On short final for Rwy 14 at Plaisance on a winter afternoon. This aircraft was newly delivered to SAA on 18 Aug 2001.

On short final for Rwy 14 on a winter afternoon at Plaisance as SS710 from RUN. This aircraft was newly delivered to Corsair on 1 Apr 2021.

"Mauritius Kestrel" on the turn on Rwy 14 at SSRIA for a cloudy morning departure as MK16 to CDG.

"Gunung Mulu National Park" lined up on Rwy 16R at Paine Field on her date of delivery to KLM.

On display at Parco Tematico dell'Aviazione near Rimini. The F-86K was the simplified export version of the F-86D with a quartet of 20mm M-24A1 cannon. In place of the Hughes E-4 fire-control system, a new MG-4 system was fitted to work in conjunction with the AN/APG-37 nose radar. A licence agreement was reached with FIAT under the NA-207 contract and the first FIAT-assembled 'K' flew in 1955. The F-86K started to equip the Aeronautica Militaire Italiana in numbers, starting with 1 Stormo at Istrana. The last AMI F-86K flew in 1973 after units converted to the Starfighter.

"Snoopy J" over Tokyo.

First aircraft to fly on a hydrogen fuel cell driving an electric motor in 2008.

On display at Yanks Air Museum. This Tomcat was delivered on 17 Dec 73. It served with VF-2, VF-124, VF-1, NARF, VF-191, VF-124 and NADEP till it was stricken in Mar. 1992. It carries an early F-14A chin pod and is painted in the markings of VF-2 "Bounty Hunters" with the blue/white/red Langley stripe. The squadron was the recipient of four much-coveted Mutha awards.

Dhruvs from the Sarang Helicopter Display Team at Aero India 2023.

"Sharks" of 701 Sqn. in grey weather over the Gulf of Thailand.

On the apron in the afternoon at IGIA T-3. This aircraft was delivered to Alliance Air on 18 Apr 2016.

Taxiing out in the afternoon at RGIA for departure to JLR as 6E7307. This aircraft was newly delivered to IndiGo on 28 Aug 2019.

Last of the development batch of F.1s on at RAF Museum Cosford. The F.1 was powered by two vertically mounted Avon Mk 201s, with No.2 engine being on top and further aft in the staggered arrangement. This aircraft was used to test various aspects of the aircraft's design, powerplant and trial the Red Top missile. It received a square fin with 15% greater area for F.3 trials. The top view shows Firestreaks, the 60⁰ swept wings and ailerons with honeycomb tips, and the small pivoting tailplane. Renowned for its phenomenal rate of climb, the Lightning could go vertically at 20,000 ft/min.

UK's only FAW.1 on display at RAFM Cosford. Gloster's last fighter was designed as RAF's first all-weather interceptor, entering frontline service in 1956 with No. 46 Sqn. at RAF Odiham. The FAW.1 was powered by a pair of Armstrong-Siddeley Sapphire Sa.6 10201 and 10301 engines of 36.9 kN thrust each that required a cartridge starter. The aircraft was fitted with the AI.17 radar and 30mm cannon. The initial production run of 40 FAW.1s also served as test platforms. A total of 435 Javelins were built and served in seventeen RAF squadrons plus OCUs, many being converted to different marks.

On display at the Luftwaffenmuseum. The peculiar shaped Gannet had cranked wings and tail finlets, hardly looking aerodynamic but it served well in the RN carrier search and strike role. The aircraft was powered by a Double Mamba 101 engine with complicated gearing that drove contra-rotating four-bladed Rotol propellers. Double-folding wings in a 'Z' shape were another interesting feature. The launching hook can be seen under the leading edge. This Bundesmarine ASW Gannet was UA+110 ex-RN XG849, one of 15 AS.4s and one T.5 flown by Marinefliegergeschwader 3 (MFG-3) at Nordholz from 1958-66.

On display at RAF Museum Hendon with split black/white undersides. This Hurricane was built by Gloster at Brockworth and entered RAF service on 19 Jan 1940. It was sent to France and flew sorties with 'A' Flight, No. 607 (County of Durham) Sqn. during the Battle of France. Transferred back to Croydon in May 1940, it flew in the Battle of Britain. It spent time thereafter with Training Command and suffered accidents and repairs. The Hurricane was identified for preservation in April 1944. It was used in films including "Battle of Britain," finally reaching RAF Hendon in May 1972.

First flown on 4 Sep 1964, the Kiran was designed and built by HAL as a basic jet trainer. The first Kiran Mk.Is with the RR Viper 11 turbojet were inducted in the IAF in Mar 1968, equipping the Flying Instructors School (FIS) at Tambaram. Production was switched to the Mk.IA with hardpoints, later to the Mk.II with an 18.728kN RR Orpheus 701-05 turbojet. Internal fuel was increased to 1340 L and a pair of 7.62mm guns with 250 rounds each was fitted in the nose. The Kiran formed the IAF's Surya Kiran and Indian Navy's Sagar Pawan aerobatic teams and still serves as an intermediate trainer.

On display at the Royal Thai Air Force Museum. The RTAF operated thirty-one F-84s from 1956-70. Thirteen came from European air forces and eighteen from the USAF. This is Ex USAF 51-10582 that served with l'Armée de l'Air before going to the RTAF. The Thunderjets were flown by No. 12 Sqn, Wing I at Don Muang. Later No. 43 Sqn, Wing IV operated these from Takhli RTAFB till both squadrons moved to the F-86 Sabre.

On display at JASDF Hamamatsu Kohokan. This is a 204th Kokutai F-104J that has been painted as one of 14 aircraft converted to UF-104J/JA standard, operated by the Iwo Jima Drone Operation Flight that was formed in 1992 as the Provisional Drone Operation Unit. The first two conversions could be flown manned or remotely, while the rest were pure drones. The first of these pilotless target drones was shot down in March 1995 and the last two years later. The unit marking is a scorpion on the red tail.

Afternoon pushback at Chennai International Airport as 6E2316 bound for Delhi. This aircraft was newly delivered on 7 Dec 2021 to IndiGo. Built as an A321-251NX, it underwent a modification to an A321-252NX with LEAP-1A30 engines. Successor to the CFM56-5 series, these engines offer a stated 15% improvement in fuel efficiency.