he-111h-2
Heinkel He 111 H-2
Heinkel He 111 H-2
136 89 2 22

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 0.11 15
Ground Targets Destroyed 7.20 979
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 67.29 9,150
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13,680.30 1,860,520
IV do-17z-2
Dornier Do 17 Z
Dornier Do 17 Z
29 18 2 13

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 0.17 5
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.52 131
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 87.92 2,549
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,878.10 286,464
IV ar-2
Arkhangelsky Ar-2
Arkhangelsky Ar-2
15 7 1 17

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 0.07 1
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.00 75
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 31.04 465
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 13,712.69 205,690
V b-17d
Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress
Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress
19 15 1 16

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 0.11 2
Ground Targets Destroyed 7.11 135
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 65.13 1,237
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 18,113.79 344,161
V ju-88a
Junkers Ju 88 A
Junkers Ju 88 A
95 60 1 25

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 0.05 5
Ground Targets Destroyed 7.94 754
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 68.15 6,473
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 23,200.98 2,204,093
V pe-2
Petlyakov Pe-2
Petlyakov Pe-2
22 9 3 14

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.27 6
Ground Targets Destroyed 3.86 85
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 207.05 4,555
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 9,350.47 205,710
VI a-26b
Douglas A-26B Invader
Douglas A-26B Invader
250 160 6 20

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.01 252
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.01 1,252
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 588.37 147,091
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 18,139.45 4,534,861
VI b-17g
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
23 15 1 13

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.17 4
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.78 110
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 114.67 2,637
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 15,813.33 363,706
VI do-217m
Dornier Do 217 M
Dornier Do 217 M
102 67 2 19

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.13 13
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.54 565
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 93.54 9,540
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20,312.06 2,071,830
VII tu-2
Tupolev Tu-2
Tupolev Tu-2
38 17 3 13

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.34 13
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.26 162
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 319.76 12,150
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 16,316.93 620,043
VII ju-288a
Junkers Ju 288 A
Junkers Ju 288 A
120 70 2 23

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.09 11
Ground Targets Destroyed 7.98 958
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 102.18 12,261
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 32,095.06 3,851,407
VII b-32
Consolidated B-32 Dominator
Consolidated B-32 Dominator
137 76 4 19

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.60 82
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.89 944
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 360.03 49,323
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 25,920.03 3,551,043
VII g4m2
Mitsubishi G4M2 Model 24
Mitsubishi G4M2 Model 24
6 3 2 11

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.33 2
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.00 36
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 378.74 2,272
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 25,421.23 152,527
VIII b-29b
Boeing B-29C Superfortress
Boeing B-29C Superfortress
157 94 8 27

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 1.46 230
Ground Targets Destroyed 7.52 1,180
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 933.19 146,511
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 38,983.40 6,120,393
VIII tu-10
Tupolev Tu-10
Tupolev Tu-10
44 18 3 14

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.64 28
Ground Targets Destroyed 4.14 182
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 481.20 21,172
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 20,942.39 921,464
VIII rb-17
Myasishchev RB-17
Myasishchev RB-17
105 54 3 20

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.26 27
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.48 680
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 341.48 35,855
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 31,446.23 3,301,854
IX tu-12
Tupolev Tu-12
Tupolev Tu-12
27 15 2 13

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.33 9
Ground Targets Destroyed 5.78 156
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 340.02 9,180
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 34,154.68 922,176
X ef-131
Junkers/OKB-1 EF 131
Junkers/OKB-1 EF 131
456 212 4 31

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.34 154
Ground Targets Destroyed 8.30 3,786
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 452.38 206,287
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 42,318.98 19,297,454
X su-10
Sukhoi Su-10
Sukhoi Su-10
44 22 5 21

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

Aircraft Description
Parameter Average per sortie Total
Aerial Targets Destroyed 0.64 28
Ground Targets Destroyed 6.07 267
Damage Caused to Aerial Targets 690.60 30,386
Damage Caused to Ground Targets 36,443.79 1,603,526
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