Aircraft of the Korean War
Although no RAF fighters flew in Korea, RAF
pilots did fly with the USAF and included here are some of the aircraft
they may have flow, as well as the Fleet Air Arm aircraft.
Auster AOP6
Douglas Dakota
Fairey Firefly Mk 1
Gloster Meteor F.Mk 8
Hawker Sea Fury FB Mk.11
Lockheed F-94B Starfire
B-26 Douglas Invader *
North American F-86A, E & F Sabre
North American F-51D Mustang
Republic F-84D Thunderjet
Short Sunderland
Supermarine Seafire F Mk 47
Supermarine Sea Otter ASR II
Communist Aircraft in Korea
Auster AOP6
| Role: |
Light Liaison/observation aircraft |
| Powerplant: |
1 130hp Lycoming 0-290-3 flat-four piston
engine |
| Speed (Kmph): |
209 at sea level; Cruise 180 |
| Range (Km): |
250-300 miles |
| Wingspan (m): |
10.97 |
| Length (m): |
6.83 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (Kg) |
839 |
| Weapons: |
|
| Crew: |
2? |
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Douglas Dakota
| Role: |
Troop & Cargo Transport |
| Powerplant: |
2 1200hp Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Speed (Kmph): |
368 at 2290m; Cruise 296km/h |
| Range (Km): |
2400 |
| Service Ceiling (m): |
7076 |
| Wingspan (m): |
28.9 |
| Length (m): |
19.63 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (kG) |
11805 |
| Crew: |
3 |
| Notes: |
10000lb payload or 28 troops or 18 litters |
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Fairey Firefly
Mk 1
| Role: |
Carrierborne fighter |
| Powerplant: |
1,735hp Rolls-Rocye Griffin IIB |
| Speed (Kmph): |
457 at sea level; 513 kmh at 5,180m |
| Range (Km): |
2,195 at 328kmh |
| Wingspan (m): |
13.56 |
| Length (m): |
11.46 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (Kg) |
6,481 |
| Weapons: |
Four forward 20mm Hispanio cannon |
| Crew: |
2 |
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Gloster Meteor
F.Mk 8
| Role: |
Ground attack fighter |
| Powerplant: |
Two 3,500lb static thrust Derwent 8 engines |
| Speed (Kmph): |
962 at 3,050m |
| Range (Km): |
965 |
| Wingspan (m): |
11.32 |
| Length (m): |
13.59 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (Kg) |
7,122 |
| Weapons: |
Four 20mm Hispanio nose cannon plus underwing
weapons load |
| Crew: |
1 |
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Hawker Sea Fury
FB Mk.11
| Role: |
Carrierborne interdictor and ground attack
aircraft |
| Powerplant: |
Bristol Centuarus 18 radial engine rated
at 2,550hp at 1,220m |
| Speed (Kmph): |
740 at 5,a85m |
| Range (Km): |
1,126 on internal fuel |
| Wingspan (m): |
11.69 |
| Length (m): |
10.56 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (Kg) |
6,645 |
| Weapons: |
Four 20mm cannon plus ordnance |
| Crew: |
1 |
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Lockheed F-94B
Starfire
| Role: |
All-weather fighter, interdictor and ground
attack |
| Powerplant: |
One 6,000lb static thrust afterburning
General Electric J33-A-33 turbojet |
| Speed (Kmph): |
957 at sea level |
| Range (Km): |
1,070 |
| Wingspan (m): |
11.43 |
| Length (m): |
12.22 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (Kg) |
7,640 |
| Weapons: |
Four 0.5in (12.7mm) machine guns in nose,
could alos carry underwing rockets, bomsb and wingtip drop tanks |
| Crew: |
|
| Notes: |
Carried a nose-mounted APG-32 radar |
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B-26
Douglas Invader
| Role: |
Medium Bomber |
| Powerplant: |
2 2000hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800-41 |
| Speed (Kmph): |
510 at 4420m; cruise 418 km/h |
| Range (Km): |
1850 |
| Wingspan (m): |
19.81 |
| Length (m): |
17.75 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (Kg) |
15513 |
| Weapons: |
One 0.3in in nose and ventral turrets,
or two 0.5in beam guns in lieu of tunnel gun; plus two 0.5in guns each
in tail and dorsal turrets with maximum bomb or torpedo load of 5,200lb |
| Crew: |
7 |
| Note |
The B-26 is usaly identifed as the Martin Marauder.
Such was the case during WWII, but all Marauders were retired before the
Korean War began. The B-26 of the Korean war was the Douglas Invader. During
WWII, the Invader was designated A-26, but with the elimination of the
"A-for-Attack" category in 1947 (and the retirement of the Martin Marauder
at about the same time), the Invader was redesignated B-26. Thanks to
Roger Horky for this information |
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North American
F-86A, E & F Sabre
| Role: |
Fighter, Interdictor |
| Powerplant: |
5,200lb static thrust J47-GE-3,7,9 or 13
turbojet |
| Speed (Kmph): |
967 at 10,670m |
| Combat radius (Km): |
531 |
| Wingspan (m): |
11.31 |
| Length (m): |
11.43 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (Kg) |
7.369 |
| Weapons: |
Six 0.50in (12.7mm) machine guns in nose,
with provision for rockets, bomsb or drop tanks beneath teh wings |
| Crew: |
1 |
| Notes: |
Data for the A model |
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North American F-51D
Mustang
| Role: |
Fighter, Ground attack and interdiction |
| Powerplant: |
1,450hp V-1650-7 Merlin engine |
| Speed (Kmph): |
703 at 7,625m |
| Range (Km): |
2,655 with twod rop tanks |
| Wingspan (m): |
11.28 |
| Length (m): |
9.83 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (Kg) |
5,493 |
| Weapons: |
Four 0.5in (12.7mm) machine guns in wings.
provision for underwing or centreline drop tanks, bombs or rockets |
| Crew: |
1 |
| Notes: |
Previously P-51, before USAF changed its
designation system. Fighte0rs went from P to F |
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Republic F-84D Thunderjet
| Role: |
Ground-attack and Interception |
| Powerplant: |
Allison J35-A-13C turbojet |
| Speed (Kmph): |
945 |
| Range (Km): |
1,928km with two 230 US Gal tip tanks |
| Wingspan (m): |
11.09 |
| Length (m): |
11.4 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (Kg) |
9,106 |
| Weapons: |
Fur nose and two wing-root 12.7mm (0.5in)
machine guns. Also could carry rockets, centreine drop tank, 500lb HE bombs,
and HVAR ground attack rockets |
| Crew: |
1 |
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Short Sunderland
| Role: |
General purpose Maritime reconnaissance-bomber |
| Powerplant: |
4 1200hp Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90B
Twin Wasp radial piston engines |
| Speed (Kmph): |
343 at 1525m; Cruise 214 at 610m |
| Range (Km): |
4329 with 1668lb of bombs |
| Service Ceiling (m): |
5455 |
| Wingspan (m): |
34.38 |
| Length (m): |
26 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (Kg) |
29484 |
| Guns: |
Ten 0.303in machine guns,(four fixed forward
firing, two in bow turret, four in tail turret, one in each beam position) |
| Bombs etc: |
Upto 4960lb of bombs, mines or depth charges |
| Crew: |
10 |
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Supermarine
Seafire F Mk 47
| Role: |
Carrierborne fighter |
| Powerplant: |
Rolls-Royce Griffon 87 |
| Speed (Kmph): |
727 at 6,250m |
| Range (Km): |
1,513 with external fuel |
| Wingspan (m): |
11.25 |
| Length (m): |
10.46 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (Kg) |
5,684 |
| Weapons: |
Four 20mm cannon |
| Crew: |
1 |
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Supermarine
Sea Otter ASR II
| Role: |
Air Sea Rescue but deisgned as Shipboard
Reconnaissance |
| Powerplant: |
One Mercury 30 870hp tractor |
| Speed (Kmph): |
241 |
| Range (Km): |
1,170 |
| Wingspan (m): |
14 |
| Length (m): |
12 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (Kg) |
4,536 |
| Weapons: |
None |
| Crew: |
2, possibly 3 |
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Communist Aircraft in Korea
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
Yakovlev Yak-9P
Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik
Lavochkin La-9
|
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
|
| Powerplant: |
5,005lb static thrust RD-45F |
| Speed (Kmph): |
1,050 at sea level; 1,031 at 5,000m |
| Range (Km): |
1,175 at 10,000m |
| Service Ceiling (m): |
|
| Wingspan (m): |
10.08 |
| Length (m): |
10.04 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (kg) |
4,963 (without external drop tanks) |
| Guns: |
One 37mm N-37 and two 23-mm NS-23 cannons
(40 37mm rounds, 80 23-mm rounds per gun) |
| Crew: |
1 |
| Notes: |
Details for MiG-15(SV). First operational
Soviet fighter to see combat, in Korea. |
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Yakovlev Yak-9P
| Role: |
Fighter-bomber |
| Powerplant: |
One 1,650hp Klimov VK-107A vee-12 liquid-cooled |
| Speed (Kmph): |
670 |
| Range (Km): |
840-890 |
| Wingspan (m): |
10 |
| Length (m): |
8.7 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (Kg) |
3,200 |
| Weapons: |
One 20mm ShVAK with 100 rounds and two
12.7mm BS each with 250 rounds, plus two 220lb bombs |
| Crew: |
1 |
| Notes: |
Details based on Yak-9P |
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Ilyushin IL-2 Stormovik
| Role: |
Close Air Support aircraft |
| Powerplant: |
One 1,750hp M-38 vee-12 liquid-cooled |
| Speed (Kmph): |
500 clean |
| Range (Km): |
600 |
| Wingspan (m): |
14.6 |
| Length (m): |
12 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (Kg) |
5,872 |
| Weapons: |
Two 20mm ShVAK and two 7.62mm ShKAS fixed
in wing, underwing racks for eight RS-82 rockets and four 220lb bombs.
Four compartments in centre csection housing upto 1,323lb of bombs |
| Crew: |
1 or 2 |
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Lavochkin La-9
| Role: |
Single Seat Fighter |
| Powerplant: |
One 1,870hp Shvetsov ASh-82FNV 14-cylinder
two-row radial |
| Speed (Kmph): |
690 |
| Range (Km): |
600 |
| Wingspan (m): |
10.62 |
| Length (m): |
9 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (Kg) |
4,000 |
| Weapons: |
Four 20mm ShVAK symmetrically arranged
aroudnd top decking |
| Crew: |
1 |
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