Equipment database
1950s Military Aircraft
Military aircrafts that first flew in the 1950s. 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.
210 Centurion
Speed378 km/h Built9,240 Range1,667 km
A-3 Skywarrior
Speed980 km/h Built283 Range4,667 km
A-4 Skyhawk
Speed1,077 km/h Built2,960 Range4,063 km
A-5 Vigilante
Speed2,123 km/h Built167 Range1,804 km
Alizé
Speed518 km/h Built89 Range2,500 km
An-12 Cub
Speed770 km/h Built1,248 Range5,700 km
An-14 Clod
Speed210 km/h Built332 Range650 km
An-24 Coke
Speed485 km/h Built1,367 Range2,400 km
B-52 Stratofortress
Speed1,047 km/h Built744 Range14,200 km
B-57 Canberra
Speed960 km/h Built403 Range4,380 km
B-58 Hustler
Speed2,123 km/h Built116 Range7,600 km
B-66 Destroyer
Speed1,015 km/h Built294 Range3,974 km
Blackburn Beverley
Speed383 km/h Built49 Range6,373 km
Boeing 707
Speed1,010 km/h Built865 Range5,400 km
Bristol Belvedere
Speed222 km/h Built26 Range740 km
Buccaneer
Speed1,040 km/h Built211 Range3,700 km
C-130 Hercules
Speed593 km/h Built2,700 Range3,800 km
C-140 JetStar
Speed922 km/h Built202 Range3,774 km
CF-100 Canuck
Speed888 km/h Built692 Range3,200 km
CF-105 Arrow
Speed2,103 km/h Built5 Range483 km
CH-46 Sea Knight
Speed266 km/h Built524 Range1,020 km
CM 170 Magister
Speed715 km/h Built929 Range1,200 km
CP-107 Argus
Speed507 km/h Built33 Range9,495 km
DH.110 Sea Vixen
Speed1,127 km/h Built151 Range1,270 km
DHC-3 Otter
Speed257 km/h Built466 Range1,540 km
DHC-4 Caribou
Speed346 km/h Built307 Range2,104 km
Djinn
Speed130 km/h Built178 Range220 km
Do 27
Speed250 km/h Built571 Range870 km
E-1 Tracer
Speed383 km/h Built88 Range1,666 km
EC-130 Commando Solo
Speed671 km/h Built14 Range4,300 km
English Electric Lightning
Speed2,414 km/h Built337 Range1,482 km
F-100 Super Sabre
Speed1,487 km/h Built2,294 Range3,211 km
F-101 Voodoo
Speed1,825 km/h Built807 Range2,450 km
F-102 Delta Dagger
Speed1,328 km/h Built1,000 Range2,170 km
F-104 Starfighter
Speed2,125 km/h Built2,578 Range2,623 km
F-105 Thunderchief
Speed2,237 km/h Built833 Range3,550 km
F-106 Delta Dart
Speed2,454 km/h Built350 Range4,345 km
F-4 Phantom II
Speed2,370 km/h Built5,195 Range2,699 km
F-5 Freedom Fighter
Speed1,700 km/h Built1,204 Range3,720 km
F-8 Crusader
Speed1,971 km/h Built1,219 Range2,791 km
F-84F Thunderstreak
Speed1,060 km/h Built3,428 Range1,304 km
F11F Tiger
Speed1,211 km/h Built199 Range2,056 km
F27 Friendship
Speed509 km/h Built586 Range2,600 km
F4D Skyray
Speed1,161 km/h Built422 Range1,926 km
FJ-4 Fury
Speed1,094 km/h Built374 Range3,250 km
Folland Gnat
Speed1,119 km/h Built360 Range805 km
Fuji T-1
Speed925 km/h Built66 Range1,300 km
G.91 Gina
Speed1,075 km/h Built770 Range1,150 km| Aircraft | Type | Origin | Speed | Range | Built | In service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210 Centurion Cessna | Transport | 🇺🇸 United States | 378 km/h | 1,667 km | 9,240 | 1957 |
| A-3 Skywarrior Douglas | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 980 km/h | 4,667 km | 283 | 1956 |
| A-4 Skyhawk McDonnell Douglas | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,077 km/h | 4,063 km | 2,960 | 1956 |
| A-5 Vigilante North American | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 2,123 km/h | 1,804 km | 167 | 1961 |
| Alizé Breguet | Special | 🇫🇷 France | 518 km/h | 2,500 km | 89 | 1959 |
| An-12 Cub Antonov | Transport | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 770 km/h | 5,700 km | 1,248 | 1959 |
| An-14 Clod Antonov | Transport | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 210 km/h | 650 km | 332 | 1966 |
| An-24 Coke Antonov | Transport | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 485 km/h | 2,400 km | 1,367 | 1962 |
| B-52 Stratofortress Boeing | Bomber | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,047 km/h | 14,200 km | 744 | 1955 |
| B-57 Canberra Martin | Bomber | 🇺🇸 United States | 960 km/h | 4,380 km | 403 | 1954 |
| B-58 Hustler Convair | Bomber | 🇺🇸 United States | 2,123 km/h | 7,600 km | 116 | 1960 |
| B-66 Destroyer Douglas | Bomber | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,015 km/h | 3,974 km | 294 | 1956 |
| Blackburn Beverley Blackburn | Transport | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 383 km/h | 6,373 km | 49 | 1956 |
| Boeing 707 Boeing | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,010 km/h | 5,400 km | 865 | 1958 |
| Bristol Belvedere Bristol | Helicopter | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 222 km/h | 740 km | 26 | 1961 |
| Buccaneer Blackburn | Combat | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1,040 km/h | 3,700 km | 211 | 1962 |
| C-130 Hercules Lockheed | Transport | 🇺🇸 United States | 593 km/h | 3,800 km | 2,700 | 1956 |
| C-140 JetStar Lockheed | Transport | 🇺🇸 United States | 922 km/h | 3,774 km | 202 | 1961 |
| CF-100 Canuck Avro | Combat | 🇨🇦 Canada | 888 km/h | 3,200 km | 692 | 1953 |
| CF-105 Arrow Avro | Combat | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2,103 km/h | 483 km | 5 | — |
| CH-46 Sea Knight Boeing Vertol | Helicopter | 🇺🇸 United States | 266 km/h | 1,020 km | 524 | 1964 |
| CM 170 Magister Fouga | Training | 🇫🇷 France | 715 km/h | 1,200 km | 929 | 1956 |
| CP-107 Argus Canadair | Special | 🇨🇦 Canada | 507 km/h | 9,495 km | 33 | 1958 |
| DH.110 Sea Vixen De Havilland | Combat | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1,127 km/h | 1,270 km | 151 | 1959 |
| DHC-3 Otter De Havilland Canada | Training | 🇨🇦 Canada | 257 km/h | 1,540 km | 466 | 1953 |
| DHC-4 Caribou De Havilland Canada | Transport | 🇨🇦 Canada | 346 km/h | 2,104 km | 307 | 1961 |
| Djinn Sud-Ouest | Helicopter | 🇫🇷 France | 130 km/h | 220 km | 178 | — |
| Do 27 Dornier | Transport | 🇩🇪 Germany | 250 km/h | 870 km | 571 | 1956 |
| E-1 Tracer Grumman | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 383 km/h | 1,666 km | 88 | 1960 |
| EC-130 Commando Solo Lockheed Martin | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 671 km/h | 4,300 km | 14 | 1975 |
| English Electric Lightning English Electric | Combat | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2,414 km/h | 1,482 km | 337 | 1960 |
| F-100 Super Sabre North American | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,487 km/h | 3,211 km | 2,294 | 1954 |
| F-101 Voodoo McDonnell Douglas | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,825 km/h | 2,450 km | 807 | 1957 |
| F-102 Delta Dagger Convair | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,328 km/h | 2,170 km | 1,000 | 1956 |
| F-104 Starfighter Lockheed | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 2,125 km/h | 2,623 km | 2,578 | 1958 |
| F-105 Thunderchief Republic | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 2,237 km/h | 3,550 km | 833 | 1958 |
| F-106 Delta Dart Convair | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 2,454 km/h | 4,345 km | 350 | 1959 |
| F-4 Phantom II McDonnell | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 2,370 km/h | 2,699 km | 5,195 | 1960 |
| F-5 Freedom Fighter Northrop | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,700 km/h | 3,720 km | 1,204 | 1965 |
| F-8 Crusader Vought | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,971 km/h | 2,791 km | 1,219 | 1957 |
| F-84F Thunderstreak Republic | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,060 km/h | 1,304 km | 3,428 | 1954 |
| F11F Tiger Grumman | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,211 km/h | 2,056 km | 199 | 1956 |
| F27 Friendship Fokker | Transport | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 509 km/h | 2,600 km | 586 | 1958 |
| F4D Skyray Douglas | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,161 km/h | 1,926 km | 422 | 1956 |
| FJ-4 Fury North American | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,094 km/h | 3,250 km | 374 | 1955 |
| Folland Gnat Folland | Combat | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1,119 km/h | 805 km | 360 | 1958 |
| Fuji T-1 Fuji | Training | 🇯🇵 Japan | 925 km/h | 1,300 km | 66 | 1961 |
| G.91 Gina Fiat | Combat | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1,075 km/h | 1,150 km | 770 | 1959 |
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