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 Range3,380 km
A-4 Skyhawk
Speed1,077 km/h Built2,960 Range1,867 km
A-5 Vigilante
Speed2,123 km/h Built167 Range1,804 km
An-12 Cub
Speed770 km/h Built1,248 Range5,700 km
An-24 Coke
Speed485 km/h Built1,367 Range2,400 km
B-52 Stratofortress
Speed1,000 km/h Built744 Range14,200 km
B-58 Hustler
Speed2,123 km/h Built116 Range7,600 km
Boeing 707
Speed1,010 km/h Built865 Range5,400 km
Buccaneer
Speed1,040 km/h Built211 Range3,700 km
C-130 Hercules
Speed593 km/h Built2,500 Range3,800 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
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
EC-130 Commando Solo
Speed671 km/h Built14 Range4,300 km
English Electric Lightning
Speed2,414 km/h Built337 Range1,367 km
F-100 Super Sabre
Speed1,390 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
Speed2,500 km/h Built2,578 Range680 km
F-105 Thunderchief
Speed2,208 km/h Built833 Range1,252 km
F-106 Delta Dart
Speed2,454 km/h Built350 Range2,472 km
F-4 Phantom II
Speed2,370 km/h Built5,195 Range680 km
F-5 Freedom Fighter
Speed1,700 km/h Built1,204 Range891 km
F-8 Crusader
Speed1,971 km/h Built1,219 Range730 km
F-84F Thunderstreak
Speed1,060 km/h Built3,428 Range1,304 km
F27 Friendship
Speed509 km/h Built586 Range2,600 km
Fuji T-1
Speed925 km/h Built66 Range1,300 km
G.91 Gina
Speed1,075 km/h Built770 Range1,150 km
H-6
Speed1,050 km/h Built231 Range6,000 km
HH-52 Seaguard
Speed176 km/h Built175 Range763 km
Il-14 Crate
Speed430 km/h Built1,348 Range1,300 km
Il-18 Coot
Speed675 km/h Built678 Range6,500 km
J-35 Draken
Speed2,120 km/h Built651 Range2,750 km
J-5 Fresco
Speed1,130 km/h Built767 Range1,424 km
J-6 Farmer
Speed1,540 km/h Built4,500 Range1,400 km
KC-135 Stratotanker
Speed933 km/h Built803 Range2,400 km
L-29 Delfin
Speed655 km/h Built3,665 Range894 km
M-4 Bison
Speed947 km/h Built123 Range5,600 km
MB-326K
Speed806 km/h Built800 Range1,850 km
Mi-4 Hound
Speed185 km/h Built3,500 Range500 km
Mi-6 Hook
Speed300 km/h Built500 Range970 km
MiG-17 Fresco
Speed1,193 km/h Built10,649 Range2,020 km
MiG-19 Farmer
Speed1,455 km/h Built2,172 Range1,390 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 | 3,380 km | 283 | 1956 |
| A-4 Skyhawk McDonnell Douglas | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,077 km/h | 1,867 km | 2,960 | 1956 |
| A-5 Vigilante North American | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 2,123 km/h | 1,804 km | 167 | 1961 |
| An-12 Cub Antonov | Transport | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 770 km/h | 5,700 km | 1,248 | 1959 |
| An-24 Coke Antonov | Transport | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 485 km/h | 2,400 km | 1,367 | 1962 |
| B-52 Stratofortress Boeing | Bomber | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,000 km/h | 14,200 km | 744 | 1955 |
| B-58 Hustler Convair | Bomber | 🇺🇸 United States | 2,123 km/h | 7,600 km | 116 | 1960 |
| Boeing 707 Boeing | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,010 km/h | 5,400 km | 865 | 1958 |
| 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 | 2,500 | 1956 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 1,367 km | 337 | 1960 |
| F-100 Super Sabre North American | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,390 km/h | 3,211 km | 2,294 | 1954 |
| F-101 Voodoo McDonnell Douglas | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,825 km/h | 2,450 km | 807 | 1959 |
| 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 | 2,500 km/h | 680 km | 2,578 | 1958 |
| F-105 Thunderchief Republic | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 2,208 km/h | 1,252 km | 833 | 1958 |
| F-106 Delta Dart Convair | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 2,454 km/h | 2,472 km | 350 | 1959 |
| F-4 Phantom II McDonnell | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 2,370 km/h | 680 km | 5,195 | 1962 |
| F-5 Freedom Fighter Northrop | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,700 km/h | 891 km | 1,204 | 1965 |
| F-8 Crusader Vought | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,971 km/h | 730 km | 1,219 | 1957 |
| F-84F Thunderstreak Republic | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,060 km/h | 1,304 km | 3,428 | 1954 |
| F27 Friendship Fokker | Transport | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 509 km/h | 2,600 km | 586 | 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 |
| H-6 Xian | Bomber | 🇨🇳 China | 1,050 km/h | 6,000 km | 231 | 1959 |
| HH-52 Seaguard Sikorsky | Helicopter | 🇺🇸 United States | 176 km/h | 763 km | 175 | 1963 |
| Il-14 Crate Ilyushin | Transport | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 430 km/h | 1,300 km | 1,348 | 1954 |
| Il-18 Coot Ilyushin | Transport | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 675 km/h | 6,500 km | 678 | 1957 |
| J-35 Draken Saab | Combat | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2,120 km/h | 2,750 km | 651 | 1959 |
| J-5 Fresco Shenyang | Combat | 🇨🇳 China | 1,130 km/h | 1,424 km | 767 | 1956 |
| J-6 Farmer Shenyang | Combat | 🇨🇳 China | 1,540 km/h | 1,400 km | 4,500 | 1958 |
| KC-135 Stratotanker Boeing | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 933 km/h | 2,400 km | 803 | 1957 |
| L-29 Delfin Aero | Training | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 655 km/h | 894 km | 3,665 | 1961 |
| M-4 Bison Myasishchev | Bomber | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 947 km/h | 5,600 km | 123 | 1953 |
| MB-326K Aermacchi | Training | 🇮🇹 Italy | 806 km/h | 1,850 km | 800 | 1962 |
| Mi-4 Hound Mil | Helicopter | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 185 km/h | 500 km | 3,500 | 1953 |
| Mi-6 Hook Mil | Helicopter | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 300 km/h | 970 km | 500 | 1959 |
| MiG-17 Fresco Mikoyan-Gurevich | Combat | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 1,193 km/h | 2,020 km | 10,649 | 1952 |
| MiG-19 Farmer Mikoyan-Gurevich | Combat | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 1,455 km/h | 1,390 km | 2,172 | 1955 |
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