US NAVY AIRCRAFT OF WW2

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F4U-1 Corsair of VF-17, “The Jolly Rogers,” landing aboard the carrier Bunker Hill south of Bermuda during her shakedown cruise, 17 July 1943

A PB4Y-1 Liberator patrol bomber, nicknamed "Thunder Mug" (Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator), flown by Commander Norman M. 'Bus' Miller of Bombardment Squadron 109 (VB-109), U.S. Navy, skidded off the runway with damaged landing gear.

Efforts are underway to right the aircraft and tow it for repairs using a bulldozer. The bomber suffered severe damage to its brake hydraulics from Japanese antiaircraft fire during a raid on Paluwat

Commander Miller's crew sank or damaged 66 Japanese ships and flew 55 low-level ground attack missions. September 21, 1944

A Vought F4U-1 Corsair fighter from Fighter Squadron 17 (VF-17) of the United States Navy lands on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Charger (ACV/CVE-30), presumably during pilot training. February 1943

An American PB4Y-1 Liberator bomber (US Navy designation Consolidated B-24 Liberator, serial number PB4Y-1-90222) rolled out of the fence at Lindbergh Field in San Diego, California. 1945

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An American PB4Y-1 patrol and anti-submarine aircraft (Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator, serial number 65385) of the US Navy at an airfield. June-August 1943

The PB4Y-1 was a navalized version of the B-24 heavy bomber. It was used as a long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine aircraft. In addition to the US Air Force and Navy, it served with the Royal Air Force and the Canadian Air Force

US Navy PV-1 Ventura aircraft dropping a Mk XIII torpedo over Saratoga Passage, Washington, United States, 4 Jun 1943.

An American carrier-based fighter, the F4U Corsair (Chance Vought F4U Corsair), made an emergency landing on the deck of an aircraft carrier.

A Grumann TBF Avenger carrier bomber approaches the American escort carrier USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60) while escorting the captured German Type IXC submarine U-505, seen in the background. 4-22.06.1944

American TBF-1C Avenger torpedo bombers and a Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter at the airfield in Dulag, Leyte Island. December 1944 - February 1945

American TBF Avenger torpedo bombers and F4F fighters on the deck of the escort carrier USS Core (CVE-13) prepare for takeoff during a patrol in the Atlantic Ocean. 04/09/1944

A Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldiver "Satans Angel" carrier-based dive bomber of Bombardment Squadron 7 (VB-7) of the U.S. Navy in flight near the island of Formosa. 1944

American aircraft technicians extinguish a burning F4F Wildcat fighter at an airfield on Guadalcanal. 1942

American F4U-1 Corsair fighters (Chance Vought F4U-1 Corsair) from VF-12 in flight. VF-12 was the first American naval squadron to field the F4U Corsair. March 23, 1943

American carrier-based dive bombers SB2C "Helldiver" (Curtiss SB2C Helldiver) on Falalop Island in the Ulithi Atoll area. December 1944

A Vought SB2U-3 Vindicator bomber from Reconnaissance Squadron 72 (VS-72) of the U.S. Navy at Norfolk Air Station. January 1941