Although no RAF fighters flew in Korea, RAF pilots did fly with teh USAF and included
here are some of the aircraft they may have flow, as well as teh 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: |
10,000lb 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 Centaurus 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 also carry underwing rockets,
bombs 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 usally identified 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, bombs
or drop tanks beneath the 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 two drop 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. Fighters 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: |
Four nose and two wing-root 12.7mm (0.5in) machine guns. Also could carry rockets,
centreline 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 designed 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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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 jet 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 section
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 around top decking |
| Crew: |
1 |
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