Air & Spacecraft

Aeronca L-3B Grasshopper

The Aeronca L-3B is an example of the light planes used by the U.S. Army during World War II.

Beech C-45H Expeditor

Beech's twin-engined Model 18 helped helped the advance and growth of commercial aviation in the years before World War II.

Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress

The iconic Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress served the Allied cause around the globe during World War II. Perhaps most famous as the workhorse of the...

Boeing B-29 Superfortress

The B-29 Superfortress revolutionized World War II-era bombers, enabling long-range missions over Japan.

Bowlus (Hawley) BA-100 Baby Albatross

The Bowlus BA-100 Baby Albatross glider was designed by sailplane designer Hawley Bowlus. (Mr. Bowlus earlier worked as a plant manager at Ryan...

Curtiss P-40N Warhawk

The Curtiss P-40 was obsolete at the outbreak of World War II, and despite continued improvements, never equaled the capabilities of its adversaries....

Douglas DC-3

Following the success of the DC-2, newly formed American Airlines approached the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1934 about a new design, one that would...

Fairchild 24

The Fairchild F-24 is a truly classic aircraft in its field. Built in the 1930s and 1940s as an economical and easy-to-fly touring aircraft, the F-24 became the plane of choice for many Hollywood stars including Robert Taylor, Tyrone Power, Mary Pickford, and Jimmy Stewart.

Fieseler Fi 103 "V1"

On June 12, 1944, under the codename Operation Eisbär (Polar Bear), Nazi Germany unleashed a new type of weapon against London, England: the Fieseler...

General Motors (Eastern Aircraft Division) FM-2 Wildcat

Originally designed as a biplane in the rapidly evolving aeronautical climate of 1936, the Grumman Wildcat quickly transformed into the familiar...

Goodyear F2G-1 Super Corsair

Big, robust, and fast, the Goodyear F2G was often referred to as the "Super Corsair" for good reason. Designed and produced by Goodyear rather than...

Goodyear FG-1D Corsair

The Chance Vought F4U Corsair is considered the premier Navy and Marine fighter of World War II. The Corsair, along with the Grumman Hellcat, are...

Howard DGA-15P

The Howard Aircraft Corporation made its name with high-profile racing successes in the mid-1930s. The most famous Howard aircraft, a DGA-6 known as...

Letov LF-107 Lunak Glider

The Czech aerobatic glider LF-107 "Luňák" (or "Kite") was designed by Rudy Letov and further developed by a group of sailplane pilots and...

Lockheed P-38L Lightning

Originally conceived as a high-altitude interceptor to meet a 1937 Army Air Corps requirement, Lockheed's Model 22, designated P-38 Lightning, was to...

Messerschmitt Bf 109 E (Emil)

By far the most-produced fighter ever (over 33,000 estimated), the Messerschmitt Bf 109 was the primary fighter of the German Luftwaffe during World...

Nakajima Ki-43-IIIa Hayabusa "Oscar" Reproduction

Nakajima's Ki-43 Hayabusa ("Peregrine Falcon") was the most important Imperial Japanese Army Air Force (IJAAF) fighter of World War II. It entered...

North American P-51D Mustang

The North American P-51 Mustang was one of the most important aircraft, and arguably the finest all-around fighter type, of World War II. The...

Piper J3C-65 Cub

The name "Piper Cub" is nearly synonymous with lightplane. It was designed as a small, simple, tandem two-seat airplane for flight training. The J-3...

Pratt-Read PR-G1 Glider

In 1942, the Pratt-Read Piano Company was awarded a contract to build 100 two-place training gliders for the U.S. Navy. The glider was designated...

Republic P-47D (F-47) Thunderbolt

Republic's immense and powerful P-47 Thunderbolt was one of the truly great fighters of World War II. Designed under the leadership of Alexander...

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX

The Supermarine Spitfire, one of the classic fighter designs of all time, traced its heritage to the Supermarine racing seaplanes of the Schneider...

Yakovlev Yak-9U

Initially a glider designer in the mid-1920s, Aleksandr Sergeyevich Yakovlev would eventually lead one of the Soviet Union’s most famous...