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.
T-38 Talon
Speed1,381 km/h Built1,189 Range1,835 km
T-39 Sabreliner
Speed885 km/h Built200 Range4,020 km
TH-55 Osage
Speed140 km/h Built2,800 Range480 km
TS-8 Bies
Speed312 km/h Built251 Range800 km
Tu-104 Camel
Speed950 km/h Built201 Range2,750 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
Twin Pioneer
Speed266 km/h Built87 Range1,273 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-24 Horse
Speed175 km/h Built35 Range380 km
Yak-25 Flashlight
Speed1,090 km/h Built638 Range2,700 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-38 Talon Northrop | Training | 🇺🇸 United States | 1,381 km/h | 1,835 km | 1,189 | 1961 |
| T-39 Sabreliner North American | Training | 🇺🇸 United States | 885 km/h | 4,020 km | 200 | 1962 |
| TH-55 Osage Hughes | Helicopter | 🇺🇸 United States | 140 km/h | 480 km | 2,800 | 1961 |
| TS-8 Bies PZL Mielec | Training | 🇵🇱 Poland | 312 km/h | 800 km | 251 | 1957 |
| Tu-104 Camel Tupolev | Transport | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 950 km/h | 2,750 km | 201 | 1956 |
| 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 |
| Twin Pioneer Scottish Aviation | Transport | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 266 km/h | 1,273 km | 87 | 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-24 Horse Yakovlev | Helicopter | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 175 km/h | 380 km | 35 | 1955 |
| Yak-25 Flashlight Yakovlev | Combat | 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR | 1,090 km/h | 2,700 km | 638 | 1955 |
| 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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National fleets — aircraft in service by country
- 🇺🇸 United States · all-time
- 🇷🇺 Russia · all-time
- 🇨🇳 China · all-time
- 🇮🇳 India · all-time
- 🇰🇷 South Korea · all-time
- 🇯🇵 Japan · all-time
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan · all-time
- 🇰🇵 North Korea · all-time
- 🇪🇬 Egypt · all-time
- 🇹🇷 Turkey · all-time
- 🇫🇷 France · all-time
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · all-time
- 🇮🇹 Italy · all-time
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan · all-time
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · all-time
- 🇮🇷 Iran · all-time
- 🇬🇷 Greece · all-time
- 🇩🇿 Algeria · all-time
- 🇩🇪 Germany · all-time
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · all-time
- 🇮🇱 Israel · all-time
- 🇧🇷 Brazil · all-time
- 🇪🇸 Spain · all-time
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia · all-time
- 🇵🇱 Poland · all-time
- 🇮🇶 Iraq · all-time
- 🇦🇺 Australia · all-time
- 🇨🇦 Canada · all-time
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine · all-time
- 🇦🇷 Argentina · all-time
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- 🇦🇺 Australia
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- 🇨🇳 China
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- 🇪🇺 Europe
- 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR
- 🇷🇸 Ex-Yugoslavia
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- 🇫🇷 France
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- 🇬🇷 Greece
- 🇮🇳 India
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- 🇮🇷 Iran
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- 🇺🇸 United States
- 🇾🇪 Yemen