Assortment of British naval aircraft in the Pacific, early 1945: Seafire, Corsair, Hellcat, Barracuda, Hurricane (head on). Often the central red of the roundel was replaced by white in this theatre to avoid confusion with Japanese markings, but this was not universal as can be seen here.

 

RAF Bristol Blenheim Bomber L6739 G-BPIV, the only airworthy Blenheim in the world.

 

The most advanced air wing of today getting ready to deploy aboard USS Carl Vinson.

 

Chinese SH-5 Maritime Patrol Aircraft / Amphibious Aircraft / Wing-In-Ground aircraft (WIG).

 

German scientists testing a Messerschmitt Bf 109, 1940. The motto on the eagle behind the plane says, “The German people will, though conquest of the sky, force its duly place in the world."

 

The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, shoulder-winged multirole combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War. Unusual in that its frame was constructed mostly of wood, it was nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder", or "Mossie".

 Extremely versatile plane: pathfinder, nightfighter, bomber, fighter bomber. Fast, good range with heavy armament.

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer strategic bomber landed for a brief refueling stop at the Bodø Air Base just north of the Arctic Circle on Monday, the first visit to the Arctic by such a plane