Fighter Aircraft of World War II features more than 100 of the greatest and most important aircraft to serve in the Axis and Allied forces during the Second World War. Classics such as the Supermarine Spitfire, Focke-Wulf Fw 190 and Grumman F6F Hellcat carrier fighter are displayed in vivid detail. Important but lesser-known types, such as the barrel-shaped Polikarpov I-15 and Heinkel He 162 jet fighter provide a wide-ranging assessment. Each aircraft is illustrated with three artworks and a photograph, showing the markings and camouflage of each model. Accompanying text puts the type’s development, production and service history into context. There is also a specifications table for each aircraft detailing dimensions, performance, weight, powerplant and armament. Presented in a compact, pocket-size volume, Fighter Aircraft of World War II is a vivid and authoritative guide to the greatest fighter types of the Second World War.
Introduction
Allies 1. Gloster Gladiator 2. Brewster Buffalo 3. Curtiss Mohawk 4. Curtiss P-40 Warhawk 5. Hawker Hurricane 6. Supermarine Spitfire 7. North American P-51 Mustang 8. Republic P-47 9. Boulton Paul Defiant 10. Bristol Beaufighter 11. Bristol Blenheim 12. De Havilland Mosquito 13. Hawker Typhoon 14. Hawker Tempest 15. Westland Whirlwind 16. Brewster Buffalo 17. Grumman Martlet 18. Grumman F4F Wildcat 19. Seversky P-35 20. Vought F4U Corsair 21. Curtiss P-36 Hawk 22. Curtiss P-40F Warhawk 23. Grumman F6F Hellcat 24. Blackburn Roc 25. Gloster Sea Gladiator 26. Fairey Firefly 27. Supermarine Seafire 28. De Havilland Sea Hornet 29. Curtiss Hawk III 30. Curtiss-Wright CW-21 Demon 31. Boeing P-26 Peashooter 32. Seversky P-35 33. Curtiss P-36 & Hawk Model 75 34. Republic P-43 Lancer 35. Bell P-39 Airacobra 36. Curtiss P-40 Warhawk 37. Vultee P-66 Vanguard 38. North American P-51 Mustang 39. Republic P-47 Thunderbolt 40. Supermarine Spitfire 41. Bell P-63 Kingcobra 42. Bell YFM-1 Airacuda 43. Bristol Beaufighter 44. de Havilland Mosquito 45. Douglas P-70 Havoc 46. Lockheed P-38 Lightning 47. Northrop P-61 Black Widow 48. Bell P-59 Airacomet 49. Polikarpov I-15 50. Polikarpov I-153 51. Polikarpov I-16 52. Polikarpov I-185 53. LaGG-1 54. LaGG-3 55. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1 56. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 57. Petlyakov Pe-3 58. Yakovlev Yak-1 59. Yakovlev Yak-3 60. Yakovlev Yak-7 61. Yakovlev Yak-9 62. Lavochkin La-5 63. Lavochkin La-7 64. Morane-Saulnier MS.406 65. Dewoitine D.520
Axis: 66. Arado Ar 66 67. Arado Ar 68 68. Heinkel He 51 69. Fiat CR.42 Falco 70. Heinkel He 100 71. Heinkel He 112 72. Messerschmitt Bf 109 73. Focke Wulf Fw 190 74. Focke Wulf Ta 152 75. Focke Wulf Ta 154 76. Dornier Do 335 Pfeil 77. Blohm & Voss BV 40 78. Messerschmitt Bf 110 79. Focke-Wulf Fw 187 Falke 80. Dornier Do 17 81. Dornier Do 215 82. Dornier Do 217 83. Junkers Ju 88 84. Heinkel He 219 Uhu 85. Focke-Wulf Fw Ta 154 86. Arado Ar 240 87. Messerschmitt Me 210 88. Messerschmitt Me 410 89. Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet 90. Messerschmitt Me 262 91. Heinkel He 162 Salamander 92. Bachem Ba 349 Natter 93. Fiat CR.42 Falco 94. Macchi C.200 Saetta 95. Macchi C.202 Folgore. 96. Reggiane Re.2001 Falco II 97. Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario 98. Fiat G.55 Centauro 99. Nakajima Ki-27 100. Nakajima Ki-43 101. Kawasaki Ki-44 102. Kawasaki Ki-61 103. Nakajima Ki-84 104. Kawasaki Ki-100 105. Mitsubishi A5M 106. Mitsubishi A6M Reisen
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