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 |
|
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 |
| Sentinel |
|
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 |
|
L-17A | 1 |
| USN |
P2V-3 |
8 | |
| Panther |
USN |
F9F-2 |
163 |
| Piper Cub |
|
L-4 | 36 |
| Privateer | USN |
P4Y-2/PB4Y-2 |
5 |
| Ranger/Sioux |
|
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 |
| 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
| 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 |
| 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 |