Midway B Concourse, Southwest Airlines.

 

MV-22 Osprey assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (Reinforced) (VMM) 266, takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD5), April 24, 2022.

 

F/A-18 flies by USS Abraham Lincoln CVN72.

 

UK to purchase at least 74 F-35 jets.

 

V-22 Osprey & Ohio class SSGN, probably USS Georgia (SSGN-729).

 

An Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane, the world's biggest aircraft, destroyed by Russian troops, is seen at an airfield in the settlement of Hostomel, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 2, 2022.

 

USN airmen arrive in Britain April 1942. RNAS Hattson . Four squadrons of USN aircraft comprising of nine TBD Devastators, nine F4F Wildcats, and twenty-nine SB2U Vindicators arrived at Hatston to co-operate with the FAA. With them came 60 pilots,200 odd radiomen, air gunners and reserves.

 

Stearman XA-21 medium bomber, a competitor of the Douglas A-20 Havoc, Martin Maryland and North American B-25 Mitchell and the only one not to enter production. Styling a streamlined "Heinkel He-111" like stepless cockpit later prototypes switched to a conventional stepped cockpit, but rejected too.

 

Crewmen spotting F4F-4 Wildcat fighter in USS Long Island's hangar deck, June 1942, note F4F-4 and SOC-3A aircraft visible.

 

USS Harry S Truman.

 

US Navy Recovers E-2D From Wallops Island Area.

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Aircraft of the Empire Central Flying School lined up for display at Hullavington, Wiltshire. In the front row, right to left: De Havilland Mosquito, Hawker Typhoon, Supermarine Spitfire, Percival Proctor, Grumman Avenger, Hawker Hurricane and three Miles Masters. In the back row, right to left: Avro Anson, Airspeed Oxford, De Havilland Tiger Moth, Avro Lancaster, Miles Magister, Vickers Wellington, Douglas Boston, North American Mitchell, Miles Master and Short Stirling. In the foreground is a GAL Hotspur glider.

 

The F-35C that crashed into the deck of the USS Carl Vinson in January also struck an EA-18G. That Growler is now being repaired at the Navy's Fleet Readiness Center Southwest.

 

C-47 which led the airborne armada dropping paratroopers over Normandy on D-Day.

 

O this day in 1934, the Fairey Swordfish biplane, that would become famous for its WWII Royal Navy service, made its first flight. It would be involved in many FAA actions against enemy units including the Bismarck and Taranto, destroying more enemy tonnage than any allied aircraft.

 

USS S-1 (SS-105) With her after deck awash, as a Martin MS-1 seaplane returns on board to be taken apart and stowed away in the submarine's hangar,1923.

 

The crew was engaged in a maritime patrol flight along the Dutch coast when he encountered unknown technical problems. The captain decided to ditch the airplane about 1,500 meters off Wassenaar. All 14 occupants were rescued and the aircraft was towed but considered as damaged beyond repair.

 

Vought VO-1 seaplane (BU# A-6716).

 

U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers, KC-46 Pegasus and C-17 Globemaster IIIs aircraft taxi to the runway at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, during a large formation exercise, May 21, 2020. During the exercise, a total of 12 KC-135s, 12 C-17s and five KC-46s were started and lined up for the elephant walk

 

Salvage Planning Underway for the E-2 Hawkeye that Crashed.

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A Royal Air Force A400M ‘Atlas’ transport aircraft was engaged in routine, essential, training last night around Glasgow, practising ‘touch and go’ landings at Glasgow International Airport.

 

Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 in 2016.

 

Harrier Jets on HMS Hermes. In 1982 the first ships of the armada left the UK to sail south and liberate islands few had heard of just a week earlier. Today is the start of Falklands 40 anniversary coverage, marking key dates, celebrating success, honouring sacrifice.

 

First flight of the Horten H.IX, V1, RLM designation Ho 229. German prototype flying wing fighter/bomber. Photo: Horten Ho 229 flying over Göttingen, Germany. 1 March 1944.

 

The Junkers Ju 390 was a German long-range derivative of the Junkers Ju 290 aircraft, intended to be used as a heavy transport aircraft, maritime patrol aircraft and long-range bomber.

 

The Douglas B-18 Bolo medium bomber served with the United States Army Air Corps and the Royal Canadian Air Force (as the Douglas Digby) during the late 1930s and early 1940s. The Bolo was built by the Douglas Aircraft Company, based on its DC-2 and was developed to replace the Martin B-10.

 

Despite a fatal V-22 accident last week, USMC aircraft continue to operate in Norway.

Here landing on the flight deck of HMS Prince of Wales, to deliver personnel for a VIP visit from the Norwegian Navy, during Exercise Cold Response 22. 

RFA Tidesurge visible astern.

On this day 80 years ago today our Boeing B-17E, serial number No.41-2446, crash landed into the Agaiambo Swamp, in Papua New Guinea. After running out of fuel during a bombing mission in WWII, the Flying Fortress splashed down in the chest-deep swamp. Settling into thick grass and water she remained in the swamp for 64 years, giving her the nickname SwampGhost The Swamp Ghost was recovered in 2006 and is now located in Hangar 79 of Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum. Visit our website to learn more about the fascinating story of the Swamp Ghost and visit today.

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After successfully attracting funding from Pepsi, the famous Red Arrows are to be painted Blue. The Ministry of Defence said previously that it remains “committed to supporting the Red Arrows” despite a recent report suggesting that it can no longer afford to finance the Royal Air Force’s aerobatic display team.