Photos of World War II Aircraft | World War II Database

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Aerial bow view of US battleship Alabama underway, 1945; note upgraded SC-1 Seahawks float planes on her catapults	After an attempted landing on the training aircraft carrier USS Sable, an F6F Hellcat barely hangs onto the catwalks. Lake Michigan, United States, 1945.

Aichi B7A Ryusei torpedo bomber (Allied code name 'Grace') armed with torpedo, circa 1945, location unknown.	Air crew preparing a B-29 Superfortress bomber for a mission, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1944-1945; note another B-29 in flight overhead

Aircraft mechanics of the USAAF 398th Bombardment Group change a B-17 engine, Nuthampstead, England, United Kingdom, May 1944 to Apr 1945	Aircraft tires being loaded onto Avro York C Mark I MW137 aircraft of No. 511 Squadron RAF, RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 1944-1945

Allied crews inspect a captured Focke-Wulf 200 Condor shortly after war's end, Brunswick-Waggum Airfield, Germany. Note the radar antennae on the nose.	American aircraft at rest at a Chinese airfield, circa 1945

American pilot Captain Don S. Gentile posing in front of his P-51 Mustang fighter, during WW2	An aircraft tug moving an SB2C Helldiver into position on the flight deck of the carrier USS Yorktown (Essesx-class), 1945. Note TBM Avenger spotted on the deck.

An F6F Hellcat stayed on the flight deck when landing, but dropped a wheel into the catwalks and severely bent the propeller blades aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1945.	An SNJ Texan readies for launch from the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1945.

An US Navy beaching crew pulling a PBM-3S Mariner of patrol squadron VPB-206 out out the water, 1944-1945	Ar 96 aircraft with Hungarian markings at rest, Germany, 1945

Arming a B-29 Superfortress bomber, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1945	Avro York aircraft at rest, date unknown

Avro York Mk 1 aircraft in flight, date unknown	Avro York of No. 511 Squadron RAF being towed to its dispersal at RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 1944-1945. Note additional York in the background on the right and a Dakota on the left.

B-17 bombers amidst heavy flak fire over Merseburg, Germany, circa 1944-1945	B-24 Liberators of 458th Bomb Group are escorted by P-51 Mustangs of the 486th Fighter Squadron, 1944-45. Photo 1 of 2.