United States Air Force (USAF)

USAF Aircraft Index

A comprehensive, alphabetical guide to the primary aircraft that defined the USAF in World War II.

A-20 "Havoc/Boston", Douglas Bomber

Medium bomber and heavy attack aircraft, twin-engine all-metal monoplane with retractable landing gear with a nose strut.

A-24 / SBD "Dauntless", Douglas Bomber

The Blenheim wasn't the only victim of the overconfidence of British aviation officials. By the mid-1930s, air combat technology and tactics had barely diverged from those used during World War I.

De Havilland DH98 "Mosquito", Bomber

Designed by De Havilland in the autumn of 1938, the De Havilland DH98 Mosquito was intended to be used as a bomber or reconnaissance aircraft.

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