Warbirds: World War II planes still flying
Warbirds are historic military aircraft kept flying by museums, collectors and volunteer crews. Most are from World War II, and you'll mostly see them at airshows or on summer tours, some of them giving rides.
They're loud, slow enough to watch for a long time, and some of the most satisfying catches in Bogey.
How to tell them apart
A pointed nose and a scoop under the belly
A P-51 Mustang.
A big round engine cowling and a thick body
A radial-engine fighter like the P-47 Thunderbolt, F6F Hellcat or F4U Corsair (bent 'gull' wings).
Elliptical, rounded wings
A Spitfire.
Two engines and two tail fins
A B-25 Mitchell.
A deep, uneven rumble you feel in your chest
Big piston engines. Jets sound nothing like it.
Every one Bogey can identify
North American P-51 MustangThe Escort
Supermarine SpitfireThe Spit
Boeing B-17 Flying FortressThe Fortress
Vought F4U CorsairThe Corsair
Republic P-47 ThunderboltThe Jug
North American B-25 MitchellThe Doolittle Raider
Boeing B-29 SuperfortressThe Superfort
Cessna O-1 Bird DogThe Bird Dog
Bell P-63 KingcobraThe Kingcobra
Boeing C-97 StratofreighterThe Stratofreighter
Curtiss P-40 WarhawkThe Flying Tiger
Douglas A-1 SkyraiderThe Skyraider
Douglas A-26 InvaderThe Invader
Douglas SBD DauntlessSlow But Deadly
Grumman F6F HellcatThe Ace Maker
Grumman TBF/TBM AvengerThe Avenger
Hawker HurricaneThe Hurricane
Hawker Sea FuryThe Sea Fury
Yakovlev Yak-9The Yak
Avro LancasterThe Dambuster
Consolidated B-24 LiberatorThe Liberator
de Havilland MosquitoThe Wooden Wonder
Gloster MeteorThe Meatbox
Messerschmitt Me 262The Swallow
Mitsubishi A6M ZeroThe ZeroMore types
- Fighter jets33 aircraft
- Military helicopters9 aircraft
- Military cargo planes22 aircraft
- Bombers12 aircraft
- Tankers & radar planes14 aircraft
- Spy & patrol planes13 aircraft
- Military trainers20 aircraft
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Is one overhead right now?
Bogey shows every aircraft around you on a live map. When one crosses it, tap the blip and Bogey names it, from North American P-51 Mustang to Mitsubishi A6M Zero.
- A live map of every aircraft around you, at its real position.
- Tap one and it flips into a trading card: type, airline, route, photo.
- Catch rare ones. Build a collection. Climb the leaderboard.