WW2 Airplane Gallery
By Stephen Sherman, 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 |
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Air Force Historical Research Agency |
Gallery 2 - Heavy Bombers 30 pictures |
B-17, B-24,
B-29, B-36, XB-15 |
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Air Force Historical Research Agency |
Gallery 3 - Light
Bombers and Attack Aircraft 31 pictures |
A-20,
A-26, B-25 |
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Air Force Historical Research Agency |
Gallery 4 - Martin B-26
Bomber 33 pictures |
B-26B,
B-26G, singly and in formation |
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Merhar
Collection |
Gallery 5 -
56th Fighter Group pilots 12 pictures |
Lt. James Clark, Gabby Gabreski,
Lt. Dieppi Smith |
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Clark Collection |
Gallery 6 -
Boston and Hartford airports, 1936 - 38 40 pictures |
Stinson Reliant, DC-3, Douglas
O-38, Douglas B-18 |
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Sherman Collection |
Gallery 7 - Transports and
Trainers 27 pictures |
C-47, L-5
Sentinel, C-46, AT-19, AT-11, C-54 |
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Air Force Historical Research Agency |
All images courtesy of Air Force Historical Research Agency