USAF

Warplanes of the USA: McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, US Navy, USMC, USAF, survivors in the USA

‍McDonnell F-4 Phantom fighters preserved in the USA F-4A (F4H-1F) (Kathie Ulinski Photo) (BuNo. 148252), Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum, Horsham, Pennsylvania. (Author Photo) (BuNo. 145315), USS Lexington Museum, Corpus Christi, Texas. (Author Photo) (BuNo. 148261), NAS Oceana Air Park, Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia. (Adrian Brooks Photo) (BuNo. 148273), Air Victory Museum, Lumberton, New … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: McDonnell F-101 Voodoo, USAF

(USAF Photo) USAF McDonnell F-101 Voodoos, 136th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, over Niagra Falls, 1972. The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo is a supersonic jet fighter designed and produced by the American McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. Development of the F-101 commenced during the late 1940s as a long-range bomber escort (then known as a penetration fighter) for the United States Air … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: McDonnell XF-85 Goblin, USAF

McDonnell XF-85 Goblin (USAF Photo) Text pilot Edwin Foresman Schoch with the plane in which his legend was born. Four of the seven flights of the XF-85 ended with emergency landings on the airplane’s special ventral skid. The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin is an American prototype fighter aircraft conceived during World War II by McDonnell Aircraft. It … Read more

Warplanes preserved in the USA: Louisiana: New Orleans, Jackson Barracks Military Museum, USAF, US Army

Warplanes preserved in New Orleans, Jackson Barracks Military Museum, 6400 St. Claude Ave., 70146-0330. (Author Photos) Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan (Serial No. 44-0951). (Author Photos) Bell UH-1D Iroquois Helicopter (Serial No. 65-9911). (Author Photos) Convair YF-102 Delta Dagger (Serial No. 53-1787), C/N 62334. (Author Photos) Douglas A-26C Invader (Serial No. 44-35937), L.  This A-26C-50-DT (converted to … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: LTV A-7 Corsair II, USN, USAF

LTV A-7 Corsair II (USAF Photo) LTV A-7 Corsair II (Serial No. 70-0955) of the 76th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, airdropping Mark 82 hi-drag bombs over the Eglin Air Force Base range, Florida, 1 May 1980. The LTV A-7 Corsair II is an American carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured byLing-Temco-Vought … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: Martin XB-48, USAF

Martin XB-48 (USAF Photo) Martin XB-48 (Serial No. 45-59585) The Martin XB-48 was an American medium jet bomber developed in the mid-1940s. It competed with the Boeing B-47 Stratojet, which proved to be a superior design, and was largely considered as a backup plan in case the B-47 ran into development problems. It never saw production … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, USAF

(USAF Photo) Early F-104A’s in flight (Block 15 or F-104-LO-15, the last F-104As produced). The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is anAmerican single-engine, supersonic interceptor which was extensively deployedas a fighter-bomber during the Cold War. Created as a day fighter by Lockheedas one of the “Century Series” of fighter aircraft for the UnitedStates Air Force (USAF), it was … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, USAF

Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk (USGOV PD Photo) 410th Flight Test Squadron – F-117 Formation. Identified aircraft are Serial Nos. 81-10784, 81-10783, 84-0811, and 85-0831. The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is a retired American single-seat, subsonic twin-engine stealth attack aircraft developed at Lockheed’s secretive Skunk Works division and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). It was the … Read more

Warplanes of the USA: Lockheed F-94 Starfire, USAF

Lockheed F-94 Starfire (USAF Photo) 317th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Lockheed F-94A-5-LO 49-2577 1951 Stationed at McChord AFB, Washington. Flying over Nevada The 317th FIS was the 1st Squadron with F-94A Starfire. The Lockheed F-94 Starfire is a first-generation jet powered all-weather day/night interceptor aircraft designed and produced by Lockheed Corporation. It was the first operational United States … Read more