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.

 

Vultee XP-54 "swoose goose"

 

Seaplane 1919.

 

F-15.

 

A NATO RQ-4D Phoenix uncrewed surveillance aircraft took off towards the Black Sea and returned 24-hours later to its base in Italy.

The Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency (NDMA) today accepted the first of five Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft that will be operated by the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF).

 

It has been reported that the U.S. Air Force is expected to purchase the E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft at some point next year.

 

Avro 533 Manchester 1918.

 

Space Shuttle Enterprise was removed from atop a modified Boeing 747 at Dulles Airport for transfer to the Smithsonian Intrepid Museum.

 

A Supermarine Sea Otter III, on the deck of a Royal Navy aircraft carrier in 1949.

 

Three Avro Vulcans from Nos. 27, 83 and 617 Squadrons set out on a round-the-world flight during which they covered 30,000 miles in 50 hours flying time. 1962.

 

F-117 Nighthawks.

 

P-8 Poseidon.

 

The latest P-8 Poseidon to be built for Britain, the eighth of nine, has now landed at the aircraft’s new home in Scotland.

The RAF describe the P-8 as “a multi-role maritime patrol aircraft, equipped with sensors and weapons systems for anti-submarine warfare, as well as surveillance and search and rescue missions.”

An SOC-3 of VO-2B from USS California (BB-44), 1938.

 

Fully Loaded Typhoon!

 

A Harrier GR.9 on the aircraft lift of HMS Ark Royal. A Harrier aircraft from the Naval Strike Wing (NSW) onboard HMS Ark Royal is raised on a hangar lift ready for operations, onboard HMS Ark Royal. 2010.

 

Be-12The Be-12 "Chaika" is considered the oldest aircraft in service with the Russian fleet. This type of aircraft made its first flight back in 1960. However, at present, the aircraft have undergone modernization: the equipment has been replaced, and in addition, the aircraft have received the ability to carry improved depth charges, torpedoes and mines on board ... There are more than two dozen combinations of their weapons, which can be varied depending on the tasks assigned.

 

Supermarine Walrus being hoisted onto HMS RODNEY.

 

Typhoon jets and a Voyager tanker have arrived in Oman for Exercise MAGIC CARPET, an annual bilateral exercise between the UK and Oman. The Royal Air Force say here that the Typhoons of II (AC) Squadron RAF Lossiemouth and 12 Squadron RAF Coningsby, and a Voyager from RAF Brize Norton with over 300 RAF support personnel have now started the two-week exercise.

 

Supermarine Stranraer flying boat at Pembroke Dock. At the outbreak of WW2 the RAF and Royal Navy found themselves operating a diverse group of flying boats and float planes that entered service in the early 30s and were produced in small numbers

 

A Convair PB4Y.

 

Australia has grounded their fleet of MRH 90 Taipan helicopters from NHIndustries due to serious safety and maintenance issues. The naval airframes are being replaced by a just announced purchase of extra MH-60R aircraft from the USA

 

Sailors transport an F-18 training jet onto the flight deck during a fast cruise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The fast cruise consists of equipment tests, simulations, scenarios, which refresh and train Sailors for underway periods. Nimitz is currently undergoing a planned incremental availability maintenance period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.

 

The Shadow surveillance aircraft fleet fleet will be expanded from 6 to 8 aircraft and upgraded to include new defensive systems. "Widget 01" ZZ417 a Shadow R.1 of the RAF's 5 Sqdn.

 

The Westland Wyvern was a British single-seat carrier-based multi-role strike aircraft built by Westland Aircraft that served in the 1950s, seeing active service in the 1956 Suez Crisis. Production Wyverns were powered by a turboprop engine driving large and distinctive contra-rotating propellers, and could carry aerial torpedoes.

 

Russian Navy Sukhoi SU30 SM Flanker C

 

Puma, Tiger and Gazelles in the helicopter hangar of the Mistral-class LHD Tonnerre, deployed off Libya, 2011. The vessels displace 21,300 tons, can carry between 16 and 35 helicopters...depending on size of the helos, can carry up to 900 French Marines and their equipment, have a well deck to accomodate up to 2 LCACs or 4 French CTMs and can cruise at 18 knots. They are 653 feet long and 105 ft wide.

 

Navy Vought OS2U Kingfisher observation seaplane, Pacific 1942.

 

On This Day in 1956 the Royal Navy suffered the first loss in Suez Crisis when a FAA Wyvern was shot down.The pilot ejected and was recovered back to HMS EAGLE. The Wyvern had a troubled service and was only operational with FAA for 5 years, during which time there were 69 accidents.

 

Kawasaki C-1.

Twin-engined short-range military transport aircraft developed and manufactured by the Japanese conglomerate Kawasaki Heavy Industries. It is solely used by the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF).

 

Royal Air Force Puma helicopters are currently based at #Glasgow International Airport as part of counterterrorism measures for the UN climate change conference being hosted in the city.

 

X-47B flies near the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush An X-47B UAV made a historic launch from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on May 14, 2013.