Equipment database
1940s Military Aircraft
Military aircrafts that first flew in the 1940s. This collection covers fighters, bombers, helicopters, transport planes, and UAVs from this decade in aviation history, with detailed technical specifications, development stories, and operational deployment records.
A-1 Skyraider
Speed518 km/h Built3,180 Range2,118 km
An-2 Colt
Speed258 km/h Built18,000 Range845 km
B-29 Superfortress
Speed575 km/h Built3,970 Range5,230 km
B-36 Peacemaker
Speed673 km/h Built384 Range16,093 km
B-45 Tornado
Speed911 km/h Built142 Range1,918 km
B-47 Stratojet
Speed977 km/h Built2,042 Range3,240 km
Be-6 Madge
Speed414 km/h Built123 Range4,800 km
Beechcraft Bonanza
Speed— Built18,525 Range1,326 km
Bell 47
Speed169 km/h Built5,600 Range396 km
Bristol Sycamore
Speed212 km/h Built180 Range531 km
C-123 Provider
Speed367 km/h Built307 Range5,279 km
Canberra
Speed933 km/h Built949 Range5,440 km
Commander 500
Speed346 km/h Built2,902 Range1,735 km
DH.100 Vampire
Speed882 km/h Built4,780 Range1,963 km
DH.106 Comet
Speed— Built114 Range5,190 km
DH.112 Venom
Speed1,030 km/h Built1,431 Range1,738 km
DHC-1 Chipmunk
Speed222 km/h Built1,284 Range417 km
DHC-2 Beaver
Speed254 km/h Built1,657 Range732 km
Douglas DC-3
Speed413 km/h Built10,174 Range2,540 km
F-80 Shooting Star
Speed956 km/h Built1,715 Range1,328 km
F-84 Thunderjet
Speed1,001 km/h Built4,450 Range3,218 km
F-86 Sabre
Speed1,106 km/h Built9,860 Range2,454 km
F9F Panther
Speed932 km/h Built1,385 Range2,100 km
Fairey Gannet
Speed417 km/h Built303 Range1,127 km
Gloster Meteor
Speed966 km/h Built3,947 Range966 km
H-19 Chickasaw
Speed163 km/h Built1,728 Range720 km
Il-10 Beast
Speed551 km/h Built6,166 Range800 km
Il-28 Beagle
Speed900 km/h Built6,635 Range2,180 km
J-29 Tunnan
Speed1,060 km/h Built661 Range1,100 km
La-7 Fin
Speed661 km/h Built5,753 Range665 km
MD-450 Ouragan
Speed940 km/h Built567 Range920 km
MS 733 Alcyon
Speed240 km/h Built208 Range920 km
Mi-1 Hare
Speed185 km/h Built2,594 Range430 km
MiG-15 Fagot
Speed1,075 km/h Built17,310 Range2,520 km
MiG-9 Fargo
Speed910 km/h Built610 Range800 km
Noratlas
Speed440 km/h Built425 Range2,500 km
P-2 Neptune
Speed584 km/h Built1,177 Range3,471 km
R-4
Speed121 km/h Built131 Range210 km
Saro Skeeter
Speed175 km/h Built78 Range420 km
Sea Hawk
Speed966 km/h Built542 Range772 km
Shackleton
Speed485 km/h Built185 Range6,782 km
T-28 Trojan
Speed552 km/h Built1,948 Range1,710 km
T-33 Shooting Star
Speed970 km/h Built6,557 Range2,052 km
T-34 Mentor
Speed396 km/h Built2,300 Range1,311 km
Tu-2 Bat
Speed528 km/h Built2,257 Range2,020 km
Tu-4 Bull
Speed558 km/h Built847 Range5,400 km
Yak-11 Moose
Speed465 km/h Built4,566 Range1,280 km
Yak-15 Feather
Speed786 km/h Built280 Range510 km| Aircraft | Type | Origin | Speed | Range | Built | In service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-1 Skyraider Douglas | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 518 km/h | 2,118 km | 3,180 | 1946 |
| An-2 Colt Antonov | Transport | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 258 km/h | 845 km | 18,000 | 1947 |
| B-29 Superfortress Boeing | Bomber | 🇺🇸 United States | 575 km/h | 5,230 km | 3,970 | 1944 |
| B-36 Peacemaker Convair | Bomber | 🇺🇸 United States | 673 km/h | 16,093 km | 384 | 1948 |
| B-45 Tornado North American | Bomber | 🇺🇸 United States | 911 km/h | 1,918 km | 142 | 1948 |
| B-47 Stratojet Boeing | Bomber | 🇺🇸 United States | 977 km/h | 3,240 km | 2,042 | 1951 |
| Be-6 Madge Beriev | Special | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 414 km/h | 4,800 km | 123 | — |
| Beechcraft Bonanza Beechcraft | Training | 🇺🇸 United States | — | 1,326 km | 18,525 | 1947 |
| Bell 47 Bell | Helicopter | 🇺🇸 United States | 169 km/h | 396 km | 5,600 | 1946 |
| Bristol Sycamore Bristol | Helicopter | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 212 km/h | 531 km | 180 | 1953 |
| C-123 Provider Fairchild | Transport | 🇺🇸 United States | 367 km/h | 5,279 km | 307 | 1956 |
| Canberra English Electric | Bomber | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 933 km/h | 5,440 km | 949 | 1951 |
| Commander 500 Aero Commander | Transport | 🇺🇸 United States | 346 km/h | 1,735 km | 2,902 | 1952 |
| DH.100 Vampire De Havilland | Combat | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 882 km/h | 1,963 km | 4,780 | 1946 |
| DH.106 Comet De Havilland | Transport | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | — | 5,190 km | 114 | 1952 |
| DH.112 Venom De Havilland | Combat | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1,030 km/h | 1,738 km | 1,431 | 1952 |
| DHC-1 Chipmunk De Havilland Canada | Training | 🇨🇦 Canada | 222 km/h | 417 km | 1,284 | 1946 |
| DHC-2 Beaver De Havilland Canada | Special | 🇨🇦 Canada | 254 km/h | 732 km | 1,657 | 1948 |
| Douglas DC-3 Douglas | Transport | 🇺🇸 United States | 413 km/h | 2,540 km | 10,174 | 1936 |
| F-80 Shooting Star Lockheed | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 956 km/h | 1,328 km | 1,715 | 1945 |
| F-84 Thunderjet Republic | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,001 km/h | 3,218 km | 4,450 | 1947 |
| F-86 Sabre North American | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,106 km/h | 2,454 km | 9,860 | 1949 |
| F9F Panther Grumman | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 932 km/h | 2,100 km | 1,385 | 1949 |
| Fairey Gannet Fairey | Special | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 417 km/h | 1,127 km | 303 | 1953 |
| Gloster Meteor Gloster | Combat | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 966 km/h | 966 km | 3,947 | 1944 |
| H-19 Chickasaw Sikorsky | Helicopter | 🇺🇸 United States | 163 km/h | 720 km | 1,728 | 1950 |
| Il-10 Beast Ilyushin | Combat | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 551 km/h | 800 km | 6,166 | 1944 |
| Il-28 Beagle Ilyushin | Bomber | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 900 km/h | 2,180 km | 6,635 | 1950 |
| J-29 Tunnan Saab | Combat | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1,060 km/h | 1,100 km | 661 | 1952 |
| La-7 Fin Lavochkin | Combat | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 661 km/h | 665 km | 5,753 | 1944 |
| MD-450 Ouragan Dassault | Combat | 🇫🇷 France | 940 km/h | 920 km | 567 | 1952 |
| MS 733 Alcyon Morane-Saulnier | Training | 🇫🇷 France | 240 km/h | 920 km | 208 | 1953 |
| Mi-1 Hare Mil | Helicopter | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 185 km/h | 430 km | 2,594 | 1950 |
| MiG-15 Fagot Mikoyan-Gurevich | Combat | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 1,075 km/h | 2,520 km | 17,310 | 1949 |
| MiG-9 Fargo Mikoyan-Gurevich | Combat | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 910 km/h | 800 km | 610 | 1948 |
| Noratlas Nord | Transport | 🇫🇷 France | 440 km/h | 2,500 km | 425 | 1953 |
| P-2 Neptune Lockheed | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 584 km/h | 3,471 km | 1,177 | 1947 |
| R-4 Sikorsky | Helicopter | 🇺🇸 United States | 121 km/h | 210 km | 131 | 1944 |
| Saro Skeeter Saunders-Roe | Helicopter | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 175 km/h | 420 km | 78 | 1956 |
| Sea Hawk Hawker | Combat | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 966 km/h | 772 km | 542 | 1953 |
| Shackleton Avro | Special | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 485 km/h | 6,782 km | 185 | 1951 |
| T-28 Trojan North American | Training | 🇺🇸 United States | 552 km/h | 1,710 km | 1,948 | 1950 |
| T-33 Shooting Star Lockheed | Training | 🇺🇸 United States | 970 km/h | 2,052 km | 6,557 | 1948 |
| T-34 Mentor Beechcraft | Training | 🇺🇸 United States | 396 km/h | 1,311 km | 2,300 | 1954 |
| Tu-2 Bat Tupolev | Bomber | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 528 km/h | 2,020 km | 2,257 | 1942 |
| Tu-4 Bull Tupolev | Bomber | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 558 km/h | 5,400 km | 847 | 1949 |
| Yak-11 Moose Yakovlev | Training | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 465 km/h | 1,280 km | 4,566 | 1946 |
| Yak-15 Feather Yakovlev | Combat | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 786 km/h | 510 km | 280 | 1947 |
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