Photos of World War II Aircraft | World War II Database

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B-29 Superfortress landing at Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico as part of the “Gypsy Task Force” training, 1945.	B-29 Superfortress of the 462nd Bomb Group, the “Hellbirds,” after an emergency landing on Akyab Island airstrip, Burma, 1945 (now Sittwe, Myanmar).

B-29 Superfortress “Limber Richard” of the 99th Bombardment Squadron flying toward Japan with other squadron bombers, 1945	B-32 Dominator bomber in flight, 1945

Ba 349 Natter rocket interceptor being launched, circa early 1945; seen in bulletin 'Guided Missiles-The Weapon of the Future' published by US War Department in Apr 1946	Ba 349 Natter rocket interceptor being prepared for launch, circa early 1945; seen in bulletin 'Guided Missiles-The Weapon of the Future' published by US War Department in Apr 1946

Bf 109 fighter, Italy, 1945	Boomerang fighters under construction at Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation factory, Fishermen's Bend, Victoria, Australia, circa 1945

Brightly painted Willys MB Jeep (Larry Roth and Wallace Marquardt) leading B-24J aircraft at an unknown USAAF Air Field, 1940s; note the special orange paint within National Insignia on hood, which changed colors when exposed to nerve agents	British Boston III bombers in flight, circa 1940s

British Coastal Command Liberator III fitted with a removable air foil at the base of the fuselage for the mounting of eight HVAR air-to-surface rockets that proved very effective against submarines, 1945. Photo 1 of 2.	British Coastal Command Liberator III fitted with a removable air foil at the base of the fuselage for the mounting of eight HVAR air-to-surface rockets that proved very effective against submarines, 1945. Photo 2 of 2.

BTD-1 Destroyer aircraft at rest, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, United States, circa 1945	C-46A aircraft at rest, Hong Kong, circa 1945

C-46D Commando of the USAAF Transport Command, 1945-46.	C-47 Skytrain in flight, date unknown

C-47 Skytrain with hook lowered preparing to snatch CG-4 glider as the Control Team stands by in a GPW/MB Jeep, date unknown	Canadian-built PBV-1A Catalina in service as a USAAF OA-10 of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron at Halesworth, England, United Kingdom, 1945

Captain Paul Hall and his damaged P-47D Thunderbolt fighter 'Dixie Gal' of 57th Fighter Group, US 64th Fighter Squadron at Grosseto, Italy, Oct 1944-May 1945	Captain Paul Hall's P-47D Thunderbolt fighter 'Dixie Gal' of 57th Fighter Group, US 64th Fighter Squadron at rest at Grosseto, Italy, Oct 1944-May 1945; note damaged propellers and A-26 in background