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F4U Corsairs of Fighting Squadron VBF-86 flying from USS Wasp (Essex-class), Aug 1945	F6F-5 Hellcat, TBM-3 Avengers, and SB2C-4E Helldivers of Carrier Air Group 87 aboard Ticonderoga, Jun-Aug 1945.	FG-1D Corsair fighter of US Navy squadron VBF-88 in an elevator aboard USS Yorktown, Aug 1945	FG-1D Corsairs of Marine Squadron VMF-213 assigned to Escort Carrier USS Saidor flying a training flight in Hawaii, 1945

Fw 190 D-9 'Langnasen-Dora' aircraft at rest at an airfield, captured by Americans, post-European War; note P-47 fighters in background	Head-on view of a Ki-115 Tsurugi aircraft, circa 1940s	Hurricane Mark IV fighter-bomber in flight, Aug 1945; note deeper radiator and rockets	J7W Shinden, 1940

Kikka prototype jet with rocket-assisted takeoff equipment, Kisarazu Air Field, Japan, Aug 1945	Kikka prototype jet, Kisarazu Airfield, Japan, Aug 1945	Port side view of a Ki-115 Tsurugi aircraft, circa 1940s	SB2C Helldiver of Bombing Squadron VB-86 approaching the carrier Wasp (Essex-class) near Japan, 1945. Note the white radar pod under the wing.

SB2C Helldiver of Bombing Squadron VB-86 approaching the carrier Wasp (Essex-class) near Japan, 1945. Note the white radar pod under the wing.	Starboard side view of a Ki-115 Tsurugi aircraft, circa 1940s	TBM-3 Avenger of Torpedo Squadron 6 flying from USS Hancock flies over ships of Task Force 58 around Okinawa, Mar-Aug 1945	TBM-3 Avenger with Torpedo Squadron 87 landing aboard USS Ticonderoga, Jun-Aug 1945.

TBM-3E Avengers of Torpedo Squadron VT-86 flying from USS Wasp (Essex-class), late Aug 1945	Two-seat variant of the Do-335 Pfeil (arrow) known as the Ameisenbär (anteater) on a German airfield after capture by the United States Army, mid-1945.	USMC LTs Don Wilson & Gene Youngs of VMF-122 run up their F4U-1D Corsairs prior to receiving an arriving dignitary on Peleliu, Western Caroline Islands, Pacific, Aug 1945.	York C Mark I aircraft of No. 47 Group RAF at RAF Luqa, Malta, 3 Aug 1945