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.…
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 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.…
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.…
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 Mitsubishi A5M, formal Japanese Navy designation Mitsubishi Navy Type 96 Carrier-based Fighter (九六式艦上戦闘機), experimental Navy designation Mitsubishi Navy Experimental 9-ShiCarrier Fighter, company designation Mitsubishi Ka-14, was a Second World War-era…
Warplanes of Japan: Kawanishi N1K2-Ja Shiden Kai fighter, National Museum of the USAF, Dayton, Ohio. Kawanishi N1K2-Ja Shiden Kai fighter. , National Museum of the USAF, Dayton, Ohio. (USAAF Photo). Kawanishi N1K. Shiden. , allied codename. George.…
Canadian Warplanes 1: Bristol F.2B Fighter. Bristol F.2B Fighter. (City of Vancouver Archives Photo, AM54-S4-: Gr War P11.2). Bristol F.2B Fighter with Captain H.P. Sales and Lieutenant W.H. Welsh near San Quentin, France, ca 1918.…
Along with its use as a general fighter, the P-38 was used in various aerial combat roles, including as a highly effective fighter-bomber, a night fighter, and a long-range escort fighter when equipped with drop tanks.…
Warplanes of Italy: Regia Aeronautica, Caproni fighters and bombers. Regia Aeronautica Warplanes of the Second World War: Caproni fighters and bombers. (Alan Wilson Photo).…
Although it began as a small organization in 1941, the ZNDH was still providing a measure of air-support in the form of fighter, attack and transport aircraft and aircrews until the last days of the Second World War in Europe.…
North American F-51D Mustang fighters of the 159th Fighter Squadron, Florida Air National Guard, at Thomas Cole Imeson Airport, Jacksonville, Florida, ca 1947. (USAF Photo).…
North American F-51D-25-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-73574) from the 167th Fighter Group, West Virginia Air National Guard. (USAF Photo). Republic F-47D Thunderbolt, 167th Fighter Squadron, West Virginia Air National Guard, ca 1948.…
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.…
Warplanes of Italy: Regia Aeronautica, IMAM fighters and bombers. Italian Regia Aeronautica Warplanes of the Second World War: IMAM fighters and bombers. IMAM Ro.10 (Fokker F.VII), transport, commercial airlines. (Regia Aeronautica Photos).…
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.…
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).…
The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin is an American prototype fighter aircraft conceived during World War II by McDonnell Aircraft. It was intended to deploy from the bomb bay of the Convair B-36 bomber as a parasite fighter.…
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 Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a Second World War-era fighter aircraft produced by the American aerospace company Republic Aviation from 1941 through 1945.…
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…
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).…
This aircraft was shot down over Laos on. 16 January 1966. while being assigend to the 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, Takhli RTAFB. (USAF Photo).…
(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).…
The Boulton P.82 Paul Defiant was designed and built as a "turret fighter", without any forward-firing guns.…
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.…
(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).…
F-15C fighters accounted for 34 of the 37 Air Force air-to-air victories.…
The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service also frequently used it as a land-based fighter.…
The Boeing 707-347C aircraft provided long range passenger transport for the military, VIP transport for government and air-to-air refueling for fighters such as the CF-116 Freedom Fighter and CF-18 Hornet.…
The McDonnell Aircraft Corp. developed the XF-85 Goblin "parasite" fighter to protect B-36 bombers flying far beyond the range of conventional escort fighters.…
Heinkel HD 37 fighter biplane (used only by Soviets). (SDA&SM Photo). Heinkel HD 38 fighter biplane/floatplane. (SDA&SM Photo). Heinkel HD 43 fighter biplane (prototype). (SDA&SM Photo). (Luftwaffe Photo). Heinkel He 45, bomber/trainer in Spain, ca 1939.…
Falke. heavy fighter. The Focke-Wulf Fw 187 Falke ("Falcon") was a German aircraft designed in 1935.…
The Nakajima A6M2-N (Navy Type 2 Interceptor/Fighter-Bomber) was a single-crew floatplane based on the Mitsubishi A6M Zero Model 11. The Allied reporting name for the aircraft was Rufe.…
The Boulton P.82 Paul Defiant was designed and built as a "turret fighter", without any forward-firing guns.…
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt (Serial No. 42-76248), 406th Fighter Group prepares for take off, England, 1943. (IWM Photo). Republic P-47D Thunderbolts of the 78th Fighter Group at Duxford, England, 1943. (NMUSAF Photo). (S. Kaiser Photo). (Goshimini Photo).…
The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of the Second World War.…
Misidentified as a B.E.2c fighter flown by a Canadian who had destroyed a German airship, it was sent to Canada as a war trophy in 1919.…
Warplanes of Italy: Regia Aeronautica, Breda fighters and bombers. Italian Warplanes of theSecond World War, Regia Aeronautica: Breda fighters and bombers. Breda Ba.25 trainer. (Regia Aeronautica Photos).…
Fury. fighters from Fighter Squadron VF-61. Jolly Rogers. at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia (USA), circa 1955. VF-61 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8). (USN Photo). U.S. Navy North American FJ-3. Fury.…
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 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.…
The Fairey Fulmar was a British carrier-borne reconnaissance and fighter aircraft. It was named after the northern fulmar, a seabird native to the UK. The Fulmar served with the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm (FAA) during the Second World War.…
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.55X maritime patrol flying boat.…
McDonnell F-4C-24-MC Phantom II (Serial No. 64-0852), Louisiana Air National Guard fire fighters washing down a fuel spill on 19 August 1982. The airmen were assigned to the 159th Tactical Fighter Group, Louisiana Air National Guard. (USGOV-PD Photo).…
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.…
The Grumman F9F Panther is an early carrier-based jet fighter. It was the first jet-powered fighter aircraft to seeair-to-air combat with the United States Navy as well as being Grumman’s first jet 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.…
Mitsubishi Ki-83, designed as a long-range heavy fighter. The Mitsubishi Ki-83 (キ83) was a Japanese experimental long range heavy fighter designed near the end of the Second World War. It did not reach production status.…
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.…
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 Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8 was a British single-seat fighter of the First World War designed at the Royal Aircraft Factory. It could not escape the drag penalty imposed by its tail structure and was no match for the Albatros fighters of late 1916.…
Bearcat. fighters from Fighter Squadron VF-726 in flight near Naval Air Station Glenview, Illinois, in 1951. (USN Photo). A U.S. Navy Grumman F8F-1. Bearcat. is warming up its engine as a ground crewman stands by on fire watch at far left, circa 1945.…