Photos of World War II Aircraft | World War II Database

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American Beaufighter aircraft, 1943-1945	American ground crew preparing to arm P-51 Mustang fighter at an airfield with six M2 machine guns and 0.50 caliber ammunition, date unknown

American parachute fragmentation bomb descending onto a Japanese airfield, circa 1943-1945; note G4M aircraft on the ground	An F4U Corsair running up its engine before taking off from the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1944-45.

An FM-2 Wildcat after a very hard landing aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1943-45. Note the broken tailhook, the missing tail wheel, and the mangled wingtip.	An FM-2 Wildcat appears to have damaged its landing gear in a hard landing aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1944-45.

An FM-2 Wildcat on final approach to land aboard the training carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1943-44.	An FM-2 Wildcat suffers a hard landing on the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1943-45.

An Il-2 Sturmovik ground attack aircraft in flight, 1940s	An SBD Dauntless in the catwalks of the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1944.

Ar 234 Blitz bomber in flight, circa 1944	Ar 234 Blitz bomber resting at an airfield, circa 1944

Armorers and mechanics of US 9th Air Force servicing a P-38 Lightning aircraft in the field, 1944; note external engine warmer	Arresting wires are disengaged from an SB2U Vindicator following a landing aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1943-44.

Avro York prototype aircraft 'Ascalon', 1943-1944; this aircraft was later used as Winston Churchill's personal aircraft	Avro York transport aircraft in flight, date unknown

B-17 Flying Fortress bomber in New Caledonia, 1944; note markings that showed 118 bombing missions, 20 aircraft destroyed, 7 merchant ships sunk, and 6 combat vessels destroyed	B-17 Flying Fortress bomber of 97th Bomb Group by US 414th Bomb Squadron in flight, 1943-1945

B-17 Fortresses of the 324th Bomb Squadron assembled at RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, 1944. Note P-51D Mustang in the center of the field.	B-17E 'Sally' of US 5th Air Force based between Townsville, Queensland, Australia and Port Moresby, New Guinea; this aircraft was used exclusively to transport Major General George Kenney; note Jeep