Carrier borne aircraft in used during WW2
british flag Builder Type Crew Speed Ceiling Range Service Weight Armament Bomb Load (Lbs)
Fairey IIIA Fairey Aviation Co, Ltd, Hayes Fighter / Bomber 2 130 20000 520 Jun 1918 6300 2 x 0.303 HMG 500
Swordfish Fairey Aviation Co, Ltd, Hayes Torpedo 3 154 10700 1030 Jul 1936 4700 2 x 0.303 HMG 1500
Skua B-24 II Blackburn Aircraft Ltd, Brough. Fighter 1 229 20200 760 Jan 1938 8228 4 x 0.303 HMG 905
Sea Gladiator II Gloster Aircraft Co, Hucclecote, Gloucestershire Fighter 1 245 33000 425 Dec 1938 5420 4 x 0.303 HMG 0
Fulmer I Fairey Aviation Co, Ltd, Hayes Fighter 2 280 21500 800 Sep 1940 9672 4 x 0.303 HMG 0
Albacore Fairey Aviation Co, Ltd, Hayes Torpedo 3 161 20700 930 Nov 1940 10460 3 x 0.303 HMG 2000
Grumman Martlet 'Wildcat' Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, Bethpage, Long Island Fighter 1 290 28000 1150 Nov 1940 6100 6 x 0.5" HMG 200
Fulmer II Fairey Aviation Co, Ltd, Hayes Fighter / Bomber 2 247 27200 780 Aug 1941 10780 4 x 0.303 HMG 500
Sea Hurricane IIC Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Kingston-on-Thames Fighter 1 342 35600 970 Feb 1942 8100 4 x 20 mm Cannon 500
Seafire I Supermarine Aviation Works Ltd, Southampton Fighter / Bomber 1 352 33800 480 Jul 1942 6417 8 x 0.303 HMG 500
Seafire IIC Supermarine Aviation Works Ltd, Southampton Fighter 1 352 33800 725 Nov 1942 7100 2 x 20 mm Cannon; 4 x 0.303 HMG 500
Firefly I Fairey Aviation Co, Ltd, Hayes Fighter 2 318 28000 1300 Mar 1943 14020 4 x 20 mm Cannon 2000
Corsair Mk I Vought Corsair, Long Island, New York Fighter / Bomber 1 425 37000 1000 Jun 1943 14000 4 x 0.50" Browning HMG 2000
Hellcat F6F-5 Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, Bethpage, Long Island Fighter 1 380 37300 945 Jul 1943 15413 2 x 20 mm Cannon; 6 x 0.5" HMG 2000
Barracuda II Fairey Aviation Co, Ltd, Hayes Fighter / Bomber 3 228 1660 524 Sep1943 14100 2 x 0.303 HMG 2000
Corsair V-166 F4U-1 Chance Vought Aircraft Division of UAC, Stratford, Conn. Fighter 1 415 37000 1015 Apr 1944 14000 6 x 0.5" HMG 0
japan flag Builder Type Crew Speed Ceiling Range Service Weight Armament Bomb Load (Lbs)
Nakajima B4Y1 'Jean' Nakajima Aircraft Co, Ltd, Ohta, Gumma-Ken Torpedo 3 173 19685 917 Jan 1938 7937 1 x 7.7 HMG 1764
Aichi B3A1 Ryusei 'Val' Aichi Watch & Electric Machinery Co, Ltd, Nagoya Bomber 2 239 30510 913 Jan 1939 8047 1 x 7.7 HMG 816
Mitsubishi A6M2 Zeke Reisen 'Zero' Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd, Aircraft Works, Nagoya Fighter / Bomber 1 332 32810 1162 Nov 1940 5313 2 x 20 mm Cannon; 2 x 7.7 mm HMG 264
Nakajima B5N2 'Kate' Nakajima Aircraft Co, Ltd, Ohta, Gumma-Ken Torpedo 3 235 27100 1237 Nov 1941 9039 1 x 7.7 HMG 1764
Mitsubishi A5M4 'Claude' Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd, Aircraft Works, Nagoya Fighter 1 273 32150 746 Dec 1941 3759 2 x 7.7 mm HMG 132
Mitsubishi A6M3 Zeke Reisen 32 'Zero' Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd, Aircraft Works, Nagoya Fighter / Bomber 1 336 32810 1930 Mar 1942 5906 2 x 20 mm Cannon; 2 x 7.7 mm HMG 264
Mitsubishi A6M5 Zeke Reisen 'Zero' Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd, Aircraft Works, Nagoya Fighter / Bomber 1 351 38520 1194 Sep 1943 6025 2 x 20 mm Cannon; 2 x 7.7 mm HMG 264
Nakajima B6N2 Tenzan 'Jill' Nakajima Aircraft Co, Ltd, Ohta, Gumma-Ken Torpedo 3 299 29660 1892 Sep 1943 12456 2 x 7.7 HMG 1764
Nakajima C6N Nakajima Aircraft Co, Ltd, Ohta, Gumma-Ken Reconnaissance 3 379 35235 3299 Jun 1944 11596 1 x 7.92 mm HMG 0
Mitsubishi A6M6c Zeke Reisen 'Zero' Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd, Aircraft Works, Nagoya Fighter / Bomber 1 346 35100 1130 Dec 1944 6507 2 x 20 mm Cannon; 3 x 13.2 mm HMG 440
USA flagBuilder Type Crew Speed Ceiling Range Service Weight Armament Bomb Load (Lbs)
Grunman F2F Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, Bethpage, Long Island Fighter 1 238 10999 985 Jan 1935 3847 2 x 0.3" HMG. 0
Grunman F3F-3 Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, Bethpage, Long Island Fighter 1 264 33200 980 Jan 1935 4795 2 x 0.3" HMG. 0
Northrop BT-1 Northrop Aircraft Inc, Hawthorne, California Bomber 2 222 25300 1150 Mar 1938 7197 1 x 0.5" HMG; 1 x 0.3" HMG. 1000
Buffalo F2A-3 Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, Long Island City, NY Fighter / Bomber 1 321 33200 965 Apr 1939 7156 4 x 0.5" HMG 200
Wildcat F6F-5 Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, Bethpage, Long Island Fighter 1 318 34900 770 Feb 1940 7952 6 x 0.5" HMG 200
Dauntless SBD-5 Douglas Aircraft Company Inc, Santa Monica Bomber 2 245 24300 456 Jun 1940 10700 2 x 0.5" HMG; 2 x 0.3" HMG. 1600
Devastator TBD-1 Douglas Aircraft Company Inc, Santa Monica Fighter / Bomber 3 206 19500 432 Nov 1941 10194 1 x 0.5" HMG; 1 x 0.3" HMG. 1000
Avenger TBF-1 Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, Bethpage, Long Island Torpedo 3 251 22400 1215 Jan 1941 15905 1 x 0.5" HMG; 2 x 0.3" HMG. 1600
Helldiver SBC-4 Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Buffalo Bomber 2 237 27300 590 Jun 1942 7632 2 x 0.3" HMG. 1000
Corsair F4U-1 Vought Corsair, Long Island, New York Fighter / Bomber 1 425 37000 1000 Apr 1943 14000 4 x 0.50" Browning HMG 2000
Hellcat F6F-5 Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, Bethpage, Long Island Fighter 1 380 37300 945 Aug 1943 15413 2 x 20 mm Cannon; 6 x 0.5" HMG 2000
Corsair V-166 F4U-1 Chance Vought Aircraft Division of UAC, Stratford, Conn. Fighter 1 415 37000 1015 Aug 1944 14000 6 x 0.5" HMG 0