List of carrier-based aircraft

Sqn. Cdr. E. H. Dunning makes the first landing of an aircraft on a moving ship, a Sopwith Pup on HMS Furious, August 2, 1917.

List of carrier-based aircraft covers fixed-wing aircraft designed for aircraft carrier flight deck operation and excludes aircraft intended for use from seaplane tenders and submarines as well as dirigibles. Helicopters includes only those regularly operated from aircraft carriers and not those normally flown from other types of surface ships or land bases.

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Pre-World War II

Aichi D1A, Mitsubishi B2M, and Nakajima A2N aircraft aboard the Japanese carrier Kaga in 1937.

Blackburn Ripon taking off

Fairey IIIF aboard British carrier HMS Furious

Boeing F3Bs, Curtiss F6Cs and behind Martin T4Ms on board the USS Lexington in 1929

Aircraft	type	Origin	1st Flight	Service period	# built /used
Aichi D1A^[1]	dive bomber	Japan	01934-01-01-00001934	01934-01-01-00001934–1942	7002590000000000000♠590
Aichi D3A^[2]	dive bomber	Japan	01938-01-01-00001938	01940-01-01-00001940–1945	7003149500000000000♠1,495
Arado Ar 195	torpedo bomber	Germany	01937-01-01-00001937	n/a	7000300000000000000♠3
Arado Ar 197	fighter	Germany	01937-01-01-00001937	n/a	7000300000000000000♠3
Armstrong Whitworth Starling	fighter	UK	01929-01-01-00001929	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Avro Avocet^[3]	fleet fighter	UK	01927-01-01-00001927	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2
Avro Bison^[4]	reconnaissance	UK	01921-01-01-00001921	01922-01-01-00001922–1929	7001550000000000000♠55
Avro Buffalo^[5]	torpedo bomber	UK	01926-01-01-00001926	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Beardmore W.B.III^[6]	fighter	UK	01917-01-01-00001917	01918-01-01-00001918–1919	7002100000000000000♠100
Beardmore W.B.IV	fighter	UK	01917-01-01-00001917	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Beardmore W.B.V	fighter	UK	01917-01-01-00001917	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2
Bell XFL Airabonita	interceptor	US	01940-01-01-00001940	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Berliner-Joyce XFJ	fighter	US	01931-01-01-00001931	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Berliner-Joyce F2J	fighter	US	01933-01-01-00001933	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Berliner-Joyce XF3J	fighter	US	01934-01-01-00001934	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Berliner-Joyce OJ	observation	US	01931-01-01-00001931	01933-01-01-00001933–1941	7001390000000000000♠39
Blackburn Airedale^[7]	reconnaissance	UK	01924-01-01-00001924	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2
Blackburn B-3^[8]	torpedo bomber	UK	01932-01-01-00001932	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2
Blackburn Baffin^[9]^[10]	torpedo bomber	UK	01932-01-01-00001932	01933-01-01-00001933–1936	7001920000000000000♠92
Blackburn Blackburd^[11]	torpedo bomber	UK	01918-01-01-00001918	n/a	7000300000000000000♠3
Blackburn Blackburn^[12]	reconnaissance	UK	01922-01-01-00001922	01923-01-01-00001923–1931	7001620000000000000♠62
Blackburn Dart^[13]	torpedo bomber	UK	01921-01-01-00001921	01923-01-01-00001923–1933	7002127000000000000♠127
Blackburn Nautilus^[14]	fighter	UK	01929-01-01-00001929	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Blackburn Ripon^[15]	torpedo bomber	UK	01926-01-01-00001926	01932-01-01-00001932–1934	7001960000000000000♠96
Blackburn Roc^[16]^[17]	fighter	UK	01938-01-01-00001938	01940-01-01-00001940–1941	7002136000000000000♠136
Blackburn Shark^[18]	torpedo bomber	UK	01933-01-01-00001933	01935-01-01-00001935–1938	7002238000000000000♠238
Blackburn Skua^[17]^[19]	fighter/dive bomber	UK	01937-01-01-00001937	01938-01-01-00001938–1941	7002190000000000000♠190
Blackburn Sprat^[20]	trainer	UK	01926-01-01-00001926	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Blackburn Swift^[21]	torpedo bomber	UK	01920-01-01-00001920	n/a	7000800000000000000♠8
Boeing FB^[22]	fighter	US	01923-01-01-00001923	01925-01-01-00001925–?	7001290000000000000♠29
Boeing F2B^[23]	fighter	US	01926-01-01-00001926	01928-01-01-00001928–?	7001330000000000000♠33
Boeing F3B^[23]	fighter-bomber	US	01927-01-01-00001927	01928-01-01-00001928–1932	7001740000000000000♠74
Boeing F4B^[24]	fighter	US	01928-01-01-00001928	01929-01-01-00001929–1941	7002189000000000000♠189
Boeing XF5B	fighter	US	01930-01-01-00001930	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Boeing XF6B	fighter-bomber	US	01933-01-01-00001933	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Boeing XF7B	fighter	US	01933-01-01-00001933	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Brewster Buffalo^[25]^[26]	fighter	US	01937-01-01-00001937	01939-01-01-00001939–1942	7002503000000000000♠503
Consolidated XBY	dive bomber	US	01932-01-01-00001932	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Consolidated XB2Y	dive bomber	US	01933-01-01-00001933	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Consolidated N2Y	utility	US	01929-01-01-00001929	01930-01-01-00001930–?	7000700000000000000♠7^{[note 1]}
Curtiss BF2C Goshawk^[27]	fighter-bomber	US	01933-01-01-00001933	01934-01-01-00001934–1934	7002166000000000000♠166
Curtiss F6C Hawk^[28]	fighter	US	01925-01-01-00001925	01925-01-01-00001925–1930	7001750000000000000♠75
Curtiss F7C Seahawk	fighter	US	01927-01-01-00001927	02015-01-01-0000?–1933	7001170000000000000♠17
Curtiss F8C/O2C Falcon/Helldiver^[29]	fighter/dive bomber	US	01924-01-01-00001924	01928-01-01-00001928–1936	7002150000000000000♠150
Curtiss F11C Goshawk^[27]	fighter-bomber	US	01932-01-01-00001932	01933-01-01-00001933–1934	7001300000000000000♠30
Curtiss SBC Helldiver^[30]^[31]	dive bomber	US	01935-01-01-00001935	01937-01-01-00001937–1943	7002257000000000000♠257
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver^[32]^[33]	dive bomber	US	01940-01-01-00001940	01942-01-01-00001942–1958	7003720000000000000♠7,200
Curtiss SOC Seagull^[34]	observation	US	01934-01-01-00001934	01935-01-01-00001935–1945	7002322000000000000♠322
Curtiss SO3C Seamew^[35]	observation	US	01939-01-01-00001939	01942-01-01-00001942–1944	7002259000000000000♠259
Dewoitine D.1ter	fighter	France	01922-01-01-00001922	01928-01-01-00001928–1930	7001300000000000000♠30
Dewoitine D.373 & 376	fighter	France	01931-01-01-00001931	01938-01-01-00001938–1940	7001450000000000000♠45
Douglas DT^[36]	torpedo bomber	US	01921-01-01-00001921	01922-01-01-00001922–1926	7001900000000000000♠90
Douglas T2D^[37]	torpedo bomber	US	01927-01-01-00001927	01927-01-01-00001927–1937	7001310000000000000♠31
Douglas TBD Devastator^[38]	torpedo bomber	US	01935-01-01-00001935	01937-01-01-00001937–1944	7002130000000000000♠130
Douglas SBD Dauntless^[39]	dive bomber	US	01938-01-01-00001938	01940-01-01-00001940–1953	7003535600000000000♠5,356
Douglas XT3D	torpedo bomber	US	01931-01-01-00001931	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Eberhart F2G	fighter	US	01928-01-01-00001928	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Eberhart FG	fighter	US	01927-01-01-00001927	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Fairey III	reconnaissance	UK	01917-01-01-00001917	01918-01-01-00001918–1936	7002964000000000000♠964
Fairey Albacore^[40]	torpedo/dive bomber	UK	01938-01-01-00001938	01940-01-01-00001940–1943	7002800000000000000♠800
Fairey Firefly IIIM (biplane)	fighter	UK	01929-01-01-00001929	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Fairey Fleetwing	fighter	UK	01929-01-01-00001929	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Fairey Flycatcher	fighter	UK	01922-01-01-00001922	01923-01-01-00001923–1934	7002196000000000000♠196
Fairey Fulmar^[41]	fighter	UK	01937-01-01-00001937	01940-01-01-00001940–1943	7002600000000000000♠600
Fairey Seal	reconnaissance	UK	01930-01-01-00001930	01933-01-01-00001933–1938	7001910000000000000♠91
Fairey Swordfish^[42]	torpedo bomber	UK	01934-01-01-00001934	01936-01-01-00001936–1946	7003239100000000000♠2,391
Fieseler Fi 167	dive bomber	Germany	01938-01-01-00001938	n/a	7001140000000000000♠14
Gloster Gambet^[43]	fighter	UK	01927-01-01-00001927	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Gloster Sea Gladiator^[44]^[45]	fighter	UK	01937-01-01-00001937	01938-01-01-00001938–1943	7001980000000000000♠98
Gloster Gnatsnapper^[46]	fighter	UK	01927-01-01-00001927	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2 (or 3)
Gloster Sparrowhawk III^[47]	fighter	UK	01921-01-01-00001921	01921-01-01-00001921–1928	7001100000000000000♠10
Gloster TSR.38^[48]	torpedo bomber	UK	01932-01-01-00001932	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Great Lakes BG	bomber	US	01933-01-01-00001933	01934-01-01-00001934–1940	7001610000000000000♠61
Great Lakes XTBG	torpedo bomber	US	01935-01-01-00001935	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Grumman FF^[49]	fighter	US	01931-01-01-00001931	01933-01-01-00001933–1942	7001850000000000000♠85
Grumman SF	fighter	US	01931-01-01-00001931	01934-01-01-00001934–1940	7001350000000000000♠35
Grumman F2F^[50]	fighter	US	01933-01-01-00001933	01935-01-01-00001935–1940	7001560000000000000♠56
Grumman F3F^[51]	fighter	US	01935-01-01-00001935	01936-01-01-00001936–1943	7002147000000000000♠147
Grumman F4F Wildcat^[52]	fighter	US	01937-01-01-00001937	01940-01-01-00001940–1945	7003788500000000000♠7,885
Grumman J2F Duck^[34]	utility	US	01936-01-01-00001936	01936-01-01-00001936–1964	7002584000000000000♠584
Grumman XF5F Skyrocket	fighter	US	01940-01-01-00001940	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Grumman XSBF	scout bomber	US	01936-01-01-00001936	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Handley Page Hanley	torpedo bomber	UK	01922-01-01-00001922	n/a	7000300000000000000♠3
Handley Page Hendon	torpedo bomber	UK	01924-01-01-00001924	n/a	7000600000000000000♠6
Handley Page HP.14	reconnaissance	UK	01917-01-01-00001917	n/a	7000300000000000000♠3
Handley Page HPS-1	fighter	UK	01923-01-01-00001923	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2
Hawker Hedgehog^[53]	fighter	UK	01924-01-01-00001924	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Hawker Hoopoe^[54]	fighter	UK	01928-01-01-00001928	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Hawker Nimrod^[55]	fighter	UK	01930-01-01-00001930	01931-01-01-00001931–1939	7001920000000000000♠92
Hawker Osprey/Naval Hart^[56]	fighter/reconnaissance	UK	01932-01-01-00001932	01932-01-01-00001932–1944	7002112000000000000♠112
Heinkel HD 23	fighter	Germany	01926-01-01-00001926	n/a	7000400000000000000♠4
Junkers Ju 87C	dive bomber	Germany	01938-01-01-00001938	n/a	7001100000000000000♠10
Kawanishi K-11^[57]	fighter	Japan	01927-01-01-00001927	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2
Kokusai Ki-76	reconnaissance	Japan	01941-01-01-00001941	1942–1945	7002937000000000000♠937
Latécoère 299	torpedo/dive bomber	France	01939-01-01-00001939	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2
Levasseur PL.2	torpedo bomber	France	01922-01-01-00001922	01926-01-01-00001926–1932	7001110000000000000♠11
Levasseur PL.4	reconnaissance	France	01926-01-01-00001926	01928-01-01-00001928–1940	7001400000000000000♠40
Levasseur PL.5 & 9	fighter	France	01925-01-01-00001925	01927-01-01-00001927–1932	7001240000000000000♠24
Levasseur PL.7	torpedo bomber	France	01928-01-01-00001928	01930-01-01-00001930–1940	7001460000000000000♠46
Levasseur PL.10, 101 & 107	reconnaissance	France	01929-01-01-00001929	01931-01-01-00001931–1940	7001630000000000000♠63
Levasseur PL.14	torpedo bomber	France	01929-01-01-00001929	01931-01-01-00001931–1937	7001300000000000000♠30
Lévy-Biche LB.2	fighter	France	01927-01-01-00001927	01928-01-01-00001928–1928	7001260000000000000♠26
Loire-Gourdou-Leseurre LGL.32	fighter	France	01925-01-01-00001925	01929-01-01-00001929–1930	7001150000000000000♠15
Loire-Nieuport LN.401	dive bomber	France	01938-01-01-00001938	01939-01-01-00001939–1940	7001680000000000000♠68
Martin BM	bomber	US	01930-01-01-00001930	01931-01-01-00001931–1937	7001320000000000000♠32
Martin T3M^[58]	torpedo bomber	US	01926-01-01-00001926	01926-01-01-00001926–1932	7002124000000000000♠124
Martin T4M & Great Lakes TG^[59]	torpedo bomber	US	01927-01-01-00001927	01928-01-01-00001928–1938	7002155000000000000♠155
Martin XT6M	torpedo bomber	US	01930-01-01-00001930	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Messerschmitt Bf 109T-1	fighter	Germany	01939-01-01-00001939	n/a	7000700000000000000♠7
Mitsubishi 1MF^[60]	fighter	Japan	01921-01-01-00001921	01923-01-01-00001923–1930	7002138000000000000♠138
Mitsubishi 1MF9^[61]	fighter	Japan	01927-01-01-00001927	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2
Mitsubishi 1MT^[62]	torpedo bomber	Japan	01922-01-01-00001922	01922-01-01-00001922–1923	7001200000000000000♠20
Mitsubishi 2MR^[63]	reconnaissance	Japan	01922-01-01-00001922	01922-01-01-00001922–1933	7002159000000000000♠159
Mitsubishi 3MT5^[64]	torpedo bomber	Japan	01932-01-01-00001932	n/a	7001110000000000000♠11
Mitsubishi A5M^[65]^[66]	fighter	Japan	01935-01-01-00001935	01936-01-01-00001936–1942	7003109400000000000♠1,094
Mitsubishi A6M Zero^[67]^[68]	fighter	Japan	01939-01-01-00001939	01940-01-01-00001940–1945	7004104490000000000♠10,449
Mitsubishi B1M^[69]	bomber	Japan	01923-01-01-00001923	01924-01-01-00001924–1938	7002443000000000000♠443
Mitsubishi B2M^[70]	bomber	Japan	01929-01-01-00001929	01932-01-01-00001932–1938	7002206000000000000♠206
Mitsubishi B5M^[71]	bomber	Japan	01937-01-01-00001937	01937-01-01-00001937–1937	7002125000000000000♠125
Morane-Saulnier MS.226	fighter	France	01933-01-01-00001933	n/a	7000300000000000000♠3
Nakajima A1N^[72]	fighter	Japan	01927-01-01-00001927	01929-01-01-00001929–1935	7002151000000000000♠151
Nakajima A2N^[73]^[74]	fighter	Japan	01929-01-01-00001929	01932-01-01-00001932–1937	7002100000000000000♠100 ca.
Nakajima A4N^[75]	fighter	Japan	01934-01-01-00001934	01935-01-01-00001935–1940	7002221000000000000♠221
Nakajima B3N^[76]	bomber	Japan	01933-01-01-00001933	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2
Nakajima B4N^[77]	bomber	Japan	01936-01-01-00001936	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2
Nakajima B5N^[78]	bomber	Japan	01937-01-01-00001937	01937-01-01-00001937–1945	7003114900000000000♠1,149
Nakajima C3N^[79]	reconnaissance	Japan	01936-01-01-00001936	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2
Naval Aircraft Factory SBN	bomber	US	01936-01-01-00001936	01941-01-01-00001941–1942	7001310000000000000♠31
Naval Aircraft Factory TS^[80]	fighter	US	01922-01-01-00001922	01922-01-01-00001922–1929	7001460000000000000♠46
Nieuport-Delage NiD 32	fighter	France	01920-01-01-00001920	n/a	7001100000000000000♠10
Nieuport-Delage NiD 43	fighter	France	01924-01-01-00001924	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
North American SNJ-3C/-4C/-5C	trainer	US	01935-01-01-00001935	02015-01-01-0000?–?	7001520000000000000♠52+
Northrop BT	bomber	US	01935-01-01-00001935	01938-01-01-00001938–?	7001550000000000000♠55
Parnall Panther^[81]	reconnaissance	UK	01917-01-01-00001917	01919-01-01-00001919–1926	7002155000000000000♠155
Parnall Perch^[82]	trainer	UK	01926-01-01-00001926	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Parnall Pike^[83]	reconnaissance	UK	01927-01-01-00001927	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Parnall Pipit^[84]	fighter	UK	01928-01-01-00001928	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2
Parnall Plover^[85]	fighter	UK	01922-01-01-00001922	01923-01-01-00001923–1924	7001130000000000000♠13
Parnall Puffin^[86]	fighter/reconnaissance	UK	01920-01-01-00001920	n/a	7000300000000000000♠3
Reggiane Re.2001 OR	fighter	Italy	01940-01-01-00001940	n/a	7001100000000000000♠10
Short Gurnard	fighter	UK	01929-01-01-00001929	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2
Sopwith 2F.1 Ship's Camel^[87]	fighter	UK	01917-01-01-00001917	01917-01-01-00001917–1921	7002340000000000000♠340
Sopwith Cuckoo^[88]	torpedo bomber	UK	01918-01-01-00001918	01918-01-01-00001918–1923	7002232000000000000♠232
Sopwith Pup	fighter	UK	01916-01-01-00001916	01916-01-01-00001916–1918	7003177000000000000♠1,770^{[note 2]}
Sopwith Ship's Strutter^{[note 3]}	reconnaissance/fighter	UK	01915-01-01-00001915	01917-01-01-00001917–1920	7003593900000000000♠5,939^{[note 2]}
Supermarine Walrus^[34]	reconnaissance	UK	01933-01-01-00001933	01935-01-01-00001935–1958	7002740000000000000♠740
Villiers II	fighter	France	01925-01-01-00001925	01927-01-01-00001927–1928	7001320000000000000♠32
Vought F4U/FG/F3A Corsair^[89]	fighter	US	01940-01-01-00001940	01942-01-01-00001942–1964	7004125710000000000♠12,571
Vought FU	fighter	US	01926-01-01-00001926	01927-01-01-00001927–1929	7001200000000000000♠20
Vought O2U Corsair	observation	US	01926-01-01-00001926	01927-01-01-00001927–1941	7002322000000000000♠322
Vought O3U/SU Corsair	observation	US	01930-01-01-00001930	01931-01-01-00001931–1941	7002291000000000000♠291
Vought XO4U Corsair	observation	US	01931-01-01-00001931	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2
Vought SB2U Vindicator^[90]	bomber	US	01936-01-01-00001936	01937-01-01-00001937–1945	7002170000000000000♠170
Vought SBU Corsair	bomber	US	01933-01-01-00001933	01935-01-01-00001935–?	7002125000000000000♠125
Vought VE-7^[91]	fighter	US	01917-01-01-00001917	01922-01-01-00001922–1928	7002128000000000000♠128
Vought XSB3U	bomber	US	01936-01-01-00001936	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Westland PV-3^[92]	reconnaissance	UK	01931-01-01-00001931	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Westland Walrus^[93]	reconnaissance	UK	01921-01-01-00001921	01921-01-01-00001921–1925	7001360000000000000♠36
Wibault 74	fighter	France	01924-01-01-00001924	01932-01-01-00001932–1938	7001180000000000000♠18
Yokosuka B3Y^[94]	bomber	Japan	01933-01-01-00001933	01933-01-01-00001933–1936	7002129000000000000♠129
Yokosuka B4Y^[95]	bomber	Japan	01935-01-01-00001935	01936-01-01-00001936–1940	7002205000000000000♠205

World War II

Sea Hurricanes aboard escort carrier HMS Nairana during the Second World War

Grumman F6F Hellcat waiting to take off from USS Yorktown

Aircraft	type	Origin	1st Flight	Service period	# built /used
Aichi B7A^[96]	bomber	Japan	01942-01-01-00001942	01944-01-01-00001944–1945	7002114000000000000♠114
Airspeed Fleet Shadower	reconnaissance	UK	01940-01-01-00001940	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Blackburn Firebrand^[97]	torpedo fighter	UK	01942-01-01-00001942	01944-01-01-00001944–1953	7002225000000000000♠225
Boeing XF8B	fighter	US	01944-01-01-00001944	n/a	7000300000000000000♠3
Brewster SB2A Buccaneer^[98]	dive bomber	US	01941-01-01-00001941	n/a	7002771000000000000♠771
Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf	torpedo bomber	US	01941-01-01-00001941	01944-01-01-00001944–1947	7002180000000000000♠180
Curtiss XF14C	fighter	US	01944-01-01-00001944	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Curtiss XF15C	fighter	US	01945-01-01-00001945	n/a	7000300000000000000♠3
Curtiss XBT2C	torpedo bomber	US	01945-01-01-00001945	n/a	7000900000000000000♠9
Curtiss XBTC	torpedo bomber	US	01945-01-01-00001945	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2
de Havilland Sea Hornet	fighter	UK	01944-01-01-00001944	01946-01-01-00001946–1956	7002174000000000000♠174
de Havilland Sea Mosquito^[99]	torpedo bomber	UK	01944-01-01-00001944	01946-01-01-00001946–1947	7001660000000000000♠66
de Havilland Sea Vampire	fighter	UK	01944-01-01-00001944	01949-01-01-00001949–1955	7001980000000000000♠98
Douglas AD Skyraider^[100]	attack bomber	US	01945-01-01-00001945	01946-01-01-00001946–1985	7003318000000000000♠3,180
Douglas BTD Destroyer	torpedo bomber	US	01943-01-01-00001943	01944-01-01-00001944–1945	7001300000000000000♠30
Douglas XTB2D Skypirate	torpedo bomber	US	01945-01-01-00001945	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2
Fairey Barracuda^[101]	torpedo/dive bomber	UK	01940-01-01-00001940	01943-01-01-00001943–1954	7003258200000000000♠2,582
Fairey Firefly	fighter/strike	UK	01941-01-01-00001941	01943-01-01-00001943–1957	7003170200000000000♠1,702
Fairey Spearfish	torpedo/dive bomber	UK	01945-01-01-00001945	n/a	7000500000000000000♠5
General Aircraft Fleet Shadower	reconnaissance	UK	01940-01-01-00001940	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Goodyear F2G Corsair	fighter	US	01945-01-01-00001945	n/a	7001100000000000000♠10
Grumman F6F Hellcat^[102]	fighter	US	01942-01-01-00001942	01943-01-01-00001943–1960	7004122750000000000♠12,275
Grumman F7F Tigercat	fighter	US	01943-01-01-00001943	01944-01-01-00001944–1954	7002364000000000000♠364
Grumman F8F Bearcat	fighter	US	01944-01-01-00001944	01945-01-01-00001945–1961	7003126500000000000♠1,265
Grumman TBF Avenger^[38]	torpedo bomber	US	01941-01-01-00001941	01942-01-01-00001942–1960	7003983900000000000♠9,839
Hawker Sea Fury^[103]	fighter	UK	01945-01-01-00001945	01945-01-01-00001945–1956	7002864000000000000♠864
Hawker Sea Hurricane^[104]^[105]	fighter	UK	01940-01-01-00001940	01940-01-01-00001940–1945	7003119000000000000♠1,190+
Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK	torpedo bomber	US	01945-01-01-00001945	n/a	7000500000000000000♠5
Martin AM Mauler^[106]	attack bomber	US	01944-01-01-00001944	01948-01-01-00001948–1953	7002151000000000000♠151
McDonnell FH Phantom	fighter	US	01945-01-01-00001945	01947-01-01-00001947–1954	7001620000000000000♠62
Mitsubishi A7M^[107]	fighter	Japan	01944-01-01-00001944	n/a	7001100000000000000♠10
Nakajima B6N^[108]	bomber	Japan	01941-01-01-00001941	01943-01-01-00001943–1945	7003126800000000000♠1,268
Nakajima C6N^[109]	reconnaissance	Japan	01943-01-01-00001943	01944-01-01-00001944–1945	7002463000000000000♠463
North American ETF-51D Mustang^[110]	fighter	US	01944-01-01-00001944	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
North American PBJ-1H^{[note 4]}	bomber	US	01944-01-01-00001944	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Ryan FR Fireball	fighter	US	01944-01-01-00001944	01945-01-01-00001945–1947	7001710000000000000♠71
Supermarine Seafire^[111]	fighter	UK	01942-01-01-00001942	01942-01-01-00001942–1951	7003255600000000000♠2,556^[112]
Supermarine Type 322	torpedo/dive bomber	UK	01943-01-01-00001943	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2
Yokosuka D3Y^[113]	dive bomber	Japan	01944-01-01-00001944	n/a	7000500000000000000♠5
Yokosuka D4Y^[114]^[115]	dive bomber	Japan	01940-01-01-00001940	01942-01-01-00001942–1945	7003203800000000000♠2,038

Post war

Indian Navy Sea Harriers and U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornets flying together

Aircraft	type	Origin	1st Flight	Service period	# built /used
Arsenal VG 90	fighter	France	01949-01-01-00001949	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2
Blackburn B-54	ASW	UK	01949-01-01-00001949	n/a	7000300000000000000♠3
Blackburn Buccaneer	strike	UK	01958-01-01-00001958	01962-01-01-00001962–1978	7002144000000000000♠144
Blackburn Firecrest	strike	UK	01947-01-01-00001947	n/a	7000300000000000000♠3
Boeing EA-18G Growler	EW	US	02006-01-01-00002006	02009-01-01-00002009–	7001850000000000000♠85~
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet	fighter	US	01995-01-01-00001995	01999-01-01-00001999–	7002500000000000000♠500~
Boulton Paul Sea Balliol	trainer	UK	01952-01-01-00001952	01952-01-01-00001952–1963	7001300000000000000♠30
Breguet Alizé	ASW	France	01956-01-01-00001956	01959-01-01-00001959–2000	7001890000000000000♠89
Breguet Vultur	attack	France	01951-01-01-00001951	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2
British Aerospace Sea Harrier	fighter	UK	01978-01-01-00001978	01978-01-01-00001978–2006	7002115000000000000♠115
Dassault Étendard IV	fighter	France	01958-01-01-00001958	01962-01-01-00001962–	7001900000000000000♠90
Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard	fighter	France	01974-01-01-00001974	01978-01-01-00001978–	7001850000000000000♠85
Dassault Rafale M	fighter	France	01986-01-01-00001986	02001-01-01-00002001–	7002115000000000000♠115
de Havilland Sea Venom	fighter	UK	01951-01-01-00001951	01954-01-01-00001954–1970	7002298000000000000♠298
de Havilland Sea Vixen	fighter	UK	01951-01-01-00001951	01959-01-01-00001959–1972	7002145000000000000♠145
Douglas A-3 Skywarrior^[116]	attack	US	01952-01-01-00001952	01956-01-01-00001956–1991	7002282000000000000♠282
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk^[116]	attack	US	01954-01-01-00001954	01956-01-01-00001956–	7003296000000000000♠2,960
Douglas A2D Skyshark	attack	US	01950-01-01-00001950	n/a	7001120000000000000♠12
Douglas F3D Skynight^[117]	fighter	US	01948-01-01-00001948	01951-01-01-00001951–1970	7002268000000000000♠268
Douglas F4D Skyray	fighter	US	01951-01-01-00001951	01956-01-01-00001956–1964	7002422000000000000♠422
Douglas F5D Skylancer	fighter	US	01956-01-01-00001956	n/a	7000400000000000000♠4
Fairey Gannet	ASW/AEW	UK	01949-01-01-00001949	01953-01-01-00001953–1978	7002348000000000000♠348
Fouga CM.175 Zéphyr M	trainer	France	01956-01-01-00001956	01959-01-01-00001959–	7001320000000000000♠32
General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B	fighter	US	01965-01-01-00001965	n/a	7000700000000000000♠7
Grumman A-6 Intruder^[118]	attack	US	01960-01-01-00001960	01963-01-01-00001963–1997	7002693000000000000♠693
Grumman AF Guardian^[119]	ASW	US	01945-01-01-00001945	01950-01-01-00001950–1955	7002389000000000000♠389
Grumman C-1 Trader^[120]	transport	US	01955-01-01-00001955	01959-01-01-00001959–	7001830000000000000♠83
Grumman C-2 Greyhound	transport	US	01964-01-01-00001964	01966-01-01-00001966–	7001580000000000000♠58
Grumman E-1 Tracer^[121]	AEW	US	01956-01-01-00001956	01958-01-01-00001958–1977	7001880000000000000♠88
Grumman E-2 Hawkeye^[121]	AEW	US	01960-01-01-00001960	01964-01-01-00001964–	?
Grumman EA-6B Prowler	EW	US	01968-01-01-00001968	01971-01-01-00001971–	7002170000000000000♠170
Grumman F9F Panther^[122]	fighter	US	01947-01-01-00001947	01949-01-01-00001949–1969	7003138200000000000♠1,382
Grumman F-9 Cougar^[122]	fighter	US	01951-01-01-00001951	01952-01-01-00001952–1974	7003139200000000000♠1,392
Grumman XF10F Jaguar	fighter	US	01952-01-01-00001952	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Grumman F-11 Tiger	fighter	US	01954-01-01-00001954	01956-01-01-00001956–1969	7002200000000000000♠200
Grumman F-14 Tomcat	fighter	US	01970-01-01-00001970	01974-01-01-00001974–2006	7002632000000000000♠632
Grumman S-2 Tracker^[123]	ASW	US	01952-01-01-00001952	01954-01-01-00001954–	7003128400000000000♠1,284
Hawker Sea Hawk^[124]	fighter	UK	01947-01-01-00001947	01953-01-01-00001953–1983	7002542000000000000♠542
Lockheed S-3 Viking	ASW	US	01972-01-01-00001972	01974-01-01-00001974–2009	7002188000000000000♠188
Lockheed T2V SeaStar	trainer	US	01953-01-01-00001953	01957-01-01-00001957–?	7002150000000000000♠150
Lockheed TO Shooting Star	trainer	US	?	?-?	?
Lockheed U-2G^[125]^{[note 5]}	reconnaissance	US	01955-01-01-00001955	01964-01-01-00001964–1964	7000300000000000000♠3
McDonnell F2H Banshee^[126]	fighter	US	01947-01-01-00001947	01948-01-01-00001948–1962	7002895000000000000♠895
McDonnell F3H Demon	fighter	US	01951-01-01-00001951	01956-01-01-00001956–1964	7002519000000000000♠519
McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier II	attack	US	01978-01-01-00001978–1985	n/a	7002323000000000000♠323
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II^[127]	fighter	US	01958-01-01-00001958	01960-01-01-00001960–1992	7003519500000000000♠5,195
McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornet	fighter/attack	US	01978-01-01-00001978	01983-01-01-00001983–	7003147900000000000♠1,479
McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk	trainer	US	01988-01-01-00001988	01991-01-01-00001991–	7002214000000000000♠214
Mikoyan MiG-29K	fighter	USSR	01988-01-01-00001988	02010-01-01-00002010–	7001200000000000000♠20
Morane-Saulnier MS.474	trainer	France	01944-01-01-00001944	01947-01-01-00001947–?	7001700000000000000♠70
North American XA2J Super Savage	bomber	US	01952-01-01-00001952	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
North American AJ Savage^[119]	bomber	US	01948-01-01-00001948	01949-01-01-00001949–?	7002143000000000000♠143
North American A-5 Vigilante^[117]	bomber/reconnaissance	US	01958-01-01-00001958	01961-01-01-00001961–1980	7002156000000000000♠156
North American FJ-1 Fury	fighter	US	01946-01-01-00001946	01947-01-01-00001947–1953	7001310000000000000♠31
North American FJ-2/-3 Fury	fighter	US	01951-01-01-00001951	01954-01-01-00001954–1962	7002741000000000000♠741
North American FJ-4 Fury	fighter	US	01954-01-01-00001954	01955-01-01-00001955–?	7002374000000000000♠374
North American P-51H Mustang^[110]	fighter	US	01947-01-01-00001947	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
North American T-2 Buckeye	trainer	US	01958-01-01-00001958	01959-01-01-00001959–2008	7002529000000000000♠529
North American T-28 Trojan	trainer	US	01949-01-01-00001949	?–1984	7002266000000000000♠266
SEPECAT Jaguar M	attack	France	01969-01-01-00001969	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Short Seamew	ASW	UK	01953-01-01-00001953	01955-01-01-00001955–1957	7001260000000000000♠26
SNCASE (Sud-Est) Aquilon	fighter	France	01951-01-01-00001951	?–1963	7002120000000000000♠120
SNCASO SO.8000 Narval	fighter	France	01949-01-01-00001949	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2
Sukhoi Su-25UTG & UBP	attack	USSR	01988-01-01-00001988	?–?	7001200000000000000♠20~
Sukhoi Su-33	fighter	USSR	01987-01-01-00001987	01998-01-01-00001998–	7001240000000000000♠24~
Supermarine Attacker	fighter	UK	01946-01-01-00001946	01951-01-01-00001951–1957	7002185000000000000♠185
Supermarine Scimitar	fighter	UK	01956-01-01-00001956	01957-01-01-00001957–1970	7001760000000000000♠76
Supermarine Seafang	fighter	UK	01946-01-01-00001946	n/a	7001180000000000000♠18
Vought A-7 Corsair^[118]	attack	US	01965-01-01-00001965	01967-01-01-00001967–1991	7003156900000000000♠1,569
Vought F6U Pirate	fighter	US	01946-01-01-00001946	n/a	7001330000000000000♠33
Vought F7U Cutlass^[128]	fighter	US	01948-01-01-00001948	01951-01-01-00001951–1959	7002320000000000000♠320
Vought F-8 Crusader^[127]	fighter	US	01955-01-01-00001955	01957-01-01-00001957–1999	7003121900000000000♠1,219
Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III	fighter	US	01958-01-01-00001958	n/a	7000500000000000000♠5
Westland Wyvern^[129]	strike bomber	UK	01946-01-01-00001946	01953-01-01-00001953–1958	7002127000000000000♠127
Yakovlev Yak-38	fighter	USSR	01971-01-01-00001971	01976-01-01-00001976–1991	7002231000000000000♠231
Yakovlev Yak-41	fighter	USSR	01987-01-01-00001987	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2

Helicopters

Aircraft	type	Origin	1st Flight	Service period	# built /used
Aérospatiale Alouette III	helicopter	France	01959-01-01-00001959	01960-01-01-00001960–
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma	helicopter	FRA	01965-01-01-00001965	01968-01-01-00001968–	7002697000000000000♠697
Aérospatiale Super Frelon	helicopter	France	01962-01-01-00001962	01966-01-01-00001966–	7001990000000000000♠99
Agusta-Bell AB.212ASW	helicopter	Italy	02015-01-01-0000	02015-01-01-0000–n/a
AgustaWestland AW101/EH101/Merlin	helicopter	Italy/ UK	01987-01-01-00001987	01999-01-01-00001999–
Bell AH-1 SuperCobra	helicopter	US	01969-01-01-00001969	01971-01-01-00001971–	7003127100000000000♠1,271+
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey	tilt-rotor	US	01989-01-01-00001989	02007-01-01-00002007–	7002160000000000000♠160
Boeing CH-47 Chinook	helicopter	US	01961-01-01-00001961	01962-01-01-00001962–?	7003117900000000000♠1,179+
Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight	helicopter	US	01962-01-01-00001962	01964-01-01-00001964–?	7002524000000000000♠524
Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma	helicopter	France	01978-01-01-00001978	02015-01-01-0000?–
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin	helicopter	France	01975-01-01-00001975	01978-01-01-00001978–
Eurocopter Fennec	helicopter	France	02015-01-01-0000	02015-01-01-0000?–?02015-01-01-0000
Kaman SH-2 Seasprite	helicopter	US	01959-01-01-00001959	01962-01-01-00001962–?	7002184000000000000♠184
Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite	helicopter	US	01985-01-01-00001985	01993-01-01-00001993–?	7001590000000000000♠59
Kamov Ka-20	helicopter	USSR	02015-01-01-0000	02015-01-01-0000?–?02015-01-01-0000
Kamov Ka-25	helicopter	USSR	01963-01-01-00001963	01972-01-01-00001972–?	7002460000000000000♠460~
Kamov Ka-27, Ka-28 & Ka-32	helicopter	USSR	01973-01-01-00001973	01982-01-01-00001982–
NHIndustries NH90	helicopter	NATO	01995-01-01-00001995	02006-01-01-00002006–	7002161000000000000♠161
Piasecki HRP Rescuer	helicopter	US	01945-01-01-00001945	01947-01-01-00001947–?	7001280000000000000♠28
Piasecki HUP Retriever	helicopter	US	01948-01-01-00001948	01949-01-01-00001949–1964	7002339000000000000♠339
Piasecki H-21	helicopter	US	01952-01-01-00001952	?–?	7001180000000000000♠18+
Saro P.531	helicopter	UK	01958-01-01-00001958	01959-01-01-00001959–?	7000600000000000000♠6
Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion	helicopter	US	01964-01-01-00001964	01966-01-01-00001966–	7002265000000000000♠265+
Sikorsky HNS (R-4)	helicopter	US	01942-01-01-00001942	01944-01-01-00001944–?	7002131000000000000♠131
Sikorsky Hoverfly II (R-6)	helicopter	US	01943-01-01-00001943	01945-01-01-00001945–?	7002225000000000000♠225
Sikorsky HO2S (R-5/H-5)	helicopter	US	01943-01-01-00001943	01945-01-01-00001945–1957	7002300000000000000♠300+
Sikorsky HO4S (S-55)	helicopter	US	01949-01-01-00001949	01952-01-01-00001952–?	7001940000000000000♠94
Sikorsky HR2S/CH-37	helicopter	US	01953-01-01-00001953	01955-01-01-00001955–1969	7001620000000000000♠62
Sikorsky HSS Seabat (S-58)	helicopter	US	01954-01-01-00001954	01959-01-01-00001959–?	7002218000000000000♠218
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King	helicopter	US	01959-01-01-00001959	01961-01-01-00001961–	7002756000000000000♠756 ca.
Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk	helicopter	US	01979-01-01-00001979	01984-01-01-00001984–	7002400000000000000♠400+
Sikorsky XHJS	helicopter	US	01947-01-01-00001947	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2
Westland Dragonfly	helicopter	UK	?	01950-01-01-00001950–1960	7002133000000000000♠133
Westland Lynx	helicopter	UK	01971-01-01-00001971	01979-01-01-00001979–
Westland Sea King	helicopter	UK	01969-01-01-00001969	01969-01-01-00001969–	7002344000000000000♠344
Westland Wasp	helicopter	UK	01962-01-01-00001962	01963-01-01-00001963–2000	7002133000000000000♠133
Westland Wessex	helicopter	UK	01958-01-01-00001958	01961-01-01-00001961–1982	7002170000000000000♠170
Westland Whirlwind	helicopter	UK	01953-01-01-00001953	01954-01-01-00001954–	7002400000000000000♠400

Future

Aircraft	type	Origin	1st Flight	Service period	# built
AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat	helicopter	UK/ Italy	2009	n/a	7000300000000000000♠3
HAL Naval Tejas	fighter	India	n/a	n/a	5000000000000000000♠0
Lockheed Martin F-35B/C Lightning II	fighter	US	n/a	n/a	0
Shenyang J-15	fighter	China	n/a	n/a	5000000000000000000♠0

Temporary carrier operations by non-carrier aircraft

(Aircraft must have landed or taken off from carrier deck, and excludes aircraft transported by aircraft carrier and helicopters)

Aircraft type!	Occasion	Origin	Year	# used
Aeromarine 39^[130]^{[note 3]}	Carrier trials	US	01922-01-01-00001922	7000100000000000000♠1+
Bell Airacobra I^[131]	1st carrier landing w. nosewheel aircraft	US	01945-01-01-00001945	7000100000000000000♠1
Bristol Scout^[132]	1st flight from moving aircraft carrier	UK	01916-01-01-00001916	7000100000000000000♠1
Britten-Norman Islander^[133]	Sales demonstration	UK	01968-01-01-00001968	7000100000000000000♠1
Cessna O-1E Bird Dog	Fall of Saigon - only carrier landing by VNAF fixed-wing aircraft	US	01975-01-01-00001975	7000100000000000000♠1 (or 2)
Curtiss Model D	1st takeoff & landing from ship's deck	US	01911-01-01-00001911	7000200000000000000♠2
Curtiss P-36 Hawk	Delivered to Pearl Harbour aboard USS Enterprise	US	01941-01-01-00001941	7001310000000000000♠31
Curtiss P-40F Warhawk	33rd Fighter group, Operation Torch	US	01942-01-01-00001942	7001770000000000000♠77
de Havilland Canada L-20 Beaver^[134]	1958 Lebanon crisis	Canada	01958-01-01-00001958	7000200000000000000♠2
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter^[135]	UNEF for Suez Crisis	Canada	01957-01-01-00001957	7000400000000000000♠4
de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo	QSRA	Canada	01980-01-01-00001980	7000100000000000000♠1
Fairey Fox Mk.IA^[136]	Deck trial on HMS Furious	UK	01926-01-01-00001926	7000100000000000000♠1
Gloster Gladiator II	Occupation of Norway	UK	01940-01-01-00001940	7001180000000000000♠18
Hanriot HD.1	Carrier trials	France	01920-01-01-00001920	7000100000000000000♠1+
Hanriot HD.2	Carrier trials	France	01920-01-01-00001920	7000200000000000000♠2
Hanriot HD.3	Carrier trials	France	01920-01-01-00001920	7000100000000000000♠1
Hawker Hurricane I	Occupation of Norway	UK	01940-01-01-00001940	7001180000000000000♠18
Lockheed KC-130F Hercules	USMC carrier trials	US	01963-01-01-00001963	7000100000000000000♠1
Lockheed P2V-3C Neptune	Interim nuclear bombers	US	01948-01-01-00001948-1951	7001130000000000000♠13
Lockheed U-2C^[125]	Carrier trials	US	01963-01-01-00001963	7000100000000000000♠1
Lockheed U-2R^[125]	Carrier trials	US	01969-01-01-00001969	7000100000000000000♠1
Morane-Saulnier MS.500 Criquet	Indochina	France	01945-01-01-00001945-1949
North American Rockwell OV-10D Bronco	Carrier trials	US	01985-01-01-00001985
North American B-25B Mitchell	Doolittle Raid	US	01942-01-01-00001942	7001160000000000000♠16
North American L-17	Korean War Courier/VIP transport	US	01950-01-01-00001950	unk.
Nieuport 21	Carrier trials	France	01919-01-01-00001919-1920	7000100000000000000♠1
Percival Vega Gull^[137]	Carrier trials, led to Percival Proctor	UK	01937-01-01-00001937/1938	7000100000000000000♠1
Piper L-4 Grasshopper	Invasions in Pacific & Mediterranean	US	01944-01-01-00001944	7001260000000000000♠26+
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt	Battle of Saipan	US	01944-01-01-00001944	unk.
Sopwith Camel	Zeppelin interceptors	UK	01918-01-01-00001918	unk.
Stinson OY Sentinel	Korean War	US	01950-01-01-00001950	7000100000000000000♠1+
Taylorcraft Auster	Carrier trials^{[note 6]}	UK	01945-01-01-00001945 & 1946	7000300000000000000♠3+

Cancelled Unflown

Aircraft	type	Origin	1st Flight	# built
Beardmore W.B.VI	torpedo bomber	UK	n/a	5000000000000000000♠0
British Aerospace P.125	fighter/bomber	UK	n/a	5000000000000000000♠0
Common Support Aircraft	COD/EW/ES/AEW/ASW	US	n/a	5000000000000000000♠0
Curtiss XSB3C	dive bomber	US	n/a	5000000000000000000♠0
Douglas F6D Missileer	fighter	US	n/a	5000000000000000000♠0
Grumman G-118	fighter	US	n/a	5000000000000000000♠0
Grumman XTB2F	torpedo bomber	US	n/a	5000000000000000000♠0
Grumman XTSF	torpedo bomber	US	n/a	5000000000000000000♠0
Hawker Siddeley P.139B	AEW	UK	n/a	5000000000000000000♠0
Hawker Siddeley P.1154	fighter	UK	n/a	5000000000000000000♠0
Ling-Temco-Vought V507	fighter	US	n/a	5000000000000000000♠0
Loening XFL	fighter	US	n/a	5000000000000000000♠0
McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II	attack	US	n/a	5000000000000000000♠0
Rockwell XFV-12	fighter	US	n/a	7000100000000000000♠1
Vought XF5U	fighter	US	n/a	7000200000000000000♠2
Vought XS2U	ASW	US	n/a	5000000000000000000♠0
Vought Model 1600	fighter	US	n/a	5000000000000000000♠0
Yakovlev Yak-43	fighter	USSR	n/a	5000000000000000000♠0
Yakovlev Yak-44	AEW	USSR	n/a	5000000000000000000♠0

Notes

↑ Two operated from USS Saratoga (CV-3) and USS Ranger (CV-4).
↑ 2.0 2.1 Production total is for all variants.
↑ 3.0 3.1 All examples converted from aircraft not originally intended for shipboard use.
↑ 1 modified for carrier use
↑ Modified U-2A for shipboard use with strengthened undercarriage.
↑ Landings made on HMS Argus, HMS Ravager and HMS Illustrious

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↑ Jackson 1965, pp. 240–242.
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↑ 17.0 17.1 Munson, p.169
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↑ Swanborough and Bowers, 1990, pp.68-70
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↑ Chant, 1999, p.95
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↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 Although designed as a catapult aircraft, examples also operated from carrier decks.
↑ Swanborough and Bowers, 1990, pp.164-165
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↑ Mikesh and Abe 1990, pp. 236–237.
↑ Jones, 1977, pp.14-17
↑ Wixey 1990, pp. 88–99.
↑ Wixey 1990, pp. 133–137.
↑ Wixey 1990, pp. 160–163.
↑ Wixey 1990, pp. 167–175.
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↑ Bruce 1987, p. 1.
↑ Bruce, 2001
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↑ Mikesh and Abe 1990, pp. 280–281.
↑ Francillon 1979, pp. 449-.
↑ Francillon 1979, pp. 288–291.
↑ Jackson 1968, pp. 439–451.
↑ Swanborough and Bowers, 1990, pp.88-89
↑ Thetford, 1991, p.100-102
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↑ Pawlowski, 1971, p.426
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↑ 110.0 110.1 http://www.mustang.gaetanmarie.com/articles/naval/naval.htm
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↑ 125.0 125.1 125.2 http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq77-1.htm
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↑ Brown 2006, p. 93
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