Aircraft list (and possible additions, in historical context)

[Valis]

Skyraider might entice a few DCS players, seeing that the one in development got nixed.

[Spitfiresammons]

I wonder if the teams will do the British and Australia navy Aircraft's like the Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 and Fairey Firefly Mk.V with their carriers like HMS Ocean and HMAS Sydney in a future?.

[YoYo]

The Skyraider simply has to be there, we have the IL-10 platform, so there must also be an AD-2 as well. 💪😊

[PaperPilot]

30 minutes ago, YoYo said:

The Skyraider simply has to be there, we have the IL-10 platform, so there must also be an AD-2 as well. 💪😊

I agree. 

[Avimimus]

45 minutes ago, Spitfiresammons said:

I wonder if the teams will do the British and Australia navy Aircraft's like the Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 and Fairey Firefly Mk.V with their carriers like HMS Ocean and HMAS Sydney in a future?.

In one of the old Briefing Room episodes the question was asked - and some enthusiasm was shown for the Sea Fury... so it would seem possible. The Firefly seems much less likely (although I definitely feel it should be present as at least an AI aircraft or static object on carrier decks). The chances for a Meteor F.8 and Seafire is even harder to guess at. A lot probably depends on how well the sim does and how quickly they feel they should move on to the next theatre.

The Seafire Fr.47 is a bit early, being withdrawn shortly after the Incheon landings, but they were used extensively for armed reconnaissance up and down both coasts - so unlike most 1950 types... a scripted campaign could be made for it without needing to extend the map.

[MiGCap]

We need an allied bomber, preferably the A-26 Invader.

Would be great to have a flyable aircraft with two engines instead of one.

It works in IL-2GB and even in FC, why not here? 

[BlitzPig_EL]

Five eh?  

Corsair

Panther

Skyraider

A26

Flyable Tu2

How's that sound?

[Justicier10-7]

I mean, that sounds wonderful, but I suspect the list will probably go something like:

Corsair (Maybe two variants...U-4, and U-4E night fighter),

Panther (F9F-5),

Banshee?

Skyraider?

La-9?

I just suspect that the twin engine attackers/bombers are going to be a little longer in development.

Edited August 14 by Justicier10-7

[migmadmarine]

My assumption has long been that it would be all navy aircraft, but I hope if the Seafire comes it isn't the only FAA aircraft added, I feel like if we get the one, a British carrier and the Firefly would be needed to not half bake it.  

If it is all US aircraft, could do the Panther, Corsair, Banshee, Skyraider, but I don't know what a 5th USN/USMC would be without adding other major elements like air intercept radar. 

[YoYo]

8 hours ago, Justicier10-7 said:

Corsair (Maybe two variants...U-4, and U-4E night fighter),

I'd love to see planes with functioning radar, but currently there's a significant problem with the appearance of nighttime. This leaves much to be desired. I don't have the good lighting, proper reflections, for example, on clouds, or proper nighttime lighting from the night sky and moon. This makes nighttime even unplayable. I hope they fix this, and then I'll ask for planes with radar; that could be a fun and interesting playgame. 👍

[Valis]

It's possible that the Mythical Five aircraft may not be all-new types. Late model Sabre (E/F), early model MiG-15 - both seem obvious choices and there's two out of five already.

That said, there's nothing to say that five DLC aircraft is the limit.

[PaperPilot]

On 8/15/2026 at 9:28 AM, MiGCap said:

We need an allied bomber, preferably the A-26 Invader.

Would be great to have a flyable aircraft with two engines instead of one.

It works in IL-2GB and even in FC, why not here? 

I agree to this too. It would be nice to have.

On 8/15/2026 at 9:50 AM, BlitzPig_EL said:

Five eh?  

Corsair

Panther

Skyraider

A26

Flyable Tu2

How's that sound?

I like it.

On 8/16/2026 at 2:19 AM, Valis said:

It's possible that the Mythical Five aircraft may not be all-new types. Late model Sabre (E/F), early model MiG-15 - both seem obvious choices and there's two out of five already.

That said, there's nothing to say that five DLC aircraft is the limit.

True to that. I would like to see more variants of the F-86, namely the F-86E and F-86F.

[YoYo]

17 hours ago, trinitronic3 said:

I would love to get an F8F Bearcat, but did it appear in Korea?

Yes, that true, F8F was used by French (Vietnam) however Id like to see him as DLC as well. +1

Edited August 20 by YoYo

[YoYo]

Of the planes I'd really like to see, the F7F-3N would be perfect. With a working radar, of course. This would be a nice change from IL-2 Korea. I'm really hoping we'll finally get a DLC with some kind of radar here. The only requirement is that they fix the nighttime lightning and textures in the IL-2 Korea and finally get good lighting and a nighttime look. Right now (especially in VR), it looks downright awful. Night missions are pointless as they are now.

[Viking1]

Do we know whether the F4U initially released will be the 4 or 4B? Would be a shame not to have the version with 20mm since so many of the other American aircraft (all.. so far) are 50cal.

[PaperPilot]

Any possibility for a MiG-15A? Was the original model used in Korea?

[Avimimus]

On 8/23/2026 at 9:12 PM, PaperPilot said:

Any possibility for a MiG-15A? Was the original model used in Korea?

Mig-15 (non-Bis) variants were used extensively by Chinese units later in the conflict.

On 8/22/2026 at 2:03 AM, Viking1 said:

Do we know whether the F4U initially released will be the 4 or 4B? Would be a shame not to have the version with 20mm since so many of the other American aircraft (all.. so far) are 50cal.

They've previously announced that it is planned to have 20mm cannons (instead of 0.50 cal). Plans could change of course, but it seems likely.

[PaperPilot]

1 hour ago, Avimimus said:

Mig-15 (non-Bis) variants were used extensively by Chinese units later in the conflict.

Good to know. Thank you for the information. 

I would like to see more aircraft made for Korea, even after the Carrier DLC is released. Would you?

[Avimimus]

11 hours ago, PaperPilot said:

Good to know. Thank you for the information. 

I would like to see more aircraft made for Korea, even after the Carrier DLC is released. Would you?

F-82G, B-26 Invader, Seafire Fr.47, Meteor F.8 are top of my list 🙂 Of course, that is assuming we'll have an F-86F at some point. The Seafire could have a scripted campaign built around it. The F-82G is probably a bit harder to justify, as it only has a few months on the map - but would be very popular as a Collector Plane.

IMHO, we are so close to having a complete plane set for Korea - a second DLC and a couple of collector aircraft could make it really comprehensive, so it is hard not to be tempted to hope that it does well enough to justify it.

[PaperPilot]

12 hours ago, Avimimus said:

F-82G, B-26 Invader, Seafire Fr.47, Meteor F.8 are top of my list 🙂 Of course, that is assuming we'll have an F-86F at some point. The Seafire could have a scripted campaign built around it. The F-82G is probably a bit harder to justify, as it only has a few months on the map - but would be very popular as a Collector Plane.

IMHO, we are so close to having a complete plane set for Korea - a second DLC and a couple of collector aircraft could make it really comprehensive, so it is hard not to be tempted to hope that it does well enough to justify it.

I would really like to see the F-86E and F-86F in IL-2 Korea. I just think it would make a lot of sense because those variants were peak in Sabre evolution. 

[Avimimus]

1 hour ago, PaperPilot said:

I would really like to see the F-86E and F-86F in IL-2 Korea. I just think it would make a lot of sense because those variants were peak in Sabre evolution. 

Sort-of:

The F-86F-2 Gunval added cannons.

The Canadair Sabre Mk6 was faster and higher flying.

The CA-27 Sabre... was probably the peak. More powerful cannons, high speed, missiles etc.

But only the first one (Gunval) is relevant to Korea!

[Carlos_Cota_517]

On 6/25/2026 at 7:46 AM, Avimimus said:

- Do we know the Yak-9U actually served in Korea? Is it a misidentification.

North Korea did use older Yak-9 types, it's just that the Yak-9P became their main fighter during the early days of the war

Edited August 27 by Carlos_Cota_517

[Veritasvincitx]

On 7/19/2026 at 4:08 AM, PaperPilot said:

Would anyone like to see a Gloster Meteor F.8 for Korea? Australia committed some to the Korean War but they soon found out they were no match for the MiG-15; so the Meteors were relegated to ground attack roles and they proved to be very successful there. 

In my humble opinion, the Meteor is an essential addition to the sim if they're going to add Commonwealth forces to the UN lineup. Though it was withdrawn as a frontline air superiority fighter once the MiG-15 began beating the pants off everything it pounced on it played a pivotal role in the history of aviation and the advent of the jet age - and that's the entire theme of this simulator and the air war in Korea. Plus, just like the F-51 and F-80, once the F-86s arrived in theater, the Meteor transitioned in to one hell of a ground attack aircraft with 77 Squadron. 

Other essentials: 

B-26 Invader 

F4U/FG-1D

F9F Panther 

AD Skyraider 

Early MiG-15 with the Klimov RD-45

Polikaprov PO-2 

F-86E/F

Hawker Sea Fury and Seafire if a RN component is added

 

 

Nice additions:

FSD Skynight 

F-82

F7F

F-94

C-119 (Possibly AI only) 

AT-6 Texan "Mosquito" USAF FAC aircraft 

F2H Banshee 

L-19/O-1 Bird Dog 

ll-28 Beagle 

So much to look forward to! I hope they develop the air campaigns between the Sabres and MiGs up around the Yalu, in Mig Alley. Also pray they set it up so there can be a very early war career in the summer to autumn of 1950. Cheers, friends. 

 

 

[Avimimus]

I'm curious why the F2H ranks so low in your assessment (e.g. compared to the F9F)?

I also suspect that, from a historical perspective, having an AI Fairy Firefly is more important than the Seafire (which would really need its own scripted campaign - being too early for the main campaign - whereas the Firefly was sharing deck space and had joint sorties with the SeaFury).

[BlitzPig_EL]

Yes please...