Most-Produced Military Aircraft of All Time
Key Findings
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Ilyushin Il-2 leads in Units Built with 36,183 in 2026.
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Average Units Built in 2026: 20,939 · median: 18,241.
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Gap in 2026: Ilyushin Il-2 is 2.3× larger than North American P-51 Mustang.
About This Dataset
Most-Produced Military Aircraft of All Time
Military aircraft ranked by total units built. Almost every type near the top was built during the Second World War, when single factories turned out more airframes in a year than a modern programme delivers in its lifetime.
Analysis
Ilyushin Il-2 leads with 36,183 built, 1.04 times the 34,852 of the Messerschmitt Bf 109. 9 of the 12 types entered production before 1946. 4 are American designs and 5 Soviet. Together these 12 types account for 251,268 aircraft.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia, List of most-produced aircraft
- Coverage
- 12 entities · 2026 · 12 observations
- Measure
- Units Built
- Last updated
- 7 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2026.
Data Sources & References
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