A U.S. Navy F-35C from Strike Fighter Squadron 86 “Sidewinders” prepares to launch from USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Pacific Ocean, June 16, 2026.

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Several Tupolev Tu-22M3 are on the runway. The Tupolev Tu-22M (also known as Backfire) is a long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by Tupolev for the Soviet Air Force. The aircraft is currently in service with the Russian Air Force and Russian Naval Aviation.

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Su-34 Fullback’s air intake, Lipetsk-2 Air Base,

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Northrop YB-49, (P1), an experimental flying wing jet bomber developed for the United States Air Force in the late 1940s.It was powered by eight Allison TG-180 turbojet engines, providing a maximum speed of 493 mph. The prototype was a jet-powered development of the earlier propeller-driven Northrop YB-35, (P2). only two prototypes were built, and the program was canceled in 1949, with the remaining aircraft ordered to be dismantled.

 

English Electric Canberra in formation with two Hawker Hunters, 1983

 

Vickers Valiant bombers, the first of Britain's "V-bomber" force designed for nuclear deterrent missions during the Cold War. The image shows a line-up of these bombers, likely at RAF Gaydon in the mid-1950s. The Valiant first flew in 1951 and entered service in 1955, featuring a high-mounted swept wing and four Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet engines. The entire fleet was grounded and retired in January 1965 due to structural failures.

 

Forty years have passed since the Spanish Navy accident during a landing of a Navy Bell AH-1 helicopter against the antenna tower of the Spanish Carrier 'Dédalo'. The four crew members died. The tail became trapped between the masts and had to be removed at the Rota base.