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During World War II the need arose for a heavy glider tug capable of towing the large Gotha Go 242 and even larger Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant. The Heinkel He 111Z Zwilling (twin) was created by joining two He 111 fuselages with a new wing centre section and adding a fifth central engine. Although liked by its pilots when it first flew in 1941 ...
PB4Y-2 with new fuselage Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan: United States: 1943: 255: ... The Hamlyn Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II. London: Bounty Books.
A list of USAAF, USN, USCG, and USMC aircraft from World War II. This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2011) United States Coast Guard
Two DFS 230 fuselages joined by an enlarged cantilever centre section, with span of 27.6 m (91 ft) and length of 12.1 m (40 ft) due to the rear fuselage being extended. Wind tunnel testing revealed little or no advantage over the standard DFS 230 so further work was abandoned. [2] Focke-Achgelis Fa 225
This list covers aircraft of the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War from 1939 to 1945. Numerical designations are largely within the RLM designation system.. The Luftwaffe officially existed from 1933–1945 but training had started in the 1920s, before the Nazi seizure of power, and many aircraft made in the inter-war years were used during World War II.
A list of aircraft used by Italy during World War II until its capitulation to the Allies in September 1943. After that Italy was divided in two states, the Axis Italian Social Republic in the north and the Allied Kingdom of Italy in the south. Both countries had their own Air Force fitted with formerly used Italian aircraft and other nations ...
The Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger (German, "People's Fighter") is a German single-engine, jet-powered fighter aircraft fielded by the Luftwaffe late in World War II.Developed under the Emergency Fighter Program, it was designed and built quickly and made primarily of wood as metals were in very short supply and prioritised for other aircraft.
The list is not complete and includes obsolete aircraft used for training as well as prototype and pre-production aircraft. List is in alphabetical order by manufacturer or designer. Aircraft of the Armée de l'Air , 1939–1940 and Armée de l'Air de l'Armistice , 1940–1942