Photos of World War II Aircraft | World War II Database

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F4U-1 Corsairs of Marine Squadron VMF-311 flying a surveillance patrol over the summit of Mount Fuji, Japan, late 1945.	FM-2 Wildcat catapulted off of USS Makin Island, off Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct 1945; it was the last launch before the escort carrier was converted to a troop transport	G4M, B6N, D4Y, and L2D (license-built DC-3) aircraft at Yokosuka Navy Air Corps Oppama Base, Japan, late 1945	Japanese P1Y Ginga and D4Y Suisei aircraft at Atsugi Airfield, Japan, post-war; note some propellers removed to prevent unauthorized flights

Kawanishi H6K ‘Mavis’ flying boat in surrender paint scheme abandoned at Surabaya, Java, 1945.	Ki-27 fighter and the wreck of an Eurasia Aviation Corporation Ju 52 passenger aircraft at RAF Kai Tak, Kowloon, Hong Kong, late 1945	Me 410 aircraft at rest at an airfield, late 1945, photo 1 of 2	Me 410 aircraft at rest at an airfield, late 1945, photo 2 of 2

Mitsubishi G3M ‘Nell’ bomber in surrender paint scheme abandoned at Seletar Airfield, Singapore, 1945. Note the Nakajima L2D ‘Tabby’ aircraft beyond, license-built copy of the Douglas DC-3, also in surrender paint.	MXY7 Ohka Model 22 aircraft, Yokosuka, Japan, 1945	N1K Shiden aircraft at rest, late 1945	PB4Y-2 Privateer (derived from the PB4Y-1 Liberator) in flight off the eastern shore of Oahu, Hawaii, 1945. Photo 1 of 3.

PB4Y-2 Privateer (derived from the PB4Y-1 Liberator) in flight off the eastern shore of Oahu, Hawaii, 1945. Photo 2 of 3.	PB4Y-2 Privateer (derived from the PB4Y-1 Liberator) in flight off the eastern shore of Oahu, Hawaii, 1945. Photo 3 of 3.	Royal Thai Air Force Ki-30 aircraft resting at an airfield, Thailand, circa Sep-Dec 1945	Royal Thai Air Force Ki-30 aircraft resting at an airfield, Thailand, circa Sep-Dec 1945

Surplus US carrier aircraft stored for demobilization and prepared for scrapping, Iroquois Point, Oahu, Hawaii, Oct 1945	Collapsed Ki-21 bomber, Penfoei, Timor, Dutch East Indies, 2 Oct 1945; the aircraft had an accident while bringing General K. Yamada to Timor for the surrender ceremony without anyone being hurt	Australian Lieutenant Colonel R. A. C. Muir and Dutch Colonel de Rooy inspecting a captured Japanese Ki-46 aircraft at Menado, Celebes, Dutch East Indies, 3 Oct 1945	Kyushu J7W1 Type 18 Shinden discovered in a factory at Fukuoka, Japan Oct 10 1945, second of the two built and is now stored at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC.