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Congratulations! You have successfully landed on the Combat Ceiling website. Now you can sit back, relax, and manuever around to see a collection of original military aviation images and drawings. You may choose to scroll down and see everything on this webpage or you can select a specific section listed below. Enjoy your visit! ![]() Chris capturing the Wright Flyer at Kill Devil Hills - North Carolina, USA Last updated: 27-Jan-2019 Optimized for a minimum screen resolution of 1024 pixels wide. Except as noted, these are original images created by: an i2i Production. All images are copyrighted and may be downloaded for personal use only. Otherwise, please send an E-mail to let us know how you will be using them ... Thanks! This is a collection of original military aviation images through the reliable Canon camera systems... Aircraft are organized in order by the latest designations from A to Z such as A-1 to YF-107. Bookmarks: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y ![]() Meet my favorite lens: Canon EF 100-400mm MkII f/4.5-5.6L IS A-1 ![]() Able Dog -4 belonging to the Fighter Factory ![]() AD-4N/A-1D belonging to the Vietnam War Flight Museum representing Spads flying "Sandy" missions from 602nd SOS ![]() Warbird Heritage Foundation's AD-1 representing the 6th SOS from Pleiku AB, Vietnam ![]() A-4 ![]() 4-Ever Skyhawk - Yuma, AZ ![]() Draken International TA-4K ![]() Ed Heinemann's Hot Rod! ![]() Collings Foundation's Skyhawk - USMC H&MS 11 TA-4F ![]() A-4N Skyhawk A-7 ![]() US Navy A-7E Corsair II A-10 ![]() Still banking on the Warthog ![]() Still the best CAS and "Sandy" platform ![]() Warthog Country - Davis Monthan AFB ![]() Warthog maintenance under the sun ![]() A Warthog smile ![]() Spangdahlem's Warthog ![]() S/N 81-994 Warthog from the 107th FS celebrating 100th anniversary of Selfridge Air Base - 2017 ![]() S/N 81-994 displays Middle East kill markings including the most expensive hamburger meat! ![]() 442d Fighter Wing Warthog ![]() S/N 81-960 with fresh touch-up paint job and no unit markings after a 2017 European deployment A-12 ![]() Kelly Johnson's masterpiece: Lockheed A-12 S/N 60-6940 later converted to M-21 launching platform for the D-21 A-37 ![]() Cessna A-37B Dragonfly A6M ![]() FAA registry: NX8280K...A Nakajima-built Zero with a Pratt & Whitney engine A109 ![]() Belgian Air Force A109 Power ![]() A109 dispensing flares A400M ![]() EADS A400M ![]() RAF Atlas AB-212 ![]() Austrian Air Force AB-212 ![]() Italian Air Force AB-212 ![]() AB-212 from 21° Gruppo at NTM 2017 ![]() AB-212 from 21° Gruppo at NTM 2018 ![]() AB-212 from Croatian Special Police AH-1 ![]() Cobra ![]() Cobra's business end ![]() Sky Soldiers Cobra Team ![]() Bell AH-1G Huey Cobra AH-64 ![]() US Army Apache ![]() Texas Army National Guard Apache - Ellington Field JRB ![]() Apache stare down ![]() Showing off the flares ![]() Dutch Apache ![]() Dutch AH-64D Apache AJS-37 ![]() Saab Viggen at Zeltweg Airpower 2016 ![]() The first mass production canard aircraft ![]() S/N 37098 belonging to the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight Alpha Jet ![]() Dassault/Dornier jet trainer ![]() Armée de l'Air Alpha Jet ![]() Red Bull Alpha Jets Patrouille de France ![]() Looping down! ![]() Displaying the Blue, White, and Red ![]() Left bank all the way! ![]() Coming straight at you! ![]() What goes up... ![]() ...Must come down ![]() Vive la France! AN-26 ![]() Hungarian AF Antonov AN-26 "Curl" AS332 ![]() Flying through the Swiss Alps ![]() Swiss Air Force Super Puma ![]() In between the rocky peaks of the Alps AV-8 ![]() McDonnell Douglas AV-8B of VMAT-203, MCAS Cherry Point ![]() AV-8B from VMA-311 ![]() Harrier II vertical takeoff B-1 ![]() Lancer in action - 9th Bomb Squadron, Dyess AFB ![]() Variable-sweep wing bomber ![]() Rockwell B-1B full afterburner takeoff ![]() Demonstrating raw afterburner power B-2 ![]() Catch the Spirit of Northrop B-2A ![]() Spirit of New York - 393d Bomb Squadron, Whiteman AFB B-17 ![]() Flying Fortresses ![]() Thunder Bird from 3 o'clock low ![]() Sentimental Journey ![]() Texas Raiders ![]() Yankee Lady B-24 ![]() "Diamond Lil" Liberator ![]() "Ol' 927" Liberator ![]() A very rare B-24A with open-air tail gunner station B-25 ![]() Maid In The Shade Mitchell ![]() Devil Dog Mitchell ![]() Shiny Panchito Mitchell ![]() Betty's Dream Mitchell ![]() B-25J of the Netherland East Indies Air Force ![]() Red Bull Mitchell ![]() Photo Fanny Mitchell ![]() Yankee Warrior B-26 ![]() TB-26C trainer ![]() Douglas Invader ![]() B-26C Invader B-29 ![]() FiFi - One of two airworthy Superfortresses in the world ![]() B-29A Superfortress with P-51D escort fighters ![]() Superfortress flanked by Tigercat ![]() For the next generation to appreciate ![]() For the next generation to appreciate B-52 ![]() Still alert, still ready... ![]() Stratofortress ![]() Barksdale's BUFFs ![]() 55+ years of service and still counting B-58 ![]() Convair B-58A Hustler C-5 ![]() Galaxy ![]() Lackland AFB C-5A C-7 ![]() C-7A Caribou ![]() Rugged "Bush" aircraft of the US Army C-17 ![]() Salute! ![]() C-17A 97th AMW, Altus AFB ![]() HALO delivery ![]() Against the backdrop of Nellis AFB C-27 ![]() Modernized C-27J ![]() Alenia Spartan ![]() Short-lived USAF C-27A C-31 ![]() US Army Troopship C-46 ![]() Airborne assault ![]() Curtiss C-46 Commando C-47 ![]() Bluebonnet Belle (RIP) shining in the sun ![]() USAF Skytrain ![]() Dakota with D-Day invasion stripes ![]() Spooky ![]() A "Spooky" paint scheme ![]() "Willa Dean" C-47 from Lyon Air Museum C-101 ![]() Patrulla Įguila - Upside-down solo ![]() Straight down in formation ![]() Tight up! ![]() V-formation ![]() Steady flying either upside down or rightside up ![]() Going right at each other ![]() Showing the Spanish colors C-130 ![]() C-130J-30 Super Hercules ![]() RATO - Getting a boost! ![]() Belgian Air Force Hercules generating vortices ![]() Austrian Air Force C-130K ![]() High Rollers Hercules of the Nevada AG ![]() Fat Albert C-160 ![]() Armée de l'Air Transall transport CA-13 ![]() Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Boomerang Canberra ![]() Canberra operated by the Luftwaffe CH-53 ![]() Sirkorsky Sea Stallion CM.170 ![]() Luftwaffe Magister ![]() Fouga Magister on landing approach at Zeltweg Airpower 2016 ![]() Fouga Magister at the 2017 Paris Airshow CP-140 ![]() Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 Aurora DH.98 ![]() Fighter Factory's Mosquito ![]() One of a kind...de Havilland's wooden wonder DH.115 ![]() De Havilland Vampire ![]() RAF Vampire DHC-1 ![]() Chipmunk E-2 ![]() Grumman Hawkeye ![]() French Navy E-2C at NTM 2016 ![]() French Navy E-2C participating in NTM 2017 E-3 ![]() Sentry operated by the French Air Force ![]() NATO Sentry EA-6B ![]() Jamming Prowler ![]() Grumman EA-6B Prowler - VMAQ-2 Cherry Point MCAS EC-130H ![]() 43d ECS Compass Call - They'll be "jamming"! EC 135 ![]() Croatia Law Enforcement EC135 EC 665 ![]() Eurocopter Tiger ![]() Tiger! Tiger! ![]() French Tiger from 5 RHC ALAT at NTM 2017 EF-2000 ![]() Typhoon at the 2001 Paris Airshow ![]() Italian Air ForceTyphoon ![]() Stressing the wings with the high-G turn ![]() Typhoon on final approach ![]() German "Cyber Tiger" Typhoon ![]() Spanish Air Force "We Are Back!" Tiger ![]() Luftwaffe Typhoon ![]() Austrian Air Force Typhoon ![]() Italian Typhoon 36-32 ![]() Barvarian "Ghost Tiger" at NTM 2018 ![]() Spanish Air Force Tiger 14-31 at NTM 2018 ![]() Italian Tiger 36-40 at NTM 2018 ![]() Spanish Typhoon touching down at 31st Air Base in Poland ![]() Arrival of the Typhoons ![]() Typhoon formation at NTM 2018 Etendard ![]() Etendard IV M ![]() Super Etendard F-1 ![]() North American Aviation F-1E Fury F-3 ![]() McDonnell F-3B Demon ![]() MF-3B Demon at the National Naval Aviation Museum F-4 ![]() McDonnell Douglas Phantom II...Still "Phabulous" after all these years! ![]() A roaring takeoff representing Col. Robin Olds' Mig killer Phantom S/N 63-7680 ![]() It's not Hugh Hefner's... VX-4 Evaluators F-4S ![]() Michigan ANG F-4C S/N 63-7412 ![]() Captain Steve Ritchie and Captain Chuck DeBellevue's replica F-4D ![]() Luftwaffe F-4F Phantom II - 20th FS, 49th FW - Routine maintenance at Holloman AFB ![]() QF-4G awaiting the phinal sunset ![]() Turkish AF F-4E at SIAF 2018 commemorating 60 years of the Phantom II ![]() Phantom pharewell tour at Nellis' Aviation Nation 2016 ![]() Standing proud against the next generation fighters ![]() QF-4s phinal phlight line on 21-Dec-2016 at Holloman AFB ![]() QF-4E S/N 73-167 on standby ![]() QF-4E S/N 74-625 on standby ![]() Counting the butterflies before the phinal departure ![]() QF-4E awaiting the phinal preflight check ![]() Let's do this! ![]() I am in! ![]() I am right behind! ![]() Let's rock and roll! ![]() QF-4s getting ready for phinal sortie ![]() Phinal look at the six ![]() QF-4E leading the phinal takeoff ![]() Still the meanest looking jet with the shark mouth! ![]() Bright orange tips of the QF-4E S/N 74-043 stand out against the gray sky ![]() Lt Col Ronald "Elvis" King's QF-4E S/N 74-638 performing for the last time ![]() Lt Col (Ret) Jim "WAM" Harkins' QF-4E S/N 74-643 ripping through sky at Holloman AFB ![]() QF-4E S/N 74-645 banking for a sharp look at the crowd ![]() Phinal phlight formation of QF-4E Phantoms ![]() One last afterburner run ![]() QF-4E S/N 74-638 on final landing over looking the QF-16 successor ![]() The phinal salute after 58 phabulous years of service with the USN, USMC, and USAF since the maiden flight. That's all! ![]() The phinal destination for most Phantoms...AMARC F4F ![]() Wildcat! ![]() General Motor's FM-2 Wildcat F4U ![]() Corsair catching the rising sun ![]() All tucked up ![]() The perfect profile ![]() Fighter Factory's Corsair ![]() Red Bull Corsair F-5 ![]() Moosa Aswayita RCAF 419 Sqn CF-5A in pre-Dessert Storm training exercise at MCAS Yuma - 1990-01 ![]() Northrop F-5B Freedom Fighter ![]() Canadair-built CF-5D ![]() F-5E Tiger II, VFC-13 NAS Fallon ![]() Northrop F-5F Tiger II ![]() USN Adversary Tigers ![]() AF-07 Adversary ![]() Swiss Air Force F-5E ![]() Swiss Air Force F-5E at Zeltweg, Austria ![]() US Navy F-5E Adversary AF-13 ![]() US Navy F-5E Adversary AF-01 ![]() US Navy F-5E Adversary AF-03 ![]() US Navy F-5E Adversary AF-06 Patrouille Suisse ![]() Leader of the pack ![]() Time to go! ![]() Stacking it tight! ![]() Showing off the mirror image ![]() Lighting up the sky with flares ![]() Is someone going the wrong way? ![]() Cutting throught the sky like a Swiss knife! F-6 ![]() Douglas F-6A Skyray ![]() Skyray at the National Naval Aviation Museum F6F ![]() Grumman Hellcat F7F ![]() Grumman Tigercat - "Here Kitty Kitty!" F7U ![]() Vought Cutlass ![]() The unique design of the Cutlass F-8 ![]() Vought F-8B Crusader F8F ![]() Grumman Bearcat ![]() Midnight blue Bearcat F-9 ![]() Grumman TAF-9J Cougar ![]() Cougar in classic Sea Blue paint scheme F9F ![]() Grumman USMC F9F-4 Panther F-14 ![]() VF-211 Tomcat - NAS Miramar ![]() A colorful VF-124 Tomcat ![]() Tomcats at Fightertown USA ![]() VF-114 Tomcat ![]() VF-101 F-14D Tomcat ![]() Ripping it... ![]() Like an arrow! F-15 ![]() F-15C Eagle, S/N 85-102...Three aerial kills from Gulf War I ![]() McDonnell Douglas F-15C ![]() 1st FW F-15C Eagle ![]() 1:1 thrust-to-weight takeoff power - 433d WS F-15C Eagle ![]() 159th FW "Bayou Militia" F-15C Eagle ![]() USAF F-15D Eagle ![]() Dispensing flares ![]() F-15E Strike Eagle tearing through the sky ![]() 4th FW F-15E Strike Eagle...with the WSO performing old-school reconnaissance! ![]() Strike Eagle at Nellis AFB ![]() Strike Eagle lighting up the sky F-16 ![]() F-16A early morning sortie out of Tucson ![]() F-16C of 421st FS ![]() F-16AM Fighting Falcon with Mid-Life Update ![]() F-16BM ![]() Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16BM ![]() Full afterburner takeoff at Nellis AFB - 64th AGRS F-16C ![]() UAE F-16F ![]() 55th FS F-16D Fighting Falcon ![]() F-16C pulling a lot of G's! ![]() 182d FS Lone Star Gunfighters' F-16C ![]() Raw afterburner power of Belgian Air Force F-16AM ![]() Portugese Air Force Fighting Falcon ![]() Belgian Air Force F-16AM at NTM 2016 ![]() Greek Air Force F-16C ![]() Polish Air Force F-16C ![]() Turkish Air Force F-16C ![]() Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16AM at NATO Tiger Meet 2017 ![]() Belgian Air Force F-16AM at NTM 2017 ![]() Aggressor F-16C S/N 85-418 ![]() 79th FS F-16D in Tiger scheme ![]() F-16AM in full afterburner ![]() F-16AM lighting up the night sky ![]() F-16C Block 50D of 20th FW ![]() USAF QF-16C Air Superiority Target Drone ![]() USAF F-16C Aggressor ![]() USAF F-16C S/N 86-283 ![]() 112th FS F-16C, Ohio ANG ![]() RNAF Tiger F-16BM at NTM 2018 ![]() Belgian AF Tiger F-16AM at NTM 2018 ![]() Polish AF F-16D ![]() Polish AF Tiger Tiger landing at 31st Air Base, Poland ![]() Greek AF Tiger F-16D at NTM 2018 ![]() Belgian AF F-16AM formation ![]() Dark Falcon piloted by Vador ![]() Danish AF Fighting Falcon USAF Thunderbirds ![]() We got your diamond ![]() Pulling a few G's here... ![]() Stack it up! ![]() Reflection Pass...is that close enough? ![]() Delta formation under the cloud deck ![]() Going head-to head ![]() The crossover break ![]() Right Wing Maj. Caroline Jensen ![]() Scramble for final check before takeoff ![]() After a homecoming show at Nellis AFB F/A-18 ![]() VFA-204 F/A-18A+ Hornet ![]() Adversary Hornets ![]() VFA-122 F/A-18C Hornet ![]() F/A-18C Hornet ![]() F/A-18C of the Gladiators ![]() USMC F/A-18D Hornet of VFMA(AW)-533 ![]() USN F/A-18E Super Hornet ![]() VFA-14 F/A-18E screaming through the blue sky at Salute To Veterans Air Show ![]() "Tophatters" - The Oldest and The Boldest! ![]() Pukin Dogs F/A-18E Rhino ![]() VFA-32 F/A-18F Super Hornet ![]() Wings up! ![]() VFA-106 Super Hornet on approach at NAS Oceana ![]() VFA-106 Gladiators' F/A-18F ![]() Swiss Hornets emerging from the Meiringen cavern ![]() Staffel 11 "011" Hornet - 2008 ![]() Staffel 11 "011" Hornet - 2015 ![]() Staffel 11 "011" Hornet - 2016 ![]() Late October afternoon sortie from Meiringen ![]() Spanish Air Force Ala 15 EF-18AM ![]() Ala 15 EF-18BM ![]() Ala 15 EF-18AM wearing NATO Tiger Meet 2016 scheme ![]() Staffel 11 Swiss AF Hornet breaking though the scene ![]() Spanish Air Force EF-18AM landing at Zeltweg ![]() Transonic Hornet ![]() Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet leaping into the air at CWF ![]() RCAF CF-18 celebrating Canada 150 ![]() Swiss AF FA-18C at NTM 2018 ![]() Spanish AF Hornet at Belgian AF Days 2018 ![]() Swiss AF FA-18C burning and turning USN Blue Angels ![]() Fortus formation - You look marvelous! ![]() Double Farvel ![]() Solo show! ![]() Missing it by that much! ![]() Let's try again from a different perspective! ![]() Diamond - Now that's tight! ![]() Echelon Parade ![]() Delta Breakout ![]() Lucky #7 F-22 ![]() Nellis' F-22A Raptor - 433d WS ![]() Can you see me? ![]() Stealthy and deadly... ![]() Let's "see" how fast I can fly today...43d FS F-22A ![]() Definitely awesome in full afterburner! ![]() Where is my stealthy parking space? ![]() F-22A against a clear blue sky ![]() Obscured by the power! F-35 ![]() F-35A of the 61st FS from Luke AFB ![]() 34th FS F-35A from Hill AFB on landing approach at LBG during Paris Air Show debut in 2017 ![]() USAF F-35A Lightning II ![]() The raw afterburner power of an F-35A ![]() The Transformer F-35B from VMFAT-501 ![]() USMC F-35B Lightning II - MCAS Beaufort's Gen-5 Fighter ![]() Tell me I am worth it! ![]() Armament?...What you don't see will hurt you! ![]() Check out my behind! F-84 ![]() Republic F-84F Thunderstreak F-86 ![]() Sabre on the loose ![]() Three of a kind ![]() One of a kind ![]() North American Aviation F-86F Sabre ![]() 51st FIW F-86F Sabre ![]() Jolley Roger Sabre ![]() James "Jabby" Jabara's F-86 ![]() F-86L Sabre Dog F-89 ![]() Northrop F-89J Scorpion F-100 ![]() North American F-100F Super Sabre! ![]() First of the Century Series ![]() Misty 1 reflecting the sunrise honoring Col. Bud Day - 309th TFS, 31st TFW F-101 ![]() McDonnell F-101B Voodoo F-102 ![]() Convair F-102A Delta Dagger F-104 ![]() Starfighters Aerospace F-104G ![]() TF-104G ![]() Roaring takeoff of the Starfighters F-105 ![]() Virginia ANG Republic F-105D Thunderchief F-111 ![]() General Dynamics F-111E Aardvark ![]() FB-111A variant ready for mission F-117 ![]() The original stealth fighter: Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk from 49th FW, 8th FS ![]() Gen1 and Gen2 stealth airplanes: Nighthawk and Spirit Falcon ![]() French Navy Dassault Falcon 10M FH-1 ![]() The original Phantom...McDonnell FH-1 G-2 ![]() Soko Galeb of the former Yugoslav Air Force G.91 ![]() Designed and built by Fiat Gannet ![]() Fairey Gannet operated by Marineflieger H-46 ![]() HH-46E SAR Sea Knight at MCAS Cherry Point in 2015 H-60 ![]() USAF combat search and rescue - Another day at the office ![]() USAF HH-60 Pavehawks on the move ![]() Sirkorsky HH-60 Pavehawk at Nellis AFB ![]() US Navy SH-60 Seahawk at NAS Fallon ![]() Austrian Air Force UH-60 Blackhawk ![]() MH-60 Seahawk from US Navy HSC-2 Hawk ![]() BAE System T2 ![]() Could be more than just a jet trainer RAF Red Arrows ![]() Hawk T1 - A little brighter red with be better! ![]() Up and away! ![]() Flying circles around the diamond formation ![]() Punching through against the grain ![]() Going solo showing off the red white and blue! ![]() Painted by the sunset ![]() Making it look convincing ![]() The split Hunter ![]() RAF F.6 ![]() RNAF Hunter Hürkuş ![]() Turkish Aerospace Industries' first trainer/attack platform Hurricane ![]() A Hurricane landing ![]() Hawker's contribution to the Battle of Britain Il-28 ![]() Ilyushin Il-28 (NATO code name: Beagle) J-6 ![]() Chinese-built Mig-19 designated as Shenyang J-6 (NATO code name: Farmer) ![]() J-6 variant: Dong Feng DF-102 J-8 ![]() Shenyang J-8E (NATO code name: Finback-A) J 29 ![]() Saab Tunnan ![]() J 29 from the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight Jaguar ![]() Armée de l' Air Jaguar JAS 39 ![]() Saab Gripen - 2001 Paris Airshow ![]() Czech Air Force Gripen ![]() Hungarian Air Force Gripen ![]() Gripen's moonshot ![]() Gripen glows against the setting sun ![]() Top view of the Gripen ![]() Czech AF 211 Squadron's Gripen at SIAF 2018 ![]() Czech Air Force 100-year anniversary Gripen at the NTM 2018 ![]() Another look of the Czech Air Force 100-year anniversary Gripen ![]() How to brighten up a cloudy sky Ju-52 ![]() Nice and easy landing ![]() Junkers Tante Ju Ka-52 ![]() Kamov Alligator KC-10 ![]() McDonnell Douglas Extender KC-46 ![]() Boeing Pegasus - the next generation tanker KC-135 ![]() Stratotanker - 50+ years of air refueling services ![]() The boom is lowered and ready to give... KC-390 ![]() Embraer's heavy lifter/tanker - 2017 Paris Airshow debut L-29 ![]() American Bald Eagle Aero L-29 ![]() USSR Delfin (NATO code name: Maya) L-39 ![]() Albatros ![]() Albatros leads Strikemaster ![]() Slovak Air Force L-39 Black Diamonds ![]() Black Diamond formation ![]() We too can fly like the Thunderbirds! ![]() Can the Blue Angels do this? L-159 ![]() Czech out the Aero Alca! ![]() Draken International's L-159 Lightning ![]() RAF F.2A at Gatow Luftwaffe Museum M28 ![]() PZL Skytruck of the Polish Air Force M-339 ![]() Draken International's MB-339CB Frecce Tricolori ![]() Is this colorful enough? ![]() Seriously? ![]() Straight forward formation flying ![]() The solo guy is losing it! ![]() Splitting up is easy! ![]() Orchestrated manuever in the dark ![]() Doing it the Italian way... M-346 ![]() Alenia Aermacchi Master jet trainer MC-130 ![]() Lockheed MC-130J Commando II Me-262 ![]() Messerschmitt Schwalbe 'B' reproduction by Me 262 Project ![]() Me-262 B in flight at Wings Over Houston 2014 ![]() Me-262A - Made in the USA! ![]() Me-262A at Zeltweg Airpower 2016 Merlin ![]() Royal Navy's Augusta Westland Merlin HM1 Mi-8/Mi-17 ![]() Czech Air Force Hip ![]() Croatian Air Force KFOR Hip ![]() Czech Air Force Hip at Sliac AB Mi-24/Mi-35 ![]() Bulgarian Hind ![]() Czech Air Force Hind ![]() Czech Air Force Mi-35/24V Alien Tiger ![]() Polish Air Force Mi-24 ![]() Mil Mi-24 Mig-15 ![]() A vintage Mig-15 of the Czechoslovak Air Force on display in Jilem, Czech Republic ![]() Red Star Aviation's Mig-15UTI ![]() Historic Czechoslovak Air Force Mig-15UTI at SIAF 2018 Mig-17 ![]() Showing off the after burner ![]() Phantom's nightmare in the early days of the Vietnam War ![]() Mig-17 of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) Air Force Mig-21 ![]() Genuine UM Fishbed ![]() Mig-21 of the former GDR Air Force ![]() Polish Mig-21 and Cold War bunker ![]() Croatian Air Force Mig-21bis ![]() Croatian Air Force Mig-21UMD Mig-23 ![]() Mig-23ML Flogger ![]() Mig-23UB Flogger-C ![]() Mig-23BN Flogger-H Mig-29 ![]() Polish Air Force Fulcrum ![]() Smoke it up! ![]() The USSR's answer to the USAF F-15 Eagle ![]() Polish Air Force Mig-29A standing tall ![]() Flight of the Fulcrums ![]() Attack of the Fulcrums ![]() Slovak Air Force Mig-29UBS at Sliač Air Base, Slovakia Mirage III ![]() Armée de l' Air Mirage III Mirage 2000 ![]() Armée de l' Air Mirage 2000 ![]() Mirage 2000D at NTM 2016 N-2501D ![]() German Air Force Nord 2501D ![]() Noratlas NH-90 ![]() NATO's Blackhawk ![]() Belgian Navy NH-90 ![]() Belgian MTH NH-90 ![]() Rehearsing SAR missions O-1 ![]() Commonly known as L-19 Bird Dog OV-1 ![]() US Army Mohawk ![]() Grumman's purpose-built observation airplane for the US Army ![]() Mohawk on the hunt OV-10 ![]() German OV-10 Bronco ![]() Rockwell/USMC Bronco P-3 ![]() US Customs and Border Protection's Orions - Airborne Early Warning and Long Range Tracker P-38 ![]() Red Bull Lightning ![]() Unique wing-to-body lines ![]() When the Lightning strikes...The business end of the P-38 P-39 ![]() Bell Airacobra ![]() Airacobra right profile P-40 ![]() A peaceful morning awaiting the Warhawk ![]() Warhawk cockpit ![]() P-40K ![]() S/N 42-105867 - A tribute to "Tex" Hill's P-40 Warhawk of the AVG Flying Tigers ![]() Curtiss P-40E P-47 ![]() The Original Thunderbolt ![]() Republic P-47D-30-RA aka The Jug P-51 ![]() Galveston Gal Mustang (RIP) ![]() Little Horse Mustang ![]() Man O' War Mustang ![]() Gunfighter Mustang ![]() Wee Willy II Mustang ![]() P-51C Mustang of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen ![]() Dolly Mustang ![]() Gentleman Jim Mustang P-63 ![]() Bell P-63 Kingcobra ![]() Kingcobra flying low and fast PB4Y-2 ![]() Consolidated Privateer ![]() Privateer on landing approach at Nellis AFB PBY-5 ![]() Consolidated Catalina ![]() Catalina of The Netherlands Naval Aviation Service PC-7 ![]() The solo guy from the Swiss Air Force PC-7 Team ![]() The two solo guys attempting a lunar eclipse ![]() Full team of nine ![]() Full diamond formation ![]() A head-on look ![]() The barrel roll around the solo guy PC-9 ![]() Slovenian Air Force PC-9 PV-2 ![]() Lockheed Harpoon PZL-130 ![]() Polish Orlik Q-5 ![]() Nanchang Q-5 "Fantan" RA-5C ![]() North American RA-5C Vigilante Rafale ![]() On landing approach at 2013 Paris Airshow ![]() 30,000 hours marking ![]() Nice aileron roll ![]() The Monster Tiger claws ![]() French Navy Rafale at the NTM 2016 in Zarazoga, Spain ![]() Rafale twins ![]() Rafale in afterburner ![]() French Navy 11F White Tiger from BAN Landivisiau during NTM 2017 ![]() "Hard to be humble" Rafale from Escadron Chasse et d'Expérimentation (ECE) 01/30 ![]() NTM 2017 Rafale from Escadron Chasse (ECE) 03/30 ![]() Performing at the 2017 Paris Airshow ![]() Showing the raw power at Sanicole 2017 ![]() Armée de l'Air Rafale ![]() French Navy Rafale at NTM 2018 in Poznan, Poland ![]() 2018 Rafale Solo Display aircraft ![]() The Prototype Rafale A RB-66 ![]() USAF Douglas RB-66 Destroyer RF-84F ![]() Republic RF-84F Thunderflash of the Luftwaffe RF-101 ![]() A dedicated reconnaissance variant of the F-101 Voodoo S-3 ![]() VS-41 Lockheed S-3B Viking SA 316 ![]() Swiss Air Force Alouette III ![]() Sud Aviation's original SA 330 ![]() Royal Air Force Puma ![]() RAF Puma sporting 100-year anniversary markings at the NATO Tiger Meet 2018 in Poznan, Poland SA 342 ![]() French Armée de Terre SA 342 at NTM 2016 ![]() Gazelle at NTM 2017 SAAB 105 ![]() Swedish Air Force Saab 105 ![]() Austrian Air Force Saab 105Ö at NTM 2017 ![]() Austrian Air Force Saab 105Ö at CIAV 2018 SB2C ![]() Curtiss SB2C-5 ![]() Currently the only airworthy Helldiver in the world SBD ![]() SBD-5 Dauntless ![]() Douglas dive bomber that played a major roll in winning the Battle of Midway ![]() Douglas Dauntless Scorpion ![]() Textron Airland Scorpion at the 2015 Paris Airshow ![]() A simple message from this low-cost military platform Sea Hawk ![]() Royal Navy FGA 6 SH-3 ![]() Sirkorsky Sea King performing SAR training ![]() Royal Navy ASaC7 ![]() Begian AF showing off SAR techniques SK-35 ![]() Saab SK-35C Draken ![]() Draken taxiing at Zeltweg Airpower 2016 ![]() Draken S/N 35810 belonging to Swedish Air Force Historic Flight SNJ ![]() North American SNJ-2 Texan ![]() North American SNJ-5 Texan SNV ![]() US Navy Vultee SNV-1 Valiant Space Shuttle ![]() Endeavour's last piggyback ride over JSC Special Formation Flights ![]() Randolph AFB trainers ![]() European display teams at Sanicole 2015 Sunset Show ![]() Super Constellation and Patrouille Suisse ![]() F-16AM/BM/C formation at NTM 2016 - Zaragoza, Spain ![]() Saab 105 - Magister - Vampire - Draken - Tunnan - Tiger - Typhoon over Zeltweg Airpower 2016 ![]() Spitfire - Viper ![]() Red Bull's Alpha Jets - Corsair - Lightning - Mitchell ![]() International display teams at Sanicole 2017 Sunset Show ![]() Gazelle - AB212 - Hind - Puma - Hip x2 at NTM 2018 ![]() PC-9 - Fishbed x2 at CIAV 2018 Spitfire ![]() Vickers manufactured 1943 MkIX ![]() RNLAF Spitfire ![]() Spitfire Mk XVI Su-22 ![]() Polish Air Force Su-22M4 ![]() Polish Fitters taking off from Kleine Brogel Air Base ![]() 30 years of service and counting ![]() As long as those wings can still swing, Polish Fitters could be around until 2024 ![]() Former GDR Air Force Su-22 Su-25 ![]() Georgian Air Force Frogfoot at the 2001 Paris Air Show ![]() USSR's answer to the A-10...or perhaps it is the not-to-be Northrop A-9 ![]() Czechoslovak Air Force Frogfoot on display at Letecke Muzeum Kbley, Czech Republic Su-27 ![]() Sukhoi Flanker ![]() Ukrainian AF Flanker ![]() Tandem-seat Flanker at Belgian AF Days 2018 Su-35 ![]() 2013 Paris Air Show debut: Sukhoi Flanker-E Super Mystere ![]() Armée de l' Air Super Mystere T-1 ![]() Lockheed T-1A Sea Star T-6 ![]() Beechcraft Texan II ![]() US Navy SNA T-6B Texan II T-28 ![]() North American Trojan ![]() US Navy T-28B ![]() Red Bull Trojan ![]() Trojan Phlyers ![]() Trojan Horsemen T-33 ![]() Ace Maker ![]() Where is my opposing knife-edge Thunderbird? ![]() Where is my opposing knife-edge T-33? ![]() The Red Knight ![]() Ace Maker II ![]() Simple trainer derived from Kelly Johnson's F-80 Shooting Star. T-34 ![]() Beechcraft Mentors T-38 ![]() NASA's T-38A Talon ![]() Whiteman's T-38 ![]() 560th FTS "Chargin' Cheetahs" T-38C, S/N 69-7085, from Randolph AFB ![]() T-38C of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing - Beale AFB ![]() Tyndall's T-38C, S/N 62-3706 ![]() T-38A, N966NA (S/N 65-10357), on approach at NAS New Orleans ![]() Randolph AFB's 435th FTS "Black Eagles" T-38C Talon, S/N 70-1954 T-50A ![]() LM/KAI offering for the T-X Program: T-50A TBF/TBM ![]() Grumman developed TBF Avenger torpedo bomber ![]() General Motor manufactured TBM-3 Tornado ![]() Luftwaffe IDS during routine maintenance at Holloman AFB ![]() German Air Force Tornado ECR ![]() German AF Tornado at NTM 2018 ![]() "Hard To Be Humble" Tornado ECR UH-1 ![]() USMC UH-1E ![]() US Army UH-1B Iroquois ![]() UH-1D in action: Vietnam ![]() West Germany Federal Border Guard UH-1D ![]() USMC UH-1Y Venom USAF Heritage Flights ![]() Mustang - Raptor - Thunderbolt - Phantom ![]() Mustang - Viper - Raptor ![]() Mustang - 2x Sabre - Raptor ![]() Warhawk - Raptor - Viper - Eagle ![]() Mustang - Warthog - Eagle ![]() Mustang - Viper - Sabre - Eagle ![]() Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt II ![]() Thunderbolt - Warthog - Mustang - Eagle ![]() Globemaster III and Skytrain ![]() Sabre - Lightning II - Raptor ![]() Skytrain and Globemaster III ![]() Mustang and Lightning II USMC Heritage Flights ![]() Lightning II - Harrier II - Hornet USN Heritage Flights ![]() Hornet and Wildcat ![]() Super Hornet and Corsair V-22 ![]() MV-22 Osprey: Not your daddy's VTOL aircraft! ![]() Helicopter mode ![]() Hybrid mode ![]() Airplane mode ![]() USAF CV-22 ![]() Ready to top it off from an MC-130J Warbirds ![]() A gathering of WW II warbirds ![]() P-51 leading the pack ![]() Bearcat and Mustang ![]() Mitchell and Corsair ![]() Hurricane and Mosquito ![]() Warhawk leads Flying Fortress ![]() Thunderbolt and Mustang ![]() Spitfire and Mitchell ![]() Skyhawk and Phantom II WB-57 ![]() NASA's Canberra ![]() N917NA X-29 ![]() Grumman X-29 forward-swept wing technology demonstrator X-31 ![]() Rockwell/MBB X-31 enhanced fighter maneuverability denmonstrator Yak-3 ![]() Luftwaffe's nightmare on the Eastern Front during WW II ![]() Normandie Niemen Yak-3 ![]() Yakovlev's answer to the Mustang and Spitfire YC-14 ![]() Boeing's entry in the AMST competition YF-17 ![]() Northrop's entry in the LFW competition ![]() Later designation as the F-18 prototype ![]() Cobra YF-23 ![]() Northrop/McDonnell Douglas' entry in the ATF competition ![]() Prototype Air Vehicle 2 Gray Ghost ![]() YF-23 S/N 87-801 ![]() It may have been known as the Black Widow II YF-107 ![]() North American F-107A prototype...It may have been known as the Ultra Sabre More to come... As long as I can remember, I've always been fascinated with airplanes. Like most kids, I liked to draw. I can remember I would wake up in the morning and the first thing I would do is grab my paper pad and pencil and draw. I would often get disciplined for not washing up and eat breakfast before I dove into my drawing obsession. Unlike most kids, I drew nothing but airplanes starting at the age of about three years old. I think because I grew up during the war and saw airplanes zipping around the skies of Vietnam on a daily basis, I was heavily influenced by the subject. Of course all of my stick-figure airplane drawings from my early age were thrown out but I was able to save some of my sketches starting at the age of eight. My drawing skill was honed over the years as I got older but unfortunately I ran out of patience to be able to sit still and draw. Perhaps one day I will pick it up again. Below is a collection of my airplane drawings between 1973 and 1990. 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In 1966, Fred served in Vietnam and was based at Tan Son Nhut AB in Saigon. These are Fred's images documenting some of the military aircraft operating at Tan Son Nhut AB during that period. Thank you for your service! ![]() VF-142 F-4B Phantom II ![]() US Navy F-4B ![]() RF-4C flight line ![]() C-141A Starlifter ![]() Shiny USAF C-141A ![]() C-135B Stratolifter ![]() C-123A Provider ![]() CH-3C Jolly Green Giant ![]() P-2H Neptune ![]() HH-43B Husky ![]() T-39A Sabreliner ![]() F-102A Delta Dagger ![]() F-102A sortie ![]() F-102A sorties ![]() McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo ![]() Voodoo flight ![]() Voodoo maintenance ![]() EC-135K ![]() Bell UH-1D ![]() Iroquois ![]() Bell UH-1B ![]() Field of Hueys ![]() Douglas A-1H Skyraider ![]() Braniff International Boeing 707-300 transporting military personnel So you want to be a photographer? How about strapping yourself into an RF-4C and use it as your camera gear?
![]() ![]() Frank and his photographic equipment: RF-4C Phantom II, S/N 65-0917 12th TRS, 460th TRW, Tan Son Nhut AB, Saigon, Vietnam These are images taken by Frank during his career in the USAF ... Thank you for your service! ![]() RF-4C Phantom II catching the sunset ![]() RF-4C looking for gas ![]() One at a time! ![]() Our turn! ![]() RF-4C taking a selfie ![]() RF-4C returning from mission ![]() RF-4C of the 12th TRS ![]() RF-4C S/N 68-0588 ![]() F-4E armed and dangerous ![]() F-4Ds looking for opportunities ![]() Awesome! ![]() F-4E escort ![]() RB-57E Patricia Lynn (S/N 55-4257) ![]() USAF MAC C-141A ![]() F-4E Phantom II - Bitburg, Germany ![]() F-4Es aerial refueling ![]() German F-104G Starfighter ![]() RAF Lightning F.2A ![]() A Lightning landing You can be my wingman...! ![]() Meeting USAF Ace Brigadier General Steve Ritchie ![]() Capt. Ritchie marking Mig Kills #3 and #4 on F-4E, S/N 67-0362, after the mission on 08-Jul-1972. (Courtesy of Capt. Marty Cavato) Thank you for your service! ![]() ![]() My Uncle Lam. He was a Major in the Republic of Vietnam Marine Division. My best memory of him is he used to carry an M1911A1 behind his back and concealed under his shirt at all times. Uncle Lam was one of the toughest dudes I know as a kid growing up. He was KIA in July 1974![]() ![]() Tuan, my brother in-law, as a young 2nd Lieutenant serving in the VNAF ![]() ![]() Lastly, my dad as a young Lieutenant Colonel in the Signal Corps of the ARVN Links to some aviation related websites: Standard Atmospheric Computation Courtesy of the Aeronautical Engineering Department, Stanford University The Boeing Company Skyraider Association XB-70 Excellent information about the XB-70 StudentPilot.com The one stop teaching tool for student pilots on the world wide web Air & Space Smithsonian |