Warplane Porn

The North American Aviation T-28 Trojan is a radial-engine military trainer aircraft used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy from 1950 to 1984.

Photographed at the Cascade Warbirds Air Show, Kelso Washington, August 2006

Taken with my phone at Thunder Over Michigan 2023. Last flying b-24 in America.

Photographed at Portland International Airport, Portland Oregon, June 2007

A sibling of the famous Boeing 707 airliner, the KC-135 was a regular sight at PDX until the Air National Guard tanker base was closed in 2006. This aircraft entered service in 1959.

Photographed at Portland International Airport, Portland Oregon, September 2005

The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather supersonic, twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole combat aircraft, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (hence the F/A designation).

This aircraft was in service with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 134 (VMFA-134). Registration #162433.

Photographed at Portland International Airport (PDX) in June 2006.

This aircraft is currently airworthy and on exhibit at the Lyon Air Museum in Santa Ana, California.

Photographed at Hillsboro Airport, Hillsboro Oregon, May 2005.

The Grumman F7F Tigercat is a heavy fighter aircraft that served with the United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) from late in World War II until 1954. It was the first twin-engine fighter to be deployed by the USN. While the Tigercat was delivered too late to see combat in World War II, it saw action as a night fighter and attack aircraft during the Korean War.

Photographed at the 2005 Chino Air Show, Chino California, May 2005

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). Fast and high-flying for a bomber of its era, the B-17 was used primarily in the European Theater of Operations and dropped more bombs than any other aircraft during World War II.

Photographed at the 2005 Chino Air Show, Chino California, May 2005

Two McDonnell Douglas AV-8B+ Harriers (165398 and165385) on the taxiway at PDX. The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a single-engine ground-attack aircraft that constitutes the second generation of the Harrier family, capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing.

Photographed at Portland International Airport (KPDX) in August 2010.

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) by the Lockheed Corporation, the P-38 incorporated a distinctive twin-boom design with a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament.

Photographed at the 2005 Chino Air Show, Chino California, May 2005

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The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation.

Photographed at the 2005 Chino Air Show, Chino California, May 2005

Officially named the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, this ground-attack aircraft was commonly referred to as the Warthog.

Photographed at the Chino Air Show, Chino California, May 2005

The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (Kittyhawk in Commonwealth Air Force service) is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground-attack aircraft that first flew in 1938.

Photographed at the Chino Air Show, Chino California, May 2005

Photographed by, you guessed it, Flt Lt Dayyan!

Wings Over Muskegon Air Show

It was reportedly more stealthy than the f22, but was not as maneuverable.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_YF-23

The Northrop N-9M was an approximately one-third scale, 60-foot (18 m) span all-wing aircraft used for the development of the full size, 172-foot (52 m) wingspan Northrop XB-35 and YB-35 flying wing long-range, heavy bomber. The XB-35 program was canceled in 1949, but the knowledge gained about all-wing aircraft was put to use decades later in the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit bomber.

Sadly, this aircraft and its pilot were lost in a crash on 22 April 2019.

Immediately recognizable by the distinctive inverted gull wing, the F-4U Corsair was a carrier-based fighter which saw service in World War II and Korea. Photographed at the 2005 Chino Air Show, Chino California.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Brown_and_Franz_Stigler_incident