User:Askari Mark/Draft List of notable fighter aircraft
This list is a guide to the most notable fighter aircraft and is organized by the period in which they were developed and introduced. It is not a comprehensive guide to all important fighters, but rather focuses on those which introduced important new technologies, design innovations, performance capabilities, or provided significant operational advantages. Only fighter aircraft that entered service are included, but it should be noted that many of the improvements featured on these aircraft were initially trialed on prototypes.
Note: A key to the flags used for nation of origin is appended to the end of the listings.
Propeller fighters[edit]
World War I[edit]
| Fighter | First flight | Service Entry | Notes | |
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| Vickers F.B.5 |  |
1914 | 1915 | |
| Fokker Eindecker |  |
1915 | 1915 | |
| Nieuport 11 |  |
1915 | 1916 | |
| Airco DH-2 | |
1915 | 1915 | |
| Albatros D.III | |
1916 | 1916 | |
| Nieuport 17 | |
1916 | 1916 | |
| Fokker Dr.I | |
1917 | 1917 | |
| SPAD S.XIII | |
1917 | 1917 | |
| Nieuport 28 | |
1917 | 1918 | |
| Sopwith Camel | |
1916 | 1917 | |
| Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 | |
1916 | 1917 | |
| Fokker D.VII | |
1918 | 1918 |
Interwar period (1919-1938)[edit]
Biplanes[edit]
| Fighter | First flight | Service Entry | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avia B-534 |  |
1933 | 1935 | |
| Fiat CR.42 |  |
1938 | 1939 | |
| Bristol Bulldog | |
1928 | 1929 | |
| Gloster Gladiator | |
1934 | 1937 | |
| Hawker Fury | |
1931 | 1931 | |
| Boeing F4B-4 (P-12) |  |
1929 | 1930 |
Monoplanes[edit]
| Fighter | First flight | Service Entry | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi A5M 'Claude' |  |
1935 | 1937 | First monoplane shipboard fighter |
| Fokker D.XXI |  |
1936 | 1938 | |
| PZL P.11 |  |
1931 | 1934 | |
| Polikarpov I-16 |  |
1933 | 1934 | |
| Hawker Hurricane | |
1935 | 1937 | |
| Boeing P-26 Peashooter | |
1932 | 1933 | |
| F2A Brewster Buffalo | |
1937 | 1939 |
World War II[edit]
| Fighter | First flight | Service Entry | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewoitine D.520 | |
1938 | 1940 | |
| Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 | |
1935 | 1938 | |
| Messerschmitt Bf 109 |  |
1935 | 1937 | |
| Messerschmitt Bf 110 | |
1936 | 1937 | |
| Focke-Wulf Fw 190 | |
1939 | 1941 | |
| Messerschmitt Me 210 | |
1943 | 1945 | |
| Macchi C.205 | |
1942 | 1943 | |
| Fiat G.50 Freccia | |
1937 | 1938 | |
| Fiat G.55 Centauro | |
1942 | 1943 | |
| Reggiane Re 2005 | |
1942 | 1943 | |
| Kawanishi N1K-J | |
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| Nakajima Ki-43 | |
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| Nakajima Ki-44 | |
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| Nakajima Ki-84 | |
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| Kawasaki Ki-61 | |
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| Kawasaki Ki-100 | |
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| Mitsubishi Zero | |
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| Mitsubishi J2M | |
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| IAR-80 |  |
1938 | 1941 | |
| Yakovlev Yak-1 | |
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| Yakovlev Yak-3 | |
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| Yakovlev Yak-9 | |
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| Lavochkin LaGG-3 | |
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| Lavochkin La-5 | |
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| Lavochkin La-7 'Fin' | |
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| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 | |
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| Supermarine Spitfire | |
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| Hawker Hurricane | |
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| Hawker Typhoon | |
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| Hawker Tempest | |
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| De Havilland Mosquito | |
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| Gloster Meteor | |
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| Boulton Paul Defiant | |
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| Hawker Sea Fury | |
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| Grumman F4F Wildcat | |
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| Vought F4U Corsair | |
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| Grumman F6F Hellcat | |
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| Curtiss P-36 Hawk | |
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| Lockheed P-38 Lightning | |
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| Bell P-39 Airacobra | |
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| Curtiss P-40 Warhawk | |
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| Republic P-47 Thunderbolt | |
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| North American P-51 Mustang | |
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| Bell P-63 Kingcobra | |
Jet fighters[edit]
First generation (1944-1953)[edit]
Second generation (1953-1960)[edit]
Third generation (1960-1970)[edit]
| Fighter | First flight | Service Entry | Notes | |
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| Dassault Mirage III | |
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| Dassault Mirage F.1 | |
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| [[Dassault Super Étendard] | |
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| Shenyang J-8 |  |
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| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21MF/bis 'Fishbed' | |
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| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 'Flogger' | |
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| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 'Foxbat' | |
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| Sukhoi Su-15 'Flagon' | |
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| Sukhoi Su-17 'Fitter' | |
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| Tupolev Tu-28 'Fiddler' | |
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| Hawker Siddeley Harrier | |
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| McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II | |
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| Northrop F-5 | |
Fourth generation (1970-1990)[edit]
Generation 4.5 (1990-2000)[edit]
Fifth generation (2000-Present)[edit]
In Service[edit]
| Fighter | First flight | Service Entry | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin / Boeing F-22 Raptor | |
Entering Production[edit]
| Fighter | First flight | Service Entry | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II | |
In Development[edit]
| Fighter | First flight | Service Entry | Notes | |
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| J-XX | |
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| Sukhoi PAK FA (T-50) |  |
Test flight by 2009 and enter active service by 2012.[1][2] |
