American Aircraft Development of WWII: Special Types 1939 - 1945

Special types reveal how wartime innovation pushed American aircraft technology beyond prior limits, shaping future flight.

The years of World War II saw the greatest single leap in US military aircraft technology and design, from the relatively fragile pre-war designs to the very edge of the supersonic era. Many remarkable aircraft came and went in quick succession with some missions and types disappearing altogether. Indeed, there were scores of little known or minimally documented aircraf...