Photos of World War II Aircraft | World War II Database

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A6M2-N seaplanes in flight, 1941-1943	A6M3 Model 32 Zero fighter resting at an airfield with the crew meeting nearby, 1940s	Abandoned A6M3 aircraft on a South Pacific island, early 1943; from the 15 Apr 1943 issue of US Navy Naval Aviation News	Abandoned A6M3 Model 32 Zero fighter (Lt. (jg) Kazuo Tsunoda), Buna, New Guinea, circa 1943; the four characters below the serial number noted Bang Uiseok, name of the Korean who funded this aircraft

Aerial view of the tower, hangars, and pad at Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, 1943. Aircraft seen include C-46, C-47, C-54, B-17, B-25, B-18, B-34, A-20, and perhaps others.	Aerial view of US battleship Massachusetts, 1943; note OS2U Kingfisher float planes on the fantail catapults	After an aborted landing, an F4F-4 Wildcat bolters around the island of the training aircraft carrier USS Wolverine on Lake Michigan, United States, 1943.	Aircraft mechanics strapping in pilots of Martlet fighters aboard HMS Formidable, 1940s

Airmen of the 5th Fighter Group of the Chinese-American Composite Wing (Provisional), China, 1940s	Albacore aircraft of No. 820 Squadron FAA aboard HMS Formidable, 1940-1945	Albacore torpedo bombers of No. 820 Squadron FAA from HMS Formidable in flight, over the Indian Ocean off Mombasa, Kenya, date unknown	Albert Speer in front of Hitler’s personal Focke-Wulf Fw 200-C4 Condor “Immelmann III”, 1943.

American Spitfire V fighter of 309th Fighter Squadron of US 31st Fighter Group based at at Atcham Airfield, England, United Kingdom, May 1942 to Jun 1943	An abandoned Heinkel He-219 Uhu night fighter under tattered camouflage netting, 1940s	An Italian pilot preparing for flight with his G.55 aircraft, Italy, 1940s	An SNJ Texan, an F4F Wildcat, and a TBF-1 Avenger tied down on the flight deck of the training aircraft carrier USS Wolverine on Lake Michigan, United States, 1943.

An SNJ-3C Texan noses over aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Wolverine on Lake Michigan, United States, 1943.	An SNJ-3C Texan noses over just before reaching the edge of the flight deck aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Wolverine on Lake Michigan, United States, 1943.	Ar 232 aircraft resting at an airfield, 1943-1945	Ar 232 aircraft resting at an airfield, 1943-1945