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The list of aircraft of World War II includes all of the aircraft used by countries which were at war during World War II from the period between when the country joined the war and the time the country withdrew from it, or when the war ended.
[1] [2]. Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina - Amphibian flying boat; Curtiss SOC-4 Seagull - Floatplane; Douglas RD-4 Dolphin - Flying boat; Fairchild J2K - Liaison; Grumman JF-2 Duck - Amphibian floatplane
The streamlined cantilever monoplane (an airplane with one pair of wings) quickly proved its worth in almost every role, although a few older biplanes and other obsolescent types remained in niche roles for much of the war.
A captured Messerschmitt Me 262, the most numerous jet fighter of World War II. World War II was the first war in which jet aircraft participated in combat with examples being used on both sides of the conflict during the latter stages of the war.
The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp is an American twin-row, 18-cylinder, air-cooled radial aircraft engine with a displacement of 2,800 cu in (46 L), and is part of the long-lived Wasp family of engines.
Over 700 different aircraft models were used during World War II. [1] [better source needed] At least 135 of these models were developed for naval use, [2] [better source needed] including about 50 fighters [3] [better source needed] and 38 bombers.
The Douglas A-20 Havoc (company designation DB-7) is an American light bomber, attack aircraft, night intruder, night fighter, and reconnaissance aircraft of World War II. ...
Angelucci, Enzo. Complete Book of World War II Combat Aircraft (1988) 414pp; Angelucci, Enzo. The Rand McNally Encyclopedia Of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980 (1988) 546pp; includes production data