Photos of World War II Aircraft | World War II Database

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Bf 109 fighter preparing for flight at an airfield, Germany, circa 1942-1944	BI-1 rocket-powered prototype aircraft, Russia, 1940s

Bomb Damage Assessment photo of destroyed Ki-48 bombers at a Japanese airstrip in northern New Guinea, 1942-1943, photo 1 of 2	Bomb Damage Assessment photo of destroyed Ki-48 bombers at a Japanese airstrip in northern New Guinea, 1942-1943, photo 2 of 2; note open parachutes in upper center (bombs or supplies?)

Boomerang aircraft landing, date unknown	British Boston bomber in flight over the United States shortly after taking delivery, 1942-1943

British Boston Mark III bomber attacking Vlissingen (Flushing), the Netherlands, circa 1943	British Boston Mark III bombers of No. 88 Squadron RAF in flight over the North Sea toward continental Europe, escorted by Mustang Mark I fighters, 1940s

British Royal Navy Corsair Mk I fighters at Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island, United States, 1943	British Royal Navy Hellcat fighter, circa 1943

British workers preparing Spitfire Vb fighters destined for the Soviet Union, Abadan Airport, Iran, early 1943	BT-13 in flight, circa mid 1942 to Jun 1943

BV 222 Wiking aircraft V1 in flight, 1940s	C-46 Commando being fueled for flight 'over the hump' from Chabua, India to Kunming, China, 1943. Note 3 blade props of early C-46 models

C-54 Skymaster aircraft in flight in the United States, circa 1943	C.205 aircraft resting at an airfield, Italy, 1942-1943

Captured B-17E, CW-22, and CW-21 aircraft with Japanese markings, Java, Dutch East Indies, 1943	Captured Ju 87B-2 Stuka dive bomber with British markings, 1940s; this aircraft had previously been operated by Italian Air Force 209th Squadron and ditched after running out of fuel

CG-4A glider making a training landing, possibly at Sedalia Army Air Field, Missouri, United States, May 1942-Jun 1943	Chinese P-43 Lancer fighters at rest, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, circa 1940s