CAV 100 Aircraft for Combat
Supermarine Spitfire Built in 1938 Faster and more maneuverable than Hurricane Merlin engine 8 machine guns
North American P-51 Mustang GM Allison engine Rolls-Royce Merlin engine 437 MPH top speed Long range escort 15,000 built
B-17 Flying Fortress Carried 13 machine guns Used to bomb Germany 65,000 gross weight
B-29 Super Fortress Top speed 354 MPH Ceiling 36,000 feet 141,000 Gross weight Range 3200 miles Dropped first atomic bomb Used mostly in Pacific Saw combat in 1944
Mitsubishi Zero Best Japanese fighter Best in Pacific early in war 340 MPH top speed Lightly armored- blew up easily
Messerschmitt ME-109 First flown 1935 Speed increased from 290 to 355 MPH 35,000 built during war more than any other German plane
Messerschmitt ME-262 First jet to see combat 1400 built Top speed 540 MPH Hitler ordered it used as bomber