The US Army Air Corps' staff Altair after repaint with light blue fuselage, and yellow wings and tailfin. The unit insignia is pale blue around the Capitol dome with a yellow and blue ring around it. Before and probably immediately after the repaint in 1935, the aircraft wore code 3. The front ring of the engine cowling was also for some time chequered yellow and blue. Photo from: National Museum of the US Air Force

Delivered on 21 May 1976. Operated by the 527th Tactical Fighter Training Aggressor Squadron at RAF Alconbury.

Delivered to the USAF on 21 May 1976 and assigned to the 527th TFTAS at Alconbury. It served the aggressor squadron up to July 1988 when the Tiger II was moved to the US Navy as 741545. It was assigned to NAS Fallon with VFA-127 as NJ-41. In October 1996, it was moved to VFC-13 as AF-07. The Tiger II was withdrawn from use in 2008 and stripped with Grumman, St. Augustine (FL) for parts. Bort number 45 is seen here with sister ship 01559, both with pumped up nose wheel struts while to other agressors of the 527th are blasting away from the Alconbury runway.

Operated by 670 Squadron based here.

In December 2001 the aircraft was withdrawn from use. In April 2004 it was transported to Grazzanise were the aircraft was restored for display duties. In 2008 it was installed as monument at Capodrise (Piazetti Rotari) with code 9-51. Currently the aircraft can still be found there today.

[Nikon D500 + Tamron SP 24-70/2,8]

Towed past the crowd line instead of the infamously fast taxiing that the Viggens always did...

Former USAF 74-1536 was transferred to the US Navy in early 1992. The aircraft is here seen assigned to VFA-127 Cyclones. It was later transferred to VFC-13 and stricken on 13 March 2012. It was last reported as stored at Fort Lauderdale (FL) in 2019. Current fate unknown.

White 45 on display at Fantasy of Flight museum. This I-16 Type 24 originally fitted with a 1,000 hp M-62R engine was one of six rebuilt in Russia in 1997 for the Alpine Fighter Collection from remains discovered in the Leningrad region. It was sold to CAF in 2001 and to Kermit Weeks in 2019. First flown on 31 Dec 1933, the I-16 was then on par with other fighter aircraft. Later outclassed, the 'Ishak' bore the brunt of the Luftwaffe's attack during the opening days of Op Barbarossa. A few I-16s from 123rd and 124th Fighter Aviation Regiment deliberately rammed Luftwaffe fighters in combat.

Photographer Kurt Thomsen

Registered in May 1994 ex VH-JJG. Tony Arbon photo

Sold in the US as N30425 in March 2002. Bob Kerr photo

Assigned to the 527th Tactical Fighter Training Aggressor Squadron stationed at RAF Alconbury. Transferred to the US Navy as 741545 in 1988. Withdrawn from use in 2008. To Grumman, St. Augustine, FL for parts.

On static display at the 2006 Nellis show. Now based at Gillespie Field and part of the San Diego Air & Space Museum.