"Flagship Valor" taxiing into a water salute at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024. This 2024 Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight had Vietnam veterans on board. The special livery was unveiled on National Medal of Honor Day in 2022 and features the three variants awarded to the Army, Navy and Air and Space Forces.

On display at Museum of Flight. Article 134 is the first of two built in 1963 and the only one to survive a test loss. It was retired after 80 flights. D-21 'Tagboard' drone #510 for unmanned recce is attached to the spine launch pylon. Launch of these drones at M 3.3 by the Launch Control Officer (LCO) seated in the aft cockpit proved difficult. The 13.1 m titanium D-21 with a max weight of 4,990 kg was powered by a Marquart XRJ43-MA-20S4 ramjet engine that could fly the drone in excess of M 3.3 and 80,000 ft for around 90 min. Only the nose section with the cameras and film was recoverable.

"Columbine III" on display in the Presidential Gallery at NMUSAF. This was the third Connie to carry the name of the state flower of Colorado, where the First Lady grew up. Gen. Eisenhower used VC-121A 48-614 "Columbine" as CO of SHAPE. He briefly used VC-121A 48-610 "Columbine II" as President. This VC-121E was started as a USN R7V-1. It was modified during production, square windows replacing the portholes. The plush Super Connie featured a teletype, TV and a telephone link. It was President Eisenhower's aircraft from 1954 till 1961 and the last primary piston-engined Air Force One.

On short final for Rwy 14 at Plaisance on a cloudy summer morning. The aircraft was newly delivered to Emirates on 24 Jun 2003 till it was withdrawn from use on 27 Oct 2018. It went to Cathay Pacific in Oct 2019.

Ready for departure at IGIA T-3 on an autumn afternoon. This aircraft joined Jet Airways as new on 25 Feb 2009 and served with the airline till 1 Feb 2019. In the same year, it went to AerCap, Ethiopian Airlines and Asky Airlines.

Flying off Miami South Beach at the Hyundai Air & Sea Show 2024. The Stratotanker is flown by 54th ARS based at Altus AFB. Operating under Air Education and Training Command (AETC), the squadron provides initial and advanced training for KC-135R pilots and boom operators as the tanker Formal Training Unit. It traces its lineage to 54th Troop Carrier Squadron that was activated on the C-47 Skytrain on 30 May 1942. The 54th TCS took part in the Aleutian Islands campaign. The 'R' designation started in the 1980s as KC-135A and KC-135E engines were replaced with 98 kN CFM-56-2B1 turbofans.

"Million Airess" on static display at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024.

JMSDF Orion dropping a depth charge as DD-122 JS Hatsuyuki stands by.

On the apron at Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum. C-123s were the first tactical transports deployed in Jan 1962 to Vietnam. Flying defoliation missions under Ranch Hand, resupply under Mule Train and covert ops with SOS units and Air America, the C-123 was used for over a decade. Converted from the 'B' model, the 'K' featured 12.68 kN J85-GE-17 auxiliary jet pods. This aircraft wore camo when it went to Honduras in 1986 where it was registered as HR-ALK with Trans Costa Rica and wore the name "No Problemas." It was impounded at Ft Lauderdale in 1989 and eventually went to the museum.

Hard to tell who was having more fun but it looks like Kyle Franklin of Franklin's Flying Circus was enjoying himself as much as the public with his stellar flying and showmanship at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024. The pilot received the coveted Bill Barber Award for Showmanship in 2017.

Landing on the active after its display at Spirit of St. Louis Air Show 2024. Delivered on 5 Jan 2024, the P-8A is operated by VP-30 "Pro's Nest," which is designated as a Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) tasked with training aircrew in strategic and tactical blue water operations and littoral warfare.

Victory Flight flying past at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 as a part of the centennial celebration of the RCAF. The Mustang and Spitfire Mk. IX carry the 'Y2' unit code of No. 442(F) Sqn RCAF "Caribou" that was credited with 56 victories between June 1944 and May 1945. Their last bomber escort mission was to support Lancasters attacking Berchtesgaden. The formation is led by a Hurricane Mk. XII built by Canadian Car and Foundry at Ontario. It is painted in the markings of F/O W.L. McKnight, DFC & Bar of No. 242 Sqn RAF that mostly had Canadian pilots. The Sqn flew in the Battle of France.

Taxiing in at Cochin International Airport in the evening. This aircraft was newly delivered to IndiGo on 20 Nov 2018.

Capt Samuel "RaZZ" Larson shows off the incredible Raptor at Spirit of St. Louis Air Show 2024.

One of a pair of Thunderbolts flying in support of HH-60G Pave Hawks and a HC-130J during a simulated rescue operation off Miami South Beach at the Hyundai Air & Sea Show 2024.

As close as it gets to the water with the superlative flying skills of the 920th Rescue Wing based out of Patrick SFB as its Pave Hawk hovers off Miami South Beach at the Hyundai Air & Sea Show 2024. From 1961 the 920thRQWprovided manned spaceflight support to NASA for 50 years as the primary rescue unit for astronauts.

On display in the SEA War Gallery at NMUSAF. This MiG-17F was presented to the museum in 1986 by the Egyptian AF. It is painted to represent a VPAF MiG-17. These fighters were decimated in aerial battles over Vietnam. Outclassed, the MiG-17s were forced to pick their battles, intercepting strike aircraft and forcing them to jettison their bombs short of target. Heavily armed with one 37-mm N-37 and two 23-mm NR-23 cannon, the MiG-17 was effective at low altitude, being able to turn inside the heavier American aircraft. The type was flown by the 921st Sao Do and 923rd Fighter Regiment.

Making quite an impression via its massive Kuznetsov NK-12MP turboprop engines driving 18 ft. contra-rotating Type AV-60N propellers as this 'Albatross' flies over Mumbai harbour in the morning. Delivered on 30 Mar 1988, the aircraft serves with INAS 312 "Albatross" in the Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance / ASW role. The last of the type stood down on 29 March 2017 after providing 29 years of yeoman service to the Indian Navy.

On display at the Sea-Air Gallery at Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Delivered to the USN in 1944, this is the sixth SBD-6 of 450 built, which was the last production model. It was identical to the SBD-5 but fitted with the more powerful 1,350 hp Wright R-1820-66 engine, making it slightly faster with a better service ceiling and range. The armored shield for the twin .30-cal machine guns is visible, as is the Yagi radar antenna under the wing. The carburetor intake scoop on top of the cowl has been deleted on this variant which is painted in the standard three-color camouflage.

Upper deck of the superlative Super Galaxy with the visor raised. This C-5B was fully upgraded in two phases through the Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) and the Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP). Fitted with the 225 kN F138-GE-100 and FADEC-III allowing for increased payload, fuel savings and use of shorter runways, it features a glass cockpit, EGPWS and enhanced nav, comm and safety systems. The C-5M from 312th Airlift Squadron based at Travis AFB took part at Yokota Friendship Festival 2024, allowing visitors to walk through the length of the gigantic aircraft.