Aircraft list (and possible additions, in historical context)

[Veteran66]

On 2/11/2026 at 4:19 PM, Ploofy said:

I hope....

 

 

horizontal Bomber is a must have, and please with a 3D Bomb sight 😉

[sevenless]

Carriers and Grumman F9F Panther. Bring it on for us people who preordered the Founders Edition!

[FTC_Oakwoodson77]

13 hours ago, sevenless said:

Carriers and Grumman F9F Panther. Bring it on for us people who preordered the Founders Edition!

I'm sure we'll have confirmation by the end of Spring of 2026

[sevenless]

Just now, FTC_Oakwoodson77 said:

I'm sure we'll have confirmation by the end of Spring of 2026

Lets hope so!

[vampir0104]

I'd love a F-82.  I remember seeing one as a kid and fell in love with the design.  

My other vote would be for a B-26.  Low level night interdiction?  Yes please!

[cunumdrum]

I'm really excited about IL2 Korea as Korea was a great period of props being replaced by early jets. Will we possibly see in the future USN aircraft such as the F4U-4 Corsair, AD Skyraider and the F9F Panther and maybe even a carrier to base operations from? 

[AEthelraedUnraed]

It's 99% certain the 1st DLC will be carrier ops. Images of the F4U have been shown since almost the very beginning, and a carrier has also been teased.

[YoYo]

I can bet even. in this 5 DLC it will be F4U-4 and F9F. 👍

[gecko]

My bet for those five is Skyraider, Corsair, Panther, Sea Fury, Firefly + plus carrier ops.

[YoYo]

2 minutes ago, gecko said:

My bet for those five is Skyraider, Corsair, Panther, Sea Fury, Firefly + plus carrier ops.

What about Korea side?

I don't think they'll bet on just one side of the conflict only. 

[gecko]

They've said that all five will share a common feature (paraphrasing) and they've all but said carriers are coming, and I'm pretty sure the Corsair and Panther have been mentioned. It makes sense to me that the common feature would be aircraft that operate from aircraft carriers. Those five would fill the carrier line-up nicely. I don't see new communist aircraft fitting as well with what we know. Though I'd hope they get brought in later. MiG-15, La-9, and Po-2 are about the only ones left.

The other thing that could fit is all five are mainly used for night ops, in which case the Po-2 could work. But I think everything being centered around carrier ops is much more likely.

[Dash,Polder]

If the ground war is spectacular, complex, and something new and truly remarkable, than who really needs the opposing air force having to be balanced out?

It certainly wasn't so in the real war.   

[YoYo]

Or maybe An-2. 👍

[Jaegermeister]

13 hours ago, cunumdrum said:

I'm really excited about IL2 Korea as Korea was a great period of props being replaced by early jets. Will we possibly see in the future USN aircraft such as the F4U-4 Corsair, AD Skyraider and the F9F Panther and maybe even a carrier to base operations from? 

Those are all possible, but I have always been a fan of cr@p planes and the underdog, so I would personally like to see this...

At the very least as an AI plane, because most of the ground action for the Western Block was directed by FACs

[Avimimus]

20 hours ago, gecko said:

My bet for those five is Skyraider, Corsair, Panther, Sea Fury, Firefly + plus carrier ops.

I suspect that the Firefly will be swapped out for a Banshee...

I would prefer a Firefly myself though - at least as a static aircraft for the decks of British Carriers... they really won't look historically accurate otherwise.

P.S. I've also developed a liking for the Seafire - and it is more relevant than I thought... only one tour, but a tour that involved a lot of armed reconnaissance up and down the coasts on both sides of Korea.

 

16 hours ago, Jaegermeister said:

Those are all possible, but I have always been a fan of cr@p planes and the underdog, so I would personally like to see this...

At the very least as an AI plane, because most of the ground action for the Western Block was directed by FACs

I'm with you on that. A Po-2 is also an option - but either way, it'd be nice to have something low and slow compared to the jets and the last generation of piston fighters (which are still pretty fast). I'd be very tempted by a Po-2, B-26 Invader, F-82G expansion (maybe throw in an F7F as well)? The Meteor F.8 also remains interesting.

[gecko]

5 hours ago, Avimimus said:

I suspect that the Firefly will be swapped out for a Banshee...

I would prefer a Firefly myself though - at least as a static aircraft for the decks of British Carriers... they really won't look historically accurate otherwise.

P.S. I've also developed a liking for the Seafire - and it is more relevant than I thought... only one tour, but a tour that involved a lot of armed reconnaissance up and down the coasts on both sides of Korea.

I could see the Banshee as a possible alternative, but I hope not, at least at first. It's absence wouldn't be felt as much in the US Navy lineup as the Firefly's absence would be felt if they put the Commonwealth in with just the Sea Fury.

I'd love to see a Seafire and F-82 if they did a 1950 expansion down the road.

Edited March 24 by gecko