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This was a phase of the European Theatre of World War II. Originally called Operation Anvil, these landings had been intended to take place at the same time as the Normandy landings of Operation Overlord, commonly called D-Day, but were postponed because the necessary shipping was committed to the Normandy operation. [1]
This is a list of known World War II era codenames for military operations and missions commonly associated with World War II. As of 2022 this is not a comprehensive list, but most major operations that Axis and Allied combatants engaged in are included, and also operations that involved neutral nation states. Operations are categorised ...
Grumman F4F Wildcat - Fighter; Grumman F6F Hellcat - Fighter/night fighter; Grumman JRF Goose - Amphibian transport; Grumman TBF Avenger - Torpedo bomber; Lockheed JO-2 - Transport; Lockheed R5O Lodestar - Transport; Lockheed PV-1 Ventura - Patrol bomber; Martin JM Marauder - Attack/medium bomber/target tug; North American PBJ Mitchell - Attack ...
Naval fighter Grumman 1940 Never 1 XFL Airabonita: Carrier-based interceptor aircraft Bell Developed from the P-39 Airacobra 1940 Never 1 F6F Hellcat: Naval fighter Grumman Designed to replace the F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero; it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second half of the Pacific War.
21 Brewster F2A Buffalo, fighters; 7 Grumman F4F-3A Wildcat, fighters; 1 light utility aircraft; Task Force 17: Yorktown: 77 aircraft (sunk) 25 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat, fighters; 37 Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless, dive bombers; 15 Douglas TBD-1 Devastator, torpedo bombers (13 lost) Task Force 16: Enterprise: 78 aircraft 27 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat, fighters
WWII production count: 12,275 Aircraft type: Carrier-based fighter Country of origin: United States The United States manufactured 12,275 Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter planes in one three-year span ...
27 January: The first World War II US mission flown against the German homeland bombs Kriegsmarine submarine pens in Wilhelmshaven. [27]: 107 5/6 March: The first raid of the Battle of the Ruhr [2] flew RAF Bomber Command's 100,000th sortie of World War II, with 160 acres destroyed and 53 Krupps buildings bombed at Essen.
Fairchild Aircraft Used in the Vietnam War by the USAF and RVNAF. [18] 1971 Unknown Unknown Northrop YA-9: Attack aircraft Northrop Corporation: Developed for the United States Air Force A-X program. However, the YA-9 was dropped in favor of the A-10. [19] 1972 [19] N/A 2 Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II: Close air support attack aircraft ...