List of military aircraft of Germany during World War Two
This list covers German aircraft of the Second World War that served in the Luftwaffe during World War II as defined by the year 1939-1945. Number designations are largely by RLM designation system , though in this list they are partially organized by manufacture and role.
The Luftwaffe of the Third Reich officially existed from 1933-1945, training for a German air force had been going on as earlier the 1920's before the Nazis came to power. The first list attempts to focus on the more significant aircraft that participated in the main part of the war. The second is a more all encompassing list to include the time before, though projects are not covered. Captured aircraft also have a list. Internal projects of manufacturers are not listed, and nor are many prototypes. A list of aircraft of the from 1933-1945 can be found here in the form of the Reich Aviation Ministry's list of aircraft. Planes from all branches are currently listed.
Introduction to Listings
A plane's number was usually related to its RLM designation and sometimes to its manufacturer (foreign ones with captured aircraft). The RLM-GL/C designations are not all correct and sometimes are used twice. The RLM would sometimes reassign numbers, some pre-1933 aircraft just used their company names, etc.. The Aircraft names are the most common names. Other key data is sometimes listed afterward. See RLM aircraft designation system for a full explanation of the RLM system.
Primary Aircraft
This list does not primarily include projects, prototypes , captured aircraft. Consists mostly of the most common aircraft of German Luftwaffe that participated in the second world war.German aircraft production during WW2 for most produced types.
German Military Aircraft 1919-1945
(While the luftwafffe was not public until 1935 it had been in development in secret since the 1920's, and many aircraft made in the inter-war years were used during WW2)
Fighters and Interceptors
Arado Ar 64 , fighter (biplane)
Arado Ar 65 , fighter/trainer (biplane - re-engined Ar 64)
Arado Ar 66 , trainer + night fighter
Arado Ar 67 , fighter (biplane) (prototype)
Arado Ar 68 , fighter (biplane)
Arado Ar 76 , fighter (biplane) + trainer
Arado Ar 80 , fighter (prototype
Arado Ar 197 , naval fighter (biplane - derived from Ar 68)
Arado Ar 240 , heavy fighter + attack
Arado Ar 440 , heavy fighter + attack
Blohm und Voss Bv 40 , glider interceptor
Blohm und Voss Bv 155 , high-altitude interceptor (formerly Me 155)
Bachem Ba 349 Natter (Adder or Viper), interceptor (rocket-engine)
Dornier Do 10 , (Do C1) fighter (prototype), 1931
Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow), fighter-bomber (push-pull engine configuration)
Dornier Do 435
Dornier Do 635
Fieseler Fi 98 , biplane fighter, 1936
Focke-Wulf Fw 57 , heavy fighter + bomber (prototype)
Focke-Wulf Ta 152 , fighter (derived from Fw 190)
Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Moskito (Mosquito), night-fighter
Focke-Wulf Fw 159 , fighter (prototype only)
Focke-Wulf Ta 183 , jet-engined fighter (prototype)
Focke-Wulf Fw 187 Falke (Falcon), heavy fighter
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Wurger (butcher-bird), fighter
Gotha Go 229 , fighter (flying-wing)
Heinkel He 37 , fighter (biplane)
Heinkel He 38 , fighter (biplane)
Heinkel He 43 , fighter (biplane)
Heinkel He 49 , fighter (biplane)
Heinkel He 51 , fighter + close-support (biplane)
Heinkel He 100 , fighter
Heinkel He 112 , fighter
Heinkel He 113 , (alternative designation for He 100)
Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger (People's Fighter), fighter (jet-engined)
Heinkel He 219 Uhu (Owl), night-fighter
Heinkel He 280 , fighter (jet-engined)
Henschel Hs 121 , fighter + trainer (prototype)
Henschel Hs 124 , heavy fighter + bomber (prototype)
Henschel Hs 125 , fighter + trainer (prototype)
Junkers Ju 248 , re-designation of Me 263
Messerschmitt Bf 109 , fighter (later versions designated as Me 109)
Messerschmitt Bf 110 , heavy fighter + night-fighter
Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet (Comet), interceptor (rocket-engined)
Messerschmitt Me 209 , fighter + speed-record aircraft (prototype)
Messerschmitt Me 209-II , fighter (prototype - completely different to Me 209)
Messerschmitt Me 210 , heavy fighter + reconnaissance
Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (Swallow), fighter + attack (jet-engined)
Messerschmitt Me 263 , interceptor (rocket-engined)
Messerschmitt Me 309 , fighter (prototype)
Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse (Hornet), heavy fighter + reconnaissance
Messerschmitt Me 609 heavy fighter + bomber (project)
Bombers and ground attack
Arado Ar 234 Blitz ('Lightning'), bomber (jet-engined)
Blohm und Voss Ha 140 , torpedo bomber flying-boat (prototype)
Dornier Do 11 , (Do F) medium bomber, 1931
Dornier Do 13 , medium bomber, 1933
Dornier Do 17 , Flying Pencil , mail-plane + bomber + reconnaissance + night-fighter
Dornier Do 18 , bomber + reconnaissance flying-boat, 1935
Dornier Do 19 , quad-engined heavy bomber (prototype)
Dornier Do 22 , torpedo bomber + reconnaissance flying-boat
Dornier Do 23 , medium bomber
Dornier Do 215 , bomber + night-fighter
Dornier Do 217 , bomber + night-fighter
Dornier Do 317
Fieseler Fi 167 , ship-borne torpedo bomber + reconnaissance (biplane)
Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu (Owl), ground-attack
Heinkel He 45 , bomber + trainer
Heinkel He 50 , reconnaissance + dive bomber (biplane)
Heinkel He 111 , bomber
Heinkel He 177 Greife (Griffon), long-range bomber
Heinkel He 274 , high-altitude bomber
Heinkel He-343
Henschel Hs 123 , ground-attack (biplane)
Henschel Hs 127 , jet-engined bomber (prototype)
Henschel Hs 129 , ground-attack
Henschel Hs 130 , high altitude reconnaissance + bomber (jet engined) (prototype)
Henschel Hs 132 , dive bomber (jet-engined) (prototype)
Junkers Ju 86 , bomber + reconnaissance
Junkers Ju 87 Stuka , dive-bomber
Junkers Ju 88 , bomber + reconnaissance + night-fighter
Junkers Ju 89 , heavy bomber (prototype)
Junkers Ju 90 , bomber (prototype)
Junkers Ju 188 , Rächer (Raecher), bomber
Junkers Ju 287 , heavy bomber (jet-engined) (prototype)
Junkers Ju 288 , bomber (prototype)
Junkers Ju 290 , long-range bomber (prototype)
Junkers Ju 390 , long-range bomber
Junkers Ju 488 , heavy bomber
Messerschmitt Bf 162 , bomber (prototype)
Messerschmitt Me 264 Amerika (America), long-range bomber (prototype)
Patrol and Reconnaissance
Arado Ar 95 , coastal patrol + attack (biplane seaplane)
Arado Ar 196 , ship-borne reconnaissance + coastal patrol (seaplane)
Arado Ar 198 , reconnaissance
Arado Ar 231 , fold-wing U-boat reconnaissance aircraft (prototype)
Blohm und Voss Bv 138 , flying-boat (early versions designated as Ha 138)
Blohm und Voss Bv 141 , reconnaissance (asymmetric)
Blohm und Voss Bv 142 , reconnaissance + transport
Blohm und Voss Bv 238 , flying-boat (prototype
DFS 228 , rocket-powered reconnaissance aircraft (prototype only)
Dornier Do 15 , Wal (Whale), reconnaissance flying-boat
Fieseler Fi 156 Storch (Stork), STOL reconnaissance aircraft
Focke-Wulf Fw 62 , ship-borne reconnaissance (biplane seaplane)
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Kondor (Condor), transport + maritime patrol-bomber
Focke-Wulf Fw 300 proposed long-range version of Fw 200
Focke-Wolf Fw-400
Gotha Go 147 , STOL reconnaissance (prototype)
Heinkel He 46 , reconnaissance
Heinkel He 59 , reconnaissance (biplane seaplane)
Heinkel He 60 , ship-borne reconnaissance (biplane seaplane)
Heinkel He 114 , reconnaissance seaplane
Heinkel He 116 , transport + reconnaissance
Henschel Hs 126 , reconnaissance
Junkers Ju 388 Störtebeker , reconnaissance + night-fighter
Messerschmitt Bf 163 STOL reconnaissance aircraft (prototypes only)
Messerschmitt Me 261 , long-range reconnaissance
Messerschmitt Me 290 , maritime patrol + bomber + reconnaissance
Siebel Si 201 , STOL reconnaissance aircraft (prototype)
Transports and Utility
Arado Ar 232 , transport
Blohm und Voss Ha 139 , long-range seaplane
Blohm und Voss Bv 144 , transport
Blohm und Voss Bv 222 Wiking (Viking), transport flying-boat
DFS 230 , transport glider
DFS 331 , transport glider (prototype)
Dornier Do 12 , Libelle seaplane
Dornier Do 14 , seaplane (prototype)
Dornier Do 214 , transport flying-boat (prototype)
Gotha Go 146 , small transport (twin-engine) , 1935
Gotha Go 242 , transport glider
Gotha Go 244 , transport
Gotha Go 345 , assault glider
Gotha Ka 430 , transport glider
Heinkel He 70 , "Blitz" (Lightning), single-engine transport + mailplane, 1932
Heinkel He 115 , general-purpose seaplane
Junkers Ju W34 , transport
Junkers Ju 52 Tante Ju (Auntie Ju), transport + bomber
Junkers Ju 252 , transport
Junkers Ju 352 Herkules (Hercules), transport
Klemm Kl 31 , single-engine transport, 1931
Klemm Kl 32 , single-engine transport, 1931
Klemm Kl 36 , single-engine transport, 1934
Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant (Giant), transport glider
Siebel Fh 104 Hallore , medium transport
Siebel Si 204 , transport + aircrew trainer
Trainers
Albatros Al 101
Albatros Al 102
Albatros Al 103
Arado Ar 69 , trainer (biplane) (prototypes), 1933
Arado Ar 96 , trainer
Arado Ar 199 , seaplane trainer
Arado Ar 396 , trainer
Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann (Young Man), trainer (biplane)
Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister (Young Champion), trainer + aerobatics (biplane)
Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann (Bestman), trainer + transport
Fieseler Fi 5 (F-5) acrobatic sportsplane + trainer, 1933
Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz (Goldfinch), trainer (biplane)
Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stösser (Falcon Hawk), trainer (parasol monoplane)
Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe (Kite), transport + trainer
Gotha Go 145 , trainer
Heinkel He 72 Kadett (Cadet), trainer
Heinkel He 74 , fighter + advanced trainer (prototype)
Heinkel He 172 , trainer (prototype)
Klemm Kl 35 , sportplane + trainer, 1935
Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun (Typhoon), trainer + transport
Siebel Si 202 "Hummel" sportplane + trainer, 1938
Helicopters
Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri (Hummingbird), reconnaissance helicopter
Focke Achgelis Fa 223 Drache (Kite), transport helicopter (prototype
Focke Achgelis Fa 266 Hornisse (Hornet), helicopter (prototype)
Focke Achgelis Fa 330 , helicopter (prototype)
Focke Achgelis Fa 336 scout helicopter (prototype), 1944
Focke-Wulf Fw 61 , helicopter (prototype)
Focke-Wulf Fw 186 , autogiro reconnaissance aircraft (prototype)
Captured Aircraft
(in descending order of primary number)
Avia B.534 biplane fighter captured in Czechoslovakia
Dewoitine D.520 fighter captured in France
Caudron C-445 transport captured in France
Caproni Ca.313 Italian bomber
Morane-Saulnier MS-230 trainer captured in France
Zlin 212 trainer captured in Czechoslovakia
B-17 Flying Fortress captured US bomber
Bloch M.B.175 bomber captured in France
Avia B.71 bomber captured in Czechoslovakia
BT-9 Captured US trainer
Zlin XII captured Czechoslovakian trainer
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