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1. This long-range fighter plane had one Packard propeller engine and a flight crew of one. It was designed and the prototype built in less than 4 months and was used by the RAF and US Army Air Forces.
2. A German attack plane and dive bomber that had a flight crew of two and normally outfitted with three machine guns and carried five bombs. It was outfitted with sirens that made a terrifying screaming noise as it plunged on its target.
3. A British fighter plane and reliable workhorse of the Royal Air Force. It used one Rolls-Royce Merlin propeller engine, had a flight crew of one and was outfitted with eight machine guns. It was made of metal, while its rear fuselage was covered in wood and thick fabric.
4. This British fighter plane is one of the most famous in history. It had a light but very strong structure, and its wings had an unusual elliptical shape with a very narrow cross-section. Together with the Hawker Hurricane, it played a star role in the Battle of Britain in 1940.
5. A heavy strategic bomber of the U.S. Army Air Forces. Its four Wright propeller engines powered their way across the Pacific to drop the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
6. The world's first jet powered fighter plane to go into service, this German plane had great speed and a steep climb which made it hard to intercept.
7. This heavy British bomber was one of the most successful planes of WWII. It had four Rolls-Royce Merlin propeller engines and had a flight crew of seven. It became famous for the part it played in the "Dam Buster" attacks on German dams in 1943.
8. This Japanese fighter plane was one of the most feared aircraft of WWII. It first went into service in 1940 and was a light and extremely agile attack plane that could be launched from aircraft carriers.
9. A medium-range German bomber that could also be used for torpedo attacks on ships. It was one of the most common bombers and had a distinctive "greenhouse" glass nose.
10. This was a biplane torpedo bomber used by the Royal Navy. It was also known as the "Stringbag" and was carried aboard aircraft carriers.
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