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World War II Jets


Aviation | Second World War

Viable turbojet technology during World War 2finally gave rise to the jet-powered aircraft as all of the major players continued to strive for aerial supremacy.

There are a total of [ 83 ] World War II Jets 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. Project aircraft (primarily German) are also showcased to reveal the breadth of designs pushed during the period. Rocket-powered forms are excluded from this listing.




1/83
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1944
Picture of the Arado Ar 234 (Blitz)
Arado Ar 234 (Blitz)
Jet-Powered Fast Bomber / Reconnaissance Aircraft
2/83
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1943
Picture of the Arado Ar E.555
Arado Ar E.555
Long-Range / High-Speed Jet-Powered Bomber
3/83
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1945
Picture of the Arado Ar E.560
Arado Ar E.560
Medium-Range Tactical Bomber Aircraft
4/83
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1944
Picture of the Arado Ar E.580 (Volksjager)
Arado Ar E.580 (Volksjager)
Single-Seat Jet Fighter Proposal
5/83
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1944
Picture of the Arado Ar E.581.4
Arado Ar E.581.4
Proposed Single-Seat Jet-Powered Fighter
6/83
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1945
Picture of the Arado Ar Projekt II
Arado Ar Projekt II
Nightfighter / All-Weather Fighter Proposal
7/83
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1943
Picture of the Arado Ar TEW 16/43-15
Arado Ar TEW 16/43-15
Interceptor / Fighter Aircraft
8/83
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1943
Picture of the Arado Ar TEW 16/43-19
Arado Ar TEW 16/43-19
Multi-Role Aircraft Proposal
9/83
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1943
Picture of the Arado Ar TEW 16/43-23
Arado Ar TEW 16/43-23
Jet-Powered Fighter Aircraft Proposal
10/83
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1945
Picture of the Arado NJ-1 Nacht Jager (Night Hunter)
Arado NJ-1 Nacht Jager (Night Hunter)
Jet-Powered Night Fighter / Night Bomber
11/83
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1945
Picture of the Bell P-59 Airacomet
Bell P-59 Airacomet
Jet-Powered Fighter Aircraft
12/83
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1945
Picture of the Bell XP-83
Bell XP-83
Jet-Powered Escort Fighter Aircraft Prototype
13/83
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1943
Picture of the Blohm and Voss Bv Ae 607
Blohm and Voss Bv Ae 607
Flying Wing Fighter Design Study
14/83
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1946
Picture of the Blohm and Voss Bv P.188
Blohm and Voss Bv P.188
Jet-Powered Heavy Bomber Proposal
15/83
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1944
Picture of the Blohm and Voss Bv P.194
Blohm and Voss Bv P.194
Ground Attack / Tactical Bomber Proposal
16/83
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1946
Picture of the Blohm and Voss Bv P.196
Blohm and Voss Bv P.196
Jet-Powered Ground-Attack / Ground-Support Aircraft Proposal
17/83
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1944
Picture of the Blohm and Voss Bv P.197
Blohm and Voss Bv P.197
Single-Seat, Twin-Engine Interceptor Proposal
18/83
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1945
Picture of the Blohm and Voss Bv P.198
Blohm and Voss Bv P.198
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Interceptor-Fighter Proposal
19/83
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1946
Picture of the Blohm and Voss Bv P.209.02
Blohm and Voss Bv P.209.02
Jet-Powered Single-Seat Fighter Proposal
20/83
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1945
Picture of the Blohm and Voss Bv P.210 (Volksjager)
Blohm and Voss Bv P.210 (Volksjager)
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Fighter Proposal
21/83
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1945
Picture of the Blohm and Voss Bv P.211
Blohm and Voss Bv P.211
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Fighter / Interceptor
22/83
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1946
Picture of the Blohm and Voss Bv P.212
Blohm and Voss Bv P.212
High-Altitude Jet Fighter Concept
23/83
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1945
Picture of the Blohm and Voss Bv P.213 (Miniatur-Jager)
Blohm and Voss Bv P.213 (Miniatur-Jager)
Lightweight Single-Seat Point Defense Interceptor Proposal
24/83
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1944
Picture of the BMW Strahlbomber I / P.1
BMW Strahlbomber I / P.1
Jet-Powered Heavy Bomber Concept
25/83
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1945
Picture of the Curtiss XF15C
Curtiss XF15C
Mixed-Propulsion Navy Fighter Prototype
26/83
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1944
Picture of the Focke-Wulf Fw 3x1000C
Focke-Wulf Fw 3x1000C
Jet-Powered Medium Fast Bomber Concept
27/83
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1944
Picture of the Focke-Wulf Fw P.TSF (Turboprop Strike Fighter)
Focke-Wulf Fw P.TSF (Turboprop Strike Fighter)
Turboprop / Turbojet Powered Strike Fighter Proposal
28/83
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1944
Picture of the Focke-Wulf Fw P.VII (Flitzer)
Focke-Wulf Fw P.VII (Flitzer)
Jet-and-Rocket-Powered Fighter Proposal
29/83
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1943
Picture of the Focke-Wulf Projekt II
Focke-Wulf Projekt II
Jet-Powered Fighter Proposal
30/83
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1945
Picture of the Focke-Wulf Super Lorin
Focke-Wulf Super Lorin
Rocket- / Ramjet-Powered Fighter-Interceptor Aircraft Concept
31/83
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1945
Picture of the Focke-Wulf Ta 183 (Huckebein)
Focke-Wulf Ta 183 (Huckebein)
Jet-Powered Single-Seat Fighter / Interceptor
32/83
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1945
Picture of the Focke-Wulf Ta 283
Focke-Wulf Ta 283
Fighter-Interceptor Aircraft Proposal
33/83
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1945
Picture of the Focke-Wulf Volksflugzeug (Peoples Aircraft)
Focke-Wulf Volksflugzeug (Peoples Aircraft)
Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft Proposal
34/83
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1946
Picture of the Focke-Wulf Volksjager (I/II)
Focke-Wulf Volksjager (I/II)
Single-Seat, High-Speed Interceptor Aircraft Project
35/83
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1944
Picture of the Gloster (Armstrong Whitworth) Meteor
Gloster (Armstrong Whitworth) Meteor
Jet-Powered Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
36/83
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1945
Picture of the Gotha Go P.60A/B
Gotha Go P.60A/B
Day Fighter / Interceptor Flying Wing Aircraft
37/83
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1945
Picture of the Gotha Go P.60C
Gotha Go P.60C
All-Weather / Nightfighter Aircraft
38/83
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1945
Picture of the Heinkel He 162 Volksjager (Peoples Fighter)
Heinkel He 162 Volksjager (Peoples Fighter)
Jet-Powered Single-Seat Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft
39/83
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1939
Picture of the Heinkel He 178
Heinkel He 178
Jet-Powered Technology Demonstrator Aircraft
40/83
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1941
Picture of the Heinkel He 280
Heinkel He 280
Single-Seat, Twin-Engine Jet-Powered Fighter Prototype Aircraft
41/83
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1944
Picture of the Heinkel He 343 (Strahlbomber / Strabo 16)
Heinkel He 343 (Strahlbomber / Strabo 16)
Bomber / Reconnaissance Aircraft
42/83
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1945
Picture of the Heinkel He P.1078B
Heinkel He P.1078B
Jet-Powered Tailless Fighter / Interceptor / Night Fighter
43/83
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1945
Picture of the Heinkel He P.1078C
Heinkel He P.1078C
Jet-Powered Combat Fighter Concept
44/83
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1945
Picture of the Heinkel He P.1079A (Zerstorer)
Heinkel He P.1079A (Zerstorer)
Bomber Destroyer / Night-Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft Proposal
45/83
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1945
Picture of the Heinkel P.1073 (Strahljager)
Heinkel P.1073 (Strahljager)
Single-Seat, Twin-Engine Jet Fighter Concept
46/83
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1946
Picture of the Heinkel P.1079B
Heinkel P.1079B
Single-Seat, All-Weather Heavy Fighter Proposal
47/83
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1945
Picture of the Henschel Hs 132
Henschel Hs 132
Single-Seat Jet-Powered Dive Bomber Aircraft Prototype
48/83
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1945
Picture of the Henschel Hs P.135
Henschel Hs P.135
Proposed Emergency Fighter Program Aircraft
49/83
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1945
Picture of the Horten Ho IX / Ho 229
Horten Ho IX / Ho 229
Jet-Powered Flying Wing / Fighter-Bomber
50/83
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1944
Picture of the Horten Ho X
Horten Ho X
Flying Wing Jet-Powered Fighter Aircraft
51/83
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1945
Picture of the Horten Ho XVIII (Amerika Bomber)
Horten Ho XVIII (Amerika Bomber)
Heavy Bomber Flying Wing Proposal
52/83
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1946
Picture of the Horten Ho.XIII
Horten Ho.XIII
Supersonic Fighter Proposal
53/83
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1944
Picture of the Junkers Ju 287
Junkers Ju 287
Jet-Powered Heavy Bomber Prototype
54/83
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1945
Picture of the Junkers Ju EF 140 (Amerika Bomber)
Junkers Ju EF 140 (Amerika Bomber)
Jet-Powered Long-Range Heavy Bomber Proposal
55/83
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1943
Picture of the Junkers Ju P.009 (Hubjager)
Junkers Ju P.009 (Hubjager)
Jet-Powered Interceptor Proposal
56/83
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1944
Picture of the Lippisch P.13A
Lippisch P.13A
Ramjet-Powered Interceptor Proposal
57/83
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1946
Picture of the Lippisch P.13B
Lippisch P.13B
Coal-Fueled, Ramjet-Powered Single-Seat, Delta-Winged Aircraft Proposal
58/83
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1946
Picture of the Lippisch P.15 (Diana)
Lippisch P.15 (Diana)
Jet-Powered Fighter-Interceptor Proposal
59/83
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1943
Picture of the Lippisch P.20 (Me 163)
Lippisch P.20 (Me 163)
Jet-Powered Single-Seat Fighter Proposal
60/83
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1942
Picture of the Lockheed L-133 Starjet
Lockheed L-133 Starjet
Single-Seat, Jet-Powered Fighter Proposal
61/83
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1945
Picture of the Lockheed P-80 / F-80 Shooting Star
Lockheed P-80 / F-80 Shooting Star
Single-Seat, Jet-Powered Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
62/83
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1943
Picture of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 (JumoJet)
Messerschmitt Bf 109 (JumoJet)
Single-Seat, Jet-Powered Fighter Study
63/83
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1944
Picture of the Messerschmitt Me 262 (Schwalbe / Sturmvogel)
Messerschmitt Me 262 (Schwalbe / Sturmvogel)
Single-Seat Jet-Powered Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
64/83
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1944
Picture of the Messerschmitt Me 328
Messerschmitt Me 328
Parasite Fighter Aircraft Concept
65/83
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1945
Picture of the Messerschmitt Me P.1092/2
Messerschmitt Me P.1092/2
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Fighter Proposal
66/83
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1945
Picture of the Messerschmitt Me P.1092/3
Messerschmitt Me P.1092/3
Lightweight Single-Engine Fighter Proposal
67/83
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1946
Picture of the Messerschmitt Me P.1099
Messerschmitt Me P.1099
Two-Seat, Twin-Engine Multirole Jet-Powered Fighter / Heavy Fighter Concept
68/83
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1944
Picture of the Messerschmitt Me P.1101
Messerschmitt Me P.1101
Jet-Powered Fighter Aircraft Prototype
69/83
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1944
Picture of the Messerschmitt Me P.1101/92
Messerschmitt Me P.1101/92
Heavy Fighter / Bomber Destroyer Proposal
70/83
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1944
Picture of the Messerschmitt Me P.1101/99 (Zerstorer)
Messerschmitt Me P.1101/99 (Zerstorer)
Twin-Seat Bomber Destroyer Proposal
71/83
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Messerschmitt Me P.1106
Messerschmitt Me P.1106
Jet-Powered Fighter-Interceptor Project
72/83
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1945
Picture of the Messerschmitt Me P.1110
Messerschmitt Me P.1110
Jet-Powered Single-Seat Fighter-Interceptor Proposal
73/83
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1945
Picture of the Messerschmitt Me P.1111
Messerschmitt Me P.1111
Jet-Powered, Single-Seat Fighter-Interceptor Proposal
74/83
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Messerschmitt Me P.1112
Messerschmitt Me P.1112
Jet-Powered Fighter Proposal
75/83
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1945
Picture of the Messerschmitt Me P.262 HG III
Messerschmitt Me P.262 HG III
Proposed Jet-Powered Fighter / Interceptor
76/83
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1942
Picture of the Messerschmitt Zerstorer Projekt II
Messerschmitt Zerstorer Projekt II
Bomber Destroyer / Interceptor Concept
77/83
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1945
Picture of the Nakajima J9Y Kikka / Kitsuka (Orange Blossom)
Nakajima J9Y Kikka / Kitsuka (Orange Blossom)
Jet-Powered Fighter / Fighter-Bomber
78/83
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1946
Picture of the Nakajima Ki-201 Karyu
Nakajima Ki-201 Karyu
Jet-Powered Fighter / Fighter-Bomber
79/83
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1945
Picture of the Northrop XP-79
Northrop XP-79
Bomber-Rammer / Bomber-Interceptor
80/83
National flag icon
1946
Picture of the Republic P-47 (Turbobolt)
Republic P-47 (Turbobolt)
Jet-Powered Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft Concept
81/83
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1945
Picture of the Ryan FR Fireball
Ryan FR Fireball
Mixed-Power Fighter Aircraft
82/83
National flag icon
1946
Picture of the Vought V-340
Vought V-340
Single-Seat, Jet-Powered Carrierbased Fighter Aircraft Proposal
83/83
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1945
Picture of the Vultee XP-81
Vultee XP-81
Mixed-Power Fighter Prototype Aircraft
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