NORTH AMERICAN P51 MUSTANG

Country of origin: USA

Type: Single seat fighter and fighter-bomber

Powerplant: one1695hp (1264kW) Packard V-16 50-7 12 cylinder Vee engine

Performance: maximum speed 437mph (703km/h) ; climb to 20,000 feet (6,095m) in 7 minutes 18 seconds ; service ceiling 41,900 feet (12,770m) ; range 2,301 miles (3,701km)

Weights: empty 6,840lbs (3,103kg) ; maximum take-off 12,000lbs (5,493kg)

Dimentions: span 35ft 0.25 in ; length 32ft 3,25in ; height 13ft 8in with the tail down

Armament: six .5 in fixed forward firing machine guns in the leading edges of the wing, plus an external bomb and rocket load of 2,000lbs (907kg)

JUNKERS JU 87B-1

Country of Origin: Germany

Type: two-seat dive bomber and close support war plane

Powerplant: one 1200hp (895kw) Junkers Jumo 211D 12 cylinder inverted vee engine

Performance: maximum speed 238mph (383km/h) ; climb to 6,560ft (2,000m) in 4 minutes 18 seconds ; service ceiling 26,245ft (8,000m) ; range 491 miles (790killomerers)

Weights: empty 5,974lbs (2,710kg) ; maximum takeoff 9,568lbs (4,340kg)

Dimensions: span 45ft 3.33in (13.80m) ; length 36ft 5in (11.05m) ; height 13ft 2in (4.01m)

Armament: two 7.92mm fixed-forward firing machine guns in the leading edges of the wing and one trainable reward firing machine gun in the rear of the cockpit, plus an external bomb load of 1,020lbs (500kg)

SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK XVII

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Powerplant: one 1528.5KW (2050bhp) Rolls-Royce Griffon 65 12-Clylinder vee engine

Performance: maximum speed 448mph (721km/h) ; climb to 20,000ft (6,905m) in 7 minutes ; service ceiling 44,500ft (13,565m) ; range 850miles (1,368killometers)

Weights: empty, not avialable ; maximum take-off 11,000lbs (4,990kg)

Dimentions: span 36ft 10in (11.23m) ; length 35ft 3.25in (10.14m) ; height 12ft 7.75in (3.86m)

Armament: two 20mm forward-firing cannons and two 0.5in fixed forward-firing machine guns in the leading edges of the wing ; plus an external bomb and rocket load of 500lbs (227kg)

MITSUBISHI A6M REISEN "ZEKE" OR "ZERO"

Country of Origin: Japan

Type: (A6M2 Model 21) single-seat carrierborne and land-based fighter and fighter-bomber

Powerplant: one 708kw (950hp) Nakajima NK1C Sakae 12 14-cylinder two-row radial engine

Performance: maximum speed 322mph (534km/h ; climb to 19,685ft (6,000m) in 7 minutes 27seconds ; service ceiling 32,810ft (10,000m) ; range 1,929miles (3,104killometers)

Weights: empty 3,704lbs (1,680kg) ; maximum take-off 6,164lbs (2,796kg)

Dimentions: span 39ft 4.5in (12.00m) ; length 29ft 8.75in (9.06m) ; height 10ft (3.05m)

Armament: two 20mm fixed forward-firing machine guns in the leading edges of the wing, and teo 7.7mm fixed forward-firing machine guns in the forward fuselage, plus an external bomb load of 265lbs (120kg)

MESSERSCHMITT BF 109B, BF 109C, AND BF 109D

Country of origin: Germany

Type: (BF 109C-1) single seat fighter

Powerplant: one 522kw (700hp) Junkers Jumo 210Ga 12-cylinder inverted-Vee engine

Performance: maximum speed 292mph (470km/h) ; climb 16,405ft (5,000m) in 8 minutes 45 seconds ; service ceiling 27,560ft (8,400m) ; range 405miles (652killometers)

Weights: empty 3,522lbs (1,597kg) ; maximum take-off 5,062lbs (2,296kg)

Dimentions: span 32ft 4.5in (9.87m) ; length 28ft .67in (8.55m) ; height 7ft 2.75in ( 2.40m)

Armament: two 7.92mm fixed forward-firing machine guns in the upper part of the forward fuselage, and two 7.92mm fixed forward-firing machine guns in the leading edges of the wing

LOCKHEED P-38 LIGHTNING

Country of origin: United States

Type: (P-38L) single-seat long-range fighter and fighter-bomber

Powerplant: two 1600hp (1193kw)