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WW2 Navy Fighter Aircraft


Naval Aviation | Second World War

The Japanese Zero signified a change in fighter development in World War 2 - a naval fighter aircraft that could outpace any land-based rival of the period.

There are a total of [ 49 ] WW2 Navy Fighter Aircraft entries in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z). Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator.




1
Picture of the Bell Model 22
National Flag Graphic
1941
Bell Model 22
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Carrierborne Fighter Proposal
2
Picture of the Bell XFL Airabonita
National Flag Graphic
1940
Bell XFL Airabonita
Carrierborne Interceptor
3
Picture of the Blackburn B.44
National Flag Graphic
1942
Blackburn B.44
Floatplane Fighter Prototype
4
Picture of the Blackburn B.48 / YA.1 (Firecrest)
National Flag Graphic
1947
Blackburn B.48 / YA.1 (Firecrest)
Carrier-based Naval Strike Fighter Prototype Aircraft
5
Picture of the Boeing F4B / P-12
National Flag Graphic
1929
Boeing F4B / P-12
Carrier-Borne Pursuit Fighter Biplane Aircraft
6
Picture of the Boeing Model 376
National Flag Graphic
1943
Boeing Model 376
Carrierborne Low-Altitude Fighter Aircraft Proposal
7
Picture of the Boeing Model 386
National Flag Graphic
1943
Boeing Model 386
Carrierborne Medium-Altitude Fighter Aircraft Proposal
8
Picture of the Boeing Model 387
National Flag Graphic
1943
Boeing Model 387
Carrierborne High-Altitude Fighter Proposal
9
Picture of the Boeing Model 394
National Flag Graphic
1943
Boeing Model 394
Carrierborne Lightweight Fighter Proposal
10
Picture of the Boeing Model 398
National Flag Graphic
1943
Boeing Model 398
Carrierbased Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft Proposal
11
Picture of the Boeing XF8B
National Flag Graphic
1944
Boeing XF8B
Carrier-Based Long-Range Fighter Prototype
12
Picture of the Brewster F2A (Buffalo)
National Flag Graphic
1939
Brewster F2A (Buffalo)
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Monoplane Fighter
13
Picture of the Brewster F3A (F4U-1) Corsair
National Flag Graphic
1943
Brewster F3A (F4U-1) Corsair
Carrierborne Single-Engine Fighter
14
Picture of the Curtiss SBC Helldiver
National Flag Graphic
1938
Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Naval Dive Bomber / Fighter Aircraft
15
Picture of the Curtiss XF14C
National Flag Graphic
1944
Curtiss XF14C
Carrier-Borne Fighter Prototype
16
Picture of the Curtiss XF15C
National Flag Graphic
1945
Curtiss XF15C
Mixed-Propulsion Navy Fighter Prototype
17
Picture of the de Havilland DH.100 Vampire
National Flag Graphic
1946
de Havilland DH.100 Vampire
Single-Seat Jet-Powered Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
18
Picture of the de Havilland DH.103 Hornet / Sea Hornet
National Flag Graphic
1946
de Havilland DH.103 Hornet / Sea Hornet
Twin-Engine Long-Range Heavy Fighter
19
Picture of the de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito
National Flag Graphic
1942
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito
Multirole Heavy Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
20
Picture of the Fairey Firefly
National Flag Graphic
1943
Fairey Firefly
Carrier-Borne Fighter / Strike-Fighter Aircraft
21
Picture of the Fairey Fulmar
National Flag Graphic
1940
Fairey Fulmar
Carrier-Borne Fighter / Fighter-Bomber
22
Picture of the Fiat Cr.20
National Flag Graphic
1926
Fiat Cr.20
All-Metal Single-Seat Biplane Fighter Aircraft
23
Picture of the Goodyear F2G Super Corsair
National Flag Graphic
1945
Goodyear F2G Super Corsair
Carrier-based Low-Altitude, High-Performance Fighter Prototype
24
Picture of the Grumman F3F
National Flag Graphic
1936
Grumman F3F
Carrier-based Biplane Fighter Aircraft
25
Picture of the Grumman F4F Wildcat
National Flag Graphic
1940
Grumman F4F Wildcat
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Carrierborne Monoplane Fighter Aircraft
26
Picture of the Grumman F6F Hellcat
National Flag Graphic
1943
Grumman F6F Hellcat
Carrierborne Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
27
Picture of the Grumman F8F Bearcat
National Flag Graphic
1945
Grumman F8F Bearcat
Carrierborne Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft
28
Picture of the Grumman TBF Avenger
National Flag Graphic
1942
Grumman TBF Avenger
Carrier-Borne Torpedo Bomber Aircraft
29
Picture of the Grumman XF5F Skyrocket
National Flag Graphic
1940
Grumman XF5F Skyrocket
Shipborne Navy Fighter Prototype
30
Picture of the Hawker Sea Fury / Fury
National Flag Graphic
1945
Hawker Sea Fury / Fury
Carrierbased Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
31
Picture of the Hawker Sea Hurricane
National Flag Graphic
1941
Hawker Sea Hurricane
Carrier-Borne Fighter Aircraft
32
Picture of the Heinkel He 51
National Flag Graphic
1935
Heinkel He 51
Fighter / Floatplane / Ground Attack Aircraft
33
Picture of the Kaiser-Fleetwings Model 47 (Squirt)
National Flag Graphic
1944
Kaiser-Fleetwings Model 47 (Squirt)
Carrierborne Mixed-Propulsion Attack Aircraft Proposal
34
Picture of the Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu (Rex)
National Flag Graphic
1943
Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu (Rex)
Floatplane Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft
35
Picture of the Letov S.328
National Flag Graphic
1934
Letov S.328
Twin-Seat, Single-Engine Biplane Fighter Aircraft
36
Picture of the Miles M.20
National Flag Graphic
1940
Miles M.20
Low-Cost Monoplane Fighter Prototype
37
Picture of the Mitsubishi A5M (Claude)
National Flag Graphic
1937
Mitsubishi A5M (Claude)
Carrier-borne Fighter Aircraft
38
Picture of the Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen (Zero)
National Flag Graphic
1940
Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen (Zero)
Carrier-Borne Naval Fighter / Fighter-Bomber
39
Picture of the Mitsubishi A7M Reppu (Sam)
National Flag Graphic
1945
Mitsubishi A7M Reppu (Sam)
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Carrier-Based Fighter Aircraft
40
Picture of the Nakajima A6M2-N (Rufe)
National Flag Graphic
1942
Nakajima A6M2-N (Rufe)
Fighter-Bomber / Interceptor Floatplane Aircraft
41
Picture of the Nakajima J5N Tenrai (Heavenly Thunder)
National Flag Graphic
1944
Nakajima J5N Tenrai (Heavenly Thunder)
Prototype Heavy Fighter / Interceptor
42
Picture of the Naval Aircraft Factory Model A
National Flag Graphic
1941
Naval Aircraft Factory Model A
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Naval Fighter Proposal
43
Picture of the Naval Aircraft Factory Model B
National Flag Graphic
1941
Naval Aircraft Factory Model B
Single-Seat, Twin-Boom Naval Fighter Proposal
44
Picture of the Ryan FR Fireball
National Flag Graphic
1945
Ryan FR Fireball
Mixed-Power Fighter Aircraft
45
Picture of the Supermarine Seafang
National Flag Graphic
1946
Supermarine Seafang
Naval Fighter Prototype Aircraft
46
Picture of the Supermarine Seafire
National Flag Graphic
1942
Supermarine Seafire
Carrier-Borne Fighter / Fighter-Bomber / Reconnaissance Aircraft
47
Picture of the Vought F4U Corsair
National Flag Graphic
1942
Vought F4U Corsair
Carrier-Based Fighter / Fighter-Bomber / Night Fighter
48
Picture of the Vought V-340
National Flag Graphic
1946
Vought V-340
Single-Seat, Jet-Powered Carrierbased Fighter Aircraft Proposal
49
Picture of the Wallace-Martin Model A
National Flag Graphic
1941
Wallace-Martin Model A
Carrierborne Heavy Fighter Proposal
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