Photos of World War II Aircraft | World War II Database

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Crashed F4U-1 Corsair of Marine Squadron VMF-123 or VMF-124, mid-1943, probably at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal	F4U-1 Corsair of Marine Squadron VMF-215 at the Munda Airstrip, New Georgia, Solomons, 1943

F4U-1 Corsairs of Marine Squadron VMF-214 taxiing for take-off at Torokina Airstrip, Bougainville, Solomons, 1943	F6F-3 Hellcats being loaded aboard USS Yorktown (Essex-class) at Norfolk, Virginia, 1943.

German Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber at rest, Russia, summer 1943; mechanic Hans-Ulrich Rudel was using a hand crank to start the engine; note 3.7cm FlaK 18 cannons installed under wings	Ground crew starting 357th Fighter Group commander Col. Edward S. Chickering's P-39Q the hard way - with the hand crank to get the inertia starter going. Hamilton Field, California, United States, July 1943

Higgins 78-foot torpedo boats of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 13 (MTBRon 13) moored in Attu, Alaska, Jul 943. Note PT-75 and PT-78 nested outboard of their squadron-mate and PBY Catalina patrol plane taking off.	HMS Victorious at anchor in the Solomons, Jul 1943. This was during the period Victorious was on loan to the US Fleet. Note US F4F Wildcats and TBM Avengers on the flight deck.

James Doolittle awarding the Purple Heart to the crew of B-17E Flying Fortress bomber 'Sweet Chariot', Chateau-dun-du-Rhumel Airfield, Algeria, Jul 1943	Landing Signal Officers stand-by as an SNJ Texan approaches training aircraft carrier USS Sable for a landing on Lake Michigan, United States, 1943.

Me 323 Gigant heavy transport in flight, circa 1940s	Overturned F4U-1 Corsair of Marine Squadron VMF-215 at the Munda Airstrip, New Georgia, Solomons, 1943

P-38H Lightning aircraft at rest, Jul 1943	P-40 Warhawk fighters of the 18th Fighter Squadron escorting B-24 Liberator bombers of the 21st Bomb Squadron over the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Jul 1943.

SOC-1 Seagull aircraft of US Navy Cruiser Scouting Squadron Seven being recovered by its parent cruiser, Jul 1943	The camera catches an FM-2 Wildcat mid-bounce in a hard landing aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1943. This aircraft probably ended up on its back, like so many did.

US Navy Scouting Squadron 44 (VS-44) OS2U Kingfisher aircraft, piloted by Ens. J. Clay Staples, in flight over southern Caribbean Sea, circa Jul 1943	USS Yorktown (Essex-class) steaming in reverse and landing an F6F-3 over the bow during trials, probably in the Gulf of Paria, Jul 1943

USS Yorktown moving astern while receiving a landing TBF Avenger aircraft, Jul 1943	Escort Carrier USS Barnes departing San Diego, California bound for Brisbane, Australia with a deck load of P-38 Lightning and P-47 Thunderbolt fighter planes, July 1 1943.