FEAF/UN Aircraft Used in Korea and Losses by Type
FEAF/UN Aircraft Used in Korea and Losses by Type
Furnished by CW2 Stephen L. Sewell
| Type of Aircraft (Name) | Nation/Service |
Subtypes | Numbers Lost (All Causes) |
| Albatross | USAF | SA-16A | 3 |
| Avenger | USN |
TBM-3E |
18 |
| Banshee | USN |
F2H-2 |
15 |
| Bird Dog |
USA |
L-19A |
3 USA/ROKAF |
| Commando | USAF | C-46D | 7 |
| Corsair | USN USMC |
AU-1 |
487 daytime |
| Dragonfly | USAF |
H-5D |
17 USAF |
| Firefly | FAA |
GR.5 | 38 |
| Flying Boxcar | USAF | C-119B |
9 |
| Flying Fortress | USAF | SB-17H | 1 |
| Globemaster | USAF | C-124A | (1 rarely used in Korea , one crashed off Japan in 1953 killing 129 crew and returnees) |
| Sentinel |
USA |
L-5 |
4 ROKAF |
| Hellcat | USN | F6F-5K | 6 |
| Invader | USAF | B-26B |
154 bomber/strafter 3 reconnaissance |
| Kansan/Expeditor | USAF | C-45F | 3 |
| Mariner | USN | PBM-5 |
15 |
| Meteor | RAAF | F.8 | 42 |
| Mustang | USAF |
F-51D |
409 fighter-bomber |
| Navion |
USA |
L-17A | 1 |
| Neptune | USN | P2V-3 |
8 |
| Panther | USN |
F9F-2 |
163 |
| Piper Cub |
USA |
L-4 | 36 |
| Privateer | USN | P4Y-2/PB4Y-2 |
5 |
| Ranger/Sioux |
USA |
H-13A |
13 |
| Sabre | USAF | F-86A |
271 fighter/FB |
| Sea Fury | FAA |
FB.11 | 62 |
| Seafire | FAA | Mk.47 | 1 |
| Shooting Star | USAF | F-80C |
275 fighter-bomber |
| Skymaster | USAF | C-54D | 5 |
| Skynight | USN |
F3D-2 | 7 |
| Skyraider | USN |
AD-2 |
161 bombers |
| Skytrain (Dakota) | USAF |
C-47A |
12 USAF |
| Starfire | USAF | F-94B | 14 |
| Sunderland | RAF | GR.V | 2 |
| Superfortress | USAF | B-29 |
107 |
| Shooting Star | USAF | T-33A | 8 |
| Texan | USAF |
AT-6D |
102 |
| Thunderjet | USAF | F-84D |
234 |
| Tigercat | USN |
F7F-3N |
27 fighter/FB |
| Tornado | USAF | RB-45C | 2 |
| Twin Mustang | USAF | F-82G | 15 |
| Chickasaw/Whirlwind | USAF |
YH-19 |
3 USAF |
Unified Air Forces Aircraft Types and Losses in Korea
| Type of Aircraft (Name) | Nation/Service |
Subtypes | Numbers Lost (All Causes) |
| Bomber | VVS | Il-28 | Not used but sent to theater in case they would be needed |
| Bomber | PLAAF | Tu-2 | 9 |
| Fighter | KPAFAC | La-9 | At least 8 |
| Fighter | VVS |
La-11 | 3 VVS (training) |
| Fighter | PLAAF | MiG-9 | Unknown (reported but Chinese state never committed to Korea ) |
| Fighter | VVS |
MiG-15 |
345 VVS |
| Fighter | KPAFAC | Yak-9P | At least 30 |
| Ground Attack | KPAFAC | Il-10 |
At least 11 |
| Jet Trainer | VVS |
MiG-15UTI | No information |
| Jet Trainer | VVS |
Yak-17UTI | 1 (reported by USMC F3D-2 crew but confirmed as MiG-15) |
| Torpedo Bomber | VVS | A-20G | (1- shot down when it was intercepted by USN F4U fighters) |
| Liaison | KPAFAC | Yak-16 | Unknown |
| Trainer/Liaison/Bomber | KPAFAC | Po-2 |
At least 7 |
| Trainer/Liaison/Bomber | KPAFAC | Yak-11 | Unknown |
| Trainer/Liaison/Bomber | KPAFAC | Yak-18 | At least 3 |
| Transport | VVS | Il-12 | 1 |
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