Photos of World War II Aircraft | World War II Database

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P-38G Lightning escort fighter at Jackson Field, Port Moresby, New Guinea, 1942	P-39 Airacobra fighter of the 32nd Pursuit Squadron at Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico while in transit to the European Theater, 1942.

P-39 Airacobra fighter with its pilot, 1940s; note the unique 'car-door' style entrance into cockpit	P-39F-1-BE Airacobra in flight, 1942

P-40 Warhawk fighter of the American Volunteer Group, China, 1942; note Chinese Air Force emblem under wing	P-40C Tomahawk IIA with the AVG Flying Tigers receiving needed maintenance alongside a Ryan PT-22 Recruit trainer at Kunming, China, Nov 1941-Spring 1942

P-43 Lancer fighter at rest, circa 1940s	P-51 Mustang fighter under construction, North American Aviation plant, Los Angeles, California, United States, circa 1942

P-51A Mustang fighter in flight, viewed from the top, Oct 1940-May 1942	Painting 'Sea Battle off Malaya' by Kanichi Nakamura, 1942

Part of a USAAF stream of over 1,000 B-17 bombers, circa 1942-1943	PB2Y Coronado aircraft at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 1941-1945

PBM-3 Mariner aircraft of US Navy Patrol Squadron VP-74 in flight, 1942	PBY Catalina landing in the water near Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 1940s

PBY Catalinas on the ramp of the Luganville Seaplane Base, Segond Channel, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, 1942	PBY-5 Catalina of a training squadron based at NAS Jacksonville, Florida, USA, 1942. Note the odd star insignia on the hull without a blue roundel and the star inverted.

PBY-5 Catalina of Patrol Squadron 23 on Sand Island, Midway, 1942. Note the depth bombs loaded under the wings.	PBY-5A Catalina at rest in water, date unknown

PBY-5A Catalina patrol plane flying past Segula Island (just east of Kiska), Aleutians, Summer 1942.	Pilot and gunner of an Il-2 Sturmovik aircraft, circa 1940s