1960s Military Aircraft
Overview
Military aircrafts that first flew in the 1960s. 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.
| Country | Model | Manufacturer | Produced | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 | 206 JetRanger |  |
Bell | 7300 |
American light helicopter, well known for civilian, military, emergency medical services, and offshore oil support roles since the 1960s. |
| 🇺🇸 | 421 Golden Eagle |  |
Cessna | 1916 |
American light, business aircraft, produced from the 1960s to mid-1980s, predominantly used for domestic, private, and charter flights. |
| 🇺🇸 | 500 Citation I |  |
Cessna | 689 |
American light business jet, renowned for civil, commercial, and military use since the late 20th century. |
| 🇺🇸 | 727 |  |
Boeing | 1832 |
American commercial jet trijet, renowned for its use in the later half of the 20th century, heavily deployed in global airlines. |
| 🇺🇸 | 737 |  |
Boeing | 11535 |
American twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner, popularly deployed for commercial aviation since the late 1960s. |
| 🇺🇸 | 747 |  |
Boeing | 1574 |
American wide-body commercial jet airliner, conceived in the 1960s and renowned for transcontinental and transatlantic flights. |
| 🇺🇸 | A-37 Dragonfly |  |
Cessna | 577 |
Vietnam War-era American light attack aircraft, extensively deployed in close air support and counter-insurgency operations. |
| 🇺🇸 | A-6 Intruder |  |
Grumman | 693 |
American all-weather, medium-attack bomber, notable for Vietnam and Gulf War deployment. |
| 🇺🇸 | A-7 Corsair II |  |
Vought | 1545 |
American attack aircraft, prominent in the Vietnam and Gulf Wars, renowned for light weight and high load-carrying ability. |
| 🇺🇸 | AC-130 |  |
Lockheed Martin | 21 |
American gunship, deployed in Vietnam and Iraq wars, known for long duration, low-level ground attack and close air support missions. |
| Country | Model | Manufacturer | Produced | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 | AH-1 Cobra |  |
Bell | 1116 |
American attack helicopter, distinguished for its service in the Vietnam War, designed for rapid frontline response and anti-armor operation. |
| 🇺🇸 | AH-6 Little Bird |  |
Boeing | 1420 |
American light attack helicopter, best recognized for deployment in special operations during conflicts like the Iraq War. |
| 🇬🇧 🇮🇹 | AW101 |  |
AgustaWestland | 137 |
British-Italian medium-lift helicopter, notable for search and rescue, anti-submarine warfare, and troop transport operations globally since the early 2000s. |
| 🇺🇦 | An-22 Cock |  |
Antonov | 68 |
Soviet strategic cargo aircraft, notably used during rescues, military airlifts, and humanitarian aid in the Cold War era. |
| 🇨🇳 | An-26 Curl |  |
Antonov | 1403 |
Soviet twin-engined transport aircraft, widely utilized in both civilian and military roles since the 1960s. |
| 🇺🇦 | An-28 Cash |  |
Antonov | 191 |
Soviet light transport aircraft, widely deployed in civil and military roles during the Cold War era. |
| 🇺🇦 | An-30 Clank |  |
Antonov | 123 |
Soviet photo-mapping aircraft, operational in Cold War-era, widely utilised for aerial cartography and surveillance roles. |
| 🇮🇱 | Arava |  |
IAI | 103 |
Israeli light transport aircraft, active during the late 20th century, widely deployed for cargo, troop, and paratroop transport. |
| 🇬🇧 | BN-2B Defender |  |
Britten-Norman | 1280 |
British light-utility aircraft, notably deployed for surveillance, logistical operations, and transport duties in various global regions. |
| 🇨🇳 | Be-12 Tchaïka Mail |  |
Beriev | 150 |
Soviet amphibious aircraft, operational in Cold War era, mainly in anti-submarine and maritime patrol roles. |
| Country | Model | Manufacturer | Produced | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 | Beechcraft Baron |  |
Beechcraft | 6884 |
American light, twin-engined piston aircraft, utilized globally for business, personal, and flight training purposes since the mid-20th century. |
| 🇩🇪 | Bo 105 |  |
MBB | 1500 |
German light, twin-engine helicopter, known for its use in emergency medical services and military operations worldwide since the 1970s. |
| 🇬🇧 | Bulldog |  |
Scottish Aviation | 328 |
Scottish trainer aircraft, operational during the late twentieth century, extensively deployed in military and civilian flight training. |
| 🇺🇸 | C-141 Starlifter |  |
Lockheed | 285 |
American military transport aircraft, pivotal during the Vietnam War, chiefly used for strategic airlift missions. |
| 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 | C-160 Transall |  |
Transall | 214 |
German-French transport plane, employed globally since the Cold War, essential for humanitarian aid, military logistical support, and troop transport. |
| 🇺🇸 | C-2 Greyhound |  |
Northrop Grumman | 56 |
American carrier onboard delivery aircraft, commonly deployed in the late 20th century for logistics support at sea. |
| 🇺🇸 | C-5 Galaxy |  |
Lockheed | 131 |
American strategic airlifter, predominantly used during late Cold War, Desert Storm, and Iraq War for massive cargo transportation. |
| 🇺🇸 | CH-47 Chinook |  |
Boeing | 1200 |
American tandem rotor helicopter, synonymous with heavy-lift operations, crucial in conflicts including Vietnam and Afghanistan. |
| 🇺🇸 | CH-53 Sea Stallion |  |
Sikorsky | 284 |
American heavy-lift helicopter, noteworthy for its service in the Vietnam and Gulf Wars, principally deployed for transport duties. |
| 🇺🇸 | CH-54 Tarhe |  |
Sikorsky | 105 |
American twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter, developed in the early 1960s, primarily used for logistical support and heavy transport during the Vietnam War. |
| Country | Model | Manufacturer | Produced | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 | CL-215 Scooper |  |
Canadair | 125 |
Canadian amphibious flying boat, the first aircraft purpose-built as a water bomber, produced from 1969 to 1990. |
| 🇨🇦 | CL-41 Tutor |  |
Canadair | 212 |
Canadian training jet, known for service during the Cold War, extensively utilized by the Royal Canadian Air Force. |
| 🇺🇸 | Cessna 402 |  |
Cessna | 2 |
American light commercial aircraft, notable for its use in air taxi services, particularly in the Bahamas, post-1960s era. |
| 🇨🇦 | DHC-5 Buffalo |  |
De Havilland Canada | 122 |
Canadian tactical transport aircraft, primarily utilized during the 1960s, notably deployed for civilian and military air-drop operations. |
| 🇨🇦 | DHC-6 Twin Otter |  |
De Havilland Canada | 985 |
Canadian utility aircraft, vital in civil and military operations worldwide since the 1960s, famous for its STOL capabilities. |
| 🇫🇷 | Dassault Mirage G |  |
Dassault | 3 |
French experimental swing-wing fighter, designed during 1960s-1970s, never deployed operationally, evolved into several prototypes. |
| 🇺🇸 | E-2 Hawkeye |  |
Grumman | 313 |
American all-weather, carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning aircraft, significant for its Cold War to contemporary deployments. |
| 🇺🇸 | EA-6B Prowler |  |
Grumman | 170 |
American electronic warfare aircraft, vital during the Cold War, widely deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. |
| 🇺🇸 | EC-135 / EC-18 ARIA |  |
Boeing | 45 |
American electronic surveillance and relay aircraft, involved largely in Cold War and Space Race-era operations. |
| 🇧🇷 | EMB 110 |  |
Embraer | 503 |
Brazilian regional airliner, developed in the late 1960s, widely used for regional air service and military transport worldwide. |
| Country | Model | Manufacturer | Produced | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 | F-111 Aardvark |  |
General Dynamics | 563 |
American tactical bomber, active during Cold War and significant use in Vietnam and Gulf Wars, renowned for its variable-sweep wings. |
| 🇺🇸 | F-28 |  |
Enstrom | 32 |
American light helicopter, employed in civil and military avenues world over, since its inception in the late 1960s. |
| 🇳🇱 | F28 Fellowship |  |
Fokker | 241 |
Dutch regional jet, operational in the late 20th century, notable for short take-off and landing capabilities. |
| 🇫🇷 | Falcon 20 |  |
Dassault | 512 |
French business jet, recognized for widespread use in civil, military, and astronaut training roles since the mid-20th century. |
| 🇳🇱 | G-2 Galeb |  |
SOKO | 248 |
Yugoslavian jet trainer and light-attack aircraft, historically deployed during the Yugoslav Wars and Libyan Civil War. |
| 🇺🇸 | Gulfstream II |  |
Gulfstream | 256 |
American business jet, operational from 1960s to present, widely used for executive transport and various military applications worldwide. |
| 🇺🇸 | HH-3 Jolly Green Giant |  |
Sikorsky | 181 |
American twin-engine transport and search and rescue helicopter, developed in the early 1960s, utilized for long-range recovery operations and maritime rescue. |
| 🇮🇳 | HJT-16 Kiran |  |
HAL | 190 |
Indian jet trainer, primarily used by the Indian Air Force from the 1960s, notable for intermediate training roles. |
| 🇬🇧 | HS 748 |  |
Hawker Siddeley | 380 |
British regional airliner, operational during the mid-20th century, widely deployed in civil aviation and military air transport services. |
| 🇬🇧 | Harrier |  |
British Aerospace | 380 |
British vertical and short takeoff and landing jet, known for Falklands War deployments and Cold War service. |