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WW2 Airplane Gallery

By , Nov. 2008. Updated July 5, 2011.

An archive of Historical Aviation Photos: military and civil airplanes, airfields, and pilots

Here are seven galleries of aviation photos on these topics: World War Two fighters, heavy bombers, light bombers, the B-26, 56th Fighter Group pilots, Boston and Hartford airports, 1936 - 38, and Transports & Trainers.

Gallery - Topic
typical contents
sample photograph
source
Gallery 1 - Fighter Planes

28 pictures
P-38, P-47, P-51, Spitfire
RAF Spitfires Air Force Historical Research Agency
Gallery 2 - Heavy Bombers

30 pictures
B-17, B-24, B-29, B-36, XB-15
B-17 Flying Fortress Air Force Historical Research Agency
Gallery 3 - Light Bombers and Attack Aircraft

31 pictures
A-20, A-26, B-25
A-20 Douglas Havoc Air Force Historical Research Agency
Gallery 4 - Martin B-26 Bomber

33 pictures
B-26B, B-26G, singly and in formation
b-26 with invasion stripes Merhar Collection
Gallery 5 - 56th Fighter Group pilots

12 pictures
Lt. James Clark, Gabby Gabreski, Lt. Dieppi Smith
Gabby Gabreski Clark Collection
Gallery 6 - Boston and Hartford airports, 1936 - 38

40 pictures
Stinson Reliant, DC-3, Douglas O-38, Douglas B-18
nose of B-18 bomber Sherman Collection
Gallery 7 - Transports and Trainers

27 pictures
C-47, L-5 Sentinel, C-46, AT-19, AT-11, C-54
C-54 Skymaster Air Force Historical Research Agency

All images courtesy of Air Force Historical Research Agency