Espionage
- Espionage is the practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to
obtain political and military information - During World War II president Franklin D. Roosevelt used espionage before and during the war.
- The Duquesne Spy Ring was the most complicated espionage plan that took place but it was busted before the war ever even started
- Duquesne spy ring included 30 men and three women
the planes used in the war
United States Planes
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy
bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United
States Army Air Corps
B-17 Flying Fortress." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 Aug. 2014.
Web. 14 May 2014
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-17_Flying_Fortress
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy
bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United
States Army Air Corps
B-17 Flying Fortress." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 Aug. 2014.
Web. 14 May 2014
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-17_Flying_Fortress
B-29 Superfortress
-The B-29 Superfortress is a four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber that was flown primarily by the United States toward the end of World War II and also during the Korean War. It was one of the largest aircraft to have been flown
during World War II
B-29 Superfortress." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 04 Sept. 2014. Web.
14 May 2014.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-29_Superfortress
-The B-29 Superfortress is a four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber that was flown primarily by the United States toward the end of World War II and also during the Korean War. It was one of the largest aircraft to have been flown
during World War II
B-29 Superfortress." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 04 Sept. 2014. Web.
14 May 2014.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-29_Superfortress
Japanese Planes
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
-The Mitsubishi A6M Zero was a long-range fighter aircraft, manufactured by Mitsubishi
Heavy Industries and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 to 1945
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero
Mitsubishi A6M Zero." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 13 May 2014. Web.
14 May 2014
-The Mitsubishi A6M Zero was a long-range fighter aircraft, manufactured by Mitsubishi
Heavy Industries and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 to 1945
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero
Mitsubishi A6M Zero." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 13 May 2014. Web.
14 May 2014
Mitsubishi G4M
-The Mitsubishi G4M was the main twin-engine, land-based bomber used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World
War II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_G4M
Mitsubishi G4M." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 Nov. 2014. Web. 14
May 2014
-The Mitsubishi G4M was the main twin-engine, land-based bomber used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World
War II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_G4M
Mitsubishi G4M." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 Nov. 2014. Web. 14
May 2014
Soviet planes
Petlyakov Pe-8
-The Petlyakov Pe-8 was a Soviet heavy bomber designed before World
War II and the only four-engine bomber the USSR built during the
war.
"Petlyakov Pe-8." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 13 May 2014. Web. 14
May 2014
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petlyakov_Pe-8
-The Petlyakov Pe-8 was a Soviet heavy bomber designed before World
War II and the only four-engine bomber the USSR built during the
war.
"Petlyakov Pe-8." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 13 May 2014. Web. 14
May 2014
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petlyakov_Pe-8
Tupolev TB-3
- It was the world's first cantilever wing four-engine heavy bomber
"Tupolev TB-3." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 13 May 2014. Web. 14 May
2014.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_TB-3
- It was the world's first cantilever wing four-engine heavy bomber
"Tupolev TB-3." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 13 May 2014. Web. 14 May
2014.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_TB-3
German planes
Junkers Ju 52
-The Junkers Ju 52 and Iron was a German trimotor
transport aircraft manufactured from 1932 to 1945
Junkers Ju 52." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 Nov. 2014. Web. 14
May 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Ju_52
-The Junkers Ju 52 and Iron was a German trimotor
transport aircraft manufactured from 1932 to 1945
Junkers Ju 52." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 Nov. 2014. Web. 14
May 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Ju_52
Dornier Do 17
-It was designed as a light bomber which, in theory, would be so fast that it could outrun
defending fighter aircraft.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornier_Do_17
Dornier Do 17." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 July 2014. Web. 14
May 2014.
-It was designed as a light bomber which, in theory, would be so fast that it could outrun
defending fighter aircraft.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornier_Do_17
Dornier Do 17." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 July 2014. Web. 14
May 2014.