{"id":128927,"date":"2024-09-18T21:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/wwii-military-aircraft-in-use-today\/"},"modified":"2024-09-18T21:00:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T11:00:13","slug":"are-there-still-any-wwii-military-aircraft-in-use-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=128927","title":{"rendered":"Are There Still Any WWII Military Aircraft In Use Today?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During World War II,         <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink-article\" data-id=\"2028249\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/how-many-american-aircraft-produced-lost-ww2\/\" >countless tens of thousands of aircraft were built<\/a><\/span>. 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