fighters, as well as U.S.…
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, 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 Grumman F11F/F-11 Tiger is a supersonic, single-seat carrier-based fighter aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Grumman.…
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…
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.…
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.…
Arsenal VB 10 Heavy Interceptor Fighter. The Arsenal VB 10 prototype was a twin-engine fighter aircraft, but both engines were mounted inline in the fuselage. This unusual arrangement drove a set of contra-rotating propellers in the nose.…
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.…
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.…
National Museum of the USAF, Dayton, Ohio: Kawanishi N1K2-Ja Shiden Kai fighter. Kawanishi N1K2-Ja Shiden Kai fighter. , National Museum of the USAF, Dayton, Ohio. (USAAF Photo). Kawanishi N1K. Shiden. , allied codename. George.…
The F-84 was the first production fighter aircraft to utilize inflightrefueling and the first fighter capable of carrying a nuclear weapon, the Mark7 nuclear bomb.…
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).…
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).…
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 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.…
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 Fiat CR.32 was an Italian biplane fighter used in the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War.…
Kawanishi N1K1 "Rex" floatplane fighter photographed by the JapaneseNavy prior to 1945.…
Warplanes of Italy: Regia Aeronautica, Caproni fighters and bombers. Regia Aeronautica Warplanes of the Second World War: Caproni fighters and bombers. (Alan Wilson Photo).…
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…
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.…
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.…
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.…
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 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 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 Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a Second World War-era fighter aircraft produced by the American aerospace company Republic Aviation from 1941 through 1945.…
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.…
Fiat G.50 Freccia (Arrow), fighter. (Regia Aeronautica Photo). The Fiat G.50 Freccia (“Arrow”) was a Second World War Italian fighter aircraft that was developed and manufactured by the aviation company Fiat.…
Kawaskai Ki-96 Experimental Twin-engine single-seat fighter. The Kawasaki Ki-96 was a Japanese singleseat, twin-engine heavy fighter of the Second World War. It was intended toreplace the Kawasaki Ki-45s of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service.…
It was a successful high-altitude fighter, and it also served as the foremost American fighter-bomber in the ground-attack role.…
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).…
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).…
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).…
The Boulton P.82 Paul Defiant was designed and built as a "turret fighter", without any forward-firing guns.…
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.…
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).…
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.…
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).…
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.…
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.…
Soviet fighters were usually superior in firepower, speed and agility, and were to be avoided unless the enemy was in a disadvantageous position.…
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 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).…
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…
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 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.…
The Boulton P.82 Paul Defiant was designed and built as a "turret fighter", without any forward-firing guns.…
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.…
McDonnell F3H -1N Demon (BuNo. 133492), 104 and F3H-2/F-3B Demon (BuNo. 146715), 105, Fighter Squadron VF-13 ". Night Cappers. " in flight.…
The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of the Second World War.…
Falke. heavy fighter. The Focke-Wulf Fw 187 Falke ("Falcon") was a German aircraft designed in 1935.…
F-15C fighters accounted for 34 of the 37 Air Force air-to-air victories.…
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.…
(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).…