Aircraft of WWII
Germany
Focke-Wulf Fw 190
Type- Fighter
Manufacturer- Focke-Wulf/
Designed By- Kurt Tank/
Maiden Flight- 1 June 1939/
Introduced- August 1941/
Retired- 1945, Luftwaffe/
Primary User- Luftwaffe/
Produced- 1941-1945/
Number Built- Over 20,000/
Variants- Ta 152/
Messerschmitt Me 262
Type- Fighter/
Manufacturer- Messerschmitt/
Designed By- Willy Messerschmitt/
Maiden Flight- 8 April 1941 with piston engines, 18 July 1942 with jet engines/
Introduced- April 1944/
Messerschmitt Bf 109
Type- Fighter/
Manufacturer- Bayerische, Flugzeugwerke, Messerschmitt/
Designed By- Willy Messerschmitt/
Maiden Flight- 28 May 1935/
Introduced- 1937/
Retired- 1945, Luftwaffe, 1965, Spain/
Primary Users- Luftwaffe, Spain/
Number Built- Approximately 35,000/
Variants- Avia S-199, Hispano Aviacion Ha 1112/
Japan
Nakajima Ki-43
Type- Fighter/
Manufacturer- Nakajima/
Maiden Flight- 1942/
Retired- 1945 (Imperial Japan)/
Primary Users- Imperial Japanese Army Air Force, Thailand, Siam/
Produced- 1942-1945/
A6M Zero
Type- Fighter/
Manufacturer- Mitsubishi/
Designed By- Jiro Horikoshi/
Maiden Flight- 1 April 1939/
Introduced- July 1940/
Retired- 1945 (Japan)/
Number Built- 11,000/