Wwii Planes
List of aircraft of world war ii.
Wwii planes. There are a total of 215 ww2 u s. Wikimedia commons has media related to world war ii american aircraft. Combat aircraft that were everyday companions to airmen in the world war ii generation have become extraordinary treasures to many in the next.
The aircraft was a versatile fighter that was easily maneuvered. With internal tanks the plane had a range of 950 miles. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator.
Here is a list of aircraft used by the british royal air force royal navy fleet air arm army air corps and british overseas airways corporation boac during the second world war this list is incomplete. You can help by expanding it. The museum s collection of 30 world war ii era american military aircraft ranges from propeller driven trainers fighters flying boats and bombers.
World war ii witnessed tremendous growth in the size of american military aviation from about 2 500 airplanes to nearly 300 000 by the war s end. Prototypes for aircraft that entered service under a different design number are. Aircraft 1941 1945 entries in the military factory.
Symbols of the courage and sacrifice that even younger generations have come to regard as part of the national identity. The united states produced more than 300 000 airplanes in world war ii. Numerical designations are largely within the rlm designation system.
By the end of the conflict however jet fighters were coming into service along with long range bombers that could fly thousands of. 7 north american p 51d mustang. The p 51d mustang is considered by many to be the 1 fighter aircraft of wwii.
Aircraft developed but not used operationally in the war are in the prototypes section at the end. Military aircraft of the united states this page was last edited on 27 august 2020 at 14 06 utc. Compared to world war 1 1914 1918 world war 2 set the standard for aircraft combat by producing evermore powerful bombers faster fighters and rocket and jet propelled airframes.
Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1 to z. Many combatants started off flying biplanes and weakly powered fighters. Text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license.
The result was more tonnage in ordnance dropped higher ace counts and an all new era of powered heavier than air flight. The range increased to 2 200 miles with external tanks. Wwii aircraft and airplanes represented a massive leap in speed power and sophistication.