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Airplane Production Totals



Below is a listing of officially and unofficially reported production numbers for a variety of airplanes throughout history. It's no wonder that the top five entries are directly helped by war time production efforts. In any case, it is amazing to see the staggering amount of time and resources dedicated to the war front. As our research expands, we will continue to grow this list as needed.

NOTES: Totals are based on reported production total confirmations. War time records are not always kept to the letter. As such, in some cases, an overall production estimate is displayed. Additionally, new aircraft systems display production totals at the time of our writhing of these systems. As such, some totals for newer airplanes currently still in production may be lower than what is actually reported elsewhere.

Ilyushin IL-2 Sturmovik
Strike / Close-Support Aircraft

36,183

Messerschmitt Bf 109
Fighter-Bomber

35,500

Lavochkin La-5
Low-to-Medium Altitude Fighter

21,975

Supermarine Spitfire
Fighter

20,351

Focke-Wulf Fw 190
Fighter / Bomber

20,000

Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Medium / Heavy Bomber

18,313

Curtiss P-40 Warhawk / Kittyhawk / Tomahawk
Fighter-Bomber

16,800

Yakovlev Yak-9
Fighter-Bomber

16,769

SPAD S.XIII
Fighter

16,000

Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Fighter / Bomber

15,660

North American P-51 / F-51 Mustang
Piston-Engine Fighter

15,586

Junkers Ju 88
Medium Bomber / Dive Bomber

15,000

Hawker Hurricane
Fighter / Ground Attack Aircraft

14,231

Douglas C-47 Skytrain / Dakota
Transport

12,748

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Medium / Heavy Bomber

12,731

Vought F4U Corsair
Fighter

12,500

Grumman F6F Hellcat
Carrierborne Fighter / Bomber

12,272

Vultee BT-13 Valiant
Trainer Aircraft

11,537

Vickers Wellington
Medium Bomber

11,461

Petlyakov Pe-2
Light - Medium Bomber / Dive Bomber

11,427

Mitsubishi A6M Reisen (Zeke)
Carrierborne Fighter

10,938

Avro 504
Biplane Reconnaissance / Trainer Aircraft

10,598

Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet
Trainer Aircraft

10,346

Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Twin-Engine Fighter-Bomber

9,923

Grumman TBF Avenger
Carrierborne Torpedo Bomber

9,839

North American B-25 Mitchell
Medium Bomber

9,816

North American F-86 Sabre
Fighter

9,500

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (Fresco) / Chengdu J-5
Light Attack Fighter

9,000

Airspeed Oxford
Gun / Bomber / Navigation / Radio Crew Trainer

8,715

Yakovlev Yak-1 (Krasavyets)
Fighter Aircraft

8,700

de Havilland D.H.82 Tiger Moth
Basic Two-Seat Trainer

8,700

Ilyushin IL-28 (Beagle)
Tactical Strike Medium Bomber

8,000

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Fagot)
Jet Fighter

8,000

Breguet Bre.14
Biplane Reconnaissance / Fighter / Bomber Aircraft

7,800

de Havilland D.H.98 Mosquito
Nightfighter / Light Bomber

7,781

Grumman F4F Wildcat
Carrier-Borne Fighter

7,722

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 (Farmer)
Fighter Aircraft

7,500

Avro Lancaster
Heavy Bomber

7,377

Heinkel He 111
Medium Bomber

7,300

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
Carrierborne Dive Bomber / Reconnaissance Aircraft

7,200

Polikarpov I-16
Fighter

7,005

Bell P-39 Airacobra
Fighter

7,000

Tupolev SB-2
Light / Medium Fast Bomber

6,967

Lavochkin LaGG-3
Fighter Aircraft

6,427

Airco DH.4
Biplane Day Bomber

6,295

Handley Page Halifax
Heavy Night Bomber

6,177

Ilyushin IL-10
Ground Attack Aircraft

6,166

Sopwith 1-1/2 Strutter
Fighter / Reconnaissance / Bomber Aircraft

5,939

Bristol Beaufighter
Nightfighter

5,805

SPAD S.VII
Fighter Aircraft

5,600

Sopwith Camel
Fighter

5,500

Piper L-4 Grasshopper
Light Oberservation Aircraft

5,500

Bristol F.2B
Fighter / Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft

5,308

Douglas A-20 Havoc / Boston
Light Bomber / Night Fighter

5,302

McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
Multirole Fighter

5,195

Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
Fighter

5,100

Douglas SBD Dauntless
Carrierborne Dive Bomber

5,100

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (Flogger)
Interceptor Aircraft

5,047

Ilyushin IL-4
Torpedo Bomber / Bomber Aircraft

5,000

General Dynamics / Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon
Multi-Role Fighter

5,000

Martin B-26 Marauder
Medium Bomber

4,708

Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Heavy Strategic Bomber

3,970

Aero L-29 Delfin (Dolphin) / Maya
Jet Trainer Aircraft

3,600

Gloster Meteor
Jet Fighter / Bomber

3,510

Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Frank)
Fighter Aircraft

3,500

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1 / MiG-3
Piston Engine Fighter

3,422

Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando
Long Range Transport Aircraft

3,200

Douglas A-1 Skyraider
Fighter / Bomber

3,180

Lockheed F-35 Lightning II / X-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter)
Advanced Multi-Role V/STOL Fighter / Technology Demonstrator

3,100

Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Tony)
Fighter Aircraft

3,028

Aero L-39 Albatros (Albatross)
Advanced Trainer / Light Attack Aircraft

3,000

Bell P-63 Kingcobra
Fighter

3,000

Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter / F-5 Tiger II
Multirole Aircraft

2,700

Fieseler Fi 156 Storch (Stork)
Reconnaissance / Army Co-operation Multi-Purpose Aircraft

2,549

Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Tactical Transport

2,500

Mitsubishi G4M (Betty)
Land-Based Naval Bomber

2,414

Fairey Swordfish
Torpedo / Anti-Submarine / Reconnaissance Aircraft

2,396

Short Stirling
Heavy Bomber

2,368

North American F-100 Super Sabre
Fighter / Bomber

2,300

Bristol Beaufort
Torpedo Bomber

2,080

Mitsubishi Ki-21 (Sally)
Bomber Aircraft

2,064

Boeing B-47 Stratojet
Heavy Bomber

2,039

Yokosuka D4Y Suisei (Judy)
Carrierborne Dive Bomber

2,033

Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Fighter

2,025

Tupolev Tu-16 (Badger)
Reconnaissance / Electronic Warfare / Medium Bomber

2,000

Sukhoi Su-11 (Fishpot)
Interceptor Aircraft

2,000

Breguet Bre.19
Light Day Bomber

2,000

Vultee A-35 Vengeance
Dive Bomber

1,962

Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse (Hornet)
Fighter-Bomber / Multirole Platform

1,913

Boeing 707
Long-Range Passenger / Utility Transport

1,830

Supermarine Seafire
Carrierborne Fighter

1,788

Sopwith Pup
Fighter Aircraft

1,770

Dornier Do 217
Bomber / Multirole Aircraft

1,730

Fairey Firefly
Carrierborne Fighter

1,702

Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu (Nick)
Twin Engine Fighter

1,701

Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
Heavy Bomber

1,656

Martin Baltimore (A-30)
Light / Medium Bomber

1,575

Sopwith Snipe
Fighter Aircraft

1,567

Lavochkin La-9 (Fritz)
Fighter

1,559

Sopwith Dolphin
Fighter Aircraft

1,532

Sukhoi Su-15 (Flagon)
Long Range Interceptor

1,500

Albatros D.V
Fighter

1,500

McDonnell Douglas / Boeing F-15 Eagle
Fighter Aircraft

1,500

Aichi D3A (Val)
Carrierborne Bomber / Dive Bomber

1,495

Kawanishi N1K-J Shiden (George)
Fighter Aircraft

1,435

Hawker Tempest
Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft

1,422

Caudron Cau G.4
Bomber

1,421

Aichi E13A (Jake)
Naval Reconnaissance Floatplane

1,418

Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (Swallow)
Fighter

1,400

Armstrong Whitworth FK.8
Army Cooperation Biplane Aircraft

1,400

Grumman F9F Panther
Carrierborne Fighter / Ground Attack Aircraft

1,382

Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero (Sparrowhawk)
Bomber

1,370

Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer
Long-Range Reconnaissance Aircraft

1,370

Vought OS2U Kingfisher
Shipborne Reconnaissance and Scout Floatplane

1,300

Nakajima B6N Tenzan (Jill)
Carrierborne Topedo Bomber

1,266

Sukhoi Su-24 (Fencer)
Long Range Strike/Attack Aircraft

1,200

Antonov An-24 (Coke)
Military Transport

1,200

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 (Fulcrum)
Fighter

1,200

Hawker Hunter
Daytime Interceptor / Strike Fighter

1,200

Hawker Sea Hurricane
Carrierborne Fighter

1,190

Macchi MC.200 Saetta (Lightning)
Fighter / Bomber

1,151

Nakajima B5N (Kate)
Carrierborne Torpedo Bomber

1,149

Douglas C-54 Skymaster (DC-4)
Transport

1,122

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Paratroop and Supplies Transport / Gunship Aircraft

1,112

Junkers Ju 188 Racher (Avenger)
Reconnaissance / Medium Bomber

1,076

Lockheed P2V Neptune
Land-Based Patrol Aircraft / VP Transport

1,036

Vought F-8 Crusader
Carrier-Borne Fighter

1,017

Antonov An-12 (Cub)
Military Transport

1,000

Nanchang Q-5 (Fantan)
Ground Attack Aircraft

1,000

Fokker D.VII
Fighter

1,000

Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
Interceptor Aircraft

986

Heinkel He 177 Greif (Griffin)
Heavy Bomber

900

Dewoitine D.520
Fighter Aircraft

881

Lockheed C-69 Constellation
Long-Range Transport / Electronic Warfare

856

Lockheed F-94 Starfire
Interceptor Aircraft

853

Avro 621 Tutor
Two-Seat Basic Trainer

852

Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu (Owl)
Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft

848

Republic F-105 Thunderchief
Fighter / Bomber

833

Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu (Helen)
Bomber Aircraft

819

McDonnell F2H Banshee
Fighter

805

Grumman A-6 Intruder
Carrierborne All-Weather Heavy Strike Aircraft

784

Aermacchi MB.326
Operational Trainer / Light Ground Attack Aircraft

761

Yokosuka MXY7-K1 Ohka (Cherry Blossom)
Single-Seat Pilot-Guided Suicide Aircraft

755

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
High-Altitude Long-Range Strategic Bomber

742

Northrop P-61 / F-61 Black Widow
Nightfighter / Reconnaissance Aircraft

742

Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
Close Air Support / Forward Air Control

713

Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion
Long-Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft

700

Sukhoi Su-25 (Frogfoot)
Close-Support Aircraft

700

Dassault Mystere / Super Mystere
Strike Fighter

700

Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu (Peggy)
Medium Bomber

698

Eurofighter Typhoon
Multirole Fighter

694

Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck
Dedicated High-Altitude Interceptor

687

Short Sunderland
Long-Range Maritime / Reconnaissance Flying Boat

680

Grumman F9F Cougar
Carrierborne Fighter Aircraft

662

AEG C.IV
Fighter

658

Handley Page H.P. O/400
Heavy Bomber

657

Gloster Javelin
Fighter-Bomber

650

Cessna A-37 Dragonfly
Light Attack Aircraft

616

Saab 35 Draken (Dragon)
Multirole Aircraft

606

Fiat Br.20 Cicogna (Stork)
Medium Bomber

602

Pfalz D.III
Fighter

600

Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle
Transport Aircraft / Glider Tug

600

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 (Fargo)
Jet-Powered Fighter

598

Arado Ar 196
Shipborn Reconnaissance Floatplane

593

Boeing F4B
Naval Carrierborne Fighter / Bomber

586

Grumman F8F Bearcat
Carrierborne Fighter

550

SEPECAT Jaguar
Trainer, Attack and Reconnaissance

543

Dassault Mirage V (5) / Mirage 50
Fighter-Bomber

532

Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet
Advanced Trainer / Close-Support Aircraft

522

McDonnell F3H Demon
Fighter Aircraft

519

Boeing AV-8B / BAe GR.7 Harrier II
STOVL Strike Aircraft

500

General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
Long Range Strategic / Tactical Strike Aircraft

500

Grumman HU-16 Albatross
Flying Boat Utility Transport

500

Grumman F7F Tigercat
Nightfighter

500

Tupolev Tu-95 (Bear)
Strategic Reconnaissance / Bomber Aircraft

500

Yakovlev Yak-25 (Flashlight / Mandrake)
Fighter Aircraft

480

Kawasaki Ki-45 KAIc Toryu (Nick)
Night-Fighter

477

Armstrong Whitworth Siskin
Fighter

465

de Havilland D.H.103 Hornet / Sea Hornet
Twin-Engine Long Range Fighter