Military Aviation

Military aviation began in World War I and reached full development in the Second World War. By the end of the war in 1945, the United States alone had produced hundreds of thousands of fighter, bomber, cargo and utility aircraft and had spread an infrastructure of airfields, repair shops, and fuel supplies around the world.

Mrs. Irma Lee McElroy painting the American insignia on airplane wings at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, TX where her husband is a flight instructor. August 1942. Click photo for more information and larger image.

Today in WW II: 23 May 1943 Adm. Döntiz, commander of the German Navy, calls off the Battle of the Atlantic, recognizing that the U-boat is no longer an effective weapon. More ↓

23 May 1944 Allied breakout from Anzio beachhead.
Visit the Olive-Drab.com World War II Timeline for day-by-day events 1939-1945! See also WW2 Books.

Fighters, Bombers, and Other Military Aircraft

Military aircraft, air forces and related topics are covered in this section of Olive-Drab.com. Information and photos are provided of some of the vast number of types of aircraft that are militarily significant, including both fixed wing and rotary wing.

B-24 Liberator on a Mission during WW II.

Military Aviation sections of Olive-Drab.com are listed here. Click on the link to go to the section named in the list: