Photos of World War II Aircraft | World War II Database

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An A6M2 Type 21 'Zero' fighter at Rabaul with Mount Tavurvur (Japanese: Hanabuki) in the background, New Britain, circa 1942-1944	An SBD-3 Dauntless dive-bomber of Bombing Squadron 6 prepares for launch from the carrier USS Enterprise, early 1942.

Ar-2 variant of the SB-2 bomber, post-1941	Australian Boston bombers of No. 22 Squadron RAAF in flight, circa 1942

B-17 Fortress bombers at Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico while in transit to the European Theater, 1942.	B-17E Flying Fortress bomber in flight, 1941-1942

B-17E Flying Fortress converted to XB-38 with Allison V-1710 liquid-cooled engines as an experimental testbed in the event the radial engines became unavailable, 1942	B-18 Bolo resting at an airfield, pre-May 1942

B-18A in flight, pre-May 1942	B-24 bombers under construction at Ford Motor Company's Willow Run Factory, circa 1941-1945

B-25 bombers under construction at North American Aviation's plant in Inglewood, California, United States, 1942	B-25C Mitchell bomber in flight over California, United States, 1942.

B-25C Mitchell bomber refueling, 1940-1942	B5N aircraft taking off from a carrier, 1941-1942

B7A attack aircraft being serviced, 1940s	B7A attack aircraft in flight with a torpedo, 1940s

B7A attack aircraft resting at an airfield, 1940s	B7A attack aircraft warming up, 1940s

Beaufighter aircraft of No. 252 Squadron RAF in North Africa, 1942	Beaufighter Mk X torpedo bomber 'Torbeau' taking off from RAF Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, 1942-1943