World War II Planes

By HsiaoLott

  • Airforce grows

    Airforce grows
    Roosevelt enlarges airforce
  • Period: to

    Aviation Innovations

  • World War II

    World War II
    WWII begins

  • Engines

    Engines
    First turbo-engine used

  • B-24 Innovations

    B-24 Innovations
    First mass produced aircraft

  • B-17 Flying Fortress

    B-17 Flying Fortress
    Improved bombing aircraft

  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Attack on Pearl Harbor
    Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

  • USA Enters

    USA Enters
    USA declares war on Japan

  • Air Offensive

    Air Offensive
    First American air offensive in WWII

  • B-29 Innovations

    B-29 Innovations
    Increased range and bomb load

  • Atomic Bombs

    Atomic Bombs
    August 6-9
    B-29s drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

  • Kamikazes

    Kamikazes
    First Kamikaze attack

  • Sound Barrier

    Sound Barrier
    Sound barrier broken by Chuck Yeager

  • Rockets

    Rockets
    First rocket launch