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Prototypes for aircraft that entered service under a different design number are ignored in favor of the version that entered service. If the date of an aircraft's entry into service or first flight is not known, the aircraft will be listed by its name, the country of origin or major wartime users.
This is a list of surviving examples of mass-produced aircraft, specifically those that are notable solely or primarily for still existing. To illustrate, the Enola Gay is excluded from this list, but included in List of individual aircraft because it dropped the first atomic bomb. Note: Period indicates when the aircraft was/is in flyable ...
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American two-engine fighter used by the United States Army Air Forces and other Allied air forces during World War II. Of the 10,037 planes built, 26 survive today, 22 of which are located in the United States, and 10 of which are airworthy.
Aircraft Manufacturer Type Role Entered Service Number in Service Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina [3]: Consolidated Aircraft: Amphibious flying boat: Various 1941 114
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engine heavy bomber used by the United States Army Air Forces and other Allied air forces during World War II. Forty-five planes survive in complete form, [1] [a] including 38 in the United States with many preserved in museum displays. The number of operational B-17s has dwindled over time ...
An aircraft carrier, the Enterprise, shot down 911 enemy aircraft and sank 71 ships. It also damaged or destroyed another 192 ships and was vital in the Doolittle Raids.
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is a United States heavy bomber used by the United States Army Air Forces in the Pacific Theatre during World War II, and by the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Of the 3,970 built, 26 survive in complete form today, 24 of which reside in the United States, and two of which are airworthy.
Lying at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean is a massive graveyard containing more than 150 WWII planes. Brandi Mueller, a coast guard officer from Wisconsin, was scuba diving in the Marshall Islands ...