Military transport aircraft include load-carrying non-combat types such as freight and troop carriers, as well as some other specialised types, used by military forces around the world.
! Type !! Country !! Class !! Role !! Date !! Payload (t) !! Range (km) !! Notes
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| AgustaWestland AW109 || Italy || Rotorcraft || ||| 1976 || 0.680 ||| 920 ||
|-
| AgustaWestland AW101/EH-101 || Italy
United Kingdom || Rotorcraft || ||| 1999 || 5.5 || 833 ||
|-
| AgustaWestland AW139 || Italy || Rotorcraft || ||| 2003 || 1.575 ||| 1,250 ||
|-
| AgustaWestland AW149 || Italy || Rotorcraft || ||| 2003 || ||| 800 ||
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| AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat || Italy || Rotorcraft || ||| 2014 || 1.5 || 777 ||
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| AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant || Italy || Rotorcraft || ||| 2000 || 8.5 || 833 ||
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| Airbus A330 MRTT || Europe || Jet || Strategic / tanker || 2007 || 45 || 14,800 ||
|-
| Airbus A400M || Europe || Propeller|| Strategic / Tactical || 2009 || 37 || 6,400 ||
|-
| Alenia C-27J Spartan || Italy || Propeller || Tactical || 2008 || 11.5 || 5,926 ||
|-
| Antonov An-72 Coaler || Ukraine || Jet || Tactical || 1977 || 10 || 4,325 || [1]
|-
| Antonov An-178 || Ukraine || Jet || Tactical || 2015 || 18 || 5,500 ||
|-
| Antonov/Taqnia An-132 || Ukraine
/Saudi Arabia || Propeller || Tactical || 2016 || 9.2 || 4,400 ||
|-
| Bell UH-1Y Venom || US || Rotorcraft || ||| 2008 || 3 || |||
|-
| Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey || US || Rotorcraft || Tactical || 1989 || 6.8 || 1,627 ||
|-
| Boeing C-17 Globemaster III || US || Jet || Strategic / Tactical || 1991 || 77.5 || 10,390 ||
|-
| Boeing C-40 Clipper || US || Jet || VIP || 2001 || 18 || 5,600 ||
|-
| Boeing KC-767 || US || Jet || Strategic / tanker || 2005 || 29.5 || 11,830 ||
|-
| Boeing KC-46 Pegasus || US || Jet || Strategic / tanker || 2013 || 29.5 || 11,830 ||
|-
| CASA CN-235 || Spain || Propeller || Tactical || 1983 || 5 || 5,003 ||
|-
| Changhe Z-18 || China || Rotorcraft || ||| 2014 || 5 || 1,020 ||
|-
| Embraer KC-390 || Brazil || Jet || Tactical || 2014 || 23 || 5,820 ||
|-
| Eurocopter AS532 Cougar || France || Rotorcraft || ||| 1978 || 1.5 || 572 ||
|-
| Eurocopter AS565 Panther || France || Rotorcraft || ||| 1986 || 2 || 572 ||
|-
| Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma/Airbus Helicopters H225 || France || Rotorcraft || ||| 2004 || 5.5 || 857 ||
|-
| Eurocopter EC725/Airbus Helicopters H225M || France || Rotorcraft || ||| 2005 || 5.5 || 857 ||
|-
| Harbin Y-12 || China || Propeller || Tactical / Utility || 1983 || ||| 1,340 ||
|-
| Harbin Z-9 || China || Rotorcraft || ||| 1994 || 1.5 || 572 ||
|-
| Ilyushin Il-76 Candid || Russia || Jet || Strategic / Tactical || 1971 || 47 || 4,400 ||
|-
| Ilyushin Il-112 || Russia || Propeller || Tactical || 2011 || 5.9 || 5,000 ||
|-
| Kawasaki C-2 || Japan || Jet || Tactical || 2010 || 37.6 || 6,500 ||
|-
| Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules || US || Propeller || Tactical / tanker || 1996 || 19-20 || 3,334 ||
|-
| Mil Mi-8 || Russia || Rotorcraft || ||| 1967 || 4 || 610 ||
|-
| Mil Mi-17 || Russia || Rotorcraft || ||| 1977 || 4 || 610 ||
|-
| Mil Mi-26 || Russia || Rotorcraft || ||| 1977 || 20 || 800 ||
|-
| NHIndustries NH90 || EU || Rotorcraft || || 2007 || 2.5 || 800 ||
|-
| Shaanxi Y-8 || China || Propeller || Tactical || 1974 || 20 || 5,616 || [2]
|-
| Shaanxi Y-9 || China || Propeller || Tactical || 2008 || 25 || 2,200 ||
|-
| Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk || US || Rotorcraft || ||| 1979 || 4 || 590 ||
|-
| Xian Y-20 || China || Jet || Strategic / Tactical || 2013 || 66 || 7,800 ||
|-
! Type !! Country !! Class !! Role !! Date !! Payload (t) !! Range (km) !! Notes
|-
|-
| Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon || France || Rotorcraft || ||| 1966 || 5 || 1,020 || [3]
|-
| Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma || France || Rotorcraft || ||| 1968 || 3 (Internal)/4.5(External) ||| 580 || [4]
|-
| AGO Ao 192 || Germany || Propeller || || 1935 || || 1,360 ||
|-
| Airbus A310 MRTT || EU || Jet || Strategic / tanker || 2003 || 36 || 6,500 || [5]
|-
| Airspeed Envoy || UK || Propeller || Tactical || 1936 || || 1,050 || [6]
|-
| Airspeed Horsa || UK || Glider || Tactical || 1941 || || || [7]
|-
| Antonov A-7 || USSR || Glider || Tactical || 1941 || 0.9 || || [8]
|-
| Antonov An-2 Colt || USSR || Propeller || Tactical || 1947 || 2 || 845 || [9]
|-
| Antonov An-8 Camp || USSR || Propeller || Tactical || 1958 || 11 || 2,780 || [10]
|-
| Antonov An-12 Cub || USSR || Propeller || Tactical || 1959 || 20 || 5,700 || [11]
|-
| Antonov An-14 Clod || USSR || Propeller || Tactical / Utility || 1966 || 7 || 650 || [12]
|-
| Antonov An-22 Antei || USSR || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1965 || 80 || 5,000 || [13]
|-
| Antonov An-26 Curl || USSR || Propeller || Tactical || 1969 || 5.5 || 2,550 || [14]
|-
| Antonov An-28 Cash || USSR|| Propeller || Tactical / Utility || 1986 || 2.5 || 1,500 || [15]
|-
| Antonov An-32 Cline || USSR || Propeller || Tactical || 1976 || 6.7 || 2,500 || [16]
|-
| Antonov An-70 || Ukraine || Jet || Strategic / Tactical || 1994 || 47 || 6,600 || [17]
|-
| Antonov An-124 Ruslan || USSR || Jet || Strategic || 1982 || 150 || 5,410 || [18]
|-
| Arado Ar 232 || Germany || Propeller || Tactical || 1943 || 4.5 || 1,062 || [19]
|-
| Armstrong Whitworth Argosy || UK || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1960 || 13 || 5,552 || [20]
|-
| Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle || UK || Propeller || Tactical || 1943 || 2 || 2,100 || [21]
|-
| Armstrong Whitworth Awana || UK || Propeller || Strategic || 1923 || || 580 || Prototype[22]
|-
| Atlas Oryx || South Africa || Rotorcraft || ||| 1987 || ||| 303 ||
|-
| Avro Andover || UK || Propeller || Strategic || 1924 || || 740 || [23]
|-
| Avro York || UK || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1944 || 9.1 || 4,800 ||
|-
| BAe 146 || UK || Jet || Strategic / Tactical || 1981 || || ||
|-
| Beechcraft C-12 Huron || US || Propeller || Tactical / Utility || 1974 || 2.1 || 2,900 || [24]
|-
| Bell UH-1 Iroquois || US || Rotorcraft || ||| 1959 || 1.7 || 507 ||
|-
| Bell UH-1N Twin Huey || US || Rotorcraft || ||| 1970 || ||| 460 ||
|-
| Bloch MB.220 || France || Propeller || Tactical || 1939 || || 1,400 || [25]
|-
| Blackburn Beverley || UK || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1955 || 20 || 2,000 ||
|-
| Blohm & Voss BV 144 || Germany || Propeller || || 1944 || || 1,550 ||
|-
| Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking|| Germany || Propeller || || 1940 || || 6,100 || Flying boat
|-
| Blohm & Voss Ha 139 || Germany || Propeller || || 1936 || || 4,600 || Prototype
|-
| Boeing C-73 || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1942 || ||| 1,200 ||
|-
| Boeing C-75 Stratoliner || US || Propeller || Strategic / VIP || 1942 || 3.6 || 2,820 || [26]
|-
| Boeing C-108 Flying Fortress || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1943 || 5 || 3,219 || Prototype
|-
| Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter || US || Propeller || Strategic / tanker || 1951 || 9.1 || 6,920 ||
|-
| Boeing YC-14 || US || Jet || Tactical || 1976 || 31.4 || 5,136 || Prototype
|-
| Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight || US || Rotorcraft || ||| 1964 || 2.2 || 1,020 ||
|-
| Boeing Vertol CH-47 Chinook || US || Rotorcraft || ||| 1962 || 11 || 370 ||
|-
| Bristol Bombay || UK || Propeller || Tactical || 1935 || 7 || 1,416 || Dual purpose bomber/transport
|-
| Bristol Freighter || UK || Propeller || Strategic || 1945 || 7.3 (Mk31) || 1,320 ||
|-
| Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander || UK || Propeller || Tactical / Utility || 1965 || 2 || 1,400 ||
|-
| Canadair North Star || Canada || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1946 || 5 || 6,212 ||
|-
| Canadair CL-44/CC-106 Yukon || Canada || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1960 || ||| 8,990 ||
|-
| Canadair CC-109 Cosmopolitan || Canada || Propeller || Tactical || 1960 || 6.4 || 3,660 ||
|-
| Caproni Ca.122 || Italy || Propeller || Tactical || 1934 || || 1,500 || [27]
|-
| Caproni Ca.133 || Italy || Propeller || Tactical || 1935 || || 1,350 || [28]
|-
| CASA C-212 Aviocar || Indonesia
Spain || Propeller || Tactical / Utility || 1971 || 2.8 || 1,433 || [29]
|-
| Changhe Z-8 || China || Rotorcraft || ||| 1994 || 5 || 1,020 ||
|-
| Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1942 || 4.5 || 5,311 ||
|-
| Consolidated R2Y || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1944 || 5.5 || 6,400 || Prototype
|-
| Convair XC-99 || US || Propeller || Strategic || 1949 || 45 || 13,041 || Prototype
|-
| Convair C-131 Samaritan || US || Propeller || Tactical || 1950 || ||| 750 ||
|-
| Curtiss C-46 Commando || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1941 || 6.8 || 5,069 || [30]
|-
| Curtiss C-76 Caravan || US || Propeller || Tactical || 1943 || 3.6 || 1,210 || [31]
|-
| de Havilland Devon || UK || Propeller || VIP || 1936 || 1 || 1,420 || [32]
|-
| de Havilland Heron || UK || Propeller || VIP || 1950 || || 1,473 || [33]
|-
| de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou || Canada || Propeller || Tactical || 1958 || 3.6 || 2,103 ||
|-
| de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo || Canada || Propeller || Tactical || 1965 || 8.2 || 1,112 ||
|-
| de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter || Canada || Propeller || Tactical / Utility || 1966 || ||| 1,434 ||
|-
| DFS 230 || Germany || Glider || Tactical || 1937 || || ||
|-
| DFS 331|| Germany || Glider || Tactical || 1940 || 2.3|| || Prototype
|-
| Dornier Do 19 || Germany || Propeller || Strategic || 1936 || || 1,600 ||
|-
| Douglas C-1 || US || Propeller || Tactical || 1926 || 1 || 620 || [34]
|-
| Douglas DC-2/C-32 || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1937 || ||| 1,750 ||
|-
| Douglas C-47 Skytrain || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1941 || 3 || 2,600 ||
|-
| Douglas C-54 Skymaster || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1942 || ||| 6,400 ||
|-
| Douglas C-74 Globemaster || US || Propeller || Strategic || 1945 || 22 || 5,470 ||
|-
| Douglas C-47 Skytrain/C-117 Skytrain || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1951 || 3 || 2,600 ||
|-
| Douglas C-118 Liftmaster || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1947 || 12.7 || 6,700 ||
|-
| Douglas C-124 Globemaster II || US || Propeller || Strategic || 1950 || 34 ||| 10,975 ||
|-
| Douglas C-133 Cargomaster || US || Propeller || Strategic || 1956 || 53.5 || 6,590 ||
|-
| EADS CASA C-295 || Spain || Propeller || Tactical || 1998 || 9.3 || 5,400 ||
|-
| Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin || France || Rotorcraft || ||| 1978 || 1.5 || 572 ||
|-
| Fairchild C-82 Packet || US || Propeller || Tactical || 1944 || 12.5 || 6,239 ||
|-
| Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar || US || Propeller || Tactical || 1949 || 12.5 || 2,849 ||
|-
| Fairchild C-123 Provider || US || Propeller || Tactical || 1949 || 11 || 1,666 ||
|-
| Fairey Gannet COD.4|| UK || Propeller || Carrier Onboard Delivery|| 1949 || || ||
|-
| Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drache || Germany || Rotorcraft || Tactical || 1940 || || 700 ||
|-
| Focke-Achgelis Fa 225 || Germany || Rotorcraft || Tactical || 1943 || || || Prototype
|-
| Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor || Germany || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1937 || ||| 3,560 ||
|-
| Fokker F27 Friendship || Netherlands || Propeller || Tactical || 1958 || ||| 2,055 ||
|-
| Fokker 50 || Netherlands || Propeller || Tactical || 1985 || ||| 1,666 ||
|-
| Fokker Y1C || US || Propeller || Tactical || 1931 || || 1,100 || [35]
|-
| General Aircraft Hamilcar || UK || Glider || Tactical || 1942 || 7|| ||
|-
| General Aircraft Hotspur || UK || Glider || Tactical || 1940 || || ||
|-
| Gotha Go 146 || Germany || Propeller || || 1936 || || 1,000 ||
|-
| Gotha Go 242 || Germany || Glider || || 1941 || 4 || ||
|-
| Gotha Go 244 || Germany || Propeller || || 1941 || || 600||
|-
| Gotha Go 345 || Germany || Glider || || 1944 || 4.5 || || Prototype
|-
| Gotha Ka 430 || Germany || Glider || || 1943 || 1.7 || || Prototype
|-
| Grumman C-1 Trader || US || Propeller || Carrier Onboard Delivery || 1952 || 1.6 || 2,092 ||
|-
| Grumman C-2 Greyhound || US || Propeller || Carrier Onboard Delivery || 1964 || 4.5 || 2,400 ||
|-
| Handley Page Clive || UK || Propeller || Strategic || 1931 || || 1,240 || [36]
|-
| Handley Page Hastings || UK || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1948 || 9 || 2,720 ||
|-
| Handley Page H.P.51 || UK || Propeller || Strategic || 1935 || || 1,530 || [37]
|-
| Hawker Siddeley Andover || UK || Propeller|| Strategic / Tactical|| 1963 || 6.5 || 2,295 ||
|-
| Heinkel He 70 || Germany || Propeller || ||1932 || || 1,820 || [38]
|-
| IAR 330 || Romania || Rotorcraft || ||| 1975 || ||| 572 ||
|-
| Ilyushin Il-12 Coach || Russia || Propeller || Tactical || 1946 || ||| 1,500 ||
|-
| Ilyushin Il-14 Crate || Russia || Propeller || Tactical || 1954 || ||| 1,300 ||
|-
| Ilyushin Il-18 Coot || USSR || Propeller || || 1957 || || 6,500 ||
|-
| Ilyushin Il-276 || Russia || Jet || Tactical || 2025 (planned) || 20 || 2,000 ||
|-
| Junkers Ju 52 || Germany || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1930 || 2 || 800 ||
|-
| Junkers Ju 89 || Germany || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1938 || 1.5 || 2,980 || Prototype
|-
| Junkers Ju 90 || Germany || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1937 || ||| 1,247 ||
|-
| Junkers Ju 252 || Germany || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1942 || || 3,981 ||
|-
| Junkers Ju 290 || Germany || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1942 || 3 || 6,150 ||
|-
| Junkers Ju 322 || Germany || Glider || || 1941 || 20 || || Prototype
|-
| Junkers Ju 352 || Germany || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1943 || || 1,800 ||
|-
| Junkers Ju 390 || Germany || Propeller || Strategic || 1943 || || 9,700 || Prototype
|-
| Junkers W 34 || Germany || Propeller || Tactical || 1926 || || 900 || [39]
|-
| Kawasaki Ki-56 || Japan || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1940 || ||| 3,300 || [40]
|-
| Kawasaki C-1 || Japan || Jet || Tactical || 1970 || 11.9 || 1,300 || [41]
|-
| Lisunov Li-2 || USSR || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1939 || 3 || 2,600 ||
|-
| Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1940 || ||| 4,025 ||
|-
| Lockheed C-69 Constellation || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1943 || ||| 3,900 ||
|-
| Lockheed C-121 Constellation || US || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1948 || ||| 4,445 ||
|-
| Lockheed R6V Constitution || US || Propeller || Strategic || 1946 || ||| 8,670 || Prototype
|-
| Lockheed C-130 Hercules || US || Propeller || Tactical / tanker || 1954 || 20.4 || 3,800 ||
|-
| Lockheed C-141 Starlifter || US || Jet || Strategic / Tactical || 1963 || 28.4 || 9,880 ||
|-
| Lockheed C-5 Galaxy || US || Jet || Strategic || 1968 || 122 || 4,445 ||
|-
| Lockheed TriStar (RAF) || US || Jet || Strategic / tanker || 1984 || ||| 7,785 ||
|-
| McDonnell Douglas C-9 || US || Jet || Strategic || 1968 || ||| 4,700 ||
|-
| McDonnell Douglas YC-15 || US || Jet || Tactical || 1975 || 35 || 4,810 || Prototype
|-
| McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender || US || Jet || Strategic / tanker || 1980 || 77 || 18,507 ||
|-
| Messerschmitt Me 321 || Germany || Glider || Strategic / Tactical || 1941 || 20 || ||
|-
| Messerschmitt Me 323 || Germany || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1943 || 10 || 800 ||
|-
| Mil Mi-4 Hound || USSR || Rotorcraft || Tactical || 1952 || 1.6 || 500 ||
|-
| Mil Mi-6 Hook || USSR || Rotorcraft || || 1957 || 12 (internal), 8 (external) || 970 ||
|-
| Mitsubishi Ki-57 || Japan || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1942 || ||| 3,000 ||
|-
| Mitsubish MC-20 || Japan || Propeller || Strategic || 1944 || ||| 2,700 || [42]
|-
| Myasishchev VM-T || USSR || Jet || Strategic || 1981 || 45 || 3,565 || [43]
|-
| Nakajima Ki-34 || Japan || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1937 || ||| 1,200 || [44]
|-
| Nanchang Y-5|| China || Propeller || Tactical / Utility || 1957 || 1,500 || 300 ||
|-
| Percival Pembroke || UK || Propeller || Communications / Utility || 1952 || || 1,660 ||
|-
| Piasecki H-16 Transporter || US || Rotorcraft || || 1953 || || 348 || Prototype
|-
| Piasecki H-21 || US || Rotorcraft || || 1952 || || 427 || [45]
|-
| PZL M-28 Skytruck || Poland || Propeller || Tactical / Utility || 1993 || 2.5 || 1,500 ||
|-
| Nord Noratlas || France || Propeller || Tactical || 1953 || 12.5 || 2,500 || [46]
|-
| Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 || Italy || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1935 || 2 || 1,500 ||
|-
| Scottish Aviation Pioneer || UK || Propeller || Tactical || 1947 || || 680 ||
|-
| Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer || UK || Propeller || Tactical || 1955 || 2 || 1,287 ||
|-
| Short Belfast || UK || Propeller || Strategic || 1964 || 55 || 8,528 ||
|-
| Short Skyvan || UK || Propeller || Tactical / Utility || 1963 || 5 || 1,117 ||
|-
| Short C-23 Sherpa || UK || Propeller || Tactical / Utility || 1982 || 3.2 || 1,239 ||
|-
| Showa/Nakajima L2D || Japan || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1939 || 3 || 2,600 ||
|-
| Siebel Fh 104 || Germany || Propeller || || 1937 || || 1,000 ||
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| Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave || US || Rotorcraft || ||| 1956 || 3 || 233 || [47]
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| Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion || US || Rotorcraft || ||| 1966 || 3.6 || 1,000 ||
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| Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe || US || Rotorcraft || ||| 1962 || 9.1 || 370 ||
|-
| Slingsby Hengist || UK || Glider || Tactical || 1942 || || ||
|-
| Sud-Ouest Bretagne || France || Propeller || Strategic || 1946 || || 2,175 || [48]
|-
| Transall C-160 || France
/Germany || Propeller || Tactical || 1963 || 16 || 8,230 ||
|-
| Vickers Valentia || UK || Propeller || Strategic || 1934 || || 1,300 || [49]
|-
| Vickers Valetta || UK || Propeller || Strategic / Tactical || 1948 || 3 || 2,350 ||
|-
| Vickers VC-10 || UK || Jet || Strategic / Tanker || 1962 || || ||
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| Vickers Vernon || UK || Propeller || Strategic || 1921 || || 510 || [50]
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| Vickers Victoria || UK || Propeller || Strategic || 1926 || || 1,240 || [51]
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| Vickers Warwick C Mk III || UK || Propeller || Strategic || 1944 || 4.3 || 3,700|| [52]
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| Waco CG-4A || US || Glider || Tactical || 1942 || 1.9 || ||
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| Westland Lynx || UK || Rotorcraft || ||| 1978 || 1.5 || 528 ||
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| Westland Sea King / Commando || UK || Rotorcraft || Tactical || 1969 || || 1,230||
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| Yakovlev Yak-24 || USSR || Rotorcraft || || 1952 || 3.5 || 165 ||
|-
| Yakovlev Yak-100 || USSR || Rotorcraft || Tactical || 1948 || || 325 ||
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Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List of military transport aircraft.
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