Photos of World War II Aircraft | World War II Database

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Captured Ki-54 aircraft with USAAF markings, circa 1940s	Captured Ki-54 aircraft, Japan, circa 1945-1946

Captured Ki-55 aircraft in Chinese markings, China, circa 1940s	Captured Ki-57 aircraft in Chinese service, China, circa late 1940s

Captured Kikka prototype jet at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, United States, date unknown	Captured Kikka prototype jet at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, United States, date unknown

Captured Me 262 Schwalbe jet fighters at Lechfeld Airfield, Lagerlechfeld, Augsburg, Germany, circa 1946; they were being transported to the United States	Captured N1K2-J aircraft preparing for flight, Japan, circa 1946

Captured Ta 152H aircraft with British markings, United Kingdom, 1946	Cockpit of a MXY7 Ohka Model 11 aircraft, date unknown

Experienced Avenger pilots of Attack Squadron VA-2A flying from USS Tarawa hold their TBM-3E’s in close formation above San Diego, California, United States, 1946. The white canister under the right wing is a radar pod	F6F-3K Hellcat fighter painted bright orange while being in service as a target drone, post-WW2

Firebrand Mk. 5 aircraft EK-748, late 1940s	FR-1 Fireball fighter of US Navy squadron VF-41 landing aboard escort carrier USS Bairoko, 1946

FR-1 Fireball fighter of US Navy squadron VF-41 launching from escort carrier USS Bairoko, 1946	FR-1 Fireball fighter preparing for launch aboard USS Charger, 1945-146, seen in Aug 1946 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News

Grumman F6F Hellcat armed with ‘Tiny Tim’ anti-shipping rockets, 1945 or later, location unknown.	H8K flying boat taking off, US Navy Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland, United States, 1946-1947; seen in Aug 1947 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News

H8K2-L Seiku transport flying boat of Japanese 11th Naval Air Arsenal, Japan, circa late 1940s	Il-2 Sturmovik aircraft resting at an airfield, circa late 1940s