Vintage Military Aircraft

Pictures of historic military planes in flight or on display, showcasing their unique structures and features from various eras.

North America, USA, Wisconsin, Oshkosh, Wittman Regional Airport, AirVenture 2006, Douglass DC-3/C-47 C-8 with D-Day Invasion Stripes

WWII vintage North American built B-25 Mitchell Super Rabbit during air to air shoot.

Su-30SM jet fighter of the Russian Navy during aerial refueling.

Washington, Olympia, military airshow. (Editorial Usage Only)

Low angle view of a military aircraft flying in the sky, F-14D Tomcat, US Navy

Hawker Sea Fury at CAF, Minnesota Wing, at the Air Show in Fleming Field, St, Paul, Minnesota

Sports airfield turning propeller machine sports airfield Wend

A P-51 Mustang (E2-D, serial number 42-106875) nicknamed 'Queen Jean' of the 361st Fighter Group prepares for take off at Bottisham.

Vintage aircraft, Burnet, Texas

A giant of the skyways poises for flight, Langley Field, Va. The four powerful engines of a YB-17 bomber are warmed up before a takeoff.

Sweden, Southeastern Sweden, Nykoping, F11 reconnaissance aircraft, F11 Museum

DN-SC-82-00345. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

B-17 G Flying Fortress, close up of the nose and cockpit of this plane

de Havilland DH89a Dragon Rapide

British Avro Lancaster Bomber, RCAF markings at the air show

A T-2 Buckeye of the Hellenic Air Force at Kalamata Air Base, Greece.

A left front view of a Marine A-6E Intruder aircraft sitting on the flight line. The Intruder is from Marine All-Weather Medium Attack Squadron 332 (VMAWF-332). Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Three quarter front view of a North American built P-51 "Mustang" pursuit aircraft on the flight line at McCarren Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada during the USAF Gathering of Eagles convention. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

Beechcraft Model 18 Twin Beech Beech Aircraft 1937 - 1970 Marilyn Monroe

Moscow Russia Zhukovsky Airfield 31 August 2019: Restored Ilyushin Il-2 - WWII era USSR ground attack aircraft demonstration flight of the international aerospace salon MAKS-2019 Moscow Russia Zhukovsky Airfield 31 August 2019: Restored Ilyushin Il-2 - WWII era USSR ground attack aircraft demonstration flight of the international aerospace salon MAKS-2019. Copyright: xZoonar.com/AlexanderxStrelax 18312831

A P-51A Mustang flying over Chino, California.

Classic and iconic British WWII aircraft and model replica

Low angle view of an Iraqi Air Force T-6 Texan trainer aircraft

Transport, Air, Royal Navy Fairey Firefly Fighter plane with F16 flying above at air show in RAF Culdrose.

DF-ST-89-02689. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH Base: Des Moines Municipal Airport State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Propeller of an old historic aircraft

Spitfire MK XIX, Europe's big vintage aeroplane meeting on the Hahnweide, Kirchheim-Teck, Baden Wuerttemberg , Germany, Europe

Beech C-45F Expeditor (Beechcraft 18S) in US Navy painting at the liberation flying party in Rotterdam-Zestienhoven.

Two Grumman F8F Bearcats and two F7F Tigercats fly in formation near Chino, California

Propeller of an old historic aircraft

Propeller plane Ju 52 on the tarmac, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Junkers Ju 52 plane

P-51C Tuskegee Airmen Red Tail on the ground at the CAF Air Show.

A BF-109G World War II warbird.

An aerial demo team performs maneuvers during The Great Texas Airshow, Apr. 22, 2022, at JBSA-Randolph, Texas. The Great Texas Airshow, featuring the Thunderbirds, is scheduled for April 23 thru 24 at JBSA-Randolph. The Thunderbirds perform for people all around the world to display the pride, precision and professionalism the U.S. Air Force represents. Through air shows and flyovers, they aim to excite and inspire. In addition to showcasing the elite skills all pilots must possess, the Thunderbirds demonstrate the incredible capabilities of the Air Force's premier multi-role fighter jet, the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

North American P-51D, Donna-Mite, at the CAF Air Show at Fleming Field, in St. Paul, Minnesota

de Havilland DH89a Dragon Rapide

USAF Boeing B17 Flying Fortress WW2 bomber, Sally B,flying at Duxford air show. UK 2013

B-25 Miss Mitchell on a ramp at Fleming Field in St.Paul, Minnesota

Cuba. Havana. Museum of the Revolution. Hawker Sea Fury plane.

Canada, Nova Scotia, Greenwood, Avro Lancaster bomber plane in museum

A vintage F-86 Sabre of the Warbird Heritage Foundation.

North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft in flight in United States Airforce markings, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A North American B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft taxis during the 2022 Ellsworth Air and Space Show at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 14, 2022. B-25 bombers were used to accomplish the historic Doolittle Raid during World War II.

A left rear view of an SNJ-6 Texan aircraft, in post war training scheme, parked on the tarmac. The aircraft is taking part in Freedom Flight America; a flight of vintage aircraft en route to New York City to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War Two. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aerial team performer arrive for The Great Texas Airshow, Apr. 20, 2022, at JBSA-Randolph, Texas. The Great Texas Airshow, featuring the Thunderbirds, is scheduled for April 23 thru 24 at JBSA-Randolph. The Thunderbirds perform for people all around the world to display the pride, precision and professionalism the U.S. Air Force represents. Through air shows and flyovers, they aim to excite and inspire. In addition to showcasing the elite skills all pilots must possess, the Thunderbirds demonstrate the incredible capabilities of the Air Force's premier multi-role fighter jet, the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

The Saiman 202 trainer aircraft View of the Saiman 202 trainer aircraft Copyright: xZoonar.com/LeonardoxBrigantix 9343870

USA, Arizona, Tucson, PIMA Air and Space Museum. Lockheed Model 10 Electra, Hangar 1 North

Sweden, Southeastern Sweden, Nykoping, F11 reconnaissance aircraft, F11 Museum

Old airplane in the traffic house of Switzerland, Lucerne, canton Lucerne, Switzerland, Europe

DN-ST-87-08667. Country: Unknown

Liberal, Kansas, The Mid-America Air Museum. The museum displays over 100 aircraft

England, Shropshire, Royal Airforce Cosford Museum, Display of Historical Aircraft

Spitfire MH434 flying over Biggin Hill airfield

Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, at Minnesota CAF Air Show in St. Paul, Minnesota

Old retro airplane on green grass Old retro airplane on green grass field Copyright: xZoonar.com/MaximxxPavlovx 7836718

Three quarter rear view of a North American built P-51 "Mustang" pursuit aircraft on the flight line at McCarren Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada during the USAF Gathering of Eagles convention. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

Military Fixed Wing Airplanes propellers guns cannons

AT-6 Texan airplane at the CAF Air Show in Fleming Field

Thom Richard, an air demonstration pilot flying the P-40, flies over Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, March 31, 2022. Richard landed at the 20th Fighter Wing in preparation for the Shaw Air & Space Expo April 2-3.

A B-29 Superfortress flies during the Fairchild Skyfest 2022 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, May 15, 2022. Fairchild Skyfest 2022 included the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, one of the Air Forces premier demonstration teams showcasing the capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

An air-to-air left rear view of a British Royal Air Force Shackleton aircraft during Exercise Coronet Cactus. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET CACTUS Base: Raf Leeming Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Avro Lancaster bomber flying over Shoreham Airfield

sports plane on a runway is waiting for take off

USA, Indiana, Indianapolis, Mount Comfort Airport. A vintage B-25 bomber warplane flies at an air show.

Sweden, Linkoping, Flygvapen Museum, Swedish Air Force Museum, WW2-era, American Seversky-Republic J9-EP-1-106 fighter

Propeller plane Ju 52 on the tarmac, Hesse, Germany, Europe

low angle Prop Grumman Fixed Wing Aviat Airplanes F7F Tigercat black

A P-51 Mustang takes off from Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

DN-SC-89-11428. Country: Unknown

Chinese Nanchang CJ-6 military trainer flying over Porterville, CA.

A Bulgarian Air Force An-2 biplane.

A North American P-51D Mustang in flight near Columbus, Ohio

Detail view showing the engine of a Hawker Sea Fury. The Sea Fury was a British fighter aircraft developed for the Fleet Air Arm by Hawker during the Second World War. The last propeller-driven fighter to serve the Royal Navy, it was also one of the fastest production single piston-engined aircraft ever built.

Side view of a Hellenic Air Force RF-4E Phantom II.

A Curtiss P-40E Warhawk on display at the Warhawk Air Museum, Nampa, Idaho.

Douglass DC-3/C-47 Puff at the CAF Air Show landing

P-38 Lightning over San Bernadino, California.

historical aircraft on a runway ready for take off

historical aircraft on a meadow

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the United States Air Force, a historic P-51 Mustang from 1941 flew in formation with F-16s from the 149th Fighter Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Sept. 10, 2022. This WWII era plane was flown by James Bohanon, a civilian pilot, who has more than 210 flying hours with the plane.

Canada, Nova Scotia, Kingston, Greenwood Aviation Museum at CFB Greenwood, WW2-era Lancaster bomber

DN-SC-87-03199. State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Germany, Berlin, ILA 2012, air display, military aircraft,

Broussard, MH 1521, Europe's big vintage aeroplane meeting on the Hahnweide, Kirchheim-Teck, Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Head on view of a vintage Beechcraft Beech 18 piston radial engine aircraft.

Fantasy of Flight Attraction museum in Auburndale Lakeland Florida with old plane museum.

Chinese Nanchang CJ-6 military trainer flying over Porterville, CA.

German reconnaissance aircraft, Fieseler Fi 156 Storch, first flight in 1936, Europe's largest meeting of vintage aircraft in Hahnweide, Kirchheim-Teck, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

DF-SC-89-11382. Country: Unknown

historical aircraft against a sunset is waiting for take off

A pair of Swedish Air Force Sk60 training jets on a formation flight.

A U.S. Air Force F-100 Super Sabre on the ramp at the Iowa Air National Guards 185th Air Refueling Wing has been repaired and repainted in preparation to be placed back on static display. The Iowa Air National Guard unit flew the F-100 for 16 years between 1961 and 1977.U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot

Sentimental Journey, B-17G Flying Fortress bomber, Wings over Springbank, Springbank Airshow, Alberta, Canada

Yak 3U known as Steadfast 33 racing at the Reno Air Races in 2008.

. The ALOFT mission, Airborne Lightning Observatory for Flys eye simulator and Terrestrial gamma ray flashes, is a collaboration between NASA and the University of Bergen, Norway. NASA Armstrong Flight Research Centers ER-2 aircraft flies just above the height of thunderclouds over the Floridian and Caribbean coastlines to collect data about lightning glows and terrestrial gamma ray flashes. Scientists expect to collect more accurate data than ever before that can advance the study of high-energy radiation emissions from thunderstorms.

Sportflugplatz Wenden Sportflugplatz Wenden Copyright: xZoonar.com/Dr.xLangex 13158817

Vintage aircraft, North American T 6 Harvard, Breitscheid Airshow 2010, Hesse, Germany, Europe

The Champaign Gal B-25 Mitchell bomber performs a flyby over the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in honor of the 70th reunion of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders.

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