Photos of World War II Aircraft | World War II Database

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F4U-5N Corsair nightfighter in flight, late 1940s; seen in Nov 1949 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News	L-18 Lodestar aircraft 'Kotare' of New Zealand National Airways Corporation, a former RNZAF transport, circa 1949-1950

New Jersey National Guard T-6 Texan aircraft in flight in the United States, post-war	SB-17G aircraft of Flight D of the US Air Force 5th Rescue Squadron, circa late 1940s; note rescue boat mounted beneath fuselage, chin-mounted radar dome, and Catalina in background

Abandoned B-25J bomber of 822nd Bomb Squadron of 38th Bomb Group of US 5th Air Force, 25 Jan 1949	F4U-1 Corsair fighter of US Navy squadron VF-68A aboard USS Cabot off Pensacola, Florida, United States, Jun 1949; seen in Aug 1949 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News

Spitfire F.24 fighters of No. 80 Squadron RAF at Royal Navy station HMS Flycatcher (later Kai Tak Airport then Hong Kong International Airport), Hong Kong, Nov 1949	A group of C-69 Constellation aircraft flying over Wall, New Jersey, United States, circa late 1947-1950s

A restored North American A-36A Mustang aircraft in flight, post-war; note 'chin' guns and closed dive brakes	Aerial view of the Airship hangars at NAS Santa Ana, Tustin, California, United States, circa 1950. This base was home to Airship Patrol Squadron ZP-31 from Oct 1942 to Sep 1945 flying K-class airships.

B-29 bomber at rest at Davis-Monthan Field; note Santa Catalina Mountains in background	Close-up of the North American A-36A Mustang aircraft open dive brakes at the USAF Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, United States

F4U Corsair fighter with 6.5-inch anti-tank rockets, Naval Ordnance Test Center China Lake, California, United States, 1950	F4U-4B Corsair fighters of US Marine Corps squadron VMF-214 aboard USS Sicily, 1950

Front view of one of two Boeing EB-17G aircraft. The aircraft were modified as test bed aircraft for the Allison T-38 turboprop (later T-56), circa 1950, Indiana, United States (designation changed to JB-17G in 1956).	In-flight view of one of two Boeing JB-17G aircraft. The aircraft were modified as test bed aircraft for the Allison T-56 turboprop, circa 1950, Indiana, United States (designation changed to JB-17G in 1956).

Lockheed Constellation aircraft in flight, 1945-1975	P-51D Mustang fighter of the West Virginia, United States Air National Guard, post-Jan 1947

Republic of China AT-6 aircraft in flight, circa 1950s	Republic of China F-5E or F-5G aircraft at rest, circa 1950s