2 French Rafales over Lithuania.

 

Boeing YC-14A-BN, s/n 72-1873 USAF

 

Developed throughout the early 1950s, the McDonnell F-101A Voodoo.

 

McDonnell F-101A-20-MC Voodoo

 

BAC TSR-2.

 

Short Bros. S.23 C class Empire Flying boat G-ADUY 'Capella' undergoing maintenance at Imperial Airways base at Hythe

The seaplane aircraft named 'Capella' was engaged in an international schedule flight on behalf of Qantas. While taxiing in the harbor of Batavia (Jakarta), the aircraft collided with an unknown floating object. The captain abandoned the departure procedure and returned to the harbour when the airplane partially sank. All eight occupants evacuated safely and the float plane was damaged beyond repair

 

Polish Heritage Flight Spitfire BM597 flying by Blackpool tower.

 

Kawasaki C-1Military transport aircraft. Japan.

 

An old shot of Short Brothers S.30 C Class Tasman Empire Flying Boat ZK-AMC 'Awarua' C/n S.884 during parting-out at Hobsonville, North Island New Zealand.

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Boeing Business Jet Boeing 737 AEW&C.

 

1. Concorde 002, the first Concorde made in the UK, comes into land at RAF Fairford, its designated flight test base. 2. Concord construction in Toulouse.

 

Amazing fact about this image! This picture was taken at almost 15 kilometers over Ireland's sea in April 1985. It depicts the Concorde flying at Mach 2, approximately 1350 miles per hour. A small fighter jet approached it and escorted it for a few minutes, then the pilot took this picture before flying away, making this the only picture of the Concorde flying at such speed. At this height, the curvature of the earth is visible and the sky begins to darken even at daylight.

 

Not the most pretty jet. The Soko G-2A Galeb in it's original markings. This was produced in Yugoslavia as a two-seat light attack aircraft using an Armstrong Siddeley Viper engine.

 

Mitsubishi XF-2A - Japan - Air Force

 

In late 1944, Consolidated Vultee wanted to bring a new type of aircraft to the skies, one which the world had never seen the likes of before. In an attempt to optimize speed and range, Consolidated came up with the XP-81, a twin engine escort fighter with a turboprop mounted to the front of the aircraft, and a turbojet in the aft fuselage. While similar concepts with the Navy and their Fireball were less than successful, Consolidated's design proved to be much more promising. Boasting a top speed of 507mph at 30,000 ft, the XP-81 would have been one of the fastest aircraft in the skies, out paced only by other jets of the time. The top speed of this aircraft likely would have increased should it have ever reached production. The XP-81 also had an impressive range of 2,500 miles, comparable to the F-82 Twin mustang that came post-war (With external fuel pods equipped, the Twin Mustang could achieve much longer distance flights). On top of the speed and range, it also had an impressive array of 6 x 20mm cannons. With speed, endurance, and firepower on its side, The XP-81 would have been unparalleled as an escort fighter. However, despite the promising results, the XP-81 was deemed unnecessary as the war came to an end, canceling the ambitious project.

 

This Supermarine Stranraer was stationed at RCAF Patricia Bay from August 1940 until December 1942. It was used as both an aircraft for aircrew training, and for coastal/submarine patrols. One Stranraer was dispatched along with 5 Royal Canadian Navy ships to search for the Japanese submarine I-26 after it shelled the Estevan Point Lighthouse on June 20, 1942.

 

A Sea Vixen preparing to take off on HMS Hermes.

 

SBD-3 Dauntless dive bombers & F4F-4 Wildcats being prepared for launch aboard USS Santee (CVE-29) during Operation Torch, Nov. 8, 1942

 

Short Brothers Mayo Composite which consisted of two aircraft. The lower aircraft G-ADHK named 'Maia' was built specifically to launch the upper component G-ADHJ named 'Mercury' into the air without Mercury using valuable fuel for the takeoff. These were used in 2 major experiments, the first when Mercury was launched from Foynes on the West Coast of Ireland and flew non-stop to Montreal and the second when Mercury was launched from Dundee in Scotland and landed 42 hours later on the delta of the Orange River on the border of SouthAfrica and Namibia having flown in excess of 5,600 miles.

 

RN 700X Naval Air Squadron based at RNAS Culdrose has purchased 7 QinetiQ Banshee Jet 80+ remotely piloted air systems (RPAS) to build operating experience and trial different sensor payloads.

 

Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II Attack aircraft.

 

HMS Northumberland overflown by an RAF Typhoon.

 

McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle.

 

Upgraded Russian Tu-95 MSM strategic bomber.