Vintage Aircraft Performances

Spectacular displays of vintage and military aircraft flying in formation, showcasing aviation history and airshows.

Vintage Cessna O-1 Bird Dog Flight Show

Vintage Cessna O-1 Bird Dog Flight Show

Low angle view airplane flying in sunny blue sky

An A-10 Thunderbolt II flies during the Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, Nov. 11, 2022. The NAS Pensacola Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show is one of Pensacola's largest events, attracting 150,000-180,000 spectators during the two-day event.

Cessna O-1 Bird Dog Warbird in Flight

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France, Essonne, La Ferte Alais Airshow 2012. Focus On Super Etendard Aircraft

An AVRO Lancaster B.1 bomber from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight on the liberation flying party in Rotterdam-Zestienhoven.

Historic Cessna L-19 Bird Dog Performance

Cessna L-19 Reconnaissance Aircraft in Action

US Navy Grumman F-14D Tomcat flying as part of the Tomcat Demonstration Team. Take off with full afterburner, Nellis AFB air show.

DC-8 lifts off from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif.

Airshow at the airport near Moscow in honor of Defender of the Fatherland Day Moscow, Russia - February 23, 2010: Airshow at the airport near Moscow in honor of Defender of the Fatherland Day. Russian fighters, bombers and interceptors show their flight. Copyright: xZoonar.com/DmitryixBogdanovx 13397127

A Northrop NF-5B above the Twenthe airbase.

Cirrus SR-22 C-FVNB in flight, April 29, 2016

small retro airplane, clear blue sky in background

A U.S. Air Force Lockheed U-2, nicknamed Dragon Lady, conducts an aerial demonstration during the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 23, 2022. The U-2, a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft with U.S. Air Force 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, California, provides day and night, high-altitude, all-weather intelligence-gathering and reaches altitudes above 70,000 feet. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

Cessna O-1 Military Observation Plane Display

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - An Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraft departs from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 9:30 p.m. EDT, headed over the Pacific Ocean to release the Pegasus XL rocket carrying NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, solar observatory. Release of the rocket from under the wing of the aircraft is scheduled for 10:27 p.m. EDT.IRIS will open a new window of discovery using spectrometry and imaging to trace the flow of energy and plasma through the chromospheres and transition region into the suns corona. The spacecraft will observe how solar material moves, gathers energy and heats up as it travels through a largely unexplored region of the solar atmosphere. This interface region, located between the sun's visible surface and its upper atmosphere, is where most of its ultraviolet emission is generated. These emissions impact the near-Earth space environment and Earth's climate. NASA's Launch Services Program at the agency's Kennedy S

Vintage Photograph. Small aircraft flying high in a clear blue sky.

Matt Younkin, Beech-18 pilot, puts on a show at Frontiers in Flight Airshow and Open House, Sept. 24, 2022, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. McConnell is located just outside the air capital of the world, Wichita, Kan.

A U.S. Air Force Lockheed U-2, nicknamed Dragon Lady, conducts an aerial demonstration during the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 23, 2022. The U-2, a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft with U.S. Air Force 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, California, provides day and night, high-altitude, all-weather intelligence-gathering and reaches altitudes above 70,000 feet. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

A U.S. Air Force C-17 from the Charlotte Air National Guard participates in pre-race festivities at the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, North Carolina, May 29, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Bove)

Justyn Gorman - American Champion Decathlon - Bellanca 8KCAB Super Decathlon G-IZZZ

A U.S. Air Force Thunderbird demonstrates aerial capability in preparation for Skyfest 2022 on Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, May 13, 2022. Fairchild Skyfest 2022 offered a unique view of Team Fairchild's role in enabling Rapid Global Mobility for the U.S. Air Force.

An EC-130, operated by Airmen with the 193rd Special Operations Wing, takes off from Harrisburg International Airport.

A. Kvochur, a show pilot for the Sukhoi Aircraft Manufacturer performs for the crowd in a Russian made Sukhoi Su-33 Flanker, during the LaComina Airshow held on June 11th, 2000, in Pordenone, Italy. Base: Lacomina Airport Country: Italy (ITA)

small retro airplane, clear blue sky in background

Sport aircraft flying

Aeroplane

During the 1988 SAC Bomb Competition an F-111 fighter-bomber from Pease AFB, New Hampshire takes off. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

Raytheon Beech Premier 1 Corporate Jet

Caption: NASA's Super Guppy aircraft arrives to the U.S. Armys Redstone Airfield in Huntsville, Alabama, April 2, to pick up flight hardware for NASAs Space Launch System - its new, deep-space rocket that will enable astronauts to begin their journey to explore destinations far into the solar system. The Guppy will depart on Tuesday, April 3 to deliver the Orion stage adapter to NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida for flight preparations. On Exploration Mission-1, the first integrated flight of the SLS and the Orion spacecraft, the adapter will connect Orion to the rocket and carry 13 CubeSats as secondary payloads.

Airplanes demonstration flight, airshow, Mirabel, Province of Quebec, Canada, North America

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II from the 388th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, performs a flyover May 8, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. During the 2022 Legacy of Liberty Air Show and Open House the F-35 showcased the unique aerial capabilities of Air Forces most advanced fifth generation multirole stealth fighter.

A propeller plane flies in the blue sky, Toronto Airport, Ontario, Canada, North America

Mr. Dennis Muilenburg, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space and Security, speaks to the audience Sept. 12, 2013, during a ceremony commemorating the delivery of the final C-17 Globemaster III, P-223, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. This historical event comes more than 20 years after the 437th Airlift Wing and the 315th AW took delivery of the very first C-17 to enter the Air Force inventory June 14,1993, and marks the successful completion of C-17 production for the Air Force.

Monroe, NC - Nov 9 2013 - action in the sky during an airshow-warbirds over monroe

An Air Force pilot guides an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft over the airspace on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Oct. 4, 2022, as part of training operations at installation. Several A-10s completed taking off and landing at Young Air Assault Strip on South Post and flying routes over the installation. According to the Air Force fact sheet for the A-10C, the Thunderbolt II is the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close air support of ground forces. They are simple, effective and survivable twin-engine jet aircraft that can be used against light maritime attack aircraft and all ground targets, including tanks and other armored vehicles. The A-10C offers excellent maneuverability at low airspeeds and altitude while maintaining a highly accurate weapons-delivery platform. They can loiter near battle areas for extended periods of time, are capable of austere landings and operate under 1,000-foot ceilings (303.3 meters) with 1.5-mile (2.4 kilometers) visibility. Additionally

Prop General Aviation Fixed Wing Aviat Airplanes Laird-Turner LTR-14 Meteor sky

Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor performs at an air show, Milwaukee Air Show, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, North America

Expedition 69 Landing Preparations. A Russian Search and Recovery Force plane flies around the predicted landing zone for the Soyuz MS-23 capsule with Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, outside of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history.

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II flies over Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 19, 2022. The A-10 Demonstration Team practices regularly throughout the year while at home station to ensure the best performances while traveling to airshows around the country.

Cessna O-1 Bird Dog Reconnaissance Aircraft in Flight

An Airplane Lands at Blue Hour, Taken at Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandtöää Ber in Schoenefeld, 08 08 2024 Schoenefeld Germany

Turkish Air Force F-16C Solo Display during an air demonstration in Konya, Turkey.

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An AC-130J Ghostrider flies over the starting line of the 2022 Air Force Marathon Sept. 17, 2022, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio as part of the opening ceremony. More than 8,500 runners and 1,500 volunteers from all 50 states and 18 different countries came out to run in the races 26th year.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, with the space shuttle Endeavour mounted atop, has just taken off for its ferry flight to California. Before heading west, the shuttle-SCA combination made several low-level passes over several locations on Florida's Space Coast.The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, will fly Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.

DC-8 lifts off from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., at sunset.

Airplane in the first Morning Light, Contrails in the Sky 01 05 2024 Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany

Montreal, Canada - November 22, 2022: Mitsubishi, formerly Bombardier CRJ-200, Air Canada C-FZJA ascending after taking off from YUL, Montreal Interna

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Close up of a silver toy air plane.

Military airplanes fly in the blue sky

Biplane with a wing-walker

An A-10C Thunderbolt II from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, performs a flyover May 8, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The demonstration team brings the aircraft to air shows such as the 2022 Legacy of Liberty Air Show and Open House to showcase the unique combat capabilities of the A-10.

Cessna O-1 Bird Dog Reconnaissance Aircraft in Flight

Cessna O-1 Bird Dog Reconnaissance Aircraft in Flight

Gliders Racing in FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix, Andes Mountains, Chile, South America - aerial

Airshow, formation flight, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, North America

An air-to-air view of an upside down F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft as the Air Force Thunderbirds Flight Demonstration Team uses it for the first time in an air show. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Seaplane, Male, Maldives, Asia

Propellermaschine Propellermaschine am blauen Himmel Copyright: xZoonar.com/Dr.xLangex 13162211

An air-to-air right side view of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft. The white vapor appearing on the wings and midsection of the fuselage is produced by shock waves as the aircraft breaks the sound barrier. Country: Unknown

Cessna Sky hawk most popular 4 sitter Airplane of Aero Club Of India, Bombay now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAspixPatel/DinodiaxPhotox

U.S Air Force Captain Kristin BEO” Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team Commander, flies during a demonstration at the Oregon International Airshow in McMinnville, Ore., Aug. 20, 2022. The F-35 Demo team travels around the United States and around the world, showcasing the world’s most technologically advanced fifth-generation fighter jet.

Jet in flight

Reno Air Races, Sport Class racer.

Prop Military Fixed Wing Aviat Airplanes Northrop N9MB Flying Wing experimental aircraft rare sky below underneath

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the Blacklions” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 conducts a fly by during USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) friends and family day cruise, June 25, 2022. Friends and family members were invited aboard Ford to experience a day in the life of a Sailor at sea first-hand.

Fighter jet demonstration flight, airshow, Mirabel, Province of Quebec, Canada, North America

USA. Single engine airplanes flying in formation.

A KC-135 Stratotanker holds a refueling position with a KC-46 Pegasus during a flyover at the Red River Thunder airshow at Altus Air Force Base (AAFB), Oklahoma, Oct. 1, 2022. All three of AAFBs airframes, the KC-135, the KC-46, and the C-17 Globemaster III were part of the airshow.

Northrop Grumman (Fairchild) A-10 Thunderbolt of the American Air Force during the Open Day at the Soesterberg airbase

Events marking the centennial of the first powered flight, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-400 737 departing LAX Los Angeles International Airport

Miniature toy airplane with jet engines.

Combat Russian helicopter at an air show in Moscow. Moscow, Russia - February 23, 2012: Combat Russian helicopter at an air show in Moscow. Copyright: xZoonar.com/DmitryixBogdanovx 13392189

New Zealand, Otago, Wanaka, Warbirds Over Wanaka, Two German Fokker Dr.1 WWI Fighter Triplanes, and a German Pfalz D111 Biplane

U.S. Air Force Capt. Aimee Rebel” Fiedler, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performed at the Oregon International Air Show, May 21, 2022. The Viper Demo Team travels to roughly 20 air shows across the United States each year where they engage with local media and members of the community in which they are performing.

An aeroplane, Sweden.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft transporting space shuttle Discovery to its new home departs from NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7 a.m. EDT. The duo are heading south to fly over Brevard Countys beach communities, offering residents the opportunity to see the shuttle before it leaves the Space Coast for the last time. The aircraft, known as an SCA, is a Boeing 747 jet, originally manufactured for commercial use, which was modified by NASA to transport the shuttles between destinations on Earth. This SCA, designated NASA 905, is assigned to the remaining ferry missions, delivering the shuttles to their permanent public display sites. NASA 905 is scheduled to ferry Discovery to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia on April 17, after which the shuttle will be placed on display in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A NASA plane is airborne after leaving Patrick Air Force Base in Florida on a hurricane relief flight to Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans. Both Michoud and Stennis Space Center in Mississippi were effected by Hurricane Katrina. KSC is sending a helicopter with medical supplies and an Emergency Medical Technician to Stennis. A NASA plane is carrying medical supplies, food and chain saws, as well as a physician and two high voltage technicians to Michoud to ensure the facility can safely receive power when the main electricity grid comes online. KSC has sent a truck with 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel and three large generators a 1-megawatt generator, and 125- and 225-kilowatt generators. A 14-person security team is also going to Michoud to relieve the security professionals at that location.

Air pollution and airplane contrails (chemtrails): polluted sky with a common swift (Apus apus) flying in the foreground, Jardin des Plantes in front of the National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France.

Passenger propeller plane landing with wheels down. Toronto Ontario Canada.

Airplanes demonstration flight, airshow, Mirabel, Province of Quebec, Canada, North America

An F-16 Viper Demonstration Team aircraft performs at the Titans of Flight Air Expo, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 8, 2022. The airshow showcases more than 50 aerial demonstration performances and static aircraft displays.

Vintage Photograph. PROPELLER FLYING. Small airplane soaring against a clear blue sky.

Demonstration flight of the military transport aircraft Airbus A400M Atlas. ILA Berlin Air Show 2024 BERLIN - JUNE 06, 2024: Demonstration flight of the military transport aircraft Airbus A400M Atlas. ILA Berlin Air Show 2024. Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxKohlx 21909220

Glider Pilot Uli Schwenk (Germany), Dropping Water Ballast, FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix, Santiago, Chile, South America

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- -- The L-1011 aircraft carrying a Pegasus XL rocket with NASA's Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) is seen after takeoff off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The L-1011 will release the rocket over the Atlantic Ocean at 39,000 feet. After separation from the rocket, initial contact with the satellite will be made and the mission team will insure that the spacecraft is functioning properly. The SORCE science instruments will then be turned on and their health verified. Approximately 21 days after launch, if all is going well, the instruments will start initial science data collection and calibration will begin. The spacecraft will study the Sun's influence on our Earth and will measure from space how the Sun affects the Earth's ozone layer, atmospheric circulation, clouds, and oceans. This mission is a joint partnership between NASA and the University of Colorado's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics in Boulder, Colorado.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon performs during the Red River Thunder airshow at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 1, 2022. The Viper Demonstration Team includes an F-16 known as Viper flown by Capt. Aimee Rebel Fiedler, supported by nine other Airmen on the team.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon performs during the Red River Thunder airshow at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 1, 2022. The Viper Demonstration Team includes an F-16 known as Viper flown by Capt. Aimee Rebel Fiedler, supported by nine other Airmen on the team.

Aircraft with two contrails against a blue sky

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