1. CAV 100
Aircraft for Combat

2. Supermarine Spitfire Built in 1938
Faster and more maneuverable than Hurricane
Merlin engine
8 machine guns

3. North American P-51 Mustang
GM Allison engine
Rolls-Royce Merlin engine
437 MPH top speed
Long range escort
15,000 built

4. B-17 Flying Fortress Carried 13 machine guns Used to bomb Germany
65,000 gross weight

5. 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

6. Mitsubishi Zero Best Japanese fighter Best in Pacific early in war
340 MPH top speed
Lightly armored- blew up easily

7. Messerschmitt ME-109 First flown 1935
Speed increased from 290 to 355 MPH
35,000 built during war more than any other German plane

8. Messerschmitt ME-262 First jet to see combat 1400 built
Top speed 540 MPH
Hitler ordered it used as bomber