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New York State was a center of industry during World War II. New York aviation companies designed many of the greatest combat aircraft of the era, and bustling armies of women and men helped quickly churn them out by the thousands. More than one fourth of all US warplanes came from New York drawing boards during the war. These planes saw combat service everywhere, holding the line in the deserts of North Africa and flying from aircraft carriers plying the vast Pacific Ocean. Others operated over the frozen tundra of Alaska and Siberia. New York aircraft flew tons of fuel, ammunition, and supplies over the treacherous Himalayan Mountains into China, relentlessly hounded enemy submarines and ships, and battered Axis strongholds all the way to victory.

Cory Graff is the author of several military history books and is a curator at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. P.J. Muller is an exhibit designer and freelancer working in New York City. Together, they have searched many national collections and assembled a unique look into New York's contribution to the aerial war effort, showing the aircraft not only at home but also in service in combat theaters throughout the world.