Classic Aircraft

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Spitfire MK.V clipped wing

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Spitfire MK.VB

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The image shows a US Navy Grumman F-14 Tomcat twin-engine carrier-based fighter—recognizable by its variable-sweep wings and twin tail fins—parked on the deck of an aircraft carrier. Model: F-14 Tomcat (likely an F-14A or F-14D variant) designed by the American manufacturer Grumman. Key features: Variable-sweep wings to adjust for speed, two-seat configuration (pilot and Radar Intercept Officer—RIO), and long-range air-to-air weaponry (such as AIM-54 Phoenix or AIM-7 Sparrow missiles). Historical role: Primarily used for fleet defense and air superiority from US aircraft carriers from 1974 until its retirement in 2006.

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F2H Banshee

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A restored privately owned CF-104D Starfighter over the Kattegat sea area off the coast of Denmark

(Photo by Aviation-Photo Crew)

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P-38J

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Tonight's random quartet of images. Back to 2015 and my first visit to the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton.

@Steveaproctor via X

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RF-4C Recce Phantom Lands at Cam Rhan Bay AB So Vietnam.

@prrpetuaosombro via X

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Ground attack Spitfire Mk. XVI. Clipped wings improved low altitude manoeuvrability. TE311 was manufactured at Castle Bromwich, West Midlands on 8 June 1945. It was used mainly as a pilot trainer. Now operated by the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

@EiseleRon10374 via X

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Close up shot of Hurricane Mk I at Shuttleworth, the only airworthy example that participated in the Battle of Britain.🇬🇧

@Stockotrader via X

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F-4J VF-31 Felix off of USS Saratoga 1969

@PilotPhotog via X

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City Kitty in your Face

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Northrop Grumman and Boeing demonstrated automated mission collaboration between the MQ-4C Triton and P-8A Poseidon. The jointly funded test linked unmanned surveillance with manned maritime patrol and anti-surface warfare missions.

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Klemm L25 G-AAUP and British Aircraft L25C “Swallow” G-ADPS at the Shuttleworth Festival of Flight 2026

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KA-3D Skywarrior refueling an F-4H Phantom

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