"Lucky Lady II' on display at Planes of Fame Air Museum. This SAC aircraft created history, being the first to complete a nonstop flight around the world. The standby B-50A from 63rd BS "Sea Hawks," 43rd BG took off from Carswell AFB on 26 Feb 1949 and landed back on 2 Mar 49 after flying 23,452 miles in 94 hours, 1 min. The 43rd ARS supplied four pairs of KB-29M tankers to refuel the B-50A four times, losing one. Capt James Gallagher and his crew received DFCs, the Mackay Trophy and Air Age Trophy. The B-50A was damaged BER on 13 Aug 50 after all engines failed, breaking off the tail.

On display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Ten of the Arctic rescue variants were ordered by the USAF and delivery started in 1950. The Arctic version could be equipped with RATO, a ski undercarriage and carry twenty stretchers. The STOL aircraft were found to be underpowered and retired by 1955. Most were sold to operators in Latin America.

On display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. From traditional bombing, the two-seat F-100F developed into Iron Hand, Fast FAC and weather recce roles. The first Wild Weasel I unit was the 354th TFS flying the F-100F from Takhli using APR-25/26 RHAW against SA-2 and AAA sites. This F-100F was a Misty FAC assigned to the 416th TFS, 37th TFW at Phu Cat AB and was flown by two eventual Chiefs of Staff. The only Misty FAC Medal of Honor recipient was Maj. George "Bud" Day, one among almost a quarter of the 155 Misty pilots to be shot down.

Red 6 recovered in 2003 on display at Planes of Fame. Built in 1939 as an E-1, this combat veteran participated in the Battle of France and BoB. It was converted to an E-7, carrying a 300L drop tank or as a Jabo with an ETC 50 or ETC 500 bomb rack. The Emil went to newly formed II./JG 5 'Eismeer' on 22 Mar 1942 at Petsamo and was flown by Lt. Wulf-Dieter Widowitz. While on an escort mission, it was shot down on 4 Apr 1942 by a 2nd GIAP Hurricane Mk.IIb. Widowitz put the aircraft down on a frozen lake. The 36-victory ace was killed on 28 Jul 43 while piloting a Go-145A from Kirkenes to Petsamo.

Chetak over Yelahanka AFS in the evening.

A wet morning departure for "Chäserrugg" from Rwy 14 at SSRIA.

On display on the flight deck of CV-10 USS Yorktown at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. This Hornet served with VMFA-142 "Flying Gators" at NAS Atlanta. The squadron traces its lineage to VMSB-142, activated in 1942 on the SBD Dauntless. During World War II, VMSB-142 participated in the Guadalcanal and Philippines campaigns. Deactivated after the war, the squadron was reactivated in Florida as VMF-142, then VMA-142 on different versions of the Skyhawk and finally as VMFA-142 in Dec 1990. It stood down in July 2008.

Morning departure of JL307 to Fukuoka. Operating as JL516 from Sapporo, this aircraft was written off at Haneda Airport on 2 Jan 2024 after a collision with JA722A DHC-8-315Q MPA of Japan Coast Guard on an earthquake relief mission. All 379 occupants evacuated the A350 safely but the aircraft was destroyed by fire, resulting in the first hull loss of an Airbus A350.

Fully-loaded Su-30MKI on static display at Aero India 2023 with a Litening LDP and Brahmos, R-27ET, R-27ER, RVV-AE and R-73 missiles.

Sunlight falls on this SNJ-5 inside the hangar at the Planes of Fame Air Museum. The trainer was accepted by the USN on 12 Oct 1944 at Dallas, Texas. It served with a number of units till Dec 1946. After being reconditioned in 1947, the aircraft went into storage till 1948. It was returned to service in Jul 1948, serving on both coasts. The aircraft was stationed at Kwajalein from Jan to Oct 1954 during the atomic bomb tests, finishing its service at NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii. Transferred to California, it was acquired by the museum in 1961 and restored to flying condition.

Tornado from XV Sqn displaying in grey weather at the Cotswold Airshow 2011.

On the flight line at Flying Legends 2011. This Yak-9 was built by Strela Aircraft Co. in Orenburg with an Allison V-1710 engine as the Klimov M-105PF was rare to find. The Yakolevs were the best of the big three Soviet fighter designs, Yaks accounting for half the Russian fighters built from 1941-45. About similar in performance to the Bf-109, the Yak-9 could more than hold its own below 15,000 feet.

On display at Gifu-Kakamigahara Air and Space Museum. The T-2 was influenced by the design of the SEPECAT Jaguar, as can be seen from this rear view. It was also powered by two Adour turbofans, licence built by Ishikawajima-Harima as the TF40-IHI-801A. Unlike the Jaguar, the T-2 had single wheels. This is the experimental Control Configuration Vehicle (CCV) that has three canards.

On display at Air Festa 2019 with its colourful drop tanks. The T-4 belongs to 31 Kyoiku Hikotai.

Bird of metal at Lucknow Zoo. "Rajhans" is one of two Tu-124K survivors. The other aircraft, "Rajdoot" is at IAF Museum Palam. The third aircraft, "Pushpaka" was lost with the cockpit crew in a landing accident at Jorhat on 4 Nov 1977 that had the PM on board. The Tu-124K served with Air HQ Communication Sqn. from 1966-84. One could see them operate frequently at Palam

Training Command Avro taking off at Yelahanka AFS.

On short final for Rwy 01R at NSCBIA in the morning. This aircraft joined the AirAsia India fleet on 27 Apr 2015 and was withdrawn from use on 31 Jan 2021.

On display outside the halls at Aero India 2023. The LUH features a glass cockpit, is in the 3-ton category and powered by a single Shakti 1U turboshaft engine developed from the Safran Ardiden 1U. It has a service ceiling of 6500 m. It is intended to replace the Chetak and Cheetah helicopters in service.

The sole surviving complete Typhoon on display at RAFM Hendon. With the covers off, one gets a good look at the Napier Sabre 24-cylinder engine, the propeller and a view of the open gun bay doors for the four 20mm Hispano cannon. Good at low level, the "Tiffy" was deadly as a fighter-bomber, armed with two 500 kg. bombs or eight RP-3 rockets. No. 609 Sqn under S/L Beamont flew the first Rhubarb mission in Nov 1942. By D-Day as many as 18 Typhoon squadrons equipped 2nd TAF, wreaking havoc on ground targets in the weeks that followed.

On short final for Rwy 14 at Plaisance on a winter morning. This aircraft was newly delivered to Air Europa on 17 Jun 1994, named "Canarias." On 31 Aug 2000 it joined Frontier Airlines with the "Red Fox" tail design. It joined Air Madagascar on 12 Dec 2003 and stayed in the fleet till 2015. The nearest MK A-340 is 3B-NBJ "Le Chamarel" in old colors.