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No. 330 Squadron RAF based in Scotland The Sunderland was one of the most powerful and widely used flying boats throughout the Second World War. During the conflict, the type was heavily involved in Allied efforts to counter the threat posed by German U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Sunderland footages from Forsvarets historiske filmarkiv

The RAF operated 308 North American P-51Bs and 636 P-51Cs, which were known in RAF service as Mustang Mk IIIs; the first units converted to the type in late 1943 and early 1944. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang#United_Kingdom_operational_service footages from Imperial War Museums

Groupe de Chasse n°1 « Alsace » footages from INA

The Ilyushin Il-4 (DB-3F) was a Soviet twin-engined long-range bomber, widely used by the Soviet Air Force during the World War II. Although the Il-4 was only a medium bomber, it had the range to be used on strategic missions. The use of the bombers in this role was not a priority for the VVS, but nevertheless the Il-4 was used on several long-range bombing raids against Berlin in 1941. en.wiki...

The Kawanishi H6K was an Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat produced by the Kawanishi Aircraft Company and used during World War II for maritime patrol duties. The Allied reporting name for the type was Mavis. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawanishi_H6K

footages from US National Archives

The Martin B-26 Marauder was an American twin-engined medium bomber that saw extensive service during World War II. In 1942, the Free French Air Force re-equipped three squadrons with Marauders for medium-bombing operations in Italy and the Allied invasion of southern France. Toward the end of the war, seven of the nine French Groupes de Bombardement used the Marauder, taking part in 270 missio...

486 Sqn was the first unit to receive Tempests, initially in January - February 1944. The unit was changed back to fighter defence after D-Day and claimed 223½ V-1 flying bombs. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._486_Squadron_RNZAF The Hawker Tempest is a British fighter aircraft primarily used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Second World War. It was an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon, int...

The Ilyushin Il-10 (NATO reporting name: "Beast") was a Soviet ground attack aircraft developed at the end of World War II by the Ilyushin construction bureau. In October 1944, the Il-10 first entered service with training units in the Soviet Air Force. In January 1945, the first Il-10 combat unit entered service with the 78th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment, but it did not enter action due to...

Deployed to the European Theater of Operations (ETO) in June 1942, the 309th Fighter Squadron was re-equipped with RAF Spitfire Vs and its pilots and technicians spent a two-month period undergoing intensive training in flying and fighting with RAF pilots in the British aircraft from airfields in southeast England. The squadron flew its first combat mission on 18 August 1942, when it attacked e...

The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (peregrine falcon) was a single-engine land-based tactical fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in World War II. The Allied reporting name was "Oscar", but it was often called the "Army Zero" by American pilots because it bore a certain resemblance to the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, the Imperial Japanese Navy's counterpart to the Ki-43. Both aircraft had gen...

The Avenger entered U.S. service in 1942, and first saw action during the Battle of Midway. The Avenger was the heaviest single-engined aircraft of World War II en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_TBF_Avenger Excerpts from 1945 documentary "the Fighting Lady" US Archives

The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter (often called the Beau) is a British multi-role aircraft developed during the Second World War. The Beaufighter was used in many roles; receiving the nicknames Rockbeau for its use as a rocket-armed ground attack aircraft and Torbeau as a torpedo bomber against Axis shipping, in which it replaced the Beaufort. In later operations, it served mainly as a maritime ...

Free French No. 340 Squadron RAF (Groupe de chasse no 2 « Île-de-France ») with aircrews of the Free French Air Force and Free French Naval Forces en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._340_Squadron_RAF Operation Jubilee or the Dieppe Raid was an Allied amphibious attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in northern France, during the Second World War. Over 6,050 infantry, predominantly Canadian, suppor...

Soviet Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik in action (video remastered)

RAF Hurricane Mk IIb operations during the Dieppe Raid (19 August 1942)

French P-47D Thunderbolts during an exercise in Senegal (1947)

USAAF P-39D Airacobras strafing training (c1940)

Japanese Navy Mitsubishi J2M Raiden 'Jack' (video remastered)

RAF Boston IIIAs flight operations

Soviet Tupolev TB-3 dropping paratroopers and carrying light tanks

The final flight of last Spitfires in service with British Forces (1955)

USAAF P-47D Thunderbolts operations in Germany (1945)

RAF Hawker Typhoon in flight

Dutch Brewster B-339 Buffalo fighters and Martin Model 166 bombers in the Dutch East Indies (1942)

Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien 'Tony' footages and photos compilation

Free French L-4H Piper Cub reconnaissance missions over South Alsace

Royal Navy Corsairs operations on the HMS Illustrious in 1945

Grumman F7F Tigercat tested by Royal Navy in 1945