Photos of World War II Aircraft | World War II Database

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SM.79 bomber in flight, circa 1940-1942	SM.79 bombers of 193rd Squadron, 30th Wing, 87th Group, Regia Aeronautica (Italian Air Force) over North Africa, 1940 to 1942, photo 1 of 2

T/Sgt. Raymond A. Heilman, Jr. and fellow crew of the 11th Bomber Group Heavy of the USAAF 42nd Squadron posing by a B-18 Bolo bomber, Schofield Barracks, US Territory of Hawaii, circa 1940	TBD-1 Devastator aircraft of US Navy squadron VT-3 preparing to launch from USS Saratoga, circa 1938-1940

Three BV 138 Seedrache aircraft aboard a seaplane tender, circa 1940	Three N3N aircraft in flight over Naval Air Station Glenview, Illinois, United States, early 1940s; seen in Mar 1980 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News

Two Hudson bombers of No. 13 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force in flight Darwin, 1940	Two Ki-32 aircraft in flight over hilly terrain, circa 1940s

Two Ki-49 bombers in flight, 1940s	Two US Navy J2F Duck aircraft in flight over Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, early 1940s

United States Navy recognition photo of the Kawanishi H6K flying boat, code named “Mavis” by the Allies, circa 1940. Photo 1 of 2.	United States Navy recognition photo of the Kawanishi H6K flying boat, code named “Mavis” by the Allies, circa 1940. Photo 2 of 2.

US O-49 Vigilant aircraft, Patterson Field, Dayton, Ohio, United States, 1940	USS Oklahoma, circa 1940; note SOC Seagull aircraft on the catapults

UT-2 trainer aircraft in flight, date unknown	Walrus aircraft taxiing on water, circa 1940s

Wellesley bombers in flight, circa 1940s	Wellesley bombers in flight, circa 1940s

Wellington bomber in flight, circa 1940	Wheeled version of an OS2U-2 Kingfisher being prepared for test flights at the Vought factory in Stratford, Connecticut, United States, 1940.