WWII Aircraft

Here are some of the American airplanes from WWII that I have had the opportunity to photograph

A-17 Nomad at the NMoUSAF

A-20 Havoc at the NMoUSAF

A-24 Banshee on display at the NMoUSAF and Pima

A-26 Invader examples at the NMoUSAF, McChord AFB, Pima, March AFB, Madras, Champaign Air Museum, McMinnville and Palm Springs

A-36 Apache at the NMoUSAF

Grumman AF-2S Guardian 129233 on display at Pima

Martin AM-1 Mauler in the Erickson Collection at Madras

Beech AT-10 Wichita at the NMoUSAF

Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan examples at Pima ans the NMoUSAF

Seversky AT-12 in the Planes of Fame museum at Chino

Beechcraft AT-7B Navigator at Pima

The last remaining Martin B-10 at the NMoUSAF

Photos I have taken of 33 different B-17 Flying Fortresses and a Boeing Model 307.

B-18 Bolo examples at McChord AFB, Pima and the NMoUSAF

Douglas B-23 Dragon examples at McChord AFB and Pima

Consolidated B-24 Liberator examples at Pima, NMoUSAF, Boeing Field, Paine Field, the Museum of the Mighty Eighth, RAF London, IWM Duxford, and the famed Willow Run airfield near...

North American B-25 Mitchell examples at the NMoUSAF, Grimes Field, IWM Duxford, RAF London, Yanks-Chino, Olympia, Patriots Point, Paine Field, March AFB, Detroit, McChord AFB,...

Restoration of the B-26 "Flak Bait" at the Udvar-Hazy facility

Martin B-26 Marauder at the NMoUSAF

B-29 Superfortress including the Enola Gay at the Udvar Hazy facility; Bockscar at the NMoUSAF, IWM Duxford; March AFB; Museum of Flight, and the restoration project at Boeing...

Vultee BT-13 Valiant examples at the HFF, Yanks/Chino, Evergreen Aviation Museum, Pima, NMoUSAF and March AFB

North American BT-14 Yale at Pima and NMoUSAF

Beech C-45 Expeditor examples at Pima, PoF Chino, Arlington, Paine Field, Grimes Field, Olympia, Boeing Field, and March AFB

Curtiss C-46D Commando examples at the NMoUSAF, Pima and Yanks/Chino

C-47 Skytrain (and variants) at McChord AFB, Ephrata, Arlington, March AFB, NMoUSAF, IWM Duxford, Yanks/Chino, NASM, Champaign Air Museum, McMinnville, Madras and Pima.

C-54 Skymaster on display at Pima and March AFB

Lockheed C-60 Lodestar examples at March AFB, Pima and PoF Chino

Cessna UC-78 Bobcat examples on display at Pima and the NMoUSAF

Waco CG-4A Hadrian gliders at the NMoUSAF, Yanks/Chino and as a D-Day display in Palm Springs

ERCO Ercoupe on display at the Palm Springs Air Museum

F4F Wildcat at Pearl Harbor, Seattle, Patriots Point, Palm Springs, Smithsonian NASM and IWM Duxford

Vought F4U Corsair examples at NASM Udvar-Hazy, McMinnville, Pima, MoF, Yanks/Chino, PoF Chino, Madras, Olympia, Patriots Point, Detroit and IWM Duxford

Grumman F6F Hellcat examples at Paine Field, Patriots Point, Yanks/Chino, Chino PoF, NASM Udvar-Hazy and the IWM Duxford.

F7F Tigercats at the Historic Flight Foundation, Pima, Chino PoF and Palm Springs.

Grumman F8F Bearcats I have had the good fortune to photograph in person. F8F Bearcat; Aviation Day Paine Field 2013 Paine Field 2012 McChord AFB 2010 HFF V...

Ryan FR-1 Fireball in the Planes of Fame museum at Chino

Grumman G-21 Goose on display at the Yanks Air Museum

Grumman J2F-6 Duck examples on display at the NMoUSAF and Madras, Ore.

Grumman J4F-2 Widgeon at Pima

Sikorsky JRS-1 / S-43 Baby Clippers at NASM Udvar-Hazy and Pima

Stinson L-1A Vigilant at the NMoUSAF

Taylorcraft L-2 Grasshopper at the NMoUSAF

Aeronca L-3 Grasshopper at the NMoUSAF and Olympia

Piper L-4H Grasshopper examples at McMinnville, NMoUSAF, and Paine Field

Stinson L-5 Sentinel examples at the NASM Udvar-Hazy, NMoUSAF, Yanks/Chino and March AFB

Interstate L-6 Grasshopper at the NMoUSAF

Cessna O-1A Bird Dog examples at NASM's Udvar-Hazy Center, NMoUSAF, and McChord AFB

North American O-47 at PoF Chino and the NMoUSAF

Curtiss O-52 Owl examples at Pima and the Yanks Air Museum in Chino

Vought OS2U Kingfisher at the Udvar-Hazy

Seversky P-35 Wichita at the NMoUSAF

Curtiss P-36 and Hawk 75 examples at the NMoUSAF and IWM Duxford

Lockheed P-38 Lightning examples at Madras, MoF, Yanks/Chino, PoF Chino, NMoUSAF, NASM Udvar-Hazy, McMinnville and McChord AFB

Bell P-39 Airacobra examples at Pima, March AFB, NMoUSAF, Yanks/Chino and Madras, Ore.

Curtiss P-40 Warhawks at the NASM Udvar-Hazy, Palm Springs, NMoUSAF, MoF, McMinnville, FHC, PoF Chino, Madras, Pearl Harbor and the RAF Museum in London.

Republic P-47 Thunderbolts at the NASM Udvar-Hazy, Madras, NMoUSAF, Museum of Flight, FHC, Yanks/Chino and the RAF Museum in London

P-51 Mustangs at Smithsonian NASM, FHC, Pima, IWM Duxford, RAF London, Olympia, McChord AFB, McMinnville, Madras, Museum of Flight, Grimes Field, Mighty Eighth Museum, HFF, Palm...

Bell P-59 Airacomet examples at March AFB, NMoUSAF and PoF Chino

Northrop P-61 Black Widow examples at the Udvar-Hazy facility and NMoUSAF

Bell P-63 Kingcobra examples at Pima, Yanks/Chino and Wright-Patterson AFB

Fisher P-75A Eagle on display at the NMoUSAF

Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer examples at Willow Run, Yanks/Chino and Pima

Martin PBM-5A Mariner at Pima

PBY Catalina examples at McChord AFB, McMinnville, IMW Duxford, Pima, HFF, NMoUSAF and Paine Field

Culver PQ-14 Cadet radio-controlled target aircraft at the NMoUSAF

Ryan YPT-16 on display at the NMoUSAF

Fairchild PT-19 Cornell trainers at the NM

Ryan PT-22 Recruit trainers at Pima, McMinnville, NMoUSAF and the NASM Udvar-Hazy

Fairchild PT-26 Cornell trainer at Pima

Lockheed/Vega PV-2 Harpoon examples at Pima and Palm Springs

SB2C Helldiver dive bomber examples at the NASM Udvar-Hazy and Yanks/Chino.

SBD Dauntless examples at Pima, NAMS Udvar-Hazy, Palm Springs, PoF Chino, Yanks/Chino, Patriots Point, Chicago and Pearl Harbor.

North American T-6 Texans (and variants) at McChord AFB, Paine Field, March AFB, Arlington, Detroit, Duxford, Yanks/Chino, PoF Chino, Palm Springs, McMinnville, and Pima.

North American T-6 Texans (and variants) at McChord AFB, Paine Field, March AFB, Arlington, Detroit, Duxford, Yanks/Chino, PoF Chino, Palm Springs, McMinnville, and Pima.

TBF Avenger examples at Patriots Point, Paine Field, Yanks/Chino, Pima, Madras and Chino PoF

Laister-Kauffman TG-4A training glider at the NMoUSAF

Taylorcraft TG-6 glider at Pima

Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman at the NMoUSAF

Here are some of the British airplanes from WWII that I have had the opportunity to photograph

Avro Anson I on display at the IWM Duxford

Avro Lancaster examples at IWM Duxford and London, RAF London and the FHC

Bristol Beaufighter examples at the RAF Museum in London and the NMoUSAF

Bristol Beafort on display at the RAF museum in London

Bristol Blemheim examples in London and Duxford

de Havilland Mosquito at RAF London, NMoUSAF and FHC

Fairey Firefly restoration project at the IWM Duxford

Fairey Swordfish at the IWM Duxford

Gloster Gladiator uproject at the IWM Duxford

Hawker Hurricane examples at the IWM Duxford, RAF London, NMoUSAF, Udvar-Hazy and FHC/Paine Field

Hawker Tempest II on display at the RAF museum in London

Short Sunderland examples at the IWM Duxford and RAF London

Spitfire examples at IWM Duxford, RAF London, FHC, HFF, Chino PoF, NMoUSAF, Museum of Flight, McMinnville, Palm Springs and the Smithsonian.

Supermarine Stranraer at the RAF museum in London

Westland Lysander examples on display at the Udvar-Hazy facility in Washington DC, and in the RAF Museum London and Imperial War Museum Duxford. Westland Lysander IIIA;...

Here are some of the German airplanes from WWII that I have had the opportunity to photograph

Arado 234 Blitz at the Udvar Hazy facility

Bachem Ba 349 Natter at PoF Chimo

Dornier Do 335 at the Udvar Hazy facility

Fieseler Storch examples at Chino PoF, FHC and the IWM Duxford

Focke-Wulf FW 190 examples at NASM Udvar-Hazy, Evergreen Aviation Museum, FHC, NMoUSAF, PoF Chino and RAF London

Focke-Wulf FW 44J Stieglitz on display at Pima

Heinkel He 100 at PoF Chimo

Heinkel He 111 examples from the RAF Museum London and the IWM Duxford and IWM London

Heinkel He 162 Salamander at the RAF Museum, Planes of Fame Chino

Heinkel He 178 at PoF Chimo

Heinkel 219 Uhu at the Udvar Hazy facility

Junkers Ju 52 examples at the IWM Duxford and the NASM Udvar-Hazy

Junkers Ju 87 G-2 at the RAF Museum

Junkers Ju88 examples at the RAF Museum and NMoUSAF

Messerschmitt Bf 110G-2 at the RAF Museum

Messerschmitt Bf-109E examples at IWM Duxford, Museum of Flight, FHC, PoF Chino and the Mighty Eighth Museum in Georgia

Messerschmitt Bf-109G examples in the Smithsonian NASM, RAF London, McMinnville, Madras, NMoUSAF and a full-size replica at the Mighty Eighth Museum,

Me 163 Komet examples at the FHC, PoF Chino, NMoUSAF and the NASM Udvar-Hazy

Me 262 examples at the RAF Museum, Evergreen Aviation Museum and the NMoUSAF

Fieseler Fi 103 V-1 examples at the Museum of Flight, Smithsonian, McMinnville, PoF Chino, IWM London, IWM Duxford and the Flying Heritage Collection.

V-2 examples at the National Air & Space Museum, IWM London, Evergreen Aviation Museum

Here are some of the Japanese airplanes from WWII that I have had the opportunity to photograph

Aichi D3A Val at the Planes of Fame museum in Chino, Calif.

Aichi M6A1 Seiran at the Udvar Hazy facility

Kawashini N1K2 George examples at the NASM Udvar-Hazy facility and the NMoUSAF

Ki-100 Tony at RAF Museum

Nakajima Ki-43 Hyabusa examples at the Museum of Flight, FHC, McChord AFB and Pima

Ki-45 Nick at the Udvar Hazy facility

Kyushu J7W1 Shinden at NASM Udvar-Hazy

A6M Zero examples at Pearl Harbor, Smithsonian NASM, Flying Heritage Collection, NMoUSAF, PoF Chino and partial A6M3 examples in McMinnville, Ore., and the IWM Duxford.

Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (Jack) at PoF Chino

Mitsubishi J8M Shusui at PoF Chino

Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko at the NASM Udvar-Hazy

Yokosuka D4Y Suisei (Judy) at the Planes of Fame museum in Chino, Calif.

Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka examples at NASM Udvar-Hazy, NMoUSAF and Yanks/Chino

Here are some of WWII planes from other countries that I have had the opportunity to photograph

Ilyushin IL-2M3 Shturmovik at the FHC

Macchi C.200 Saetta at National Museum of the USAF

Macchi C.202 Folgore at National Air & Space Museum

Pilatus P-2 examples at IWM Duxford and PoF Chino

Polikarpov I-16 fighter at the FHC

Polikarpov Po-2 (or U-2) at the FHC

Yak-11 Moose at McChord AFB

Yakovlev Yak-3 examples at the Imperial War Museum Duxford and the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino

Yak-9 fighter at the Museum of Flight