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History of Aviation · The Aircraft · 1939 – 1945

Aircraft of World War II

The fighters, bombers and patrol planes that ruled the skies from 1939 to 1945 — the aircraft that carried air power to its wartime peak.

Machines of the Air

38 aircraft

1939 – 1945
Fighters · 13
Bombers · 16
Patrol, Recon & Support · 4
Transports · 5
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