Aircraft of WWII in Full Color (Akhil Kadial).pdf

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PREFACE
T
his document has been created to illustrate my interest in the Second World War and of what can be
achieved in the Adobe Creative Suite. All design and layout was accomplished within Adobe InDesign
CS2; the artwork using Photoshop 7.0. While this volume is constricted to the aircraft of the Second
World War, a topic chosen for its relative diversity. The aircraft of that conflict sported colors and schemes of a
variety and aesthetic beauty rarely matched since.
Despite its martial bearing, this subject also lends itself to illustrating the cultural bearing of nations at the
time. In many instances, the heraldry and badges carried are displayed next to the respective craft. In the case of
the British, each of these official unit badges had to be personally approved by the sovereign of that age, and in
the following examples, either by King George V or King George VI. Many of these badges represent traditions,
past history or take their colors from a local coat of arms. Not only did this link a specific unit to the place of its
inception, but served to impart an
esprit de corps
on its serving men and women.
Much of this work could not have been composed without Barry C. Wheeler’s seminal
Guide to
Military Aircraft Markings,
which sparked my interest in aircraft camouflage, coloring and more importantly,
squadrons. Most of the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy aircraft profiles were created originally for still-to-
be completed books on the RAF and the Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War. They were drawn
with data taken from original photos or previously published profiles.
In the interest of keeping this file size low, all images have been rendered in medium resolution. Further-
more, I have elected to include only historically-significant examples at the cost of more visually-pleasing pro-
files.
Akhil Kadidal
2009
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Contents
Preface
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
Avro Lancaster
Bristol Beaufighter
RAF Coastal Command
Hawker Tempest  
The RAF in India
DeHavilland Mosquito
Bristol Blenheim
Hawker Hurricane
Supermarine Spitfire 
North American Mustang 
Vickers Wellington 
Various ETO Types
THE UNITED STATES EIGHTH AIR FORCE 
North American P-51 Mustang 
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt 
Eighth Air Force Bombers
THE LUFTWAFFE 
Focke-Wulf Fw190 
Messerschmitt GmBH 
Table of Luftwaffe Jet Aces
THE ROYAL NAVY FLEET AIR ARM 
British-Made Fighters 
Royal Navy Emblems/HMS Eagle
American Made-Fighters 
Grumman Wildcat & Hellcat
Chance-Vought Corsair
Attack Aircraft 
Fairy Swordfish
Fairy Firefly
Fairy Barracuda
Acknowledgments & Abbreviations
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Using this list
This document is arranged
in the order found below. All aircraft are
organized by nationality. The entries are
bookmarked to their appropriate sections
and can be clicked.
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