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WW2 U.S. Fighter Aircraft


Military History | Second World War

American air power eventually proved a difference-maker in World War 2 with a plethora of types thrown into the fray.

There are a total of [ 97 ] WW2 U.S. 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. Fighter concepts and prototypes are also included in this listing as are single- and twin-engined heavy fighters.




1/97
National flag icon
1946
Picture of the Bell D-35
Bell D-35
Rocket-Powered Bomber-Interceptor Proposal
2/97
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Bell Model 22
Bell Model 22
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Carrierborne Fighter Proposal
3/97
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Bell P-39 Airacobra
Bell P-39 Airacobra
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
4/97
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Bell P-59 Airacomet
Bell P-59 Airacomet
Jet-Powered Fighter Aircraft
5/97
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Bell P-63 Kingcobra
Bell P-63 Kingcobra
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Fighter Aircraft
6/97
National flag icon
1940
Picture of the Bell XFL Airabonita
Bell XFL Airabonita
Carrierborne Interceptor
7/97
National flag icon
1940
Picture of the Bell XP-52 (Model 16)
Bell XP-52 (Model 16)
Twin-Boom Single-Seat Heavy Fighter Proposal
8/97
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Bell XP-59 (Model 20)
Bell XP-59 (Model 20)
Twin-Boom Fighter Proposal
9/97
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Bell XP-77
Bell XP-77
Fighter Prototype Aircraft
10/97
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Bell XP-83
Bell XP-83
Jet-Powered Escort Fighter Aircraft Prototype
11/97
National flag icon
1929
Picture of the Boeing F4B / P-12
Boeing F4B / P-12
Carrier-Borne Pursuit Fighter Biplane Aircraft
12/97
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Boeing Model 386
Boeing Model 386
Carrierborne Medium-Altitude Fighter Aircraft Proposal
13/97
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Boeing Model 387
Boeing Model 387
Carrierborne High-Altitude Fighter Proposal
14/97
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Boeing Model 394
Boeing Model 394
Carrierborne Lightweight Fighter Proposal
15/97
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Boeing Model 398
Boeing Model 398
Carrierbased Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft Proposal
16/97
National flag icon
1932
Picture of the Boeing P-26 Peashooter
Boeing P-26 Peashooter
Monoplane Fighter Aircraft
17/97
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Boeing XF8B
Boeing XF8B
Carrier-Based Long-Range Fighter Prototype
18/97
National flag icon
1939
Picture of the Boulton Paul Defiant
Boulton Paul Defiant
Twin-Seat, Single-Engine Interceptor / Night-fighter / Turret Fighter Aircraft
19/97
National flag icon
1939
Picture of the Brewster F2A (Buffalo)
Brewster F2A (Buffalo)
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Monoplane Fighter
20/97
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Brewster F3A (F4U-1) Corsair
Brewster F3A (F4U-1) Corsair
Carrierborne Single-Engine Fighter
21/97
National flag icon
1940
Picture of the Bristol Beaufighter
Bristol Beaufighter
Twin-Engine Heavy Fighter / Night-Fighter Aircraft
22/97
National flag icon
1933
Picture of the Curtiss A-12 (Shrike)
Curtiss A-12 (Shrike)
Single-Engine, Twin_Seat Strike Aircraft
23/97
National flag icon
1946
Picture of the Curtiss P-1032-11
Curtiss P-1032-11
Hybrid Propulsion Fighter Proposal
24/97
National flag icon
1946
Picture of the Curtiss P-1032-13
Curtiss P-1032-13
Single-Seat Jet-Powered Fighter Proposal
25/97
National flag icon
1946
Picture of the Curtiss P-1032-7
Curtiss P-1032-7
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Jet Fighter Proposal
26/97
National flag icon
1946
Picture of the Curtiss P-1032-9
Curtiss P-1032-9
Turbojet-Powered Fighter Proposal
27/97
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Curtiss P-304
Curtiss P-304
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Jet-Powered Fighter Proposal
28/97
National flag icon
1938
Picture of the Curtiss P-36 Hawk (Hawk 75/Mohawk)
Curtiss P-36 Hawk (Hawk 75/Mohawk)
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Monoplane Fighter Aircraft
29/97
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk
Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk
Single-Seat. Single-Engine Monoplane Fighter Aircraft
30/97
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Fighter-Bomber / Fighter Aircraft
31/97
National flag icon
1938
Picture of the Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Naval Dive Bomber / Fighter Aircraft
32/97
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Curtiss XF14C
Curtiss XF14C
Carrier-Borne Fighter Prototype
33/97
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Curtiss XF15C
Curtiss XF15C
Mixed-Propulsion Navy Fighter Prototype
34/97
National flag icon
1937
Picture of the Curtiss XP-37 (Allison Hawk)
Curtiss XP-37 (Allison Hawk)
Fighter Prototype
35/97
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Curtiss XP-40Q (Warhawk)
Curtiss XP-40Q (Warhawk)
Single-Seat Monoplane Fighter Prototype Aircraft
36/97
National flag icon
1939
Picture of the Curtiss XP-42
Curtiss XP-42
Prototype Fighter Aircraft
37/97
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Curtiss XP-46
Curtiss XP-46
Fighter Aircraft Prototype
38/97
National flag icon
1940
Picture of the Curtiss XP-53 (Model 88)
Curtiss XP-53 (Model 88)
Lightweight Monoplane Fighter Proposal
39/97
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Curtiss XP-60
Curtiss XP-60
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Prototype Fighter Aircraft
40/97
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Curtiss XP-62
Curtiss XP-62
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Fighter Aircraft Prototype
41/97
National flag icon
1939
Picture of the Curtiss-Wright CW-21 Demon
Curtiss-Wright CW-21 Demon
Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft
42/97
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Pursuit Fighter Prototype
43/97
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Curtiss-Wright XP-71
Curtiss-Wright XP-71
Twin-Engine Heavy Fighter / Bomber Escort Aircraft
44/97
National flag icon
1942
Picture of the de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito
Multirole Heavy Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
45/97
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Douglas A-20 Havoc / Boston
Douglas A-20 Havoc / Boston
Light Bomber / Night-Fighter Aircraft
46/97
National flag icon
1942
Picture of the Douglas P-70 Nighthawk
Douglas P-70 Nighthawk
Night-Fighter Aircraft Conversion
47/97
National flag icon
1940
Picture of the Douglas XP-48
Douglas XP-48
Lightweight Single-Seat Point Defense Fighter Aircraft Proposal
48/97
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Fisher XP-75 / P-75 Eagle
Fisher XP-75 / P-75 Eagle
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Interceptor Prototype
49/97
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Gloster (Armstrong Whitworth) Meteor
Gloster (Armstrong Whitworth) Meteor
Jet-Powered Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
50/97
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Goodyear F2G Super Corsair
Goodyear F2G Super Corsair
Carrier-based Low-Altitude, High-Performance Fighter Prototype
51/97
National flag icon
1936
Picture of the Grumman F3F
Grumman F3F
Carrier-based Biplane Fighter Aircraft
52/97
National flag icon
1940
Picture of the Grumman F4F Wildcat
Grumman F4F Wildcat
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Carrierborne Monoplane Fighter Aircraft
53/97
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Grumman F6F Hellcat
Grumman F6F Hellcat
Carrierborne Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
54/97
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Grumman F8F Bearcat
Grumman F8F Bearcat
Carrierborne Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft
55/97
National flag icon
1942
Picture of the Grumman TBF Avenger
Grumman TBF Avenger
Carrier-Borne Torpedo Bomber Aircraft
56/97
National flag icon
1940
Picture of the Grumman XF5F Skyrocket
Grumman XF5F Skyrocket
Shipborne Navy Fighter Prototype
57/97
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Grumman XP-50 (Skyrocket)
Grumman XP-50 (Skyrocket)
Twin-Engine Fighter Prototype Aircraft
58/97
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Hughes Model D-2 (XP-73 / XA-37)
Hughes Model D-2 (XP-73 / XA-37)
Heavy Fighter / Fighter-Bomber / Fast Reconnaissance Prototype
59/97
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Kaiser-Fleetwings Model 47 (Squirt)
Kaiser-Fleetwings Model 47 (Squirt)
Carrierborne Mixed-Propulsion Attack Aircraft Proposal
60/97
National flag icon
1942
Picture of the Lockheed L-133 Starjet
Lockheed L-133 Starjet
Single-Seat, Jet-Powered Fighter Proposal
61/97
National flag icon
1939
Picture of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Single-Seat, Twin-Engine Heavy Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
62/97
National flag icon
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
63/97
National flag icon
1942
Picture of the Lockheed XP-49
Lockheed XP-49
High-Altitude Fighter Prototype
64/97
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning
Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning
High-Altitude Interceptor / Close Air Support Aircraft
65/97
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the McDonnell XP-67 Bat / Moonbat
McDonnell XP-67 Bat / Moonbat
Long-Range Interceptor Prototype
66/97
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Naval Aircraft Factory Model A
Naval Aircraft Factory Model A
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Naval Fighter Proposal
67/97
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Naval Aircraft Factory Model B
Naval Aircraft Factory Model B
Single-Seat, Twin-Boom Naval Fighter Proposal
68/97
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the North American A-36 Mustang
North American A-36 Mustang
Ground Attack Aircraft / Dive Bomber Aircraft
69/97
National flag icon
1942
Picture of the North American P-51 Mustang
North American P-51 Mustang
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
70/97
National flag icon
1940
Picture of the North American P-64 (NA-50/NA-68)
North American P-64 (NA-50/NA-68)
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Monoplane Fighter / Trainer
71/97
National flag icon
1932
Picture of the Northrop Gamma
Northrop Gamma
High-Performance Monoplane Aircraft
72/97
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Northrop P-61 / F-61 Black Widow
Northrop P-61 / F-61 Black Widow
Night Fighter / Reconnaissance Aircraft
73/97
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet
Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet
Pursuit Fighter Prototype
74/97
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Northrop XP-61E (Black Widow)
Northrop XP-61E (Black Widow)
Long-Range Bomber Escort / Heavy Day Fighter Aircraft
75/97
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Northrop XP-79
Northrop XP-79
Bomber-Rammer / Bomber-Interceptor
76/97
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Republic P-43 Lancer
Republic P-43 Lancer
Fighter / Fighter-Bomber / Trainer Aircraft
77/97
National flag icon
1940
Picture of the Republic P-44 (Rocket)
Republic P-44 (Rocket)
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Pursuit Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft
78/97
National flag icon
1946
Picture of the Republic P-47 (Turbobolt)
Republic P-47 (Turbobolt)
Jet-Powered Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft Concept
79/97
National flag icon
1942
Picture of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
80/97
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Republic XP-47H Thunderbolt
Republic XP-47H Thunderbolt
High-Performance Fighter Prototype Aircraft
81/97
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Republic XP-69
Republic XP-69
High-Speed, High-Altitude Single-Seat Fighter Concept
82/97
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Republic XP-72 Ultrabolt
Republic XP-72 Ultrabolt
Prototype High-Altitude Fighter / Interceptor
83/97
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Ryan FR Fireball
Ryan FR Fireball
Mixed-Power Fighter Aircraft
84/97
National flag icon
1937
Picture of the Seversky P-35
Seversky P-35
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Monoplane Fighter Aircarft
85/97
National flag icon
1939
Picture of the Seversky XP-41
Seversky XP-41
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Fighter Prototype
86/97
National flag icon
1938
Picture of the Supermarine Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire
Fighter / Fighter-Bomber / Reconnaissance Aircraft
87/97
National flag icon
1940
Picture of the Tucker XP-57 (Peashooter)
Tucker XP-57 (Peashooter)
Bomber Interceptor / Fighter Proposal
88/97
National flag icon
1942
Picture of the Vought F4U Corsair
Vought F4U Corsair
Carrier-Based Fighter / Fighter-Bomber / Night Fighter
89/97
National flag icon
1942
Picture of the Vought V-173 (Flying Pancake)
Vought V-173 (Flying Pancake)
Experimental Fighter Aircraft
90/97
National flag icon
1946
Picture of the Vought V-340
Vought V-340
Single-Seat, Jet-Powered Carrierbased Fighter Aircraft Proposal
91/97
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Vought XF5U (Flying Flapjack)
Vought XF5U (Flying Flapjack)
Experimental Fighter Aircraft
92/97
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Vultee P-1015
Vultee P-1015
High-Altitude Interceptor Aircraft Proposal
93/97
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Vultee P-66 Vanguard (Model 48)
Vultee P-66 Vanguard (Model 48)
Trainer / Fighter Monoplane Aircraft
94/97
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose
Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose
Single-Seat, Twin-Boom Fighter Prototype Aircraft
95/97
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Vultee XP-68 Tornado (Swoose Goose)
Vultee XP-68 Tornado (Swoose Goose)
Single-Seat, Twin-Boom Fighter Aircraft Proposal
96/97
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Vultee XP-81
Vultee XP-81
Mixed-Power Fighter Prototype Aircraft
97/97
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Wallace-Martin Model A
Wallace-Martin Model A
Carrierborne Heavy Fighter Proposal
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