#heritage jet

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A Saab J 32B Lansen heritage jet photographed during the Karup Airshow Spotters' Day 2022

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‘The King’ by Chris Via Flickr: 493rd FS F-15c Heritage Jet. “The King”

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The Idaho Air National Guard's 124th Fighter Wing A-10 in WW2 heritage livery at Reno Air Races

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"Griffin 1" making a pass during the 2024 California Capital Airshow at Mather Field, CA

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"Freedom Eagle"

F-15C (83-0113) from the Fresno California ANG 144th FW, 194th FS is painted in a patriotic livery which celebrated the 75th anniversary of the USAF on Sept. 18, 2022.

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"Griffin One"

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Texas ANG 111th FS F-16C Heritage Jet

This F-16C from the Texas Air National Guard's 111th Fighter Squadron is painted in honor of the squadron's 90th anniversary. All the colors and markings have specific meanings, reflecting the unit's nine-decade history.

The rudder is painted like a JN-4 Jenny, which the squadron flew in the 1920s. The schemes for the wings and flaps recall the paint schemes of the pre-World War II era.

The blue fuselage represents the Korean War, in which the squadron earned credit for two air victories. The gray underside represents the jet age.

The "N5 A" was the insignia the squadron's P-51 Mustangs sported during World War II, in which the squadron claimed 44 air victories. Also representing World War II is the star on the fuselage, while the star on the wing represents the pre-World War II era.

"Ace in the Hole" and the star on the tail replicate the markings of the squadron's F-84s during the Korean War. The ventral fin reads "Est. 1917."

Today the 111th FS is part of the 147th Fighter Wing, based at Ellington Field in Houston.

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354th FW Heritage F-16C in Arctic Splinter livery