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United States aircraft of the 1940s; Military: Anti-submarine aircraft • Attack • Bomber • Electronic warfare • Experimental • Fighter • Patrol • Reconnaissance • Trainer • Transport • Utility
This is a list of equipment of RAF Bomber Command aircraft used during World War II.This list includes gun turrets, bomb sights and radios used in RAF bombers.
Civil aircraft of the 1940s. Agricultural • Cargo • Mailplanes • Sailplanes • Sports • Trainer • Utility Military aircraft of the 1940s. Anti-submarine • Attack • Bomber • Fighter • Patrol • Reconnaissance • Tanker • Trainer • Transport • Utility Miscellaneous aircraft of the 1940s
The Hütters, best known as glider designers, responded to Reich Air Ministry calls for high-performance, strongly built dive bombers. The Sturzbomber or Stubo specification came in two parts: Stubo 1, a single-seater with the flight capabilities of a fighter but armoured and with a 500 kg (1,102 lb) bombload; and Stubo 2, a two-seat bomber with similar performance but a 1,000 kg (2,205 lb ...
Aircraft of the 1940s by country ... 1940s United States bomber aircraft (2 C, 46 P, 1 F) C. 1940s United States cargo aircraft (1 P) E.
The Douglas XB-19 was a four-engined, piston-driven heavy bomber produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during the early 1940s. The design was originally given the designation XBLR-2 (XBLR denoting "Experimental Bomber, Long Range").
The Convair XB-46 was a single example of an experimental medium jet bomber which was developed in the mid-1940s but which never saw production or active duty. It competed with similar designs, the North American XB-45 and Martin XB-48, all of which saw little use after the successful development of the Boeing XB-47.
Douglas Aircraft was keen to mass-produce the new bomber and the USAAF considered ordering 50. The company was poised to roll out as many as 200 B-43s per month in two versions: a bomber equipped with a clear plastic nose for the bombardier, and an attack aircraft without the clear nose and bombing station but carrying 16 forward-firing .50 in ...