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
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
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star (USAF Photo) Lockheed F-80C-10-LO Shooting Star (Serial No. 49-853) armed with napalm bombs takes off on 1 February 1951 from a Korean airfield. The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star is the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during the Second World War. Designed and built by … Read more
Grumman HU-16 Albatross (USN Photo) A U.S. Navy Grumman UF-1 Albatross (BuNo 141270, after 1962 HU-16C) in flight. This aircraft was retired to the MASDC as 1U0035 on 30 December 1969 and later transferred to the Mexican Navy. The Grumman HU-16 Albatross is a large, twin–radial engined amphibious flying boat that was used by the United … Read more
Grumman J2F Duck (Bill Larkins Photo) Grumman J2F Duck (BuNo. 36937), NAS (NART) Oakland reserve plane in March 1947. The Grumman J2F Duck (company designation G-15) is an American single-engine amphibious biplane. It was used by each major branch of the U.S. armed forces from the mid-1930s until just after the Second World War, primarily … Read more
General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark (USAF Photo) 494th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft releasing its load of Mark 82 high-drag bombs over the Bardenas Reales range. The 494th TFS has been deployed to Zaragoza Air Base for training. (USAF Photo) The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark is a retired supersonic, medium-range, multirole combat aircraft. Production … Read more
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon (USAF Photo, SMSgt Thomas Meneguin) F-16C of the South Carolina Air National Guard in-flight over North Carolina equipped with air-to-air missiles, bomb rack, targeting pods, and electronic countermeasures pods. This F-16 pilot from the 169th Fighter Wing, is flying on a training mission in the KIWI MOA airspace over the coast … Read more
Douglas A-1 Skyraider (NMNA Photo) Douglas AD-4NA Skyraider (BuNos. 126986 and 127002) of Attack Squadron VA-822, U.S. Naval Air Reserve Unit Louisiana. They were flying near Pecan Island in the Gulf of Mexico to drop fuel and cannon fire on a blowout gas well in an attempt to set it afire as a hazard to … Read more
Douglas AD-5 Slyraider (USN Photo) A U.S. Marine Corps Douglas AD-5 Skyraider (BuNo. 133885) of Marine Attack Squadron 331 (VMA-331) “Bumblebees” in flight. VMA-331 was operating from the aircraft carrier USS Leyte (CVS-32), circa in the mid-1950s. 133885 was transferred to the U.S. Air Force and was shot down by ground fire near Ban Senphan, Laos, … Read more
Douglas B-66 Destroyer (USAF Photo) Douglas B-66B Destroyer (Serial No. 53-505). The Douglas B-66 Destroyer is a light bomber that was designed and produced by the American aviation manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company.The B-66 was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) and is derivative of the United States Navy’s A-3 Skywarrior, a heavy carrier-based attack … Read more
