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Aircraft with a production run greater than 5,000 aircraft. Numbers in list are based on numbers in each aircraft article.

Name Number produced Role Max takeoff weight, kg Production period
United States Cessna 172 (France) 43,000+[1] Transport 1,111 1956-present
Soviet Union Polikarpov Po-2 40,000+ Fighter-bomber, biplane 1,350 1928-1959
Soviet Union Ilyushin Il-2 36,183 Fighter-bomber 6,160 1941-1945
Nazi Germany Messerschmitt Bf 109 (Czechoslovakia, Romania, Spain, Switzerland) 35,000 Fighter 3,400 1936-1958
United States Piper Cherokee 32,778+ Trainer 975 1960-present
United States Cessna 182 (France) 23,237+ Transport 1,411 1956-present
United States Cessna 150 (France) 23,954 Trainer 730 1958-1977
British Empire Supermarine Spitfire 20,351 Fighter 3,071 1938-1948
Nazi Germany Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (France) 20,000+ Fighter 4,900 1939-1945
United States Piper J-3 Cub 19,073 Trainer 550 1938-1947
United States B-24 Liberator 18,482 Bomber 29,500 1940-1945
Soviet Union Antonov An-2 (China, Poland) 18,000 Transport, biplane 5,500 1947-present
Soviet Union Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (China, Czechoslovakia, Poland) 18,000+ Fighter 6,105 1947-1950s
United States Beechcraft Bonanza 17,000+ Transport 1,236 1947-present
Soviet Union Mil Mi-8 (Russia) 17,000+ Helicopter 12,000 1961-present
Soviet Union Yakovlev Yak-9 16,769 Fighter 7,049 1942-1948
United States P-51 Mustang (Australia) 16,766 Fighter 5,490 1940-1951
United States Douglas DC-3 (Japan, Soviet Union) 16,079 Transport 11,400 1935-1952
United States UH-1 Iroquois 16,000 Helicopter 4,309 1959-1976
United States P-47 Thunderbolt 15,686 Fighter-bomber 7,938 1942-1945
United States T-6 Texan 15,495 Trainer 2,548 1937-1950s
Nazi Germany Junkers Ju 88 15,000 Bomber, torpedo 14,690 1939-1945
British Empire Hawker Hurricane 14,500+ Fighter 3,950 1937-1944
United States Curtiss P-40 13,738 Fighter 4,000 1939–1944
United States B-17 Flying Fortress 12,731 Bomber 29,700 1937–1945
United States F4U Corsair 12,571 Fighter, carrier 6,653 1941-1952
United States F6F Hellcat 12,275 Fighter 6,990 1942-1945
United States BT-13 Valiant 11,537 Trainer 2,039 1939-1947
British Empire Vickers Wellington 11,461 Bomber, torpedo 12,955 1936-1945
Soviet Union Petlyakov Pe-2 11,427 Bomber 8,495 1939-?
British Empire Avro Anson 11,029 Trainer 3,900 1935-1952
Soviet Union Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (China, Czechoslovakia, India) 11,000+ Fighter 8,825 1959-2006
Empire of Japan A6M Zero 11,000 Fighter 2,410 1940-1945
United States Piper Pacer 10,610 Transport 907 1950-1964
Soviet Union Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (China) 10,367 Fighter 6,286 1951-1986
United States Lockheed P-38 Lightning 10,037 Fighter 9,798 1941-1945
United States B-25 Mitchell 9,984 Bomber 19,000 1940-?
Soviet Union Lavochkin La-5 9,920 Fighter 3,402 1942-?
United States F-86 Sabre/FJ Fury (Australia, Canada) 9,860 Fighter 18,152 1947-1956
United States Grumman TBF Avenger 9,837 Bomber, torpedo 8,115 1941-?
United States Bell P-39 Airacobra 9,584 Fighter 3,800 1938-1944
Soviet Union Polikarpov I-16 9,450 Fighter 2,095 1934-1943
United States Cessna 210 9,240 Transport 1,814 1957-1985
United States Piper PA-18 9,000 Transport 794 1949-1994
United States Beechcraft Model 18 9,000 Trainer 3,959 1937-1970
Soviet Union Yakovlev Yak-18 9,000 Trainer 1,320 1946-1960s
British Empire Avro 504 8,970 Fighter-bomber, biplane 830 1913–1918
Soviet Union Yakovlev Yak-1 8,720 Fighter 2,883 1940-1944
United States Boeing-Stearman Model 75 8,584 Trainer, biplane 1,198 1933-?
Soviet Union Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 8,500 Fighter 7,560 1953-?
France SPAD S.XIII 8,472 Fighter, biplane 845 1917–1918
United States Bell 206 Jetranger (Australia, Canada, Italy) 8,460 Helicopter 1,451 1966-present
United States Piper PA-32 7,842+ Transport 1,542 1965–present
France Breguet 14 7,800 Bomber, biplane 1,536 1916–1928
United States Cessna 206 7,783 Transport 1,633 1962-?
British Empire de Havilland Mosquito 7,781 Fighter-bomber 11,000 1940–1950
United States F4F Wildcat 7,722 Fighter 3,610 1937-?
United States Cessna 120 and 140 7,604 Transport 658 1946-?
United States Cessna 152 (France) 7,584 Trainer 757 1977-?
United States F-84 Thunderjet 7,524 Fighter-bomber 10,590 1946-?
United States Douglas DB-7 7,478 Bomber 9,215 1939-?
British Empire Avro Lancaster (France) 7,377 Bomber 29,000 1941-?
Nazi Germany Heinkel He 111 (Spain) 7,300 Bomber 14,000 1935–1944
Soviet Union Mil Mi-2 (Poland) 7,200 Helicopter 3,700 1965-1985
United States SB2C Helldiver 7,140 Bomber, dive 7,600 1940-1945
British Empire de Havilland Tiger Moth (Norway, Portugal, Sweden) 7,105 Bomber, biplane 828 1931-1944
United States Piper PA-23 6,976 Transport 2,360 1952-1981
United States Curtiss JN-4 6,813 Trainer, biplane 871 1915-?
Soviet Union Tupolev SB (Czechoslovakia) 6,656 Bomber 7,880 1936-1941
United States T-33 Shooting Star Canada) 6,557 Trainer 6,865 1948-?
United States Boeing 737 6,543 Transport 85,100 1967-present
Soviet Union Polikarpov I-15 (Spain) 6,519 Fighter, biplane 1,415 1933-?
Soviet Union Yakovlev Yak-7 6,399 Fighter 2,960 1940-?
United States Cessna 310 6,321 Transport 2,087 1954-1980
Soviet Union LaGG-3 6,258 Fighter 3,190 1941-1942
Soviet Union Ilyushin Il-10 (Czechoslovakia) 6,226 Fighter-bomber 6,537 1944–1954
United States Cessna 180 6,193 Transport 1,270 1952-?
British Empire Handley Page Halifax 6,176 Bomber 24,675 1940-1946
Nazi Germany Messerschmitt Bf 110 6,150 Fighter-bomber 7,790 1936-?
British Empire Sopwith 1½ Strutter (France) 6,000 Fighter-bomber, biplane 977 1917–1918
Nazi Germany Junkers Ju 87 6,000 Bomber, dive 5,000 1935-?
Soviet Union Polikarpov R-5 6,000 Bomber, biplane 3,247 1928-?
United States SBD Dauntless 5,936 Bomber, dive 4,853 1940-1944
British Empire Bristol Beaufighter 5,928 Fighter-bomber 11,521 1940–1946
Empire of Japan Nakajima Ki-43 5,919 Fighter 2,925 1942–1945
Empire of Japan Yokosuka K5Y 5,770 Trainer, biplane 1,500 1934 - 1945
Soviet Union Lavochkin La-7 5,753 Fighter 3,315 1944-?
British Empire Sopwith Camel 5,500 Fighter, biplane 660 1917–1918
United States Cessna AT-17 5,422 Trainer 2,755 1939-?
British Empire Bristol F.2 Fighter 5,329 Fighter, biplane 1,474 1916–1927
United States B-26 Marauder 5,288 Bomber 17,000 1940-?
British Empire S.E.5 5,205 Fighter, biplane 902 1917–1918
Soviet Union Ilyushin Il-4 5,200 Bomber, torpedo 11,300 1942-1944
United States F-4 Phantom II 5,195 Fighter-bomber 28,030 1958–1981
United States Cessna 170 5,174 Transport 998 1948-1956
Soviet Union Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 5,047 Fighter-bomber 18,030 1967–1985
Soviet Union Yakovlev Yak-12 5,000 Trainer 1,588 1947-?
Nazi Germany Grunau Baby IIb ~5,000[2] Trainer, sailplane 250 1932-?

Notes and references

  1. ^ Russ Niles (October 04, 2007). "Cessna to Offer Diesel Skyhawk". Retrieved 2007-10-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ "Deutsches Museum - Flugwerft Schleißheim: Grunau Baby IIb (German)". Retrieved 2008-08-08.

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