Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Aircraft of the German Luftwaffe, 1935-1945. The Luftwaffe was officially announced 1 March 1935, although training and development had been proceeding in secret since 1925. List (still incomplete) in numerical order of designations assigned by Reichsluftfahrtministerium (abbreviated RLM): Dornier Do 15 Wal (Whale), reconnaissance flying-boat Dornier Do 17 Flying Pencil, mail-plane + bomber + reconnaissance + night-fighter Dornier Do 18, bomber + reconnaissance flying-boat Dornier Do 22, torpedo bomber + reconnaissance flying-boat Dornier Do 24, transport + reconnaissance flying-boat Dornier Do 26, transport + reconnaissance flying-boat Junkers Ju W34, transport Heinkel He 37, fighter (biplane) Heinkel He 38, fighter (biplane) Blohm und Voss Bv 40, glider interceptor Heinkel He 43, fighter (biplane) Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz (Goldfinch), trainer (biplane) Heinkel He 45, bomber + trainer Heinkel He 46, reconnaissance Heinkel He 49, fighter (biplane) Heinkel He 50, reconnaissance + dive bomber (biplane) Heinkel He 51, fighter + close-support (biplane) Junkers Ju 52 Tante Ju (Auntie Ju), transport + bomber Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stösser (Falcon Hawk), trainer (parasol monoplane) Focke-Wulf Fw 57, heavy fighter + bomber (prototype) Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe (Kite), transport + trainer Heinkel He 59, reconnaissance (biplane seaplane) Heinkel He 60, ship-borne reconnaissance (biplane seaplane) Junkers Ef 61, high-altitude fighter + reconnaissance (prototype) Focke-Wulf Fw 61, helicopter (prototype) Focke-Wulf Fw 62, ship-borne reconnaissance (biplane seaplane) Arado Ar 64, fighter (biplane) Arado Ar 65, fighter/trainer (biplane - re-engined Ar 64) Arado Ar 66, trainer + night fighter Arado Ar 67, fighter (biplane) (prototype) Arado Ar 68, fighter (biplane) Heinkel He 72 Kadett (Cadet), trainer Heinkel He 74, fighter + advanced trainer (prototype) Arado Ar 76, fighter (biplane) + trainer Arado Ar 80, fighter (prototype) Junkers Ju 86, bomber + reconnaissance Junkers Ju 87 Stuka, dive-bomber Junkers Ju 88, bomber + reconnaissance + night-fighter Junkers Ju 89, heavy bomber (prototype) Junkers Ju 90, bomber (prototype) Arado Ar 95, coastal patrol + attack (biplane seaplane) Arado Ar 96, trainer Heinkel He 100, fighter Fieseler Fi 103 (V-1), pilotless bomber or flying bomb Siebel Fh 104 Hallore, medium transport Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun (Typhoon), trainer + transport Messerschmitt Bf 109, fighter (later versions designated as Me 109) Messerschmitt Bf 110, heavy fighter + night-fighter Heinkel He 111, bomber Heinkel He 111Z, glider-tug (2 × He 111) Heinkel He 112, fighter Heinkel He 113, (alternative designation for He 100) Heinkel He 114, reconnaissance seaplane Heinkel He 115, general-purpose seaplane Heinkel He 116, transport + reconnaissance Henschel Hs 117 Schmetterling (Butterfly), surface-to-air missile (rocket-engined) Henschel Hs 121, fighter + trainer (prototype) Henschel Hs 123, ground-attack (biplane) Henschel Hs 124, heavy fighter + bomber (prototype) Henschel Hs 125, fighter + trainer (prototype) Henschel Hs 126, reconnaissance Henschel Hs 127, jet-engined bomber (prototype) Henschel Hs 129, ground-attack Henschel Hs 130, high altitude reconnaissance + bomber (jet engined) (prototype) Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann (Young Man), trainer (biplane) Henschel Hs 132, dive bomber (jet-engined) (prototype) Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister (Young Champion), trainer + aerobatics (biplane) Blohm und Voss Bv 138, flying-boat (early versions designated as Ha 138) Blohm und Voss Ha 139, long-range seaplane Blohm und Voss Ha 140, torpedo bomber flying-boat (prototype) Blohm und Voss Bv 141, reconnaissance (asymmetric) Blohm und Voss Bv 142, reconnaissance + transport Blohm und Voss Bv 143, glide bomb (prototype) Blohm und Voss Bv 144, transport Gotha Go 145, trainer Gotha Go 147, STOL reconnaissance (prototype) Focke-Wulf Ta 152, fighter (derived from Fw 190) Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Moskito (Mosquito), night-fighter Blohm und Voss Bv 155, high-altitude interceptor (formerly Me 155) Fiesler Fi 156 Storch (Stork), STOL reconnaissance aircraft Focke-Wulf Fw 159, fighter (prototype only) Messerschmitt Bf 162, bomber (prototype) Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger (People's Fighter), fighter (jet-engined) Messerschmitt Bf 163 STOL reconnaisance aircraft (prototypes only) Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet (Comet), interceptor (rocket-engined) Fiesler Fi 167, ship-borne torpedo bomber + reconnaissance (biplane) Heinkel He 172, trainer (prototype) Heinkel He 176, rocket-engined experimental aircraft (prototype) Heinkel He 177 Greife (Griffon), long-range bomber Heinkel He 178, jet-engined experimental aircraft Bücker Bu 181 Bestmann (Bestman), trainer + transport Focke-Wulf Ta 183, jet-engined fighter (prototype) Focke-Wulf Fw 186, autogiro reconnaissance aircraft (prototype) Focke-Wulf Fw 187 Falke (Falcon), heavy fighter Junkers Ju 188, bomber Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu (Owl), ground-attack Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Wurger (butcher-bird), fighter Arado Ar 196, ship-borne reconnaissance + coastal patrol (seaplane) Arado Ar 197, naval fighter (biplane - derived from Ar 68) Arado Ar 198, reconnaissance Arado Ar 199, seaplane trainer Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor, transport + maritime patrol-bomber Siebel Si 201, STOL reconnaissance aircraft (prototype) Siebel Si 204, transport + aircrew trainer Messerschmitt Me 209, fighter + speed-record aircraft (prototype) Messerschmitt Me 209-II, fighter (prototype - completely different to Me 209) Messerschmitt Me 210, heavy fighter + reconnaissance Dornier Do 214, transport flying-boat (prototype) Dornier Do 215, bomber + night-fighter Dornier Do 217, bomber + night-fighter Heinkel He 219 Uhu (Owl), night-fighter Blohm und Voss Bv 222 Wiking (Viking), transport flying-boat Focke Achgelis Fa 233 Drache (Kite), transport helicopter (prototype) DFS 228, rocket-powered reconnaisance aircraft (prototype only) Gotha Go 229, fighter (flying-wing) DFS 230, transport glider Arado Ar 231, fold-wing U-boat reconnaissance aircraft (prototype) Arado Ar 232, transport Arado Ar 234 Blitz (Lightning), bomber (jet-engined) Blohm und Voss Bv 238, flying-boat (prototype) Arado Ar 240, heavy fighter + attack Gotha Go 242, transport glider Gotha Go 244, transport Blohm und Voss Bv 246 Hagelkorn (Hailstone), long-range radar-homing glide bomb Junkers Ju 248, re-designation of Me 263 Junkers Ju 252, transport Messerschmitt Me 261, long-range reconnaissance Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (Swallow), fighter + attack (jet-engined) Messerschmitt Me 263, interceptor (rocket-engined) Messerschmitt Me 264 Amerika (America), long-range bomber (prototype) Focke Achgelis Fa 266 Hornisse (Hornet), helicopter (prototype) Heinkel He 274, high-altitude bomber Heinkel He 280, fighter (jet-engined) Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri (Hummingbird), reconnaissance helicopter Junkers Ju 287, heavy bomber (jet-engined) (prototype) Junkers Ju 288, bomber (prototype) Junkers Ju 290, long-range bomber (prototype) Messerschmitt Me 290, maritime patrol + bomber + reconnaissance Henschel Hs 293, glide bomb (rocket-powered) Henschel Hs 294, anti-shipping glide bomb (rocket-powered) Henschel Hs 298, air-to-air missile (rocket-powered) Messerschmitt Me 309, fighter (prototype) Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant (Giant), transport glider Junker Ju 322 Mammut (Mammoth), transport glider (prototype) Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant (Giant), transport (powered Me 321) Messerschmitt Me 328, bomber launched fighter (prototype) Focke Achgelis Fa 330, helicopter (prototype) DFS 331, transport glider (prototype) Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow), fighter-bomber (push-pull engine configuration) Kramer Rk 344, air-to-air missile (rocket-powered) Gotha Go 345, assault glider DFS 346, supersonic research aircraft (incomplete prototype only) Bachem Ba 349 Natter (Adder or Viper), interceptor (rocket-engine) Junkers Ju 352 Herkules (Hercules), transport Junkers Ju 388 Störtebeker, reconnaissance + night-fighter Junkers Ju 390, long-range bomber Arado Ar 396, trainer Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse (Hornet), heavy fighter + reconnaissance Gotha Ka 430, transport glider Arado Ar 440, heavy fighter + attack Junkers Ju 488, heavy bomber This article is from Wikipedia. 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