The Pitcairn YO-61 was an autogyro prototype built in 1943. Only two aircraft were completed.

The Waco F series was military biplane trainers of the 1930s. It was produces in 600 copies until 1942.

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Website dedicated to the 56th Fighter Group in World War II

Bell P-39 Airacobra Fighter: Variants (P-39F/G/H/J/K)

Some of the most famous generals of the war, including American George Patton, Nazi Erwin Rommel and Britain's Bernard Montgomery, led their armies into the brutal desert conflict.

A downed World War II plane, a small town and the art of remembering.

US paratroopers take part in a training exercise - USA 1942 #ww2 #worldwar2 #usaaf #usa #paratrooper #training #exercise #1942

American P-38 Lightnings on patrol over the Aleutian Islands, Alaska - 1943 #alaska #ww2 #worldwar2 #aleutianislands #usaaf #usairforce #p38 #p38lightening

The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt entered service in 1942.  It was one of the largest and most powerful fighters of WW2.  The design evolved as th... P-47 USAAF 379th FS 1

The North American P-51 Mustang was designed for the RAF early in WW2. It entered combat service in 1942. It proved to be good at low altitude but lacki... Mustang USAAF 364th FS 3

A US F4U-1 Corsair targets enemy positions - Okinawa, June 1945. CREDIT : usafphantom2 #history #ww2 #worldwar2 #okinawa #f4u #f4ucorsair #corsair #usaaf #pacific #aviation

A US B-18 undergoes night maintenance - Barksdale Field, near Bossier City, Louisiana, USA, 1941 CREDIT : LIFE Magazine #ww2 #worldwar2 #louisianna #usa #usaaf #1941

JAN 2011 - More photos showing of the USAF flightgear from the 1940s-1960s era. 1940s USAF Chuck Yeager and the Bell X-1 in 1949. Chuck wears a interim flight helmet made from a US Army WW2 tank helmet and mated to a USAAF WW2 era flight helmet. This was part of the USAAF first generation…

A US B-17 bomber on a bombing raid over Germany - exact date and location unknown #ww2 #worldwar2 #wwii #worldwarii #flyingfortress #b17 #usaaf #usairforce #airraid #germany

In the midst of WW2, on August 1, 1943, the Ploiesti Oil Raid took place over Romania. It was a USAAF Operation with the codename "Tidal Wave." The

A P-38 Lightning, shot down during the Tunisia campaign - Dec 42 to Jan 43. This photograph was originally published by Signal magazine in May 1943 #ww2 #worldwar2 #worldwarii #wwii #tunisia #usaaf #usairforce #westerndesert #northafrica #usairforce