"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.

Thirty-six C-46Ds were purchased from USA and 12 from the Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) that included the C-46A and C-46D. All C-46As were converted to C-46D standard. They started operating in 1955 from Tachikawa and by the Miho Detachment, which evolved into the Air Transport Wing comprising of the 401st and 402nd Sqn. Three at Iruma were used for ECM. This ex-ROCAF aircraft at JASDF Hamamatsu Kohokan was flown by the Flight Check Group for navaid calibration till phased out on 11 March 1978.

Preparing for a winter evening departure from IGIA T-1 as passengers start to board "Methi" for a regional flight. This aircraft was newly delivered to SpiceJet on 20 April 2019.

Taxiing in at IGIA T-3 on a summer afternoon. This aircraft was newly delivered to JetKonnect on 30 Nov 2012. It exited the Jet Airways fleet in Jun 2019.

On display on the flight deck of CV-10 USS Yorktown at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. The A-7E succeeded the A-7B after the USN was impressed with the uprated non-afterburning Allison TF41-A-2 turbofan. From the early 1970s, most fleet squadrons flew the 'E.' BuNo 159291 A-7E is painted as BuNo 153176 in the colors of VA-147 "Argonauts," first unit to fly the A-7A light attack jet into combat over Vietnam in Dec 1967 as part of CVW-2 embarked on CVA-61 USS Ranger. It carries the name of Cdr G. Kinnear, who flew more types of jet aircraft in combat than any other naval aviator.

First public display of Air India's newest jet in striking colors at Wings India 2024 held at Begumpet, after her inauguration by the Union Minister of Civil Aviation on the opening day.

On the apron at RGIA at dusk, prior to its departure to Bangalore.

Rocketing off the active on a hot afternoon on Day 2 of Aero India 2015 at Yelahanka AFS.

Taxiing out for departure on a summer evening. This aircraft was newly delivered to BA on 13 Mar 1998.

Taxiing by at Changi. This aircraft was newly delivered to China Airlines on 14 Nov 2016.