Focke-Wulf Fw-190A5 that crashed near Kirishi in a forest outside St. Petersburg (then Leningrad), piloted by Luftwaffe Feldwebel Paul Rätz in 1943. Rätz survived. It was found in 1989 and restored to flying condition, the only such A5 version in the air.

 

Grumman Tiger Cat WW2.

 

RAF Tornado GR4 ZA550, 500 kts low level through Snowdonia, Wales.

 

RAF Westland Lysander V9312 G-CCOM and RAF Westland Lysander V9367 G-AZWT.

 

F-4J Phantom II landing on USS Constellation.

 

E-2C Hawkeye on USS Theodore Roosevelt, Pacific 2021.

 

P-51B (Polish Sqd) escorting a Bristol Beaufighter (NZ Sqd), both on their way to targets in Norway.

 

RAF Typhoon and Tornado.

 

PBJ-1H Mitchell strafer bomber on the flight deck of USS Shangri-La off Chesapeake Bay during trails to judge the suitability of the Mitchell as a carrier aircraft, 15 Nov 1944.

 

On this day today, 1963, the first operational Buccaneer squadron, 801 NAS, embarked in HMS ARK ROYAL. The Buccaneer was the Royal Navy Maritime Strike aircraft designed for the cold war and would serve until the late 70's when its mantle passed to the Sea Harrier.

 

PBY Catalina nose turret.

 

Polish Su-17M4K, Mig-29A and F-16C.

 

Luftwaffe Eurofighters refuelling from an A400M.

 

Short Shetland 1944. Ordered as a Sunderland replacement. The end of the war prevented it going into production.

 

A British airplane silhouetted by searchlights on the Rock of Gibraltar as it prepared for a flight to the United Kingdom, circa 1943. Searchlight probe the night sky behind.

 

USS Biloxi (CL-80) launches the second of her Curtis SO3C floatplanes while on her shakedown cruise. The first one crashed several days before. Off Trinidad, October 1943.

 

56 Squadron "The Firebirds" with the English Electric Lightning F.1A.

 

Soviet Tupolev Tu-2 under construction.

 

'Dam buster' Lancaster bomber over Ladybower Dam, Derbyshire, where they did the original practice for the operation in WW2.

 

The ShinMaywa US-2 is an amphibious short take-off and landing (STOL) aircraft with a flexible airframe design allowing it to be converted into a fire-fighting amphibian, passenger transport aircraft, or a multi-purpose amphibian.

 

A U.S. Navy Martin SP-5B Marlin patrol plane (BuNo 135517) uses JATO (jet assisted take-off) rockets to lift from the waters of Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, to begin a patrol of the coast, in April 1967.

 

Halifax bomber towing Horsa glider WWII.

 

HMS Queen.

 HMS Queen, 9,000 tons, 17 knots, Ruler-class escort carrier. Originally a US-made Bogue-class escort carrier, it was given to the British Navy as a lend-lease. It is said that there were cases where aircraft were accommodated in such a way that the aircraft had to be moved back and forth on a very narrow flight deck (about 150m x 20m). It is said to be surprisingly stable.

2 of the only 53 Spitfires still airworthy.

 

A Soviet Pe-8 heavy bomber (TB-7) at the Tealing airfield in Scotland. Spring of 1942

 

Destroyed by the bombing of the Allies, the German factory for assembling of Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighters of the Nazi Luftwaffe. 1945.

 

The SNCASE SE.100 was a French two-seat, twin-engined fighter which first flew in 1939. Mass production was planned to begin late in 1940 but the Fall of France prevented this.

 

U.S. Navy Convair built XF2Y-1 Sea Dart (BuNo 135762) taking off during an early test flight, 1954.

 

JASDF (Tactical Fighter Training Group, hikoukyoudougu) is the aggressor unit of the Air Tactics Development Wing of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force based at Komatsu Air Base in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

 

Pair of RAF Typhoon FGR4s flying over West Falkland island.

 

Curtiss O-52 Owl.

 A U.S. Air Force Curtiss O-52 Owl at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio (USA). In 1940 the U.S. Army Air Corps ordered 203 Curtiss O-52s for observation duties -- signified by the designation "O" -- and used them for military maneuvers within the continental United States. Upon America's entry into World War II, however, the U.S. Army Air Forces realized that the airplane lacked the performance necessary for combat operations overseas. As a result, the Army relegated the O-52 to stateside courier duties and short-range submarine patrols off the coasts of the United States. The O-52 was the last "O" type airplane procured in quantity for the Army. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Army Air Forces cancelled the "O" designation and adopted "L" for the liaison type airplanes that replaced it.

Mi-28NM

 

Supermarine Scimiter.

 The Supermarine Scimitar was a single-seat naval strike aircraft designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Supermarine. Operated exclusively by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm, it was the final aircraft to be entirely designed and manufactured by Supermarine

The Northrop XP-79, USAAF project number MX-365, was an ambitious design for a flying wing fighter aircraft, designed by Northrop.

 

A USMC F-35C from VMFA-314 and US Navy E-2D from VAW-117 fly together during airborne interoperability training.

 

Supermarine Sea Otter displayed At the RAF Victory week held at the Horse Guard Parade, London, 1946.

 

de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou.

 The de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (designated by the United States military as the CV-2 and later C-7 Caribou) is a Canadian-designed and produced specialized cargo aircraft with short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability. The Caribou was first flown in 1958 and although mainly retired from military operations, is still in use in small numbers as a rugged "bush" aircraft.

Search and Rescue SB-17 (a converted B-17) had a challenging mission. First they would scan the water for flotsam, smoke, flares, marker dyes or lights. Often the conspicuous glimpse of a yellow dinghy on blue water revealed the presence of survivors.

 

F111 Aardvark.

 The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark was a supersonic, medium-range interdictor and tactical attack aircraft that also filled the roles of strategic bomber, aerial reconnaissance, and electronic-warfare aircraft in its various versions. Developed in the 1960s by General Dynamics, it first entered service in 1967 with the United States Air Force.

Avro Vulcan XH558.

 

Boeing C-73 (USAAF designation for Model 247 airliner) in the USAAF. Considered by many to be the first modern airliner, it was quickly overshadowed by the designs of the Douglas company, especially the DC-2 and DC-3. 27 Boeing 247D airliners were impressed into service with the USAAF in WWII.

 

XB-38 Flying Fortress, was a single prototype B-17 with liquid-cooled Allison engines; it was destroyed during it’s 9th test flight when the crew bailed after the 3rd engine caught fire; the project was cancelled.

 

Flying boats Nos. 780 and 769 (Supermarine Walrus).