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.
MiG-21 Fishbed
Speed2,125 km/h Built11,496 Range660 km
Mirage I / MD-550 Mystère Delta
Speed1,700 km/h Built1,422 Range—
Mirage III / 5 / 50
Speed2,350 km/h Built1,422 Range2,400 km
Mirage IV
Speed2,340 km/h Built66 Range1,240 km
Mystère IV
Speed1,120 km/h Built411 Range915 km
Nanchang CJ-6
Speed300 km/h Built3,000 Range700 km
OV-1 Mohawk
Speed491 km/h Built380 Range1,519 km
P-3 Orion
Speed750 km/h Built757 Range2,491 km
PC-6 Porter
Speed244 km/h Built604 Range730 km
S-2 Tracker
Speed450 km/h Built1,284 Range2,172 km
SA315 Alouette II
Speed192 km/h Built1,300 Range565 km
SA316 Alouette III
Speed210 km/h Built2,000 Range540 km
SH-2 Seasprite
Speed256 km/h Built184 Range680 km
SH-3 Sea King
Speed267 km/h Built1,300 Range1,005 km
SO 4050 Vautour
Speed1,106 km/h Built149 Range1,200 km
Su-7 Fitter
Speed2,150 km/h Built1,847 Range1,650 km
Su-9 / Su-11 Fishpot
Speed2,135 km/h Built1,150 Range1,350 km
T-2 Buckeye
Speed838 km/h Built529 Range1,683 km
T-37 Tweet
Speed684 km/h Built1,269 Range1,500 km
T-38 Talon
Speed1,381 km/h Built1,189 Range1,835 km
TH-55 Osage
Speed140 km/h Built2,800 Range480 km
Tu-16 Badger
Speed1,050 km/h Built1,509 Range7,200 km
Tu-22 Blinder
Speed1,510 km/h Built311 Range4,900 km
Tu-95 Bear
Speed920 km/h Built500 Range15,000 km
U-2 Dragon Lady
Speed805 km/h Built104 Range11,280 km
UH-1 Iroquois "Huey"
Speed222 km/h Built16,000 Range510 km
Valiant
Speed912 km/h Built108 Range7,200 km
Victor
Speed1,009 km/h Built86 Range9,662 km
Vulcan
Speed1,039 km/h Built134 Range4,195 km
Wessex
Speed212 km/h Built382 Range500 km
Yak-28 Brewer / Firebar
Speed1,840 km/h Built1,180 Range2,500 km
Étendard IVM
Speed1,099 km/h Built90 Range3,300 km| Aircraft | Type | Origin | Speed | Range | Built | In service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiG-21 Fishbed Mikoyan-Gurevich | Combat | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 2,125 km/h | 660 km | 11,496 | 1958 |
| Mirage I / MD-550 Mystère Delta Dassault | Combat | 🇫🇷 France | 1,700 km/h | — | 1,422 | 1961 |
| Mirage III / 5 / 50 Dassault | Combat | 🇫🇷 France | 2,350 km/h | 2,400 km | 1,422 | 1961 |
| Mirage IV Dassault | Combat | 🇫🇷 France | 2,340 km/h | 1,240 km | 66 | 1964 |
| Mystère IV Dassault | Combat | 🇫🇷 France | 1,120 km/h | 915 km | 411 | 1954 |
| Nanchang CJ-6 Nanchang | Training | 🇨🇳 China | 300 km/h | 700 km | 3,000 | 1958 |
| OV-1 Mohawk Grumman | Combat | 🇺🇸 United States | 491 km/h | 1,519 km | 380 | 1961 |
| P-3 Orion Lockheed | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 750 km/h | 2,491 km | 757 | 1962 |
| PC-6 Porter Pilatus | Transport | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 244 km/h | 730 km | 604 | 1960 |
| S-2 Tracker Grumman | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 450 km/h | 2,172 km | 1,284 | 1954 |
| SA315 Alouette II Sud Aviation | Helicopter | 🇫🇷 France | 192 km/h | 565 km | 1,300 | 1957 |
| SA316 Alouette III Sud Aviation | Helicopter | 🇫🇷 France | 210 km/h | 540 km | 2,000 | 1961 |
| SH-2 Seasprite Kaman | Helicopter | 🇺🇸 United States | 256 km/h | 680 km | 184 | 1962 |
| SH-3 Sea King Sikorsky | Helicopter | 🇺🇸 United States | 267 km/h | 1,005 km | 1,300 | 1961 |
| SO 4050 Vautour Sud Aviation | Combat | 🇫🇷 France | 1,106 km/h | 1,200 km | 149 | 1956 |
| Su-7 Fitter Sukhoi | Combat | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 2,150 km/h | 1,650 km | 1,847 | 1959 |
| Su-9 / Su-11 Fishpot Sukhoi | Combat | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 2,135 km/h | 1,350 km | 1,150 | 1959 |
| T-2 Buckeye North American | Training | 🇺🇸 United States | 838 km/h | 1,683 km | 529 | 1959 |
| T-37 Tweet Cessna | Training | 🇺🇸 United States | 684 km/h | 1,500 km | 1,269 | 1957 |
| T-38 Talon Northrop | Training | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,381 km/h | 1,835 km | 1,189 | 1961 |
| TH-55 Osage Hughes | Helicopter | 🇺🇸 United States | 140 km/h | 480 km | 2,800 | 1961 |
| Tu-16 Badger Tupolev | Bomber | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 1,050 km/h | 7,200 km | 1,509 | 1954 |
| Tu-22 Blinder Tupolev | Bomber | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 1,510 km/h | 4,900 km | 311 | 1962 |
| Tu-95 Bear Tupolev | Bomber | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 920 km/h | 15,000 km | 500 | 1956 |
| U-2 Dragon Lady Lockheed | Special | 🇺🇸 United States | 805 km/h | 11,280 km | 104 | 1956 |
| UH-1 Iroquois "Huey" Bell | Helicopter | 🇺🇸 United States | 222 km/h | 510 km | 16,000 | 1959 |
| Valiant Vickers | Bomber | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 912 km/h | 7,200 km | 108 | 1955 |
| Victor Handley Page | Bomber | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1,009 km/h | 9,662 km | 86 | 1958 |
| Vulcan Avro | Bomber | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1,039 km/h | 4,195 km | 134 | 1956 |
| Wessex Westland | Helicopter | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 212 km/h | 500 km | 382 | 1961 |
| Yak-28 Brewer / Firebar Yakovlev | Combat | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 1,840 km/h | 2,500 km | 1,180 | 1964 |
| Étendard IVM Dassault | Combat | 🇫🇷 France | 1,099 km/h | 3,300 km | 90 | 1962 |
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