Aircraft and Vehicle Service Dates (update #12)

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Aircraft and Vehicle Service Dates
LAST Updated: April 20, 2017
Edit #12 - added Tu-2

Aircraft

USA
Variant	Service Date(MM/YY)	Variant	Service Date(MM/YY)
A-20G	5/42	B-17G	6/43
B-24J	5/43	B-25C	1/41
B-25H	9/44	B-26B	5/42
B-29	6/44	C-47A	12/41
P-38G	11/42	P-38J	12/43(ETO),2/44(PTO)
P-38L	7/44	P-39D	10/41(ETO),4/42(PTO),5/42(EF)
P-39Q	10/43(PTO),11/43(EF),1/44(MTO)	P-40B	1/41
P-40C	5/41	P-40E	8/41
P-40F	8/42(MTO)	P-40N	6/43(PTO),4/43(MTO)
P-47D-11	3/43(D5) to 1/44(D11)	P-47D-25	5/44
P-47D-40	1/45(ETO)	P-47M	1/45(ETO)
P-47N	6/45	P-51B	12/43(ETO),8/44(CBI)
P-51D	5/44(ETO),1/45(CBI&PTO)	F4F-4	9/41(ETO),5/42(PTO)
FM-2	6/44(ETO),10/44(PTO)	F6F-5	7/44
F4U-1	2/43(ETO),4/44(PTO)	F4U-1A	7/43(PTO),12/43(ETO)
F4U-1D	1/45	F4U-1C	4/45
F4U-4	4/45	F6F-5	7/44
SBD-5	5/43	TBM-3	2/43
Britain
Boston MK III	5/41	Hurricane MkI	5/41
Hurricane IIC	5/40	Hurricane IID	4/41
Sea Hurricane MkI	6/42	Lancaster III	3/42
Mosquito Mk VI	7/43(ETO),11-43(PTO&CBI)	Mosquito B.XVI	1/44(ETO)
Spitfire Mk IA	8/40	Seafire MkII	5/42
Spitfire V	4/41	Spitfire VIII	7/43
Spitfire Mk IX	7/42	Spitfire Mk XIV	5/44,7/45(CBI)
Spitfire Mk XVI	7/44	Tempest V	5/44
Typhoon IB	11/43*
Finland
B-239 Brewster	3/40
Soviet Union
I-16	1/40*	Il-2 Type 3	10/42
La-5FN	5/43	La-7	7/44
Tu-2	4/41	Yak-3	6/44
Yak-7B	5/42	Yak-9T	1/43
Yak-9U	7/44
Italy
C.202	11/41	C.205	1/43
Japan
A6M2	7/40	A6M3	6/42
A6M5b	8/43	B5N2	7/40
D3A-1	7/40	G4M1-11	9/40
Ki/43-II	12/42	Ki-61	6/43
Ki-84-la	8/44(CBI),10/44(PTO)	Ki-67	4/44
N1K2-J	1/45
Germany
Ar 234B	7/44	Bf 109E-4	5/40
[tdBf 109F-4]	6/41	Bf 109G-2	6/42
Bf 109G-6	2/43	Bf 109G-14	7/44
Bf 109K-4	10/44	Bf 110C-4b	8/40
Bf 110G-2	5/42	Fi 156 Storch	9/39
Fw 190A-5	6/43*	Fw 190A-8	2/44
Fw 190D-9	9/44	Fw 190F-8	4/44
He-111	9-39*	Ju 87D-3	4/42*
Ju-87G-2	12/43	Ju 88A-4	5/41
Me 163	9/44	Me 262	10/44
Me/410	1/43	Ta 152H	1/45
Vehicles
USA
LVT(A)2	2/44	LVT(A)4	3/44
M-3 Halftrack	3/41	M-8	9/42
M-16	5/43	M-18	7/44
Sherman VC	6/44(ETO)	M4A1	9/42(ETO),1/43(PTO)
M4A3(76)	7/44
Germany
Jagpanzer 38(t)	5/44*	Jagdpanzer IV/70	11/44
Jagdpanther	3/44	Ostwind	8/44
Panzer IV Type H	3/43	Panzer IV F	4/41
Panther G	1/43	Tiger I	8/42
Tiger II	8/44	SdKfz 251	6/40
Wirbelwind	4/44
Soviet Union
T-34/76	2/43*	T-34/85	2/44

Theatres of Operations
EF - Eastern Front
ETO - Europe
MTO - Mediterranean
PTO - Pacific
CBI - China-Burma-India

<sup>Notes:
* - due to the similarity to earlier variants, can be used as a substitute for earlier or other models with weapon restrictions.</sup>

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Historical note - all service dates are listed with references to operational effectiveness in the field, not production date. There is usually anywhere 1-6 month delays from first construction to operational deployment to the field, including training of new aircraft and maintenance crews to ensure operational readiness.