50 years Tornado special scheme - roll-out at Manching, celebrating the types first flight on August 14th 1974 at that very same airfield. Thanks to Team Luftwaffe and Airbus for that stunning paintjob! To become an eye-catcher at airshows in 2024.
A VF-24 Fighting Renegades Tomcat descends at the end of a training mission, heading for a carrier landing during a deployment to the Indian Ocean. It's carrying one AIM-54A, as well as AIM-7 and AIM-9.
An F-14A Tomcat of the VF-211 Fighting Checkmates pauses alongside an S-3 of VS-33 Screwbirds after aerial refueling. This was above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California during workups with CVW-9 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN-68).
This remarkable Douglas XAD2-1 Skyshark is on display at Gillespie Field. Twelve Skysharks were built, two prototypes and ten pre-production aircraft. Most were scrapped or destroyed in accidents, and only this one has survived.
Arriving the day prior to the 1998 Yeovilton Air Day, this 'Sue' was operated by the French Navy 11F. She was written off 22nd October 2022, she impacted the sea after loss of control on launch. The German exchange pilot ejected safely.