Photos of World War II Aircraft | World War II Database

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Me 210A aircraft in flight, circa 1939-1943	Memphis' Curtiss SOC Seagull scout-observation aircraft hooked onto the recovery mat, in preparation for being hoisted on board, circa early 1942	Memphis' Curtiss SOC Seagull scout-observation aircraft taxiing alongside the cruiser for recovery, circa early 1942	Memphis' Curtiss SOC Seagull scout-observation aircraft was lowered onto her starboard catapult after recovery, circa early 1942

Mig-3 aircraft at rest, circa 1941-1942	N1K1 prototype aircraft, circa 1942; note contra-rotating propellers	N2S and N3N training aircraft at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, 1942-1943	N3N-1 Canary trainer (Bureau Number 0265) on a seaplane ramp, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, United States, 1942; note N3N-2 rudder and removed panels near engine

Nearly 30 PBY Catalina flying boats at anchor, 1940s, location unknown	North American Aviation factory workers mounting an engine on a B-25 bomber, Inglewood, California, United States, 1942	Nose gunner of a Ki-48 aircraft exiting his position, circa 1940s	Nose machine gun position of a Ki-48 bomber, circa 1940s

Nubuo Fujita posing with his E14Y aircraft, 1941-1943	OS2U Kingfisher floats on the ocean near a US Coast Guard cutter as they rescue survivors of a merchant ship torpedoed off the US East Coast; photograph from a US Navy airship, 1942	P-38 Lightning aircraft being built at the Lockheed factory in Burbank, California, United States, date unknown	P-38 Lightning aircraft flying in formation, 1941-1942

P-38 Lightning aircraft in flight, before Jul 1943	P-38 Lightning aircraft resting on an unknown airfield, 1942	P-38F Lightings refuel in Iceland on their way to Britain, mid-1942. Note PBY Catalina.	P-38F-1-LO Lightning aircraft in flight, 1942