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An A-26 Invader, the “Million Airess,” taxis onto the ramp April 15, 2025, at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Birmingham, Alabama, as part of the 117th Air Refueling Wing and Southern Museum of Flight’s Bay of Pigs Invasion Commemoration. This years’ service marks the 64th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs mission that took the lives of four Alabama Air National Guard aviators – Leo Baker, Wade Gray, Pete Ray and Riley Shamburger.

A-26 Invader

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Aug. 28, 2025
The A-26 Invader was a twin-engine light bomber and ground attack aircraft used by the U.S. during World War...
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The Aeronca L-16 "Champion" as seen in flight circa 1949.

Aeronca L-16

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Aug. 28, 2025
After World War II, the U.S. Army procured the Aeronca L-16 as a replacement for the L-4. Although similar to...
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A B-25 Mitchell bomber flies over the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 11, 2025.

B-25 Mitchell

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Aug. 28, 2025
The B-25 medium bomber was one of America's most famous airplanes of World War II.
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FILE PHOTO -- The C-40 B/C provides safe, comfortable and reliable transportation for U.S. leaders to locations around the world. The C-40B's primary customers are the combatant commanders and C-40C customers include members of the Cabinet and Congress. The aircraft also perform other operational support missions. (Courtesy photo)

Boeing C-40

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Aug. 28, 2025
The C-40 is an executive airlift platform used for the transportation of U.S. leaders around the world.
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C-130 Hercules

C-130J Hercules

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Sep. 09, 2025
The C-130 Hercules primarily performs the tactical portion of the airlift mission. The aircraft is capable of...
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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. - Col. Tyler Schaff, 316th Wing and Joint Base Andrews commander, U.S. Navy Capt. Eddie Pilcher, Naval Air Facility Washington’s commanding officer, and members of the Navy Operational Support Center, Washington, D.C.’s Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 53, pose with Joint Base Andrews honorary commanders on the flightline during the Honorary Commanders Program quarterly visit at JBA, Md., June 25, 2021. The JBA Honorary Commanders Program matches a civic leader with a military leader to provide commanders a means to educate participants about the armed forces and their various missions. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

C-130T Hercules

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Aug. 28, 2025
The C-130T Hercules is a multi-mission medium-lift transport aircraft supporting U.S. Navy operations...
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Staff Sgt. John Eller conducts pre-flights check on his C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 3 prior to taking off from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii for a local area training mission. Sgt. Eller is a loadmaster from the 535th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

C-17 Globemaster III

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Aug. 28, 2025
The C-17 Globemaster III is one of the Air Force's most flexible airlift platforms, capable of tactical...
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A U.S. Air Force C-21 Cougar assigned to the 458th Airlift Squadron takes off over Scott Air Force Base.

C-21

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Sep. 08, 2025
The C-21 is a twin turbofan-engine aircraft used for passenger and cargo airlift. The aircraft is the military...
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The C-26 Metroliner as seen in flight.

C-26B Metroliner

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Aug. 28, 2025
The C-26 Metroliner is a twin-engine turboprop aircraft used by the U.S. Navy for several mission sets...
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C-32

C-32

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Aug. 28, 2025
The C-32 is a specially configured version of the Boeing 757-200 tasked with the transportation of America's...
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A U.S. Air Force Gulfstream C-37A attached to the 99th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, sits prepared to taxi on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, June 10, 2024.

C-37A Gulfstream

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Aug. 28, 2025
The C-37A/B are twin-engine, turbofan aircraft acquired to fill the worldwide special airlift missions for...
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A C-54E Skymaster named “Spirit of Freedom” sits on the tarmac at the Great Falls International Airport, Sept. 9, 2016. The Spirit of Freedom is a flying museum being flown all over the country by members of the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation to help raise awareness of the Berlin Airlift. The airlift was a mission that saved nearly 2.4 million Germans from the Soviet-controlled East Berlin in the late 1940s and this is one of the only flight-worthy C-54s remaining in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson)

C-54 Skymaster

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Aug. 28, 2025
The C-54 Skymaster was a four-engine cargo aircraft that entered service in 1942 with the U.S. Army Air Forces...
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A C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, lands

C-5M Super Galaxy

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Aug. 28, 2025
The C-5M Super Galaxy is a strategic transport aircraft and is the largest aircraft in the Air Force...
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A Michigan Wing Civil Air Patrol Cessna 172 Skylane parks on the ramp at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan during Exercise Northern Strike 2024-2, Aug. 4, 2024.

Cessna 172 (Civil Air Patrol)

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Aug. 28, 2025
The Cessna 172 is used for cadet orientation flights, training, and search and rescue missions.
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The 375th Air Mobility Wing recently hosted a flight clinic as a part of a joint initiative with the Illinois Wing Civil Air Patrol at Scott Air Force Base, IL from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, 2024.

Cessna 182 Skylane

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Aug. 28, 2025
The Cessna 172, 182, and 206 are all workhorses of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), the official auxiliary of the...
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A view of one of the new Cessna 206 aircraft that the 2nd Aviation Detachment houses for the Academic Flight Program.

Cessna 206 (Civil Air Patrol)

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Aug. 28, 2025
Known for its larger cabin and increased payload, the Cessna 206 is commonly used in missions involving...
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A Cessna L-19 flies as part of the warbirds demonstration at the Arctic Thunder Open House

Cessna L-19 Bird Dog

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Aug. 28, 2025
The Cessna L-19 Bird Dog is an all-metal, tandem seat aircraft designed in 1950.
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A CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron flies over Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 15, 2020, during exercise Gryphon Jet. Gryphon Jet is an integrated training exercise focused on improving interoperability throughout the special operations community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

CV-22 Osprey

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Aug. 28, 2025
The CV-22 Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft with the unique ability to fly in both the manner of a fixed wing...
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A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail soars over Southern California. Aircrews from the USAF, RAAF, and Royal Air Force worked together to rapidly certify the RAAF E-7A with the United States Air Force KC-46A. The trilateral test also allowed the United Kingdom and United States Air Force to gain early test experience ahead of their anticipated fielding of E-7 aircraft variants. (Air Force photo by Richard Gonzales)

E-7 Wedgetail (Royal Australian Air Force)

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Aug. 28, 2025
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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron pose for a group photo before boarding the EA-37B Compass Call aircraft for its first official mission training sortie flight at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 2, 2025. The EA-37B sustains Joint Force military advantage in the electromagnetic battlespace and builds a more lethal force by modernizing electromagnetic attack capabilities to deny peer competitors' tactical networks and information ecosystems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Samantha Melecio)

EA-37 Compass Call

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Aug. 28, 2025
The EA-37 Compass Call is a wide-area electromagnetic attack weapon system that was first delivered for pilot...
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MedStar Health will be touching down one of its EC-135 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, for the public to see at the 2025 Air Show.

EC-135 (MedStar)

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Aug. 28, 2025
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NORAD aircraft fly in formation with a U.S. Air Force KC-135 from the Alabama Air National Guard's 117th Air Refueling Wing over the Gulf of Mexico in support of North American Aerospace Defense Command's Operation Noble Defender March 24, 2023.

F-15C Eagle

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Aug. 28, 2025
The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather tactical fighter used by the U.S. Air Force to gain air supremacy in both...
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Members of the 113th Wing, District of Columbia Air National Guard, deployed to Nellis Air Force Base, in support of exercise Red Flag 23-3, 17 July - 4 Aug., 2023.

F-16C Fighting Falcon

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Aug. 28, 2025
The F-16 Fighting Falcon, which is operated by the 113th Wing at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, is a compact,...
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Melanie "Mach" Kluesner, pilot of the F-35A Demonstration Team, performs aerial maneuvers at the Sun 'n Fun Airshow in Lakeland, Florida, April 1, 2025. The team travels across the country to demonstrate the unmatched capabilities of the F-35A Lightning II and highlight the skill of U.S. Air Force pilots.

F-35A Lightning II

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Aug. 28, 2025
The F-35A Lightning II is the U.S. Air Force’s latest fifth-generation fighter and brings an enhanced...
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A Grumman FM-2 Wildcat (foreground) and a Consolidated Catalina PBY-5A (rear) on display at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

FM-2 Wildcat

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Sep. 04, 2025
The Grumman FM-2 Wildcat was a carrier and land-based fighter used by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps...
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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 41st Rescue Squadron and pararescuemen assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, conduct water rescue training in the Gulf of Mexico.

HH-60W Jolly Green II

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Aug. 28, 2025
The HH-60W Jolly Green II is the U.S. Air Force's newest combat rescue helicopter. Built with advance...
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459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotankers conduct an elephant walk during an alert exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, March 5, 2017.

KC-135R Stratotanker

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Aug. 28, 2025
The KC-135 Stratotanker provides the core aerial refueling capability for the U.S. Air Force and has excelled...
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A Boeing KC-46A Pegasus takes off

KC-46A Pegasus

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Aug. 28, 2025
The KC-46 Pegasus is the Air Force's newest addition to its aerial refueler fleet. The KC-46 Pegasus is...
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Man and dog exit a helicopter.

Leonardo AW-139

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Aug. 28, 2025
The Maryland State Police AW-139 helicopter is primarily tasked with law enforcement support, including aerial...
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Helicopter sits on flightline.

Leonardo AW-139 (Department of Energy)

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Sep. 09, 2025
The Department of Energy operates the Leonardo AW-139 helicopter to support national security, emergency...
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A U.S. Air Force LT-6G aircraft flies in the demilitarized zone over South Korea in the fall of 1953. The North American Aviation T-6 Texan was modified during the Korean War for battlefield surveillance and forward air control, and designated as T-6 "Mosquitos."

LT-6 Mosquito

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Sep. 09, 2025
The LT-6 Mosquito was a modified version of the T-6 Texan used the by U.S. Air Force during the Korean War.
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Teak Action 21 Enhances U.S.-Australian Interoperability

MC-130J Commando II

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Aug. 28, 2025
The MC-130J Commando II flies clandestine, or low visibility, single or multi-ship, low-level infiltration,...
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MD520 (Prince George's County Police)

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Aug. 28, 2025
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a helicopter flying

MH-139A Grey Wolf

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Aug. 28, 2025
The MH-139A Grey Wolf is a multi-capable, twin-engine helicopter capable of providing a wide range of mission...
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Pilot getting airlifted into a helicopter by a coast guard team.

MH-65E Dolphin

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Aug. 28, 2025
The MH-65E Dolphin helicopter is a short-range recovery aircraft primarily used for search and rescue, law...
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North American L-17A Navion at the National Museum of the United States Air Force

North American L-17 Navion

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Aug. 28, 2025
American military services used the L-17 from the late 1940's through the early 1960's as liaison...
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Warbird Thunder Airshows, pilots of the SNJ North American Aviation aircraft, perform their routine during the 2025 Beaufort Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, April 12, 2025. The SNJ aircraft was used by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps to train nearly every pilot for World War II and the Korean War before the Army Air Corps, and the U.S. Air Force designated them as the T-6 Texan aircraft.

North SNJ

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Sep. 09, 2025
The Northa American SNJ was the U.S. Navy's version of the famous AT-6 Texan advance trainer, widely used...
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Missouri Congressman Sam Graves performs in a P-40 Warhawk aircraft, during the Speed of Sound Airshow, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Missouri, Sept. 14, 2024.

P-40 Warhawk

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Aug. 28, 2025
A rugged and reliable fighter aircraft, the P-40 Warhawk was a crucial asset during the opening days of...
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The pilot of “Gunfighter”, a P-51D Mustang, performs arial maneuvers during the 2024 Defenders of Freedom Air and Space Show on Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Aug. 25, 2024.

P-51D Mustang

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Aug. 28, 2025
The Mustang was among the best and most well-known fighters used by the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War...
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A North American Bell P-63 Kingcobra American fighter aircraft, participates in a Memorial Day ceremonial flyover at Palm Springs, Calif., May 25, 2020. Five burial flags were presented and flown over Southern California in historic aircraft to commemorate fallen American service members for Memorial Day.

P-63 Kingcobra

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Sep. 09, 2025
The P-63 Kingcobra was an American fighter aircraft developed during World War II as an improved successor to...
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A T-33 Shooting Star takes off from the flight line during the 2024 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Airshow in San Diego, Sept. 28, 2024.

T-33 Shooting Star

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Sep. 09, 2025
The T-33 Shooting Star was derived from the P-80 fighter and became the first widely used U.S. Air Force jet...
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A T-6A Texan II flies over Oklahoma

T-6A Texan II

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Aug. 28, 2025
The T-6A Texan II is a single-engine, two-seat primary trainer designed to train Joint Primary Pilot Training,...
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A UH-1N Huey helicopter assigned to the 1st Helicopter Squadron flies over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., July 4, 2024.

UH-1N Huey

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Aug. 28, 2025
The UH-1N Huey is operated by several units worldwide including the 1st Helicopter Squadron at Joint Base...
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Men jump out of a military helicopter into a lake.

UH-60 Black Hawk

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Aug. 28, 2025
The UH-60 Black Hawk is a helicopter that provides air assault, general support, aeromedical evacuation,...
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UH-72 Lakota helicopter takes off at Shell Army Heliport, Fort Novosel, Alabama, during training.

UH-72A Lakota

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Aug. 28, 2025
The UH-72A Lakota helicopter is a light utility aircraft used for mission such as medical evacuation, search...
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