List of aircraft of World War II


The list of aircraft of World War II includes all of the aircraft used by countries which were at war during World War II from the period between when the country joined the war and the time the country withdrew from it, or when the war ended. Aircraft developed but not used operationally in the war are in the prototypes section at the bottom of the page. Prototypes for aircraft that entered service under a different design number are ignored in favor of the version that entered service. If the date of an aircraft's entry into service or first flight is not known, the aircraft will be listed by its name, the country of origin or major wartime users. Aircraft used for multiple roles are generally only listed under their primary role unless specialized versions were built for other roles in significant numbers. Aircraft used by neutral countries such as Spain, Switzerland and Sweden are not included.

Fighter aircraft

Fighters and fighter bombers

This table includes single-engined and single-seat fighters and ground attack aircraft
Type
AEKKEA-RAAB R-29Greece193730Spain
Ambrosini SAI.207Italy194214
Ansaldo A.120Italy192577Lithuania
Arsenal VG-33France194050
Avia B-135Czechoslovakia194112Bulgaria
Bell P-39 AiracobraUnited States19419,588Australia, France, Soviet Union, United Kingdom
Bell P-63 KingcobraUnited States19433,303Soviet Union
Bloch MB.150France1940683Greece, Romania
Boeing P-26 PeashooterUnited States1933151China, Philippines
Breda Ba.27Italy193314China
Brewster F2A BuffaloUnited States1939509Australia, Finland, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom
Caudron C.714France194090Finland, exile Poland forces
CAC BoomerangAustralia1943250
Curtiss P-36United States19381,115Brazil, Finland, France, Netherlands, Norway, Thailand, United Kingdom
Curtiss P-40 WarhawkUnited States193913,738Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, New Zealand, South Africa, Soviet Union, United Kingdom
Curtiss CW-21United States193962China, Netherlands
Dewoitine D.500/D.510France1935381China, Lithuania
Dewoitine D.520France1940900Bulgaria, Italy
Fiat G.50 FrecciaItaly1938683Finland, Croatia
Fiat G.55 CentauroItaly1943349
Focke-Wulf Fw 190Germany194123,823Hungary
Focke-Wulf Ta 152Germany194569
Fokker D.XXINetherlands1936148Denmark, Finland, Netherlands
Gloster GladiatorUnited Kingdom19343,317United Kingdom, China, Finland, Norway, Egypt
Grumman F4F WildcatUnited States19407,885United Kingdom
Grumman F6F HellcatUnited States194312,275United Kingdom
Grumman F8F BearcatUnited States19451,265
Hawker HurricaneUnited Kingdom193714,487Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Greece, India, New Zealand, Soviet Union
Hawker TempestUnited Kingdom19441,702New Zealand
Hawker TyphoonUnited Kingdom19403,317Canada, New Zealand
Heinkel He 112Germany1937102Romania, Hungary
IAR 80Romania1941450
Ilyushin Il-2Soviet Union193936,183
Ikarus IK-2Yugoslavia193512Croatia
Kawanishi N1K KyōfūJapan194397
Kawanishi N1K-J ShidenJapan19431,413
Kawasaki Ki-61Japan19423,078
Kawasaki Ki-100Japan1945396
Koolhoven F.K.58Netherlands194020France
Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-1Soviet Union1940100
Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3Soviet Union19416,528Finland
Lavochkin La-5Soviet Union19429,920
Lavochkin La-7Soviet Union19445,753
Loire 46France193661
Macchi C.200Italy19391,513
Macchi C.202Italy19411,150Croatia, Germany
Macchi C.205Italy1943262Croatia, Germany
MÁVAG HéjaHungary1941204
Messerschmitt Bf 109Germany193734,248Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1Soviet Union1940103
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3Soviet Union19413,422
Mitsubishi A5MJapan19361,094
Mitsubishi A6MJapan194010,939
Mitsubishi J2M RaidenJapan1942621
Morane-Saulnier M.S.406France19391,176Croatia, Finland, Italy, Poland
Nakajima A6M2-NJapan1942327
Nakajima Ki-27Japan19373,368Manchukuo, Thailand
Nakajima Ki-43Japan19415,919Manchukuo, Thailand
Nakajima Ki-44Japan19421,225
Nakajima Ki-84Japan19433,514
North American P-51 MustangUnited States194215,588Australia, Canada, China, France, South Africa, Soviet Union, United Kingdom
Polikarpov I-16Soviet Union193410,292China, Finland
PZL P.7Poland1933151
PZL P.11Poland1934325Romania
PZL P.24Poland1936184Bulgaria, Greece, Romania
Reggiane Re.2000Italy1940186Hungary
Reggiane Re.2001Italy1941237
Reggiane Re.2005Italy194348Germany
Republic P-43 LancerUnited States1941272Australia, China
Republic P-47 ThunderboltUnited States194215,636Brazil, France, Mexico, Soviet Union, United Kingdom
Rogožarski IK-3Yugoslavia194013
Seversky P-35United States1937196Philippines
Supermarine SeafireUnited Kingdom19422,646
Supermarine SpitfireUnited Kingdom193820,381Australia, Canada, France, India, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Soviet Union, United States
VL MyrskyFinland194351
Vought F4U CorsairUnited States194212,571United Kingdom, New Zealand
Vultee P-66 VanguardUnited States1941146China
Yakovlev Yak-1Soviet Union19408,700France
Yakovlev Yak-3Soviet Union19444,848France
Yakovlev Yak-7Soviet Union19426,399France
Yakovlev Yak-9Soviet Union194216,769France

Strategic and photo-reconnaissance aircraft

Strategic and photo-reconnaissance aircraft were frequently specially modified variants of high performance aircraft, usually fighters or bombers.
TypeTotal
Arado Ar 234Germany1944214
Boeing F-9/RB-17 Flying FortressUnited States1940
Consolidated F-7 LiberatorUnited States1940
de Havilland Mosquito PR variantsUnited Kingdom1941Canada, United States
Dornier Do 17Z-3Germany1937Yugoslavia
Dornier Do 215B-0/1/4Germany1939
Dornier Do 217A-0Germany1941
Douglas F-3 HavocUnited States1941
Fiat CR.25Italy1940
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-3/U4, A-4/U4 & A-5/U4Germany1941
Focke-Wulf Ta 152H-1-0Germany1945
Heinkel He 70K/170Germany1937Hungary
Junkers Ju 86PGermany1936
Junkers Ju 88D & TGermany1939
Junkers Ju 188D & FGermany1943
Lockheed F-4 and F-5 LightningUnited States1941Australia, France, Italy
Messerschmitt Bf 109E-5/F-6/G-4Germany1937
Messerschmitt Bf 110C-5/E-3/F-3Germany1937
Messerschmitt Me 210BGermany1943
Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a/U3Germany1944
Messerschmitt Me 410A-1/U-1, A-2/U-1 & A-3Germany1943
Mitsubishi Ki-15/C5MJapan1937
Mitsubishi Ki-46Japan1941
Nakajima C6N SaiunJapan1944
Nakajima J1N1-C GekkōJapan1942
North American F-6 MustangUnited States1942France
Potez 63.11France1939
PWS-10Poland1932
Supermarine Spitfire PR variantsUnited Kingdom1938Soviet Union, United States, and others
Yakovlev Yak-9RSoviet Union1942

Trainers

Primary trainers are used for basic flight training while advanced trainers were used for familiarization with the more complex systems and higher speeds of combat aircraft, and for air combat training. Multi-engined trainers were used to prepare pilots for multi-engine bombers and transports, and to train navigators, bombardiers, gunners and flight engineers. Most nations used obsolete combat types for advanced training, although large scale training programs such as the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan required more aircraft than were available and aircraft were designed and built specifically to fulfill training roles. Intermediate trainers were used in several countries but additional hours at the primary stage made them redundant.

Prototypes

Prototypes were aircraft that were intended to enter service but did not, either due to changing requirements, failing to meet requirements or other problems. They may not have reached production before the end of the war but may have entered service post-war. If the aircraft was deployed to regular squadrons or used in an operational capacity other than evaluation, it should be listed above under its appropriate type. Napkinwaffe - paper projects and aircraft that first flew after the war are not included.

Experimental aircraft

Aircraft intended to prove a concept or idea and which were not intended or suitable for military service.
Does not include operational aircraft modified for experimental purposes.