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.

A-38 "Grizzly", a Beech attack aircraft

In early 1942, the US Army Air Corps issued an order for the construction of a heavy armored attack aircraft with powerful offensive weapons capable of effectively engaging well-defended ground targets.

F2A "Buffalo", Brewster Fighter

The first monoplane fighter to enter service with the US Navy, the Brewster F2A Buffalo, was born from a 1936 requirement for a new generation of carrier-based fighters.

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The Grumman F6F Hellcat was developed from a project initiated by the company to produce a successor to the F4F Wildcat and was created taking into account the combat experience of US Naval Air Service pilots gained in the Pacific Theater of Operations.