The Grumman F11F/F-11 Tiger is a supersonic, single-seat carrier-based fighter aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Grumman.…
Britain had not yet developed a synchronisation gear to match the German system and this had compelled British fighters to adopt the pusher configuration, such as the DH.2 and the F.E.2b.…
The Hawker Demon was a fighter variant of the Hart light bomber.…
The Nakajima Ki-27 (九七式戦闘機, Kyūnana-shiki sentōki, Type 97 Fighter) was the main fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service up until 1940.…
McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle fighters from the 110th Fighter Squadron, 131st Fighter Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, in flight over the “Gateway arch” monument, St. Louis, Missouri, 2008. (US Army Air Service Photo).…
Canadian Warplanes 1: Nieuport 11 Bébé, Nieuport 12 and Nieuport 17 fighters. Nieuport 11. Bébé. , Nieuport 12 and Nieuport 17 fighters. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3390834). Nieuport 11.…
The Fiat CR.32 was an Italian biplane fighter used in the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War.…
The Nakajima A4N was a carrier-based fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Navy, and the last biplane designed by Nakajima. The first prototype was completed in 1934, but due to engine trouble, the aircraft did not see service until 1936.…
Grupul 3° Picaj, Corpul 1° Aerian, Cioara, Dolcesti, Romania August 1944; under orders of Luftwaffe, Luftflotte Kommando 4 with commands in Debrecen, Hungary. 6th Fighter Group. 7th Fighter Group. 8th Fighter Group (1941–1943). 9th Fighter Group. 5th Bomber…
Army Type 2 Two-Seat Fighter (code name Nick) in IJAAF service with the 53rd Hiko Sentai. The Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu (屠龍, "Dragonslayer") is a two-seat, twin-engine heavy fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II.…
Warplanes of Italy: Regia Aeronautica, Caproni fighters and bombers. Regia Aeronautica Warplanes of the Second World War: Caproni fighters and bombers. (Alan Wilson Photo).…
Republic F-84F Thunderstreaks from the 163rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, ca 1967 in Vietnam War camouflage. (Bill Larkins Photo). Republic F-84F35-RE Thunderstreak (Serial No. 52-6433), 163rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 1959. (USAF Photo).…
Warplanes of Italy: Regia Aeronautica, Savoia-Marchetti fighters and bombers. Italian Regia Aeronautica Warplanes of the Second World War: Savoia-Marchetti fighters and bombers. Savoia-Marchetti S.56 flying boat trainer. (Regia Aeronautica Photos).…
The aircraft are from the 5th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. (USAF Photo). 101st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Two F-106 Delta Daggers in formation, 1965. (USAF Photo).…
The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (隼, "Peregrine falcon"), formal Japanese designation Army Type 1 Fighter (一式戦闘機, Ichi-shiki sentōki) is a single-engine land-based tactical fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service in the Second World War.…
The first of the Century Series of American jet fighters, it was the first United States Air Force (USAF) fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight.…
FM159), F2-T, is named in honour of Canadian born, Ian W. Bazalgette, VC, 635 Squadron. Museum centre-piece. National Bomber Command Air Museum, Nanton, Alberta. (Tony Hisgett Photo). (Joanna Poe Photo). (National Bomber Command Museum Photo).…
Falke. heavy fighter. The Focke-Wulf Fw 187 Falke ("Falcon") was a German aircraft designed in 1935.…
I (Wk Nr. 45829), British/Latvian biplane fighter. (Luftwaffe Photos). Hawker Hurricane captured British fighters in Luftwaffe markings. (Luftwaffe Photo). Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik, captured Russian fighter-bomber. (Luftwaffe Photo).…
Warplanes of the USA: Minnesota, Granite Falls, Fagen Fighters WWII Museum. Granite Falls. , Fagen Fighters WWII Museum. , 2450 540th Street, 56241. (Aaron Headly Photo). Curtiss JN-4D Jenny biplane, Reg. No. N2975. (Aaron Headly Photos).…
Soviet fighters were usually superior in firepower, speed and agility, and were to be avoided unless the enemy was in a disadvantageous position.…
Created as a day fighter by Lockheedas one of the "Century Series" of fighter aircraft for the UnitedStates Air Force (USAF), it was developed into an all-weather multiroleaircraft in the early 1960s and produced by several other nations, seeingwidespread service…
(Serial No. 44-73428), 169th Fighter Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard. The 169th FS flew the F-51 from 1947 to 1956. (USGOV-PD Photo).…
F-15C fighters accounted for 34 of the 37 Air Force air-to-air victories.…
(USAF Photo)North American F-51D-30-NA Mustang fighter (Serial No. 44-74938) from the 178th Fighter Squadron, 119th Fighter Wing, North Dakota Air National Guard, ca. 1954. (USAF Photo).…
The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service also frequently used it as a land-based fighter.…
These fighters were armed with four 20-mm cannons in the wings (two in each wing) and the RAF designated them "Mustang Mk IA."…
The vulnerability of these bombers to fighters and surface gunfire earned them the unofficial nickname of "one shot lighter" or "the flying lighter" by Allied fighter pilots.…
Pokryshkin scored 47 of his 59 victories in P-39s, making him the highest scoring P-39 fighter pilot of any nation, and the highest scoring Allied fighter pilot using an American-built fighter.…
It was a multi-role aircraft, being flown as a day fighter, fighter-bomber, ground attack aircraft and in some cases as a night fighter.…
Scout was the first of a series of highly successful biplane fighter aircraft produced by the. Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés. (SPAD) during the First World War.…
The Boeing XF8B (Model 400) was a single-engine aircraft developed by Boeing during the Second World War to provide the United States Navy with a long-range shipboard fighter aircraft.…
North American F-86A-5-NA Sabre (Serial No. 48-160), 115th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, USAF. The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft.…
The Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse (Hornet)is a heavy fighter and Schnellbomber ("Fast Bomber" in English)designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt. It wasflown by the Luftwaffe during the latter half of the Second World War.…
The Focke-Wulf Ta 183 Huckebein was adesign for a jet-powered fighter aircraft intended as the successor to theMesserschmitt Me 262 and other day fighters in Luftwaffe service during theSecond World War.…
(BuNo. 143685) of fighter squadron VF-32. Swordsmen. , Carrier Air Group 3 (CVG-3) from the aircraft carrier USS. Saratoga. (CVA-60), 1958. (USN Photo). Two U.S. Navy Vought F-8E. Crusader. fighters from fighter squadron VF-33.…
The Bell P-39 Airacobra was a fighter produced by Bell Aircraft for the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. It was one of the principal American fighters in service when the United States entered combat.…
No. 2 (Fighter) Wing was formed at Grostenquin, France. It relinquished its specialized fighter Designation on 1 Mar 1963. It was disbanded on 1 Aug 1964. 01 Nov 1952. No. 414 (Fighter) Squadron was re-formed at Bagotville, Quebec.…
The Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk (previously designated the XP-87) was a prototype American all-weather jet fighter-interceptor, and the company's last aircraft project.…
Problems with the availability of enough reliable Nakajima Homare engines led to their replacement by the Mitsubishi Kasei in the P1Y2-S night-fighter version. The Ginga made its first flight in August 1943.…
If G4Ms did not catch fire after being hit in the wings byflak from the ground or by machine gun bullets from enemy fighters, they couldremain airborne despite severe damage.…
fighters, as well as U.S.…
After the fall of France twelve VG,33s were confiscated by the Luftwaffe, perhaps for fighter training. Arsenal Sud Restauration (ASR) is rebuilding a VG.33 fighter at Vinon-sur-Verdun airfield in southeastern France.…
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft that was, along with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter force. The Bf 109 first saw operational service in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War.…
Army Type 2 single-seat Fighter Model 1A, codenamed “Tojo”, at Akino Army training field, Japan.…
While its performance in air combat maneuvering was less than that of most contemporary fighters, it was strictly an attack aircraft despite being commonly referred to as the "Stealth Fighter".…
Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4D-29-MC (S/N 66-234) of the 435th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, armed with two GBU-10s over North Vietnam in September 1972. (USN Photo). Two McDonnellDouglas RF-4B.…
Delta Dagger. interceptors of the 509th Fighter Interceptor Squadron over Vietnam in November 1966.…
Mitsubishi Ki-46-II Army Type 100 Air Defence Fighter (Serial No. 2846), codenamed "Dinah". The Mitsubishi Ki-46 was a twin-enginereconnaissance aircraft that was used by the Imperial Japanese Army in theSecond World War.…
The first Soviet production fighter capable of supersonic speeds in level flight, the prototype MiG-19 (NATO code-name "Farmer") made its first flight in September 1953.…
McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo, RCAF (Serial No. 17401), Canadair CF-116 Freedom Fighter (Serial No.), Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (Serial No. 21572), over CFB Chatham, New Brunswick. CFB Chatham Base Crest. (DND Photo). CFB Chatham from the air, June 1955.…
The Westland Whirlwind was the first single-seat, twin-engined, cannon-armed fighter of the RAF.…
No. 401(Tactical Fighter) Squadron complements the duties of No. 409 (Tactical Fighter) Squadron and, assisted by No. 410 Tactical Fighter (Operational Training) Squadron, deploys tactical fighter forces to meet Canadian and allied defence needs.…
For a brief period in 1940, every available Hawker Hurricane fighter in Canada had been sent overseas to fight in the Battle of Britain. This situation left the RCAF without a modern fighter aircraft at home in Canada.…
The Armstrong Whitworth Siskin was a biplane single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1920s produced by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft.…
Warplanes of the UK: Supermarine Seafang fighter. Supermarine Seafang. (BAE Photo). Supermarine Seafang prototype (Serial No. RB520).…
Warplanes of Italy: Regia Aeronautica, Macchi fighters and bombers. Italian Regia Aeronautica Warplanes of the Second World War: Macchi fighters and bombers. Macchi M.C.94, transport. (Regia Aeronautica Photos). Macchi M.C.100, transport.…
The Sopwith 1+1⁄2 Strutter was a British single- or two-seat multi-role biplane aircraft of the First World War.[1] It was the first British two-seat tractor fighter and the first British aircraft to enter service with a synchronised machine gun.…
Republic F-47N-25-RE Thunderbolt, 37th Fighter Squadron, Dow AFB, Maine, 1948. (USAF Photo). North American F-51H-5-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-64368), 132nd Fighter Squadron, Maine Air National Guard, c1948. (USN Photo).…
It was designed to carry out daylight bombing missions, without the protection of escort fighters.…