This List of carrier-based aircraft covers fixed-wing aircraft designed for

aircraft carrier An aircraft carrier is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. Typically, it is the capital ship of a fleet, as it allows a ...

flight deck operation and excludes aircraft intended for use from seaplane tenders, submarines and dirigibles. Helicopters includes only those regularly operated from aircraft carriers and not those normally flown from other types of surface ships or land bases.

List of aircraft operated from aircraft carriers

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Aeromarine 39 The Aeromarine 39 was an American two-seat training seaplane ordered by the US Navy in 1917 and built by the Aeromarine Plane and Motor Company of Keyport, New Jersey. Of conventional biplane configuration and construction, the aircraft was des ...

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Aérospatiale Alouette III The Aérospatiale Alouette III (, ''Lark''; company designations SA 316 and SA 319) is a single-engine, light utility helicopter developed by French aircraft company Sud Aviation. During its production life, it proved to be a relatively popular r ...

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Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma The Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter that was designed and originally produced by the French aerospace manufacturer Sud Aviation. It is capable of carrying up to 20 passengers as well as ...

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Aérospatiale Super Frelon Aérospatiale (), sometimes styled Aerospatiale, was a French state-owned aerospace manufacturer that built both civilian and military aircraft, rockets and satellites. It was originally known as Société nationale industrielle aérospatiale ( ...

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AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat The AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat (previously called the Future Lynx and Lynx Wildcat) is a British military helicopter. It is an improved version of the Westland Super Lynx designed to serve in the battlefield utility, search and rescue and a ...

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Aichi B7A The was a large and powerful carrier-borne torpedo-dive bomber produced by Aichi Kokuki for the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during the Second World War. Built in only small numbers and deprived of the aircraft carriers it was intended ...

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Aichi D1A The Aichi D1A or Navy Type 94/96 Carrier Bomber ( Allied reporting name "Susie") was a Japanese carrier-based dive bomber of the 1930s. A single-engine, two-seat biplane based on the Heinkel He 50, the D1A was produced by Aichi for the Imperial J ...

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Aichi D3A The Aichi D3A Type 99 Carrier Bomber ( Allied reporting name "Val") is a World War II carrier-borne dive bomber. It was the primary dive bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and was involved in almost all IJN actions, including the a ...

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Airspeed Fleet Shadower The Airspeed AS.39 Fleet Shadower was a British long-range patrol aircraft design that did not go beyond the prototype stage. A similar aircraft, the General Aircraft Fleet Shadower, was also built to the extent of prototypes. While the concept o ...

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Arado Ar 195 The Arado Ar 195 was a single-engine prototype carrier-based torpedo bomber, built by the German firm Arado for service on the , during World War II. Design and development A derivative of the Ar 95, fitted with an arrestor hook and catapu ...

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Arsenal VG 90 The Arsenal VG 90 was a French carrier-based jet-engined interceptor developed in the late 1940s. It was intended to compete for an Aéronavale (French Naval Aviation) contract and first flew in 1949. It set a speed record for a French aircra ...

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Avro Bison The Avro 555 Bison was a British single-engined fleet spotter/reconnaissance aircraft built by Avro. Development and design The Bison was designed to meet British Specification 3/21 for a carrier-based fleet spotter and reconnaissance aircra ...

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Avro Buffalo The Avro 571 Buffalo was a prototype British carrier-based torpedo bomber biplane, designed and built by Avro in the 1920s. It was not selected for service, the Blackburn Ripon being ordered instead. Design and development The Avro 571 Buffal ...

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Beardmore W.B.III The Beardmore WB.III was a British carrier-based fighter biplane of World War I. It was a development of the Sopwith Pup that William Beardmore and Company, Beardmore was then building under licence, but was specially adapted for shipboard use. ...

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Beardmore W.B.IV The Beardmore W.B.IV was a British single-engine biplane ship-based fighter of World War I developed by William Beardmore and Company, Beardmore.Taylor 1990, p.57. Only one was built. Development and design The W.B.IV was designed to meet Brit ...

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Bell AH-1 SuperCobra The Bell AH-1 SuperCobra is a twin-engined attack helicopter that was developed on behalf of, and primarily operated by, the United States Marine Corps (USMC). The twin Cobra family, itself part of the larger Huey family, includes the AH-1J S ...

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Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is an American multi-mission, tiltrotor military aircraft with both vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities. It is designed to combine the functionality of a conventio ...

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Berliner-Joyce F2J The Berliner-Joyce XF2J was the company's second biplane fighter for the United States Navy. The XF2J was ordered on 30 June 1931 and although designated as a two-seat fighter, it was used as an observation aircraft. Design and development The ...

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Berliner-Joyce OJ The Berliner-Joyce OJ was an American biplane observation floatplane developed by the Berliner-Joyce Aircraft for the United States Navy during the early 1930s. Design and development The origins of the OJ stemmed from a 1929 Bureau of Aeronauti ...

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Berliner-Joyce XF3J The Berliner-Joyce XF3J was an American biplane fighter, built by Berliner-Joyce Aircraft. It was submitted to the United States Navy for their request for a single-seat carrier-based fighter powered by a Wright R-1510-26 engine. Development ...

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Berliner-Joyce XFJ The Berliner-Joyce XFJ was a United States prototype biplane fighter aircraft that first flew in May 1930. Designed by Berliner-Joyce Aircraft for the United States Navy, its lower wing, placed below the fuselage and just two feet above the groun ...

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Blackburn Airedale The Blackburn R.2 Airedale was a single-engine three-seat monoplane deck-landing aircraft for land and sea reconnaissance, built in the UK in 1924. Only two were built. Development The Airedale was designed by F.A.Bumpus to Air Ministry speci ...

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Blackburn B-54 The Blackburn B-54 and B-88 were prototype carrier-borne anti-submarine warfare aircraft of the immediate post- Second World War era developed for the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm (FAA). They shared a conventional monoplane design with a mid-mount ...

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Blackburn Blackburd The Blackburn Blackburd was a British prototype single-engine torpedo bomber developed by Blackburn Aircraft in 1918 as a replacement for the Sopwith Cuckoo. It was unsuccessful, only three being built. Design and development In January 1918, t ...

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Blackburn Blackburn The Blackburn R-1 Blackburn was a 1920s British single-engine fleet spotter/reconnaissance aircraft built by Blackburn Aircraft. History The Blackburn was developed to meet a naval requirement ( Specification 3/21) for a carrier-based reconnai ...

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Blackburn Buccaneer The Blackburn Buccaneer is a British carrier-capable attack aircraft designed in the 1950s for the Royal Navy (RN). Designed and initially produced by Blackburn Aircraft at Brough, it was later officially known as the Hawker Siddeley Buccane ...

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Blackburn Dart The Blackburn Dart was a carrier-based torpedo bomber biplane designed and manufactured by the British aviation company Blackburn Aircraft. It was the standard single-seat torpedo bomber operated by the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) between 1923 and 193 ...

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Blackburn Firecrest The Blackburn B.48 Firecrest, given the SBAC designation YA.1, was a single-engine naval strike fighter built by Blackburn Aircraft for service with the British Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War. It was a development of the troubled ...

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Blackburn Roc The Blackburn Roc (company designation B-25) was a naval fighter aircraft designed and produced by the British aviation company Blackburn Aircraft. It took its name from the mythical bird of the tales of the Arabian Nights, the Roc. It was ope ...

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Blackburn Shark The Blackburn Shark was a carrier-borne torpedo bomber designed and built by the British aviation manufacturer Blackburn Aircraft. It was originally known as the Blackburn T.S.R., standing for ''torpedo-spotter-reconnaissance'', in reference to ...

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Blackburn Skua The Blackburn B-24 Skua was a carrier-based low-wing, two-seater, single- radial engine aircraft by the British aviation company Blackburn Aircraft. It was the first Royal Navy carrier-borne all-metal cantilever monoplane aircraft, as well as t ...

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Blackburn Sprat The Blackburn T.R.1 Sprat was a British single-engine two-seat biplane trainer, built in 1926 for advanced training, deck-landing and seaplane experience. Just one was built. Development The Sprat was designed to Air Ministry Specification ...

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Blackburn Swift The Blackburn Dart was a carrier-based torpedo bomber biplane designed and manufactured by the British aviation company Blackburn Aircraft. It was the standard single-seat torpedo bomber operated by the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) between 1923 and 193 ...

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Boeing CH-47 Chinook The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a tandem rotor helicopter developed by American rotorcraft company Vertol and manufactured by Boeing Vertol. The Chinook is a heavy-lift helicopter that is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters. Its name, C ...

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Boeing EA-18G Growler The Boeing EA-18G Growler is an American carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft, a specialized version of the two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet. The EA-18G replaced the Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowlers in service with the United States Navy. The ...

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Boeing F4B The Boeing Company () is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, telecommunications equipment, and missiles worldwide. The company also provides leasing and p ...

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Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight The Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight is a medium-lift tandem-rotor transport helicopter powered by twin turboshaft engines. It was designed by Vertol and manufactured by Boeing Vertol following Vertol's acquisition by Boeing. Development o ...

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Boeing XF6B The Boeing XF6B-1 / XBFB-1 was Boeing's last biplane design for the United States Navy. Only the one prototype, ''Model 236'', was ever built; although first flying in early 1933, it rammed into a crash barrier in 1936 and the design was not purs ...

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Boeing XF8B The Boeing XF8B (Model 400) was a single-engine aircraft developed by Boeing during World War II to provide the United States Navy with a long-range shipboard fighter aircraft. The XF8B was intended for operation against the Japanese home islan ...

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Brewster Buffalo The Brewster F2A Buffalo is an American fighter aircraft which saw service early in World War II. Designed and built by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, it was one of the first U.S. monoplanes with an arrestor hook and other modificatio ...

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Brewster SB2A Buccaneer The Brewster SB2A Buccaneer was a single-engined mid-wing monoplane scout/bomber aircraft built by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation for the Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Navy between 1942 and 1944. It was also supplied to the Unit ...

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Bristol Scout The Bristol Scout was a single-seat rotary-engined biplane originally designed as a racing aircraft. Like similar fast, light aircraft of the period it was used by the RNAS and the RFC as a " scout", or fast reconnaissance type. It was one o ...

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British Aerospace Sea Harrier The British Aerospace Sea Harrier is a naval short take-off and vertical landing/ vertical take-off and landing jet fighter, reconnaissance and attack aircraft. It is the second member of the Harrier family developed. It first entered servic ...

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Britten-Norman Islander The Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander is a British light utility aircraft and regional airliner designed and originally manufactured by Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom. Still in production, the Islander is one of the best-selling commercial airc ...

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Free French Free France (french: France Libre) was a political entity that claimed to be the legitimate government of France following the dissolution of the Third Republic. Led by French general , Free France was established as a government-in-exile ...

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Fall of Saigon The Fall of Saigon, also known as the Liberation of Saigon by North Vietnamese or Liberation of the South by the Vietnamese government, and known as Black April by anti-communist overseas Vietnamese was the capture of Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon, t ...

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Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf The Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf was a United States Navy torpedo bomber of World War II. A competitor and contemporary to the Grumman TBF Avenger, the Sea Wolf was subject to substantial delays and never saw combat; only 180 of the type were bui ...

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Consolidated XB2Y The Consolidated XB2Y was an American prototype single-engined dive bomber of the 1930s. It was intended to meet a United States Navy requirement for a carrier-based dive bomber, but was unsuccessful, only a single example being built. Design an ...

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Curtiss BF2C Goshawk The Curtiss BF2C Goshawk (Model 67) was a United States 1930s naval biplane aircraft that saw limited success and was part of a long line of Hawk Series airplanes made by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company for the American military, and ...

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Curtiss F11C Goshawk The Curtiss F11C Goshawk was an American naval biplane fighter aircraft that saw limited success. It was part of a long line of Curtiss Hawk airplanes built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company for the American military. Design and devel ...

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Curtiss P-36 Hawk The Curtiss P-36 Hawk, also known as the Curtiss Hawk Model 75, is an American-designed and built fighter aircraft of the 1930s and 40s. A contemporary of the Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf 109, it was one of the first of a new generation ...

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Curtiss SOC Seagull The Curtiss SOC Seagull was an American single-engined scout observation seaplane, designed by Alexander Solla of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation for the United States Navy. The aircraft served on battleships and cruisers in a seaplane configurati ...

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Curtiss XF14C The Curtiss XF14C was an American naval fighter aircraft. It was developed by Curtiss-Wright in response to a request by the United States Navy in 1941 to produce a new shipboard high-performance fighter aircraft. Design and development In 194 ...

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Curtiss XSB3C The Curtiss XSB3C was a proposed development by Curtiss-Wright of the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver dive bomber, submitted to meet a U.S. Navy requirement for a new dive bomber to replace the SB2C in service. Considered inferior to the competing Dougla ...

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Dassault Rafale The Dassault Rafale (, literally meaning "gust of wind", and "burst of fire" in a more military sense) is a French twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation. Equipped with a wide range ...

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Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard The Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard (''Étendard'' is French for " battle flag", cognate to English "standard") is a French carrier-borne strike fighter aircraft designed by Dassault-Breguet for service with the French Navy. The aircraft is ...

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de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter The de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter is a single-engined, high-wing, propeller-driven, short take-off and landing (STOL) aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada. It was conceived to be capable of performing the same roles as the earlier and h ...

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Suez Crisis The Suez Crisis, or the Second Arab–Israeli war, also called the Tripartite Aggression ( ar, العدوان الثلاثي, Al-ʿUdwān aṯ-Ṯulāṯiyy) in the Arab world and the Sinai War in Israel,Also known as the Suez War or 1956 Wa ...

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de Havilland Canada L-20 Beaver The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a single-engined high-wing propeller-driven short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft developed and manufactured by de Havilland Canada. It has been primarily operated as a bush plane and has been used f ...

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Lebanon crisis The 1958 Lebanon crisis (also known as the Lebanese Civil War of 1958) was a political crisis in Lebanon caused by political and religious tensions in the country that included a United States military intervention. The intervention lasted for ar ...

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de Havilland Sea Vixen The de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen is a British twin-engine, twin boom-tailed, two-seat, carrier-based fleet air-defence fighter flown by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm during the 1950s through to the early 1970s. The Sea Vixen was designed by ...

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Douglas A-3 Skywarrior The Douglas A-3 Skywarrior is a jet-powered strategic bomber that was developed and produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It was designed by Douglas on behalf of the United States Navy, which sought a carrier-capable strategic bomber. Dur ...

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Douglas A-4 Skyhawk The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a single-seat subsonic carrier-capable light attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps in the early 1950s. The delta-winged, single turbojet engined Skyhawk was designed a ...

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Douglas F5D Skylancer The Douglas F5D Skylancer is a development of the F4D Skyray jet fighter for the United States Navy. Starting out as the F4D-2N, an all-weather version of the Skyray, the design was soon modified to take full advantage of the extra thrust of the ...

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Douglas R4D The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota (RAF, RAAF, RCAF, RNZAF, and SAAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained in ...

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Douglas SBD Dauntless The Douglas SBD Dauntless is a World War II American naval scout plane and dive bomber that was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft from 1940 through 1944. The SBD ("Scout Bomber Douglas") was the United States Navy's main carrier-based scout/di ...

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Douglas T2D The Douglas T2D was an American twin-engined torpedo bomber contracted by the military, and required to be usable on wheels or floats, and operating from aircraft carriers. It was the first twin-engined aircraft to be operated from an aircraft ca ...

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Douglas TBD Devastator The Douglas TBD Devastator was an American torpedo bomber of the United States Navy. Ordered in 1934, it first flew in 1935 and entered service in 1937. At that point, it was the most advanced aircraft flying for the Navy and possibly for any na ...

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Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma The Airbus Helicopters H215 (formerly Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma) is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-size utility helicopter developed and initially produced by the French aerospace company Aérospatiale. It has been subsequently manufactu ...

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Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin The Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) AS365 Dauphin (''Dolphin''), also formerly known as the Aérospatiale SA 365 Dauphin 2, is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters. It was originally developed ...

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Eurocopter Fennec The Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) AS550 Fennec (now H125M) and AS555 Fennec 2 are lightweight, multipurpose military helicopters manufactured by Eurocopter Group (now Airbus Helicopters). Based on the AS350 Ecureuil and AS355 Ecureuil 2 ...

, , France, , Helicopter, , ASW/Transport, , , , Production, , , , rebranded Ecreuil , - , Fairey Albacore, , UK, , Propeller, , Torpedo/dive bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Fairey Barracuda The Fairey Barracuda was a British carrier-borne torpedo and dive bomber designed by Fairey Aviation. It was the first aircraft of this type operated by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm (FAA) to be fabricated entirely from metal. The Barracuda ...

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Fairey Fleetwing The Fairey Fleetwing was a British two-seat, single-engine biplane designed to an Air Ministry contract for carrier-based reconnaissance operations in the late 1920s. Only one was built. Development The Fairey Fleetwing was Fairey's response ...

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Fairey III The Fairey Aviation Company Fairey III was a family of British reconnaissance biplanes that enjoyed a very long production and service history in both landplane and seaplane variants. First flying on 14 September 1917, examples were still in u ...

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Fairey Seal The Fairey Seal was a British carrier-borne spotter-reconnaissance aircraft, operated in the 1930s. The Seal was derived – like the Gordon – from the IIIF. To enable the Fairey Seal to be launched by catapult from warships, it could be f ...

, , UK, , Propeller, , Reconnaissance, , , , Production, , , , , - , Fairey Spearfish, , UK, , Propeller, , Torpedo/dive bomber, , , , Prototype, , , , , - ,

Fairey Swordfish The Fairey Swordfish is a biplane torpedo bomber, designed by the Fairey Aviation Company. Originating in the early 1930s, the Swordfish, nicknamed "Stringbag", was principally operated by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy. It was also us ...

, , UK, , Propeller, , Torpedo bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - , Fiat G.50 bis/A Freccia, , Italy, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Fieseler Fi 167, , Germany, , Propeller, , Dive bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - , Fouga CM.175 Zéphyr M, , France, , Jet, , Trainer, , , , Production, , , , , - , General Aircraft Fleet Shadower, , UK, , Propeller, , Reconnaissance, , , , Prototype, , , , , - ,

General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED On ...

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Gloster Meteor The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies of World War II, Allies' only jet aircraft to engage in combat operations during the Second World War. The Meteor's development was heavily reliant on its ground-breaking turb ...

F.3 (Derwent 5), , UK, , Jet, , Trials, , , , Temporary, , , , and The first Meteor F.1 prototype was used for deck handling trials aboard in 1946 however no flights were attempted at that time. , - , Gloster Nightjar, , UK, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Gloster Sea Gladiator The Gloster Gladiator is a British biplane fighter. It was used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) (as the Sea Gladiator variant) and was exported to a number of other air forces during the late 1930s. Developed private ...

, , UK, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Gloster Sparrowhawk III, , UK, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Gloster TSR.38, , UK, , Propeller, , Torpedo bomber, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Goodyear F2G Corsair, , US, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Gourdou-Leseurre GL.22, , France, , Propeller, , Trainer, , , , Production, , , , 1 used for carrier evaluation from

Béarn The Béarn (; ; oc, Bearn or ''Biarn''; eu, Bearno or ''Biarno''; or ''Bearnia'') is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. Along with the three B ...

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Great Lakes BG The Great Lakes BG was an American carrier-based dive bomber of the 1930s. Designed and built by the Great Lakes Aircraft Company of Cleveland, Ohio, 61 were used by the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps from 1934 to 1940. Develo ...

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Great Lakes XTBG The Great Lakes XTBG-1 was an American prototype torpedo bomber, intended for service in the United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed ...

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Grumman A-6 Intruder The Grumman A-6 Intruder is an American twinjet all-weather attack aircraft developed and manufactured by American aircraft company Grumman Aerospace and operated by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. It was designed in response to a 1957 r ...

, , US, , Jet, , Bomber, , , , Production, , , , Pawlowski, 1971, p.453 , - ,

Grumman AF Guardian The Grumman AF Guardian was the first purpose-built anti-submarine warfare (ASW) carrier-based aircraft to enter service with the United States Navy.Kowalski 1991, p. 3. It consisted of two airframe variants, one for detection gear, the other f ...

, , US, , Propeller, , ASW, , , , Production, , , , Pawlowski, 1971, p.450 , - , Grumman C-1 Trader, , US, , Propeller, , Transport, , , , Production, , , , , - , Grumman C-2 Greyhound, , US, , Propeller, , Transport, , , , Production, , , , , - , Grumman E-1 Tracer, , US, , Propeller, , AEW, , , , Production, , , , Pawlowski, 1971, p.457 , - , Grumman E-2 Hawkeye, , US, , Propeller, , AEW, , , , Production, , , , , - , Grumman EA-6B Prowler, , US, , Jet, , Electronic Warfare, , , , Production, , , , , - , Grumman F-9 Cougar, , US, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Grumman F-11 Tiger The Grumman F11F/F-11 Tiger is a supersonic, single-seat carrier-based United States Navy fighter aircraft in operation during the 1950s and 1960s. Originally designated the F11F Tiger in April 1955 under the pre-1962 Navy designation system, i ...

, , US, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Grumman F-14 Tomcat, , US, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Grumman FF, , US, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Grumman F2F, , US, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Grumman F3F, , US, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Grumman F4F Wildcat The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy where it was initially known as the Martlet. First used by the British in the North Atlant ...

, , US, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Grumman F6F Hellcat, , US, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Grumman F7F Tigercat, , US, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Grumman F8F Bearcat The Grumman F8F Bearcat is an American single-engine carrier-based fighter aircraft introduced in late World War II. It served during the mid-20th century in the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, and the air forces of other ...

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Grumman F9F Panther The Grumman F9F Panther is one of the United States Navy's first successful carrier-based jet fighters, as well as Grumman’s first jet fighter. A single-engined, straight-winged day fighter, it was armed with four cannons and could carry a wi ...

, , US, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , Pawlowski, 1971, p.430 , - ,

Grumman G-118 __NOTOC__ The Grumman G-118 (sometimes called the XF12F, though this was never officialButtler p. 126) was a design for an all-weather missile-armed interceptor aircraft for use on US Navy aircraft carriers. Originally conceived as an uprated F ...

, , US, , Jet, , Fighter, , n/a, , Project, , 0, , , - , Grumman J2F Duck, , US, , Propeller, , Transport/SAR, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Grumman S-2 Tracker The Grumman S-2 Tracker (S2F prior to 1962) was the first purpose-built, single airframe anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft to enter service with the United States Navy. Designed and initially built by Grumman, the Tracker was of conventio ...

, , US, , Propeller, , ASW, , , , Production, , , , , - , Grumman SF, , US, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Grumman TBF Avenger, , US, , Propeller, , Torpedo bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Grumman XF10F Jaguar The Grumman XF10F Jaguar was a prototype swing-wing fighter aircraft offered to the United States Navy in the early 1950s. Although it never entered service, its research paved the way toward the later General Dynamics F-111 and Grumman's own F-1 ...

, , US, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Grumman XF5F Skyrocket, , US, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - ,

Grumman XSBF The Grumman XSBF, also known by the company designation G-14, was an American biplane scout bomber developed by Grumman Aircraft for the United States Navy during the 1930s. Derived from Grumman's successful " Fifi" fighter, the aircraft was ...

, , US, , Propeller, , Bomber, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Grumman XTB2F, , US, , Propeller, , Torpedo bomber, , n/a, , Project, , 0, , , - , Grumman XTSF, , US, , Propeller, , Torpedo bomber, , n/a, , Project, , 0, , , - , HAL Naval Tejas, , India, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - ,

Hall XFH The Hall XFH was an American fighter aircraft built by the Hall Aluminum Company. It was the first fighter with a semi-monocoque metal fuselage. Development The XFH was designed in 1927 by Charles Hall. It was a single-bay biplane with N-struts ...

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Handley Page H.P.46 The Handley Page H.P.46 was a two-seat, single-engined biplane built to an Air Ministry specification for a carrier-based torpedo bomber. With an advanced combination of high lift, slow flying controls it was beset by handling problems and ma ...

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Handley Page Hanley The Handley Page Hanley was a British torpedo bomber aircraft of the 1920s. A single-engine, single-seat biplane intended to operate from the Royal Navy's aircraft carriers, it was not successful, with only three aircraft being built. Design a ...

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Handley Page Hendon The Handley Page Hendon was a British torpedo bomber of the 1920s. A two-seat development of Handley Page's earlier single-seat Hanley, the Hendon was a single-engine biplane. While six aircraft were purchased by the British Air Ministry for ev ...

, , UK, , Propeller, , Torpedo bomber, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Handley Page HP.14, , UK, , Propeller, , Reconnaissance, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Handley Page HPS-1, , UK, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - ,

Hanriot HD.1 The Hanriot HD.1 was a French World War I single-seat fighter aircraft. Rejected for service with French squadrons in favour of the SPAD S.VII, the type was supplied to the Belgian Army′s (Belgian Military Aviation) and the (Military Aviat ...

, , France, , Propeller, , Trials, , , , Temporary, , +, , , - , Hanriot HD.2, , France, , Propeller, , Trials, , , , Temporary, , , , , - ,

Hanriot HD.3 The Hanriot HD.3 C.2 was a two-seat fighter aircraft produced in France during World War I. Design and development Similar in appearance to a scaled-up Hanriot HD.1, HD.1, the Hanriot HD.3 was a conventional, single-bay biplane with staggered w ...

, , France, , Propeller, , Trials, , , , Temporary, , , , , - , Hanriot HD.20, , France, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - ,

Hawker Hedgehog The Hawker Hedgehog was a three-seat reconnaissance biplane, to be used for naval scouting, produced to meet Air Ministry Specification 37/22. It was designed in 1923, and had its first flight the next year, piloted by F. P. Raynham. The crew ...

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Hawker Sea Fury The Hawker Sea Fury is a British fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by Hawker Aircraft. It was the last propeller-driven fighter to serve with the Royal Navy, and one of the fastest production single reciprocating engine aircraft ...

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Hawker Sea Hawk The Hawker Sea Hawk is a British single-seat jet day fighter formerly of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA), the air branch of the Royal Navy (RN), built by Hawker Aircraft and its sister company, Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. Although its design origina ...

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Hawker Sea Hurricane The Hawker Hurricane was a British single-seat fighter aircraft designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. Some versions were built in Canada by the Canada Car and Foundry Co Ltd British variants Hurricane Mk I ; Hurricane Mk I ...

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Hawker Siddeley P.139B The Hawker Siddeley P.139B was a proposed airborne early warning aircraft intended to operate from aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy. The P.139B formed part of the a major equipment procurement plan for the RN in the 1960s intended to give the ...

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Heinkel HD 23 The Heinkel HD 23 was a carrier-borne fighter biplane designed in Germany at Heinkel Flugzeugwerke in the 1920s, for export to Japan. Two examples were delivered to Aichi is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. A ...

, , Germany, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Junkers Ju 87C, , Germany, , Propeller, , Dive bomber, , , , Prototype, , , , , - ,

Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK The Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK was an American dive and torpedo bomber developed by Kaiser-Fleetwings for the United States Navy starting in 1944. After only five examples had been built, with the first two being flying prototypes; the contract was ...

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Kaman SH-2 Seasprite The Kaman SH-2 Seasprite is a ship-based helicopter originally developed and produced by American manufacturer Kaman Aircraft Corporation. It has been typically used as a compact and fast-moving rotorcraft for utility and anti-submarine warfa ...

, , US, , Helicopter, , ASW, , , , Production, , , , , - , Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite, , US, , Helicopter, , ASW, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Kamov Ka-20 The Kamov Ka-20 (NATO reporting name Harp) was a Soviet twin-engined prototype helicopter designed and built by Kamov that led to the Ka-25 family of helicopters, it was developed, during the rise of the cold war to counter American Naval Offe ...

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Kamov Ka-25 The Kamov Ka-25 (NATO reporting name "Hormone") is a naval helicopter, developed for the Soviet Navy in the USSR from 1958. Design and development In the late 1950s there was an urgent demand for anti-submarine helicopters for deployment on ne ...

, , USSR, , Helicopter, , ASW/EW/AEW, , , , Production, , ~, , , - , Kamov Ka-27, Ka-28 & Ka-32, , USSR, , Helicopter, , ASW/AEW/Transport, , , , Production, , , , , - , Kawanishi K-11, , Japan, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Kokusai Ki-76, , Japan, , Propeller, , Reconnaissance, , , , Production, , , , , - , Latécoère 299, , France, , Propeller, , Torpedo/dive bomber, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Les Mureaux 1 C.1 Express-Marin, , France, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Levasseur PL.10, 101 & 107, , France, , Propeller, , Reconnaissance, , , , Production, , , , , - , Levasseur PL.14, , France, , Propeller, , Torpedo bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - , Levasseur PL.2, , France, , Propeller, , Torpedo bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Levasseur PL.4 The Levasseur PL.4, aka Levasseur ''Marin'', was a carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft A reconnaissance aircraft (colloquially, a spy plane) is a military aircraft designed or adapted to perform aerial reconnaissance with roles including c ...

, , France, , Propeller, , Reconnaissance, , , , Production, , , , , - , Levasseur PL.5, , France, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , & 9 , - ,

Levasseur PL.7 The Levasseur PL.7 was a torpedo bomber developed in France in the late 1920s. It was a development of Levasseur's PL.4 reconnaissance aircraft and intended to replace their PL.2 then in service with the Aéronavale. It was a single-bay bipla ...

, , France, , Propeller, , Torpedo bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - , Lévy-Biche LB.2, , France, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Lockheed XJO-3 Electra Junior, , US, , Propeller, , Trials, , , , Temporary, , , , Nosewheel trials flown from , - , Lockheed KC-130F Hercules, , US, , Propeller, , Trials, , , , Temporary, , , ,

USMC The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through co ...

trials from , - , Lockheed Martin F-35B & C Lightning II, , US, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star, , US, , Jet, , Trials, , , , Temporary, , , ,

USAAF The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and ''de facto'' aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II ...

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Lockheed S-3 Viking The Lockheed S-3 Viking is a four-crew, twin-engine turbofan-powered jet aircraft designed and produced by the American aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Corporation. Because of its characteristic sound, it was nicknamed the "War Hoover" after th ...

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Lockheed T2V SeaStar The Lockheed T2V SeaStar, later called the T-1 SeaStar, is a carrier-capable jet trainer for the United States Navy that entered service in May 1957. Developed from the Lockheed T-33 (itself derived from the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star), it ...

, , US, , Jet, , Trainer, , , , Production, , , , , - , Lockheed U-2C, , US, , Jet, , Reconnaissance, , , , Temporary, , , , Monitoring French nuclear tests from , - , Lockheed U-2G, , US, , Jet, , Reconnaissance, , , , Prototype, , , , Modified U-2A for shipboard use with strengthened undercarriage. , - , Lockheed U-2R, , US, , Jet, , Trials, , , , Temporary, , , , , - ,

Loening OL The Loening OL, also known as the Loening Amphibian, was an American two-seat amphibious biplane designed by Grover Loening and built by Loening for the United States Army Air Corps and the United States Navy. Design and development First flow ...

-8A, , US, , Propeller, , Reconnaissance, , , , Production, , , , , - , Loening XFL, , US, , Propeller, , Fighter, , n/a, , Project, , 0, , , - , Loire-Gourdou-Leseurre LGL.32, , France, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Loire-Nieuport LN.401 The Loire-Nieuport LN.40 aircraft were a family of France, French naval dive-bombers for the Aeronavale in the late 1930s, which saw service during World War II. Design and development Between 1932 and 1936, Nieuport-Delage had been developing a ...

, , France, , Propeller, , Dive bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - , Mann Egerton Type H, , UK, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Martin AM Mauler, , US, , Propeller, , Bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Martin BM The Martin BM was a 1930s American torpedo bomber built by the Glenn L. Martin Company for the United States Navy. Design and development To meet the requirement for a special-purpose dive bomber for the United States Navy and United States M ...

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Martin T3M The Martin T3M was an American torpedo bomber of the 1920s. A single-engined three-seat biplane, it became a standard torpedo bomber of the U.S. Navy, operating from both land bases and from aircraft carriers from 1926 to 1932. Development and ...

, , US, , Propeller, , Torpedo bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - , Martin T4M & Great Lakes TG, , US, , Propeller, , Torpedo bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Martin XT6M __NOTOC__ The Martin XT6M was an American biplane torpedo bomber, designed and built by Martin for the United States Navy. Designated XT6M-1, it was powered a Pratt & Whitney R-1860 The Pratt & Whitney R-1860 Hornet B was a relatively uncomm ...

, , US, , Propeller, , Torpedo bomber, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II, , US, , Jet, , Bomber, , n/a, , Project, , 0, , , - ,

McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy.Swanborough and B ...

, , US, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk, , US, , Jet, , Trainer, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

McDonnell FH Phantom The McDonnell FH Phantom is a twinjet fighter aircraft designed and first flown during World War II for the United States Navy. The Phantom was the first purely jet-powered aircraft to land on an American aircraft carrier and the first jet de ...

, , US, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , McDonnell F2H Banshee, , US, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

McDonnell F3H Demon The McDonnell F3H Demon is a subsonic swept-wing United States Navy carrier-based jet fighter aircraft. The successor to the F2H Banshee, the Demon was originally designed to use the Westinghouse J40 engine, but had to be redesigned to accept ...

, , US, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier II, , US, , Jet, , Bomber, , –1985, , Production, , , , , - , McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, , US, , Jet, , Fighter-bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - , Messerschmitt Bf 109T-1, , Germany, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Mikoyan MiG-29K, , USSR, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Mitsubishi 1MF, , Japan, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Mitsubishi 1MF9, , Japan, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Mitsubishi 1MT The Mitsubishi 1MT was a Japanese single-seat triplane torpedo bomber built by Mitsubishi for the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. Designed by the former Sopwith designer Herbert Smith it was intended for use aboard the Japanese aircraft car ...

, , Japan, , Propeller, , Torpedo bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - , Mitsubishi 2MR, , Japan, , Propeller, , Reconnaissance, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Mitsubishi 3MT5 The Mitsubishi 3MT5 was a Japanese bomber of the 1930s. It was a twin-engined biplane that was intended to operate from Japanese aircraft carriers, but proved to be unsuitable for carrier use, and the eleven aircraft built were instead used as la ...

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Mitsubishi A5M The Mitsubishi A5M, formal Japanese Navy designation , experimental Navy designation Mitsubishi Navy Experimental 9-''Shi'' Carrier Fighter, company designation Mitsubishi ''Ka''-14, was a Japanese carrier-based fighter aircraft. It was the world ...

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Mitsubishi A6M Zero The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range carrier-based fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 to 1945. The A6M w ...

, , Japan, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Mitsubishi A7M, , Japan, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Mitsubishi B1M, , Japan, , Propeller, , Bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - , Mitsubishi B2M, , Japan, , Propeller, , Bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Mitsubishi B5M The Mitsubishi B5M was an Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) land-based attack aircraft, originally intended for carrier use. The B5M was also given the long formal designation and Allied reporting name of Mabel. The B5M was designed ...

, , Japan, , Propeller, , Bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - , Morane-Saulnier MS.226, , France, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Morane-Saulnier MS.474 Vanneau IV, , France, , Propeller, , Trainer, , , , Production, , , , , - , Morane-Saulnier MS.500 Criquet, , France, , Propeller, , Transport, , –1949, , Temporary, , , , Operated from ''Arromanches'' during the

First Indochina War The First Indochina War (generally known as the Indochina War in France, and as the Anti-French Resistance War in Vietnam) began in French Indochina from 19 December 1946 to 20 July 1954 between France and Việt Minh (Democratic Republic of Vi ...

, - , Nakajima A1N, , Japan, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Nakajima A2N, , Japan, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , ca., , , - , Nakajima A4N, , Japan, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Nakajima B3N The Nakajima B3N was a prototype Japanese carrier-based torpedo-bomber aircraft of the 1930s. A single-engined biplane with a crew of three, it was unsuccessful, only two being built. Development and design In April 1932, the Imperial Japanese ...

, , Japan, , Propeller, , Bomber, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Nakajima B4N, , Japan, , Propeller, , Bomber, , , , Prototype, , , , , - ,

Nakajima B5N The Nakajima B5N ( ja, 中島 B5N, Allied reporting name "Kate") was the standard carrier-based torpedo bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) for much of World War II. Although the B5N was substantially faster and more capable than its Al ...

, , Japan, , Propeller, , Bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - , Nakajima B6N, , Japan, , Propeller, , Bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Nakajima C3N The Nakajima C3N-1 (also designated Type 97 Carrier Reconnaissance Aircraft) was a prototype Japanese carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft of the 1930s. A single-engine monoplane with a fixed undercarriage, although only two examples were built ...

, , Japan, , Propeller, , Reconnaissance, , , , Production, , , , , - , Nakajima C6N, , Japan, , Propeller, , Reconnaissance, , , , Production, , , , , - , Naval Aircraft Factory SBN, , US, , Propeller, , Bomber, , , , Prototype, , , , , - ,

Naval Aircraft Factory TS The Naval Aircraft Factory TS-1 was an early biplane fighter aircraft of the United States Navy, serving from 1922 to 1929. Development While the Vought VE-7s were serving the Navy well in the early 1920s, they were not originally designed as ...

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NHIndustries NH90 The NHIndustries NH90 is a medium-sized, twin-engine, multi-role military helicopter. It was developed in response to NATO requirements for a battlefield helicopter which would also be capable of being operated in naval environments. The NH90 ...

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Nieuport 21 The Nieuport 21 (or Nieuport XXI C.1 in contemporary sources) was a French single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft used during World War I. The aircraft was used by the French, Russian, British and American air forces. After the war, the Ni ...

, , France, , Propeller, , Trials, , –1920, , Temporary, , , , , - ,

Nieuport-Delage NiD 32 The Nieuport-Delage NiD 32 was a French single-seater fighter produced by Nieuport Nieuport, later Nieuport-Delage, was a French aeroplane company that primarily built racing aircraft before World War I and fighter aircraft during World W ...

, , France, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Nieuport-Delage NiD 43, , France, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - ,

Nord 1500 Noréclair The Nord 1500 Noréclair was a prototype French twin-engined dive bomber and anti-submarine warfare aircraft built at the end of the Second World War. It would have carried both torpedoes, missiles, and bombs. The aircraft was built in response ...

, , France, , Propeller, , ASW/bomber, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Nord 2200, , France, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - ,

North American A-5 Vigilante The North American A-5 Vigilante was an American carrier-based supersonic bomber designed and built by North American Aviation (NAA) for the United States Navy. Prior to 1962 unification of Navy and Air Force designations, it was designated t ...

, , US, , Jet, , Reconnaissance, , , , Production, , , , , - , North American AJ Savage, , US, , Propeller, , Bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - , North American B-25B Mitchell, , US, , Propeller, , Bomber, , , , Temporary, , , ,

Doolittle Raid The Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid, was an air raid on 18 April 1942 by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on Honshu during World War II. It was the first American air operation to strike the Japa ...

launched from , - , North American ETF-51D Mustang, , US, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - ,

North American FJ-1 Fury The North American FJ-1 Fury was the first operational jet aircraft in United States Navy service, and was developed by North American Aviation as the NA-135.North American FJ-2/-3 Fury The North American FJ-2 and FJ-3 Fury are a series of swept-wing carrier-capable fighters for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The FJ-2 resulted from an effort to navalize the North American F-86 Sabre operated by the United States ...

, , US, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , North American FJ-4 Fury, , US, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , North American L-17 (Navion), , US, , Propeller, , Transport, , , , Temporary, , , ,

Korean War {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Korean War , partof = the Cold War and the Korean conflict , image = Korean War Montage 2.png , image_size = 300px , caption = Clockwise from top:{ ...

Courier/VIP transport , - , North American PBJ-1H, , US, , Propeller, , Bomber, , , , Production, , , , 1 modified for carrier use , - , North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco, , US, , Propeller, , Trials, , , 1985, , Temporary, , , , and , - ,

North American T-2 Buckeye The North American T-2 Buckeye was the United States Navy's intermediate training aircraft, intended to introduce U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps student naval aviators and student naval flight officers to jets. It entered service in 1959, begi ...

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North American T-28 Trojan The North American Aviation T-28 Trojan is a radial-engine military trainer aircraft manufactured by North American Aviation and used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy beginning in the 1950s. Besides its use as a trainer, ...

, , US, , Propeller, , Trainer, , , , Production, , , , , - , North American SNJ-3C/-4C/-5C, , US, , Propeller, , Trainer, , , , Production, , +, , , - , North American XA2J Super Savage, , US, , Propeller, , Bomber, , , , Prototype, , , , , - ,

Northrop BT The Northrop BT was an American two-seat, single-engine monoplane dive bomber built by the Northrop Corporation for the United States Navy. At the time, Northrop was a subsidiary of the Douglas Aircraft Company. While unsuccessful in its own rig ...

, , US, , Propeller, , Bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - , Parnall Panther, , UK, , Propeller, , Reconnaissance, , , , Production, , , , , - , Parnall Perch, , UK, , Propeller, , Trainer, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Parnall Pike, , UK, , Propeller, , Reconnaissance, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Parnall Pipit, , UK, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - ,

Parnall Plover The Parnall Plover was a British single-seat naval fighter aircraft of the 1920s. Designed and built by George Parnall & Co. for use on Royal Navy aircraft carriers, it was ordered into small-scale production but after extensive evaluation, t ...

, , UK, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Parnall Puffin, , UK, , Propeller, , Fighter/reconnaissance, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Percival Vega Gull, , UK, , Propeller, , Transport, , /1937, , Temporary, , , , Flown on (by

Edgar Percival Edgar Wikner Percival (23 February 1897 – 21 January 1984) was a noted Australian aircraft designer and pilot whose aircraft were distinguished by speed and grace. Percival went on to set up the Percival Aircraft Company, a British aircraft ...

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Piasecki H-21 The Piasecki H-21 Workhorse/Shawnee is an American helicopter, the fourth of a line of tandem rotor helicopters designed and built by Piasecki Helicopter (later Boeing Vertol). Commonly called "the flying banana", it was a multi-mission heli ...

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Piasecki HRP Rescuer The Piasecki HRP Rescuer (also called Harp) is a United States tandem-rotor transport or rescue helicopter designed by Frank Piasecki and built by Piasecki Helicopter. The Piasecki PV-3 was adopted as the HRP-1 Rescuer by the United States Navy ...

, , US, , Helicopter, , Transport/SAR, , , , Production, , , , , - , Piasecki HUP Retriever, , US, , Helicopter, , Transport/SAR, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Piper L-4 Grasshopper The Piper J-3 Cub is an American light aircraft that was built between 1938 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft. The aircraft has a simple, lightweight design which gives it good low-speed handling properties and short-field performance. The Cub is Pi ...

, , US, , Propeller, , Reconnaissance, , , , Temporary, , +, , From LST for WW2 landings , - , Reggiane Re.2001 OR, , Italy, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Republic P-47 Thunderbolt The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a World War II-era fighter aircraft produced by the American company Republic Aviation from 1941 through 1945. It was a successful high-altitude fighter and it also served as the foremost American fighter-bomber ...

, , US, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Temporary, , , , P-47s being ferried by flown off to defend ship off

Saipan Saipan ( ch, Sa’ipan, cal, Seipél, formerly in es, Saipán, and in ja, 彩帆島, Saipan-tō) is the largest island of the Northern Mariana Islands, a Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), commonwealth of the United States in the western Pa ...

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Rockwell XFV-12 The Rockwell XFV-12 was a prototype supersonic United States Navy fighter which was built in 1977. The XFV-12 design attempted to combine the Mach 2 speed and AIM-7 Sparrow armament of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in a VTOL (vertical t ...

, , US, , Jet, , Fighter, , n/a, , Prototype, , , , Failed to achieve flight , - ,

Ryan FR Fireball The Ryan FR Fireball was an American mixed-power (piston and jet-powered) fighter aircraft designed by Ryan Aeronautical for the United States Navy during World War II. It was the Navy's first aircraft with a jet engine. Only 66 aircraft were ...

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Saro P.531 The Saro P.531 (or Saunders-Roe P.531) is a British all-metal five-seat helicopter designed and built by Saunders-Roe Limited (Saro). Development Design of the P.531Jackson 1974, p 295 and 329 was started in November 1957 as a private ventur ...

, , UK, , Helicopter, , , , , , Prototype, , , , Produced as Westland Wasp , - , SEPECAT Jaguar M, , France, , Jet, , Bomber, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Seversky XFN-1, , US, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - ,

Shenyang J-15 The Shenyang J-15 (wikt:歼, Chinese: 歼-15), also known as ''Flying Shark'' (; NATO reporting name: Flanker-X2, is a Chinese night fighter, all-weather, twinjet, carrier-based aircraft, carrier-based fourth-generation fighter, fourth-generation ...

, , PRC, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Shenyang FC-31, , PRC, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Short Gurnard, , UK, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Short Seamew, , UK, , Propeller, , ASW, , , , Prototype, , , , , - ,

Short Shirl The Short N.1B Shirl was a British single-seat biplane, intended to carry heavy torpedoes from early aircraft carriers late in World War I. It met its specifications but planned production was ended with the Armistice of 1918. The design was ...

, , UK, , Propeller, , Torpedo bomber, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion, , US, , Helicopter, , Transport/SAR, , , , Production, , +, , , - , Sikorsky HNS (R-4), , US, , Helicopter, , Transport, , , , Production, , , , , - , Sikorsky HO2S (R-5/H-5), , US, , Helicopter, , Transport, , , , Production, , +, , , - , Sikorsky HO4S (S-55), , US, , Helicopter, , Transport/SAR, , , , Production, , , , , - , Sikorsky Hoverfly II (R-6), , US, , Helicopter, , Transport/trainer, , , , Production, , , , , - , Sikorsky HR2S/CH-37, , US, , Helicopter, , Transport, , , , Production, , , , , - , Sikorsky HSS Seabat (S-58), , US, , Helicopter, , ASW/Transport, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King (company designation S-61) is an American twin-engined anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter designed and built by Sikorsky Aircraft. A landmark design, it was one of the first ASW rotorcraft to use turboshaft en ...

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Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk The Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk (or Sea Hawk) is a twin turboshaft engine, multi-mission United States Navy helicopter based on the United States Army UH-60 Black Hawk and a member of the Sikorsky S-70 family. The most significant modificat ...

, , US, , Helicopter, , ASW/SAR/Transport, , , , Production, , +, , , - ,

Sikorsky XHJS The Sikorsky XHJS-1 (manufacturer designation S-53), was developed by Sikorsky Aircraft to meet a Naval requirement for a utility helicopter. The XHJS-1 was not ordered into production and only two prototypes were built. Design and developmen ...

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Slingsby T.20 The Slingsby T.20 was a British glider designed and built by Slingsby that first flew in 1944.Simons, Martin. ''Slingsby Sailplanes''. Shrewsbury: Airlife, 1996. . Design and development The Type 20 was probably the least well known Slingsby p ...

, , UK, , Glider, , Trials, , , , Temporary, , , , Flight deck turbulence trials from & , - ,

SNCAC NC.1070 The SNCAC NC.1070 was a piston engined attack and torpedo bomber designed and built in France shortly after World War II. The second prototype, the NC1071, was the first French multi-jet turbine powered aircraft. Design and development Buil ...

, , France, , Jet, , Bomber, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , SNCAC NC.1080, , France, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , SNCASE (Sud-Est) Aquilon, , France, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , SNCASO SO.8000 Narval, , France, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Sopwith 2F.1 Ship's Camel, , UK, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , Zeppelin interceptors flown from towed barges. , - ,

Sopwith Camel The Sopwith Camel is a British First World War single-seat biplane fighter aircraft that was introduced on the Western Front in 1917. It was developed by the Sopwith Aviation Company as a successor to the Sopwith Pup and became one of the ...

, , UK, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , Zeppelin interceptors flown from towed barges. , - ,

Sopwith Cuckoo The Sopwith T.1 Cuckoo was a British biplane torpedo bomber used by the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), and its successor organization, the Royal Air Force (RAF). The T.1 was the first landplane specifically designed for carrier operations, but ...

, , UK, , Propeller, , Torpedo bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - , Sopwith Pup and Ship's Pup, , UK, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , Production total is for all variants. , - , Sopwith Ship's Strutter, , UK, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Stinson L-5 Sentinel The Stinson L-5 Sentinel is a World War II-era liaison aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces, U.S. Army Ground Forces, U.S. Marine Corps and the British Royal Air Force. It was produced by the Stinson Division of the Vultee Aircr ...

, , US, , Propeller, , Reconnaissance, , , , Temporary, , , , Used Brodie device from and LSTs , - , Stinson OY Sentinel, , US, , Propeller, , Reconnaissance, , , , Temporary, , +, ,

, - , Sukhoi Su-25UTG & UBP, , USSR, , Jet, , Bomber, , , , Production, , ~, , , - , Sukhoi Su-33, , USSR, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Production, , ~, , , - , Supermarine Attacker, , UK, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Supermarine Scimitar, , UK, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Supermarine Seafang The Supermarine Seafang was a British Rolls-Royce Griffon–engined fighter aircraft designed by Supermarine to Air Ministry specification N.5/45. It was based on the Spiteful, which was a development of Supermarine's famous Spitfire aircraft ...

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Supermarine Seafire The Supermarine Seafire is a naval version of the Supermarine Spitfire adapted for operation from aircraft carriers. It was analogous in concept to the Hawker Sea Hurricane, a navalised version of the Spitfire's stablemate, the Hawker Hurr ...

, , UK, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Supermarine Type 322, , UK, , Propeller, , Torpedo/dive bomber, , , , Prototype, , , , , - ,

Supermarine Walrus The Supermarine Walrus (originally designated the Supermarine Seagull V) was a British single-engine amphibious biplane reconnaissance aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell and manufactured by Supermarine at Woolston, Southampton. The Walrus f ...

, , UK, , Propeller, , Reconnaissance, , , , Production, , , , , - , Taylorcraft Auster, , UK, , Propeller, , Trials, , –1946, , Temporary, , +, , , and , - , Vickers Type 141, , UK, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Vickers Type 177, , UK, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - ,

Vickers Type 207 The Vickers Type 207 was a single-engined two-seat biplane designed as a shipborne torpedo bomber to an early 1930s specification. Structurally innovative, only one was built. Development The Vickers Type 207 was often known as the Vickers M.1 ...

, , UK, , Propeller, , Torpedo bomber, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Vickers Vanellus, , UK, , Propeller, , Reconnaissance, , , , Prototype, , , , , - ,

Vickers Viking The Vickers Viking was a British single-engine amphibious aircraft designed for military use shortly after World War I. Later versions of the aircraft were known as the Vickers Vulture and Vickers Vanellus. Design and development Resear ...

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Vickers Vireo The Vickers Vireo was an experimental low wing all-metal monoplane built to explore both all-metal service aircraft and the use of catapult launched ship board fighters. Only one was built. Development The Vickers-Wibault construction method ...

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Villiers II The Villiers II was a French two-seat fighter aircraft of the 1920s intended for operation from the Aircraft carrier ''Béarn'' of the French Navy. It was a single-engined tractor biplane with a waterproof hull in the form of a flying boat to al ...

, , France, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Vought A-7 Corsair, , US, , Jet, , Bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Vought F-8 Crusader The Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) is a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft built by Vought for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps (replacing the Vought F7U Cutlass), and for the Fren ...

, , US, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , Pawlowski, 1971, p.432 , - , Vought F4U/FG/F3A Corsair, , US, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Vought F6U Pirate The Vought F6U Pirate was the Vought company's first jet fighter, designed for the United States Navy during the mid-1940s. Although pioneering the use of turbojet power as the first naval fighter with an afterburner and composite material con ...

, , US, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Vought F7U Cutlass The Vought F7U Cutlass is a United States Navy carrier-based jet fighter and fighter-bomber of the early Cold War era. It was a tailless aircraft for which aerodynamic data from projects of the German Arado and Messerschmitt companies, obtaine ...

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Vought FU __NOTOC__ The Vought FU was a biplane fighter aircraft of the United States Navy in service during the late 1920s. Design and development Pleased with the company's VE-7, in 1926 the Navy gave Vought a $459,709 contract for 20 convertible land/ ...

, , US, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Vought Model 1600, , US, , Jet, , Fighter, , n/a, , Project, , 0, , , - , Vought O2U Corsair, , US, , Propeller, , Reconnaissance, , , , Production, , , , , - , Vought O3U/SU Corsair, , US, , Propeller, , Reconnaissance, , , , Production, , , , , - , Vought XO4U Corsair, , US, , Propeller, , Reconnaissance, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Vought SB2U Vindicator, , US, , Propeller, , Bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - , Vought SBU Corsair, , US, , Propeller, , Bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - , Vought VE-7, , US, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - , Vought XF5U, , US, , Propeller, , Fighter, , n/a, , Prototype, , 1, , Failed to achieve flight , - , Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III, , US, , Jet, , Fighter, , , , Prototype, , , , , - , Vought XS2U, , US, , Propeller, , ASW, , n/a, , Project, , 0, , , - ,

Vought XSB3U The Vought XSB3U was an American biplane scout bomber developed by Vought-Sikorsky for the United States Navy during the 1930s. Developed as an alternative to the SB2U Vindicator monoplane, the aircraft proved unsatisfactory to the Navy in comp ...

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Westland Dragonfly The Westland WS-51 Dragonfly helicopter was built by Westland Aircraft and was an Anglicised licence-built version of the American Sikorsky S-51. Design and development On 19 January 1947 an agreement was signed between Westland Aircraft and ...

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Westland Lynx The Westland Lynx is a British multi-purpose twin-engined military helicopter designed and built by Westland Helicopters at its factory in Yeovil. Originally intended as a utility craft for both civil and naval usage, military interest led t ...

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Westland PV-3 The Westland PV-3 was a British two-seat torpedo bomber of the 1930s built by Westland Aircraft Works. The aircraft was a private venture development and based on the Westland Wapiti. It never entered production. The aircraft is best known as o ...

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Westland Sea King The Westland WS-61 Sea King is a British licence-built version of the American Sikorsky S-61 helicopter of the same name, built by Westland Helicopters. The aircraft differs considerably from the American version, with Rolls-Royce Gnome engi ...

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Westland Walrus The Westland Walrus was a British spotter/reconnaissance aircraft built by Westland Aircraft. Design and development In 1919 the Royal Navy had an urgent need for a three-seat spotter/reconnaissance aircraft. To save money, the Airco DH.9A was ...

, , UK, , Propeller, , Reconnaissance, , , , Production, , , , , - , Westland Wasp, , UK, , Helicopter, , ASW, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Westland Wessex The Westland Wessex is a British-built turbine-powered development of the Sikorsky H-34 (in US service known as Choctaw). It was developed and produced under licence by Westland Aircraft (later Westland Helicopters). One of the main chang ...

, , UK, , Helicopter, , Transport/SAR, , , , Production, , , , , - , Westland Whirlwind, , UK, , Helicopter, , Transport/SAR, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Westland Wyvern The Westland Wyvern was a British single-seat carrier-based multi-role strike aircraft built by Westland Aircraft that served in the 1950s, seeing active service in the 1956 Suez Crisis. Production Wyverns were powered by a turboprop engine dri ...

, , UK, , Propeller, , Bomber, , , , Production, , , , , - , Wibault 74, , France, , Propeller, , Fighter, , , , Production, , , , , - ,

Yakovlev Yak-38 The Yakovlev Yak-38 (russian: Яковлев Як-38; NATO reporting name: "Forger") was the Soviet Naval Aviation's only operational VTOL strike fighter aircraft in addition to being its first operational carrier-based fixed-wing aircraft. It ...

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Yakovlev Yak-44 The Yakovlev Yak-44 (russian: link=yes, Як-44) was a proposed twin-turboprop Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft, resembling the United States Navy's E-2 Hawkeye, intended for use with the Soviet Navy's ''Ulyanovsk'' class supercarriers. ...

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Yokosuka B3Y The Kugisho B3Y, or Navy Type 92 Carrier Attack Bomber, also popularly titled Yokosuka B3Y, was a Japanese carrier-based torpedo bomber of the 1930s. It was designed by the Naval Air Technical Arsenal at Yokosuka, and while unimpressive during t ...

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Yokosuka D4Y The is a two-seat carrier-based dive bomber developed by the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. Development of the aircraft began in 1938. The first D4Y1 was com ...

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