World War II Airplane Weaponry
North American A-36 Apache (Invader) • It’s development in response to a USAFF requirement for a high speed dive bomber. • Went in to action June 1943 in North Africa
B-29 Superfortress • First pressurized bomber • Went into action in 1943 • Dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima
Northrop P-61 Black Widow • Designed for night flight • One of the first airplanes to use radar • Introduced in 1944, Stopped being used in 1950
Northrop XP-79 • Intended to be a near sonic speed flying wing fighter • Powered by a rocket engine • September 12, 1945 was the first flight
P-40 Warhawk • First single seated American fighter • Used all throughout the war
Arado Ar E.340 Medium Bomber • German airplane • Designed to be a twin engine bomber
Arado Ar E.555 • German airplane • Used at the end of 1943 for high speed long range bomber
Kyushu J7W Shinden • First flown in 1943 • 4x30 mm Cannon made to take down B-29 Superfortress