List of United States Aircraft in World War II

Aircraft Active Image
US Fighters Aircraft in World War II
P-51 Mustang 1942-1984
P-51A.jpg
P-38 Lightning 1941-1965
Lockheed P-38J Lightning - 1.jpg
F4U Corsair 1942-1954
F4U Corsair.jpg
F4F Wildcat 1942-1945
F4F-3 new pitot tube of later model.jpg
F6F Hellcat 1943-1945
F6F-3 over California 1943.jpg
F8F Bearcat 1945-1955
F8F Bearcat (flying).jpg
F7F Tigercat 1944-1954
F7F-3P Tigercat.jpg
P-63 Kingcobra 1943-1945
Bell P-63 Kingcobra in flight.jpg
P-39 Airacobra 1941-1945
Bell P-39 Airacobra.jpg
P-36 Hawk 1938-1954
Curtiss P-36A Hawk.jpg
Curtiss P-40 1938-1958
Curtiss P-40E Warhawk 2 USAF.jpg
P-47 Thunderbolt

also used as dive-bomber and ground-attack aircraft.

 1942-1966
020930-O-9999G-012.jpg
US Night fighters in World War II
P-61 Black Widow 1944-1952
Northrop P-61 green airborne.jpg
A-20 Havoc 1941-1949
Douglas A-20G Havoc.jpg
Ground attack
North American A-36 1942-1945
A36 Invader.jpg
A-26 Invader 1942-1980
B-26.jpg
Torpedo bombers
Grumman TBF Avenger 1942-1960
Grumman TBF Avenger.jpg
US Dive bombers in World War II
A-31 Vengeance 1942-1944
Vengeance (AWM 0G0537).jpg
SB2C Helldiver 1943-1959
Curtiss SB2C col.jpg
SB2U Vindicator 1937-1945
SB2U-2 NMNA.jpg
SB2A Buccaneer 1941-1944
Brewster SB2A-4 Buccaneer in flight 1942.jpg
SBD Dauntless 1940-1959
SBD5 Yorktown.jpg
US Bombers in World War II
B-17 Flying Fortress 1938-1969
Color Photographed B-17E in Flight.jpg
B-25 Mitchell 1941-1979
B-25 Mitchell "Sarinah".jpg
B-24 Liberator 1941-1968
Maxwell B-24.jpg
B-29 Superfortress 1944-1960
B-29 in flight.jpg
Reconnaissance
F-15 Reporter 1945-1968
P-61 aka F-15A bw.jpg
Taylorcraft L-2 1941-1945
L-2.jpg
OS2U Kingfisher 1939-1959
Os2u planes in echelon formation 1943.jpg
SC Seahawk 1944-1949
SC-1 NAS Jax 1946.jpeg
SO3C Seamew 1942-1945
SO3C Seamew.jpg
US Transport Aircraft in WW II
Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar 1940-1945
Lockheed C-60A Lodestar USAF.jpg
C-54 Skymaster 1942-1975
C-54-skymaster.jpg
Douglas DC-3 1936-Present
Douglas DC-3, SE-CFP.jpg
C-47 Skytrain 1943-1967
020903-o-9999b-048.jpg
C-46 Commando 1941-Present
C-46 Commando.jpg
C-87 Liberator Express 1942-1945
C-87-liberator-express.jpg
US Gliders Aircraft
Waco CG-4 1942-1945
Waco CG-4A USAF.JPG
US Maritime Aircraft
PB4Y-2 Privateer 1943-1954
PB4Y-2 Privateer in flight.jpg
PBY Catalina 1936-1957
PBY Catalina landing.jpg
PB2Y Coronado 1938-1945
PB2Y Coronado in flight.jpg
Lockheed Ventura 1942-1945
Ventura LOC 8e01506u.jpg
Lockheed Hudson 1939-1945
Lockheed Hudson V.jpg