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The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multirole fighter aircraft developed by General Dynamics (now Lockheed Martin).
The Polish Air Force operates a fleet of F-16s, which are a key component of their air defence and international operations
A restored Mikoyan Mig-17 Fresco flying during the 2025 Abbotsford International Airshow. It was unique to see this Cold War era jet. Second time that I've ever seen one of these.
Wikipedia: The Focke-Wulf Fw 190, nicknamed Würger (Shrike) is a German single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft designed by Kurt Tank at Focke-Wulf in the late 1930s and widely used during World War II. Along with its well-known counterpart, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the Fw 190 became the backbone of the Jagdwaffe (Fighter Force) of the Luftwaffe. The twin-row BMW 801 radial engine that powered most operational versions enabled the Fw 190 to lift larger loads than the Bf 109, allowing its use as a day fighter, fighter-bomber, ground-attack aircraft and to a lesser degree, night fighter.
A second RCAF CF-18 Hornet performing the CF-18 Demo in the evening show of the 2022 Abbotsford Airshow. It cool seeing the demo at night, the Hornet's afterburners could be fully seen. It was a loud demo too, the pilot didn't hold back.
A restored Mikoyan Mig-17 Fresco flying during the 2025 Abbotsford International Airshow. It was unique to see this Cold War era jet. Second time that I've ever seen one of these.
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and other conflicts. Wikipedia
Top speed: 437 mph
Wingspan: 37′ 0″
Length: 32′
Engine type: V12 engine
Unit cost: 50,985–50,985 USD (1945)
Manufacturer: North American Aviation
Designer: Edgar Schmued
Aircraft markings: 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF
Wikipedia: The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in April 1940 by a team headed by James H. Kindelberger of North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission. The commission approached NAA to build Curtiss P-40 fighters under license for the Royal Air Force (RAF). Rather than build an old design from another company, NAA proposed the design and production of a more modern fighter. Over 15,000 were produced.
Seafire Mk XVII SX336 lifting off, its Rolls-Royce Griffon engine producing the power that made the naval Spitfire such an impressive aircraft. Built in 1946, it was designed for carrier operations, with folding wings allowing more aircraft to be packed onto the limited space of an aircraft carrier. The Seafire also featured strengthened landing gear and other modifications to cope with the demands of operating at sea. SX336 is currently the only airworthy Seafire Mk XVII flying in the world and is kept flying by the Navy Wings charity.
Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornet. The original photo simply looks like a spec in the sky. This photo illustrates the cropping power of the D3x.
Wikipedia: The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contracts were given to Goodyear, whose Corsairs were designated FG, and Brewster, designated F3A.
The Corsair was designed and operated as a carrier-based aircraft, and entered service in large numbers with the U.S. Navy in late 1944 and early 1945. It quickly became one of the most capable carrier-based fighter-bombers of World War II. Some Japanese pilots regarded it as the most formidable American fighter of World War II and its naval aviators achieved an 11:1 kill ratio.
@Orange AFB Airshow19 - Specially painted to commemorate the 75th year of the D-Day landings of 1944
Departing today from Orange AFB 115 the viper pilot stayed low and banked early for the photographers
Wikipedia: The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in 1940 by a team headed by James H. Kindelberger of North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission.
From late 1943 into 1945, P-51Bs and P-51Cs (supplemented by P-51Ds from mid-1944) were used by the USAAF's Eighth Air Force to escort bombers in raids over Germany, while the RAF's Second Tactical Air Force and the USAAF's Ninth Air Force used the Merlin-powered Mustangs as fighter-bombers, roles in which the Mustang helped ensure Allied air superiority in 1944. The P-51 was also used by Allied air forces in the North African, Mediterranean, Italian, and Pacific theaters. During World War II, Mustang pilots claimed to have destroyed 4,950 enemy aircraft.
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Back in Jan. my husband & I went to an abandoned WWII army airfield in Taft, CA. We were hoping to find some interesting buildings or even a runway, but all that was left are slabs of concrete from a building, or maybe they are pieces from the runway, as well as portions of the tarmac. Today agricultural crops have taken over the entire area and it's incredible to believe that at one time over 10,000 pilots learned to fly there including Chuck Yeager, the man who is famously known to be the first pilot to travel faster than sound.
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Here’s just part of a glorious line-up of a dozen Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft from the Second World War at Duxford, Cambridge, during the recent Battle of Britain air show – and what an emotional sight it was.
Plus a taxiing DH82 Tiger Moth biplane, the elementary flight trainer for the RAF and other air forces across the British Commonwealth during the war.
All in all, heady stuff!