List of most produced aircraft
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Aircraft with a production run greater than 5,000 aircraft. Numbers in list are mostly based on numbers in each aircraft article, and typically includes variants and license productions.
Greater than 10,000 aircraft
| Name | Number produced | Nation | Notes | Production period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 172 Cessna 172 The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing fixed-wing aircraft. First flown in 1955 and still in production, more Cessna 172s have been built than any other aircraft.-Design and development:... |
43,000+ | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Still in production. Was also built under license in France | 1956-present |
| Polikarpov Po-2 Polikarpov Po-2 The Polikarpov Po-2 served as a general-purpose Soviet biplane, nicknamed Kukuruznik for maize; thus, 'maize duster' or 'crop duster'), NATO reporting name "Mule"... |
40,000+ | Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
Most produced biplane | 1928-1959 |
| Ilyushin Il-2 Ilyushin Il-2 The Ilyushin Il-2 was a ground-attack aircraft in the Second World War, produced by the Soviet Union in very large numbers... |
36,183 | Soviet Union | Most produced combat monoplane. | 1941-1945 |
| Messerschmitt Bf 109 Messerschmitt Bf 109 The Messerschmitt Bf 109, often called Me 109, was a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser during the early to mid 1930s... |
33,984 | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Most produced fighter. Also made under license in Romania, Spain, Czechoslovakia, and Switzerland | 1936-1958 |
| Piper Cherokee Piper Cherokee The Piper PA-28 Cherokee is a family of light aircraft designed for flight training, air taxi, and personal use. It is built by Piper Aircraft.... |
32,778+ | United States | Still in production. Various models built | 1960-present |
| Cessna 182 Cessna 182 The Cessna 182 Skylane is an American four-seat, single-engine, light airplane, built by Cessna of Wichita, Kansas. It has the option of adding two child seats, installed in the baggage area.... |
23,237+ | United States | Still in production. Was also built under license in France | 1956-present |
| Cessna 150 Cessna 150 The Cessna 150 is a two-seat tricycle gear general aviation airplane, that was designed for flight training, touring and personal use.The Cessna 150 is the seventh most produced civilian plane ever, with 23,839 aircraft produced... |
23,954 | United States | Was also built under license in France. | 1958-1977 |
| Supermarine Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s... |
20,351 | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
1938-1948 | |
| Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Würger was a German Second World War single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft designed by Kurt Tank in the late 1930s. Powered by a radial engine, the 190 had ample power and was able to lift larger loads than its well-known counterpart, the Messerschmitt Bf 109... |
20,000+ | Germany | 64 produced in France post-war as NC 900 | 1939-1945 |
| Piper J-3 Cub | 19,073 | United States | 1938-1947 | |
| Consolidated B-24 Liberator | 18,482 | United States | Most-produced heavy bomber; most-produced multi-engine aircraft. | 1940-1945 |
| Antonov An-2 Antonov An-2 The Antonov An-2 is a single-engine biplane utility/agricultural aircraft designed in the USSR in 1946... |
18,000+ | Soviet Union, People's Republic of China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres... and Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
|Longest production run for any biplane | 1947-present (since 1992 in China under a license) |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 was a jet fighter developed for the USSR by Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich. The MiG-15 was one of the first successful swept-wing jet fighters, and it achieved fame in the skies over Korea, where early in the war, it outclassed all straight-winged enemy fighters in... |
18,000+ | Soviet Union | Most produced jet aircraft. 3,454 built in Czechoslovakia (S-102/103), 727 in Poland as LIM-1/2, ?? in China as JJ-2 | 1947-1950s |
| Beechcraft Bonanza Beechcraft Bonanza The Beechcraft Bonanza is an American general aviation aircraft introduced in 1947 by The Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. , it is still being produced by Hawker Beechcraft, and has been in continuous production longer than any other airplane in history... |
17,000+ | United States | Longest production run for any airplane. Still in production. | 1947-present |
| Mil Mi-8 Mil Mi-8 The Mil Mi-8 is a medium twin-turbine transport helicopter that can also act as a gunship. The Mi-8 is the world's most-produced helicopter, and is used by over 50 countries. Russia is the largest operator of the Mi-8/Mi-17 helicopter.... |
17,000+ | Soviet Union/Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
Most-produced helicopter. Still in production | 1961-present |
| Yakovlev Yak-9 Yakovlev Yak-9 The Yakovlev Yak-9 was a single-engine fighter aircraft used by the Soviet Union in World War II and after. Fundamentally a lighter development of the Yak-7 with the same armament, it arrived at the front at the end of 1942. The Yak-9 had a lowered rear fuselage decking and all-around vision canopy... |
16,769 | Soviet Union | 1942-1948 | |
| North American P-51 Mustang | 16,766 | United States | Also produced under license in Australia | 1940-1951 |
| Douglas DC-3 Douglas DC-3 The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made... |
16,079 | United States | Most produced airliner. Also made under license in Japan and USSR | 1935-1952 |
| Bell UH-1 Iroquois | 16,000+ | United States | Most-produced Western helicopter; nicknamed "Huey" | 1959-1976 |
| Republic P-47 Thunderbolt | 15,686 | United States | second most produced American fighter | 1942-1945 |
| North American T-6 Texan North American T-6 Texan The North American Aviation T-6 Texan was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1950s... |
15,495 | United States | Trainer | 1937-1950s |
| Junkers Ju 88 Junkers Ju 88 The Junkers Ju 88 was a World War II German Luftwaffe twin-engine, multi-role aircraft. Designed by Hugo Junkers' company through the services of two American aviation engineers in the mid-1930s, it suffered from a number of technical problems during the later stages of its development and early... |
circa Circa Circa , usually abbreviated c. or ca. , means "approximately" in the English language, usually referring to a date... 15,000 |
Germany | Built as Schnellbomber Schnellbomber A Schnellbomber is a high-speed bomber. The concept developed in the 1930s when it was believed that a very fast bomber could simply outrun its enemies.... , became a MRCA Multirole combat aircraft A multirole combat aircraft is an aircraft designed to act in at least two different roles in combat. The primary role is usually a fighter—hence, it is as often called a multirole fighter—while the secondary role is usually air-to-surface attack. More roles are added, such as air reconnaissance,... for the Luftwaffe in WW II |
1939-1945 |
| Hawker Hurricane Hawker Hurricane The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd for the Royal Air Force... |
14,527 | United Kingdom | Also made under licence in Canada | 1937-1944 |
| Curtiss P-40 Curtiss P-40 The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was an American single-engine, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground attack aircraft that first flew in 1938. The P-40 design was a modification of the previous Curtiss P-36 Hawk which reduced development time and enabled a rapid entry into production and operational... |
13,738 | United States | the third most produced American fighter of WWII | 1939–1944 |
| Chotia Weedhopper Chotia Weedhopper |-Comparable aircraft:*AmEagle American Eaglet*Avid Champion*Beaujon Enduro*Beaujon Mach .07*Birdman TL-1*Pterodactyl Ascender*Mitchell U-2 Superwing*Ultraflight Lazair*Eipper Quicksilver... |
13,000 | United States | Still in production, most produced ultralight | 1977–present |
| Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress | 12,731 | United States | 1937–1945 | |
| F4U Corsair F4U Corsair The Vought F4U Corsair was a carrier-capable fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Demand for the aircraft soon overwhelmed Vought's manufacturing capability, resulting in production by Goodyear and Brewster: Goodyear-built Corsairs were designated FG and... |
12,571 | United States | Longest production run of any US-built piston-engined fighter | 1941-1952 |
| F6F Hellcat F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a carrier-based fighter aircraft developed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat in United States Navy service. Although the F6F resembled the Wildcat, it was a completely new design powered by a 2,000 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800. Some tagged it as the "Wildcat's big... |
12,275 | United States | 1942-1945 | |
| BT-13 Valiant BT-13 Valiant The Vultee BT-13 Valiant was an American World War II-era basic trainer aircraft built by Vultee Aircraft for the United States Army Air Corps, and later US Army Air Forces... |
11,537 | United States | Made by Vultee | 1939-1947 |
| Vickers Wellington Vickers Wellington The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, long range medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, by Vickers-Armstrongs' Chief Designer, R. K. Pierson. It was widely used as a night bomber in the early years of the Second World War, before being displaced as a... |
11,461 | United Kingdom | Medium bomber | 1936-1945 |
| Petlyakov Pe-2 Petlyakov Pe-2 The Petlyakov Pe-2 was a Soviet dive bomber aircraft used during World War II. It was regarded as one of the best ground attack aircraft of the war and it was extremely successful in the roles of heavy fighter, reconnaissance and night fighter... |
11,427 | Soviet Union | ||
| Avro Anson Avro Anson The Avro Anson is a British twin-engine, multi-role aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and numerous other air forces prior to, during, and after the Second World War. Named for British Admiral George Anson, it was originally designed for maritime reconnaissance, but was... |
11,029 | United Kingdom | Also built under licence in Canada | 1935-1952 |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. It was popularly nicknamed "balalaika", from the aircraft's planform-view resemblance to the Russian stringed musical instrument or ołówek by Polish pilots due to... |
11,000+ | Soviet Union | Most produced supersonic aircraft. Many variants built in India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... by HAL. Produced in China and Czechoslovakia as J-7/JJ-7 Chengdu J-7 The Chengdu Jian-7 is a People's Republic of China-built version of the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21. Though production ceased in 2008 it continues to serve, mostly as an interceptor, in several air forces, including China's.-Design and development:... and S-106 respectively. |
1959-2006 |
| A6M Zero A6M Zero The Mitsubishi A6M Zero was a long-range fighter aircraft operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service from 1940 to 1945. The A6M was designated as the , and also designated as the Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen and Mitsubishi Navy 12-shi Carrier Fighter. The A6M was usually referred to by the... |
10,939 | Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
1940-1945 | |
| Piper Pacer | 10,610 | United States | Includes Piper PA-20 Pacer and Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer | 1950-1964 |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a high-subsonic fighter aircraft produced in the USSR from 1952 and operated by numerous air forces in many variants. Most MiG-17 variants cannot carry air-to-air missiles, but shot down many aircraft with its cannons... |
10,367 | Soviet Union | Many built in China as Shenyang J-5 Shenyang J-5 The Shenyang J-5 , originally designated Dongfeng-101 - , and also Type 56 before being designated J-5 in 1964, is a Chinese-built single-seat jet interceptor and fighter aircraft derived from the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17. The J-5 was exported as the F-5... and JJ-5 |
1951-1986 |
| Lockheed P-38 Lightning | 10,037 | United States | 1941-1945 | |
| Aeronca Champion Aeronca Champion The Aeronca Model 7 Champion, more commonly known as the Champ, is a single-engine, two-seat, fixed conventional gear airplane. Designed for flight training and personal use, it entered production in the United States in 1945.... |
More than 10,000 | United States | 1946-1950 |
5,000-10,000 aircraft
| Name | Number produced | Nation | Notes | Production Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFS SG 38 Schulgleiter DFS SG 38 Schulgleiter |-See also:... |
about 10,000 | Germany | training glider | 1938-1944 |
| North American B-25 Mitchell | 9,984 | United States | ||
| Lavochkin La-5 Lavochkin La-5 |- See also :- References :NotesBibliography* Abanshin, Michael E. and Nina Gut. Fighting Lavochkin, Eagles of the East No.1. Lynnwood, WA: Aviation International, 1993. ISBN unknown.... |
9,920 | Soviet Union | ||
| North American F-86 Sabre/FJ Fury | 9,860 | United States | Also produced under licence in Australia and Canada | 1947-1956 |
| Grumman TBF Avenger | 9,837 | United States | ||
| Bell P-39 Airacobra | 9,584 | United States | 1938-1944 | |
| Polikarpov I-16 Polikarpov I-16 The Polikarpov I-16 was a Soviet fighter aircraft of revolutionary design; it was the world's first cantilever-winged monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear. The I-16 was introduced in the mid-1930s and formed the backbone of the Soviet Air Force at the beginning of World War II... |
9,450 | Soviet Union | 1934-1943 | |
| Cessna 210 Cessna 210 The Cessna 210 Centurion is a six-seat, high-performance, retractable-gear single-engine general aviation aircraft which was first flown in January 1957 and produced by Cessna until 1985.-Design and development:... |
9,240 | United States | 1957-1985 | |
| Piper PA-18 | 9,000 | United States | 1949-1994 | |
| Beechcraft Model 18 Beechcraft Model 18 The Beechcraft Model 18, or "Twin Beech", as it is better known, is a 6-11 seat, twin-engine, low-wing, conventional-gear aircraft that was manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas... |
9,000 | United States | 1937-1970 | |
| Yakovlev Yak-18 Yakovlev Yak-18 |-See also:-External links:*... |
9,000 | Soviet Union | 1946-1960s | |
| Avro 504 Avro 504 The Avro 504 was a World War I biplane aircraft made by the Avro aircraft company and under licence by others. Production during the War totalled 8,970 and continued for almost 20 years, making it the most-produced aircraft of any kind that served in World War I, in any military capacity, during... |
8,970 | United Kingdom | |Most-produced World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... -era aircraft design |
1913–1918 |
| Yakovlev Yak-1 Yakovlev Yak-1 The Yakovlev Yak-1 was a World War II Soviet fighter aircraft. Produced from early 1940, it was a single-seat monoplane with a composite structure and wooden wings.... |
8,720 | Soviet Union | 1940-1944 | |
| Boeing-Stearman Model 75 | 8,584 | United States | 1934-1942 | |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 is a Soviet second-generation, single-seat, twin jet-engined fighter aircraft. It was the first Soviet production aircraft capable of supersonic speeds in level flight. A comparable U.S... |
8,500 | Soviet Union | Also built in Czechoslovakia as Mig-19S and China as J-6 and JJ-6 | |
| SPAD S.XIII SPAD S.XIII |-See also:-Bibliography:* Bruce, J.M. The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps . London: Putnam, 1982. ISBN 0-370-30084-X.* Sharpe, Michael. Biplanes, Triplanes, and Seaplanes. London: Friedman/Fairfax Books, 2000. ISBN 1-58663-300-7.... |
8,472 | France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Most-produced World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... -era fighter aircraft Fighter aircraft A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets... design |
1917–1918 |
| Bell 206 Jetranger Bell 206 The Bell 206 is a family of two-bladed, single- or twin-engine helicopters, manufactured by Bell Helicopter at its Mirabel, Quebec plant. Originally developed as the Bell YOH-4 for the United States Army's Light Observation Helicopter program, the 206 failed to be selected... |
8,460 | manufactured at Bell plants in United States and Canada | Also made under licence by Agusta Bell in Italy for Italy and Australia | 1966-present |
| Piper PA-32 | 7,842+ | United States | Enlarged PA-28 | 1965–2007 |
| Breguet 14 Breguet 14 -See also:-References:*Tomasz J. Kowalski, Samolot Breguet 14, TBiU no.197, Warsaw 2002, ISBN 83-11-09461-6... |
7,800 | France | 2,300 built after the end of WWI | 1916–1928 |
| Cessna 206 | 7,783 | United States | ||
| de Havilland Mosquito De Havilland Mosquito The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder"... |
7,781 | United Kingdom | Also built under licence in Australia and Canada | 1940–1950 |
| Grumman F4F Wildcat | 7,722 | United States | ||
| Cessna 120 and 140 Cessna 140 - See also :... |
7,664 | United States | 1946-1950 | |
| Cessna 152 Cessna 152 The Cessna 152 is an American two-seat, fixed tricycle gear, general aviation airplane, used primarily for flight training and personal use.-Development:... |
7,584 | United States | Also built under licence in France | 1977-1985 |
| Republic F-84 Thunderjet | 7,524 | United States | ||
| Douglas DB-7 Douglas DB-7 The Douglas A-20/DB-7 Havoc was a family of American attack, light bomber and night fighter aircraft of World War II, that served with several Allied air forces, principally those of the Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and United States. The DB-7 was also used by the air forces of Australia, South... |
7,478 | United States | ||
| Avro Lancaster Avro Lancaster The Avro Lancaster is a British four-engined Second World War heavy bomber made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force . It first saw active service in 1942, and together with the Handley Page Halifax it was one of the main heavy bombers of the RAF, the RCAF, and squadrons from other... |
7,377 | United Kingdom | including 430 built under licence in Canada | |
| Heinkel He 111 Heinkel He 111 The Heinkel He 111 was a German aircraft designed by Siegfried and Walter Günter in the early 1930s in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Often described as a "Wolf in sheep's clothing", it masqueraded as a transport aircraft, but its purpose was to provide the Luftwaffe with a fast medium... |
7,300 | Germany | Also built in Spain as CASA C.2111 | 1935–1944 |
| Mil Mi-2 Mil Mi-2 The Mil Mi-2 is a small, lightly armored transport helicopter that could also provide close air support when armed with 57 mm rockets and a 23 mm cannon.-Design and development:... |
7,200 | Soviet Union, Poland | 1965-1985 | |
| Curtiss SB2C Helldiver | 7,140 | United States | 1135 built under license in Canada | 1940-1945 |
| de Havilland Tiger Moth De Havilland Tiger Moth The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk in 1952, when many of the surplus aircraft... |
7,105 | United Kingdom | Also built under licence in other countries | 1931-1944 |
| Piper PA-23 | 6,976 | United States | 1952-1981 | |
| Boeing 737 Boeing 737 The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers... |
6,919 | United States | Most-produced large jet-powered Jet aircraft A jet aircraft is an aircraft propelled by jet engines. Jet aircraft generally fly much faster than propeller-powered aircraft and at higher altitudes – as high as . At these altitudes, jet engines achieve maximum efficiency over long distances. The engines in propeller-powered aircraft... civilian aircraft. Still in production |
1967-present |
| Curtiss JN-4 Curtiss JN-4 The Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" was one of a series of "JN" biplanes built by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. Although the Curtiss JN series was originally produced as a training aircraft for the U.S... |
6,813 | United States | ||
| Tupolev SB Tupolev SB The Tupolev ANT-40, also known by its service name Tupolev SB , and development co-name TsAGI-40, was a high speed twin-engined three-seat monoplane bomber, first flown in 1934.... |
6,656 | Soviet Union | Also built in Czechoslovakia | 1936-1941 |
| Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star | 6,557 | United States | Also built under licence in Canada (Canadair) | |
| Polikarpov I-15 Polikarpov I-15 The Polikarpov I-15 was a Soviet biplane fighter aircraft of the 1930s. Nicknamed Chaika because of its gulled upper wings, it was operated in large numbers by the Soviet Air Force, and together with the Polikarpov I-16 monoplane, was one of the standard fighters of the Spanish Republicans during... |
6,519 | Soviet Union | Also built in Spain | |
| Yakovlev Yak-7 Yakovlev Yak-7 The Soviet Yakovlev Yak-7 was developed from the earlier Yak-1 fighter, initially as a trainer but converted into a "heavy" fighter. As both a fighter and later reverting to its original training role, the Yak-7 proved to be a capable aircraft and was well liked by air crews. The Yak-7 was simpler,... |
6,399 | Soviet Union | ||
| Cessna 310 Cessna 310 The Cessna 310 is an American six-seat, low-wing, twin-engined monoplane that was produced by Cessna between 1954 and 1980. It was the first twin-engined aircraft that Cessna put into production after World War II.-Development:... |
6,321 | United States | 1954-1980 | |
| LaGG-3 | 6,258 | Soviet Union | 1941-1942 | |
| Ilyushin Il-10 Ilyushin Il-10 Ilyushin Il-10 was a Soviet ground attack aircraft developed at the end of World War II by the Ilyushin construction bureau... |
6,226 | Soviet Union | Also built in Czechoslovakia | 1944–1954 |
| Cessna 180 Cessna 180 The Cessna 180 is a four- or six-seat, fixed conventional gear general aviation airplane which was produced between 1953 and 1981. Though the design is no longer in production, many of these aircraft are still in use as personal aircraft and in utility roles such as bush... |
6,193 | United States | ||
| Handley Page Halifax Handley Page Halifax The Handley Page Halifax was one of the British front-line, four-engined heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. A contemporary of the famous Avro Lancaster, the Halifax remained in service until the end of the war, performing a variety of duties in addition to bombing... |
6,176 | United Kingdom | 1940-1946 | |
| Messerschmitt Bf 110 Messerschmitt Bf 110 The Messerschmitt Bf 110, often called Me 110, was a twin-engine heavy fighter in the service of the Luftwaffe during World War II. Hermann Göring was a proponent of the Bf 110, and nicknamed it his Eisenseiten... |
6,150 | Germany | Some sources state 15,000 produced, but most state 6,000-6,150 | |
| Junkers Ju 87 Junkers Ju 87 The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka was a two-man German ground-attack aircraft... |
6,000 | Germany | ||
| Polikarpov R-5 Polikarpov R-5 The Polikarpov R-5 was a Soviet reconnaissance bomber aircraft of the 1930s. It was the standard light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft with the Soviet Air Force for much of the 1930s, while also being used heavily as a civilian light transport, in the order of 7,000 being built in... |
6,000 | Soviet Union | ||
| Sopwith 1½ Strutter Sopwith 1½ Strutter The Sopwith 1½ Strutter was a British one or two-seat biplane multi-role aircraft of the First World War. It is significant as the first British-designed two seater tractor fighter, and the first British aircraft to enter service with a synchronised machine gun... |
5,939 | United Kingdom & France | 1917–1918 | |
| Douglas SBD Dauntless | 5,936 | United States | 1940-1944 | |
| Bristol Beaufighter Bristol Beaufighter The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter, often referred to as simply the Beau, was a British long-range heavy fighter modification of the Bristol Aeroplane Company's earlier Beaufort torpedo bomber design... |
5,928 | United Kingdom | Also produced in Australia | 1940–1946 |
| Nakajima Ki-43 Nakajima Ki-43 The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa was a single-engine land-based tactical fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in World War II... |
5,919 | Japan | 1942–1945 | |
| Yokosuka K5Y Yokosuka K5Y -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Collier, Basil. Japanese Aircraft of World War II. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1979. ISBN 0-283-98399-X.... |
5,770 | Japan | 1934 - 1945 | |
| Lavochkin La-7 Lavochkin La-7 The Lavochkin La-7 was a piston-engined Soviet fighter developed during World War II by the Lavochkin Design Bureau . It was a development and refinement of the Lavochkin La-5, and the last in a family of aircraft that had begun with the LaGG-1 in 1938. Its first flight was in early 1944 and it... |
5,753 | Soviet Union | ||
| Sopwith Camel Sopwith Camel The Sopwith Camel was a British First World War single-seat biplane fighter introduced on the Western Front in 1917. Manufactured by Sopwith Aviation Company, it had a short-coupled fuselage, heavy, powerful rotary engine, and concentrated fire from twin synchronized machine guns. Though difficult... |
5,500 | United Kingdom | 1917–1918 | |
| Cessna AT-17 Cessna AT-17 -References:NotesBibliography* Mondey, David. American Aircraft of World War II . London: Bounty Books, 2006. ISBN 978-0-7537-1461-4.... |
5,422 | United States | ||
| Bristol F.2 Fighter Bristol F.2 Fighter The Bristol F.2 Fighter was a British two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft of the First World War flown by the Royal Flying Corps. It is often simply called the Bristol Fighter or popularly the "Brisfit" or "Biff". Despite being a two-seater, the F.2B proved to be an agile aircraft... |
5,329 | United Kingdom | 1916–1927 | |
| Martin B-26 Marauder | 5,288 | United States | ||
| S.E.5 Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 was a British biplane fighter aircraft of the First World War. Although the first examples reached the Western Front before the Sopwith Camel and it had a much better overall performance, problems with its Hispano-Suiza engine, particularly the geared-output H-S... |
5,205 | United Kingdom | 1917–1918 | |
| Ilyushin Il-4 Ilyushin Il-4 |-See also:-Bibliography:* Gordon, Yefim and Khazanov, Dmitri. Soviet Combat Aircraft of the Second World War, Volume 2: Twin-Engined Fighters, Attack Aircraft and Bombers. Earl Shilton, UK: Midland Publishing Ltd., 2006. ISBN 1-85780-084-2... |
5,200 | Soviet Union | 1942-1944 | |
| McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II | 5,195 | United States | 1958–1981 | |
| Cessna 170 Cessna 170 |-See also:-External links:* *... |
5,174 | United States | 1948-1956 | |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 is a variable-geometry fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union. It is considered to belong to the Soviet third generation jet fighter category, along with similarly aged Soviet fighters such as the MiG-25 "Foxbat"... |
5,047 | Soviet Union | 1967–1985 | |
| Yakovlev Yak-12 Yakovlev Yak-12 The Yakovlev Yak-12 is a light multirole STOL aircraft used by the Soviet Air Force, Soviet civilian aviation and other countries from 1947 onwards.-Design and development:... |
5,000 | Soviet Union | ||
| Grunau Baby IIb Schneider Grunau Baby -See also:* Schneider Kookaburra* Schneider Arrow* Schneider Boomerang* Schneider Platypus... |
~5,000 | Germany | 1932-? |