Bell X-2 StarBuster Replica
In the back lot of the Planes of Fame Museum located in Chino, CA is a full-size replica of the Bell X-2 StarBuster research aircraft (s/n 46-674). The replica was…
Read moreA-10 Thunderbolt II by Fairchild
Great shot of an A-10 over Afghanistan. In this picture, Capt. Andrew Quinn flies his OA/A-10 Thunderbolt II observation/attack aircraft to a refueling position behind a KC-135 Stratotanker. This picture was…
Read moreTondelayo – The Collings Foundation B-25 Mitchell
The famed “Tondelayo” of the 345th Bombardment Group known as the “Air Apaches” as it served in the 500th BS. The Tondelayo was one of three B-25Ds that sunk a…
Read moreF-22 Follow-Up
Defense Secretary Gates today announced that the F-22 Raptor program is scheduled to be cancelled. The new budget halts new orders of F-22 fighter jets and allocates billions of dollars…
Read moreLockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon
The U.S. Air Force officially named the F-16 “Fighting Falcon” on July 21st, 1980, during a ceremony at Hill AFB in Utah. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role…
Read moreNorth American P-51 Mustang
U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) fighter aircraft manufactured by North American Aviation, Inc., between 1942 and 1945. In its role as a long-range bomber escort in the European Theater of…
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