World War II aircraft
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World War II aircraft are military airplanes designed, produced, and deployed between 1939 and 1945 for roles such as fighters, bombers, transports, and reconnaissance in support of the war’s air operations.
Aliases (8)
- World War II military aircraft ×7
- World War II bomber ×6
- dive bomber ×4
- German World War II weapon ×2
- World War II Japanese aircraft ×2
- German military aircraft ×1
- Reggiane aircraft ×1
- twin‑engine light bomber ×1
Instances (77)
- Junkers Ju 87 ("dive bomber")
- Focke-Wulf Fw 190
- Messerschmitt Me 262
- Arado Ar 234
- Hawker Hurricane
- Heinkel He 177
- Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters
- Messerschmitt Me 163
- Aichi D3A dive bombers
- B-29 Superfortress
- Lancaster
- Macchi C.202 Folgore
- Macchi C.205 Veltro
- Fiat G.50 Freccia
- Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero
- Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 Marsupiale
- Cant Z.1007 Alcione
- Messerschmitt Bf 109
- Reggiane Re.2001 Falco II
- Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario
- Fiat BR.20 Cicogna ("World War II bomber")
- Caproni Ca.135 ("World War II bomber")
- Savoia-Marchetti SM.84
- Avro Lancaster
- de Havilland Mosquito
- Handley Page Halifax
- Vickers Wellington ("World War II bomber")
- Fairey Battle
- Boulton Paul Defiant
- North American P-51 Mustang
- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Consolidated B-24 Liberator ("World War II bomber")
- Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
- Lockheed P-38 Lightning
- Heinkel He 219 ("World War II military aircraft")
- Heinkel He 111 ("World War II bomber")
- Fairey Firefly
- Junkers ("dive bomber")
- Nakajima Ki-43
- Nakajima Ki-44
- Nakajima Ki-84
- Mitsubishi Ki-21
- Mitsubishi Ki-67 ("World War II military aircraft")
- Kawasaki Ki-45 ("World War II military aircraft")
- Kawasaki Ki-61
- Kawasaki Ki-100
- Tachikawa Ki-36 ("World War II Japanese aircraft")
- Kokusai Ki-59 ("World War II Japanese aircraft")
- Short Stirling
- Dornier Do 217
- Hawker Tempest
- Tupolev Tu-2 bomber
- Supermarine Spitfire
- Fieseler Fi 103 ("German World War II weapon")
- North American B-25B Mitchell ("World War II bomber")
- Ilyushin Il-2
- Yakovlev Yak-3
- Lavochkin La-5
- Douglas SBD Dauntless ("dive bomber")
- Junkers Ju 88 ("German military aircraft")
- Grumman F4F Wildcat
- Douglas TBD Devastator
- Grumman TBF Avenger ("World War II military aircraft")
- Arado Ar 196 seaplane
- Dornier Do 17 ("twin‑engine light bomber")
- MÁVAG Héja
- Messerschmitt Bf 110 ("World War II military aircraft")
- V-1 flying bomb ("German World War II weapon")
- Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
- Messerschmitt Me 210 ("World War II military aircraft")
- Yokosuka D4Y