Encyclopedia > German aircraft production during World War II
The following is a list of production of aircraft of wartime Germany during World War II by type and year. Note that some figures may not be accurate, and it is not comprehensive. Aircraft variants of different roles are listed separately. Related types are listed next to each other; see RLM aircraft designation system for an explanation. The RLM aircraft designation system was an attempt by the aviation bureaucracy of the Third Reich to standardize and produce a identifier for each aircraft type produced in Germany. ...
| | Bomber Aircraft | | Type | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Total | | Arado Ar 234 | - | - | - | - | 150 | 64 | - | 214 | | Dornier Do 17 | 215 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - | 475 | | Dornier Do 217 | 1 | 20 | 277 | 564 | 504 | - | - | 1,366 | | Heinkel He 111 | 452 | 756 | 950 | 1337 | 1405 | 756 | - | 5,656 | | Heinkel He 177 | - | - | - | 166 | 415 | 565 | - | 1,146 | | Junkers Ju 88 | 69 | 1816 | 2146 | 2270 | 2160 | 661 | - | 9,122 | | Junkers Ju 188 | - | - | - | - | 165 | 301 | - | 466 | | Junkers Ju 388 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | | | Fighter Aircraft | | Type | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Total | | Dornier Do 17 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | | Dornier Do 217 | - | - | - | - | 157 | 207 | - | 364 | | Dornier Do 335 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 4 | 11 | | Focke-Wulf Fw 190 | - | - | 228 | 1850 | 2171 | 7488 | 1630 | 13,376 | | Focke-Wulf Ta 152 | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | ? | ~150 | | Focke-Wulf Ta 154 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | | Heinkel He 162 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 116 | 116 | | Heinkel He 219 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 195 | 62 | 268 | | Junkers Ju 88 | - | 62 | 66 | 257 | 706 | 2513 | 355 | 3,964 | | Messerschmitt Me 109 | 449 | 1667 | 2764 | 2657 | 6013 | 12807 | 2798 | 29,155 | | Messerschmitt Me 110 | 156 | 1006 | 594 | 501 | 641 | 128 | - | 3,028 | | Messerschmitt Me 163 | - | - | - | - | - | 327 | 37 | 364 | | Messerschmitt Me 210 | - | - | 92 | 93 | 89 | 74 | - | 348 | | Messerschmitt Me 262 | - | - | - | - | - | 564 | 730 | 1,294 | | Messerschmitt Me 410 | - | - | - | - | 271 | 629 | - | 910 | | | Ground Attack Aircraft | | Type | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Total | | Focke-Wulf Fw 190 | - | - | - | 68 | 1183 | 4279 | 1104 | 6,634 | | Henschel Hs 129 | - | - | 7 | 221 | 411 | 302 | - | 841 | | Junkers Ju 87 | 134 | 603 | 500 | 960 | 1672 | 1012 | - | 4,881 | | Junkers Ju 88 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | | | Reconnaissance Aircraft | | Type | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Total | | Dornier Do 17 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | | Dornier Do 215 | 3 | 92 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 101 | | Focke-Wulf Fw 189 | 6 | 38 | 250 | 327 | 208 | 17 | - | 846 | | Focke-Wulf Fw 200 | 1 | 36 | 58 | 84 | 76 | 8 | - | 263 | | Henschel Hs 126 | 137 | 368 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 510 | | Junkers Ju 88 | - | 330 | 568 | 567 | 394 | 52 | - | 1,911 | | Junkers Ju 188 | - | - | - | - | 105 | 432 | 33 | 570 | | Junkers Ju 290 | - | - | - | - | 23 | 18 | - | 41 | | Junkers Ju 388 | - | - | - | - | - | 87 | 12 | 99 | | Messerschmitt Me 109 | - | - | 26 | 8 | 141 | 979 | 171 | 1,328 | | Messerschmitt Me 110 | - | 75 | 190 | 79 | 150 | - | - | 494 | | Messerschmitt Me 210 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | | Messerschmitt Me 410 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 93 | - | 113 | | | Amphibious Aircraft | | Type | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Total | | Arado Ar 196 | 22 | 104 | 94 | 107 | 104 | - | - | 435 | | Blohm & Voss BV 138 | 39 | 82 | 85 | 70 | - | - | - | 276 | | Blohm & Voss BV 222 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | | Dornier Do 18 | 22 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | 71 | | Dornier Do 24 | - | 1 | 7 | 46 | 81 | - | - | 135 | | Heinkel He 115 | 52 | 76 | - | - | 141 | - | - | 269 | | | Transport Aircraft | | Type | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Total | | Gotha Go 244 | - | - | - | 43 | - | - | - | 43 | | Junkers Ju 52 | 145 | 388 | 507 | 503 | 887 | 379 | - | 2,804 | | Junkers Ju 252 | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | - | 15 | | Junkers Ju 352 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 49 | - | 50 | | Messerschmitt Me 323 | - | - | - | 27 | 140 | 34 | - | 201 | The Arado Ar 234 Blitz (Lightning) was the worlds first operational jet powered bomber, built by the Arado company in the closing stages of World War II. In the field it was used almost entirely in the reconnaissance role, but in its few uses as a bomber it proved...
The Dornier Do 17, sometimes referred to as the Bleistift (pencil), was a World War II light bomber produced by Dornier that was used at the beginning of the war by the Luftwaffe. ...
The Dornier Do 217 was a World War II medium bomber designed from scratch as a replacement for the venerable Dornier Do 17. ...
He 111K The Heinkel He 111 was the primary Luftwaffe medium bomber during the early stages of World War II, and is perhaps the most famous symbol of the German side of the Battle of Britain. ...
Captured Heinkel He 177 A-5 The Heinkel He 177 Greif (Griffin) was a twin-engine long-range World War 2 bomber of the Luftwaffe. ...
The Junkers Ju 88 was a WW2 Luftwaffe twin-engine multi-role aircraft. ...
The Ju 188 Rächer (Avenger) was a high-performance medium bomber from Junkers, the planned follow-on to the famed Ju 88 with better performance and payload. ...
The Junkers Ju 388J Störtebeker (a famous German pirate of the Middle Ages) was a World War II heavy fighter based on the famous Ju 88 airframe. ...
The Dornier Do 17, sometimes referred to as the Bleistift (pencil), was a World War II light bomber produced by Dornier that was used at the beginning of the war by the Luftwaffe. ...
The Dornier Do 217 was a World War II medium bomber designed from scratch as a replacement for the venerable Dornier Do 17. ...
The Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow) was a World War II heavy fighter built by the Dornier company. ...
The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Würger (Butcher-bird) was a single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft of the Luftwaffe, and one of the best fighters of its generation. ...
The Focke-Wulf Ta 152 was a WW2 Luftwaffe high-altitude interceptor fighter. ...
Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Focke-Wuld TA 154 V1-1 The Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Moskito was a fast night fighter designed by Kurt Tank and produced by Focke-Wulf late in World War II. Only a few were produced and proved to have less impressive performance than the prototypes. ...
The Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger (Peoples Fighter) was the second jet engined fighter aircraft to be fielded by the Luftwaffe in WWII. It was the fastest of the first generation of Axis and Allied jets. ...
The Heinkel He 219 Uhu (Eagle-Owl) was a night fighter serving in the later stages of World War II with the German Luftwaffe. ...
The Junkers Ju 88 was a WW2 Luftwaffe twin-engine multi-role aircraft. ...
(Bf 109 was the official Reichsluftfahrtministerium designation, though some late-war aircraft actually carried the Me 109 designation stamped onto their aircraft type plates. ...
The Messerschmitt Bf110 (later Me110) was a twin-engine heavy fighter in the service of the Luftwaffe during World War II. History Based around the concept of the long-range Zerstörer or Destroyer Fighter the Bf110 enjoyed some success in the Polish and French campaigns. ...
The Me 163 Komet was the only operational rocket fighter aircraft during WWII. It required a lengthy development process and entered the Second World War in a very limited fashion only in 1944. ...
The Messerschmitt Me 210 was a heavy fighter designed before the start of World War II to replace the Bf 110 in that role. ...
The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (German Swallow) was the worlds first operational jet-powered fighter. ...
The Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse (Hornet) was a Luftwaffe heavy fighter and Schnellbomber of World War II developed from the badly flawed Me 210. ...
The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Würger (Butcher-bird) was a single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft of the Luftwaffe, and one of the best fighters of its generation. ...
The Henschel Hs 129, often referred to by its nickname, the Panzerknacker, (tank cracker), was a World War II ground attack aircraft fielded by the Luftwaffe. ...
Junkers Ju 87 Dive-Bombers The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka was the best known Sturzkampfflugzeug (German dive bomber) in World War II, instantly recognisable by its inverted gull wings, fixed undercarriage and siren. ...
The Junkers Ju 88 was a WW2 Luftwaffe twin-engine multi-role aircraft. ...
The Dornier Do 17, sometimes referred to as the Bleistift (pencil), was a World War II light bomber produced by Dornier that was used at the beginning of the war by the Luftwaffe. ...
The Dornier Do 17, sometimes referred to as the Bleistift (pencil) by its pilots, was a World War II light bomber produced by Dornier that was used for a short time by the Luftwaffe. ...
The Focke-Wulf Fw 189 was a twin-engine twin-boom three seat tactical reconnaissance and army cooperation aircraft. ...
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 was a German all-metal four-engined monoplane that entered service as an airliner and later as long range reconnaissance and anti-shipping bomber aircraft for the Luftwaffe. ...
This aircraft article has not been updated to WikiProject Aircrafts current standards. ...
The Junkers Ju 88 was a WW2 Luftwaffe twin-engine multi-role aircraft. ...
The Ju 188 Rächer (Avenger) was a high-performance medium bomber from Junkers, the planned follow-on to the famed Ju 88 with better performance and payload. ...
The Junkers Ju 290 was a long-range transport, maritime patrol aircraft and bomber used by the Luftwaffe late in World War II. The Ju-290 was the only four-engined heavy-duty aircraft used by the Luftwaffe in World War II and was the forerunner of the subsequent transatlantic...
The Junkers Ju 388J Störtebeker (a famous German pirate of the Middle Ages) was a World War II heavy fighter based on the famous Ju 88 airframe. ...
(Bf 109 was the official Reichsluftfahrtministerium designation, though some late-war aircraft actually carried the Me 109 designation stamped onto their aircraft type plates. ...
The Messerschmitt Bf110 (later Me110) was a twin-engine heavy fighter in the service of the Luftwaffe during World War II. History Based around the concept of the long-range Zerstörer or Destroyer Fighter the Bf110 enjoyed some success in the Polish and French campaigns. ...
The Messerschmitt Me 210 was a heavy fighter designed before the start of World War II to replace the Bf 110 in that role. ...
The Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse (Hornet) was a Luftwaffe heavy fighter and Schnellbomber of World War II developed from the badly flawed Me 210. ...
The Ar 196 was a shipboard reconnaissance aircraft built by Arado starting in 1936. ...
The Blohm + Voss BV 138 was a World War II German flying boat that functioned as the Luftwaffes main long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft. ...
The Blohm + Voss BV 222 Wiking (Viking) was a large German flying boat of World War II. The BV 222 Wiking six-engined flying boat was originally ordered in September 1937 by Deutsche Lufthansa as a civil flying boat, but was quickly taken over as a military transport. ...
Categories: Stub | German airliners 1930-1939 | German patrol aircraft 1930-1939 | Seaplanes and flying boats | World War II German patrol aircraft ...
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The Heinkel He 115 was World War II Luftwaffe seaplane with three seats and used as a torpedo bomber and for general seaplane duties such as reconnaissance, mine laying. ...
The Gotha Go 244 was a transport glider used by the Luftwaffe during World War II. // Development The Go 244 was the powered version of the Gotha Go 242. ...
The Junkers Ju 52 (nicknamed Tante Ju - Auntie Ju - and Iron Annie) was a transport aircraft and bomber manufactured 1932 â 1945 by Junkers. ...
The Junkers Ju 252 was a transport plane manufactured by Junkers. ...
Type: Transport Origin:Junkers Flugzeug und Motorenwerke AG Models: A First Flight: November 1943 Service Delivery: N/A Final Delivery: N/A Engine: Three BMW-Bramo 323R-2 Horsepower: 1,000hp (1,200 with 96-Octane fuel) Fuel: Capacity: N/A Type: N/A Dimensions: Wing span: 34. ...
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