ALLIES:
American
- Carrier-Based Fighters
- Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat
- Carrier-Based Bombers
- Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless
- Grumman TBF-1 Avenger
- Land-Based Fighters
- Bell P-39D & P-400 Airacobra
- Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat
- Lockheed P-38 Lightning
- Ship-Based Reconnaissance
- Land-Based Bombers
- Boeing B-17E & F Flying Fortress
- Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless
- Grumman TBF-1 Avenger
- Martin B-26 Marauder
- Land-Based Reconnaissance
- Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
The American planes based at Henderson Field on the island of Guadalcanal were dubbed, "The Cactus Air Force."
AXIS:
Japanese
- Carrier-Based Fighters
- Mitsubishi A6M Zero
- Carrier-Based Bombers
- Aichi D3A Val
- Nakajima B5N Kate
- Carrier-Based Reconnaissance
- Aichi E13A Jake
- Mitsubishi F1M2 Pete
- Yokosuka D4Y Judy
- Land-Based Fighters
- Mitsubishi A6M Zero
- Nakajima A6M Rufe
- Ship-Based Reconnaissance
- Land-Based Bombers
- Aichi D3A Val
- Kawanishi H6K Mavis
- Kawanishi H8K Emily
- Mitsubishi G4M Betty
- Land-Based Reconnaissance
- Nakajima J1N Irving
