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
USMC

TBM-3E
TBM-3R
TBM-3S
TBM-3U

18
Banshee

USN
USMC

F2H-2
F2H-2P

15
Bird Dog

USA
USMC
ROKAF

L-19A
OE-1
OE-2

3 USA/ROKAF
9 USMC

Commando USAF C-46D 7
Corsair USN
USMC

AU-1
F4U-4
F4U-4B
F4U-4P
F4U-5
F4U-5N
F4U-5NL
F4U-5P

487 – daytime
62 – night missions
6 – photo

Dragonfly

USAF
USN
USMC

H-5D
H-5F
H-5G
H-5H
HO3S-1

17 USAF
26 USN/USMC

Firefly

FAA
RAN

GR.5 38
Flying Boxcar USAF

C-119B
C-119C

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
ROKAF
USMC

L-5
OY-1
OY-2

4 ROKAF
16 USMC

Hellcat USN F6F-5K 6
Invader USAF

B-26B
B-26C
RB-26C

154 bomber/strafter
3 reconnaissance
Kansan/Expeditor USAF C-45F 3
Mariner USN

PBM-5
PBM-5A
PBM-5S
PBM-5S2

15
Meteor RAAF F.8 42
Mustang

USAF
SAAF
RAAF
ROKAF

F-51D
RF-51D

409 fighter-bomber
68 reconnaissance

Navion

USA
USAF

L-17A 1
Neptune USN

P2V-3
P2V-3W
P2V-4
P2V-5

8
Panther

USN
USMC

F9F-2
F9F-2B
F9F-2P
F9F-3
F9F-4
F9F-5

163
Piper Cub

USA
ROKAF

L-4 36
Privateer USN

P4Y-2/PB4Y-2
P4Y-2S

5
Ranger/Sioux

USA
USN
USMC

H-13A
HTL-3
HTL-4

13
Sabre USAF

F-86A
F-86E
F-86F-1/10/30
F-86F-2
RF-86A

271 fighter/FB
4 reconnaissance

Sea Fury

FAA
RAN

FB.11 62
Seafire FAA Mk.47 1
Shooting Star USAF

F-80C
RF-80A
RF-80C

275 fighter-bomber
23 reconnaissance

Skymaster USAF C-54D 5
Skynight

USN
USMC

F3D-2 7
Skyraider

USN
USMC

AD-2
AD-3
AD-3Q
AD-3W
AD-4
AD-4L
AD-4N
AD-4NA
AD-4NL
AD-4Q
AD-4W

161 bombers
14 all-weather bombers
20 night bombers
7 radar platforms
9 ECM platforms

Skytrain (Dakota)

USAF
RCAF
RHAF
TurAF
RAAF

C-47A
C-47B
C-47D

12 USAF
1 RHAF

Starfire USAF F-94B 14
Sunderland RAF GR.V 2
Superfortress USAF

B-29
B-29A
B-29B
RB-29
RB-29A
SB-29

107
Shooting Star USAF T-33A 8
Texan

USAF
ROKAF

AT-6D
AT-6F
LT-6G

102
Thunderjet USAF

F-84D
F-84E
F-84G

234
Tigercat

USN
USMC

F7F-3N
F7F-3P

27 fighter/FB
1 photo

Tornado USAF RB-45C 2
Twin Mustang USAF F-82G 15
Chickasaw/Whirlwind

USAF
USMC

YH-19
H-19A
HRS-1
HRS-2

3 USAF
11 USMC

       

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
PLAAF

La-11

3 VVS (training)
3 PLAAF

Fighter PLAAF MiG-9 Unknown (reported but Chinese state never committed to Korea )
Fighter

VVS
PLAAF
KPAFAC

MiG-15
MiG-15bis

345 VVS
At least 83 PLAAF
At least 1 KPAFAC

Fighter KPAFAC Yak-9P At least 30
Ground Attack KPAFAC

Il-10
Il-10U

At least 11
Jet Trainer

VVS
PLAAF
KPAFAC

MiG-15UTI No information
Jet Trainer

VVS
PLAAF

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
U-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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