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1. This was one of the most successful fighters of WWII. It was designed to be powered by a radial engine, a departure from the then usual European standard of using inline engines on fighter aircraft.
2. This highly successful radial engine fighter was used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service from April 1943 to the war's end in August 1945. It was fast, highly maneuverable, and featured excellent armament. It was one of the best aircraft to serve in the Pacific.
3. Designed for high altitude performance, this plane featured an extremely unusual design that had two engines coupled together back-to-back with a propeller at either end of the plane. It was the fastest propeller driven aircraft of WWII.
4. This fighter provided the people of Great Britain with hope during their darkest hour. It was originally designed using experience gained from designing seaplane racers.
5. Designed as a heavy, long range interceptor, this U.S. fighter wasn't initially successful as a combat aircraft due to a poor roll rate. It was feared by the Germans in the European theater, who nicknamed it the "Fork-tailed Devil."
6. This plane provided the wings for one of the most unique units seen in combat history: an aviation squadron comprised entirely of female pilots! The regiment that was the primary user of this plane became one of the most highly decorated Soviet military units of all time.
7. This jet aircraft was not only the first operational jet powered bomber in the world but was also the only jet aircraft classified as a pure bomber to see service during WWII. It was designed for high speed harassment raids on enemy targets.
8. French fighter design lagged during the interwar years, however by the late 1930s it was finally recognized that a massive design program was required to develop modern aircraft. This fighter began life as a private venture and was the closest the French came to developing an equal to the Messerschmitt Bf 109E series.
9. One of the most powerful fighter aircraft of WWII, this plane possessed an instantly recognisable gull wing design and earned a reputation amongst the Japanese, who nicknamed it the "Whistling Death".
10. This fighter was produced in vast numbers by the Soviet aviation industry. First introduced in late 1942, in 1945 it became the first Soviet aircraft to shoot down a German Messershmitt Me 262 jet fighter.
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