Modern Military Aircraft



Modern military aircraft cover the period from 1945 to the present. The introduction of jets caused changes in the aviation industry more rapidly than at any other period in history. Some of the piston engine aircraft that did not see service in WWII but did see combat in Korea are also included here. Click on the caption to view the photo.

BAC (British Aircraft Corporation) Jet Provost

Beech T-34B

Beech T-34B Mentor

Beech T-34C Turbo Mentor

Beech-Raytheon T-45 Goshawk

Bell AH-1W Super Cobra

Bell UH-1D Huey

Boeing B-52B Stratofortress "City of El Paso"

Boeing B-52G Stratofortress

Boeing KC-97E

Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker

Boeing VC-25A, "Air Force One"

Cessna O-1E Bird Dog

Cessna O2A Skymaster

Convair F-106B Delta Dart drone conversion

Convair XF2Y-1 Sea Dart

deHavilland Vampire

Douglas A-1H Skyraider

Douglas A4B Skyhawk gate guard, USS Lexington, CRP

Douglas TA4J Skyhawk USS Lexington

Douglas TA4J Skyhawk USS Lexington

Douglas C-124 Globemaster

Fairchild A-10A Warthog

General Dynamics F-16D Falcon

F-16C Falcon

General Dynamics F-16 Falcons US Air Force Thunderbirds in formation with a KC-135 tanker

Grumman C-1A Trader COD version of the S2F

Grumman E-1 Tracer

Grumman E-2C Hawkeye

Grumman EA6B Prowler

Attack Element, Grumman A6E Intruders with an EA6B Prowler

Grumman F-14D Tomcat

Grumman HU-16B Albatross Parked along Boeing Drive in ELP

Grumman X-29 Forward Swept Wing technology research aircraft

Heritage Flight" October 17, 2004, Ellington Field, Houston, TX. P-47-lead, A-10-left wing, F-15-right wing, P-51-slot

Lockheed C-121 Constellation

Lockheed C-130H Hercules

Lockheed F-94C Starfire

Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk

Lockheed P2V-6 Neptune

Lockheed S-3B Viking

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

Lockheed T-33A

McDonnell Douglas C-17A Globemaster III

McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee

McDonnell F4A Phantom

McDonnell F-101B Voodoo

McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo

McDonnell Douglas FA-18 Hornet

McDonnell Douglas FA-18 Hornet US Navy Blue Angels

McDonnell Douglas F-18D Hornet

Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-15 "Fagot"

MiG-15 "Fagot"

Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21 "Fishbed"

North American FJ-2 Fury

North American F-86E Sabre South African Air Force

North American F-100D Super Sabre

F-100D Super Sabre Flight Systems Inc, Mojave, Ca.

QF-100 Drone Note the absence of a pilot.....

QF-100 Drone

North American T-2C Buckeye

T-2C Buckeye

North American T-28D Trojan

Northrop F-5E Tiger US Navy Aggressor Squadron VFC-13

Northrop F-5E Tiger A second Tiger from VFC-13 on the military ramp in ELP

Northrop T-38B Talon

McDonnell F-4D Phantom escorting Tupolev Tu-95 "Bear"

Convair F-102 Delta Dagger escorting Tupolev Tu-95 "Bear"

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak

Republic F-84F, Thunderbirds

Republic F-105F Thunderchief "Wild Weasel"

Sikorsky CH-53E Sea Stallion

Sikorsky VH-3 Sea King, "Marine One"

Sikorsky SH-34

Sikorsky EH-60 Blackhawk

Sikorsky CH-64 Skycrane

Vought A-7E Corsair

A-7E Corsair

Yakovlev Yak-18




The heading painting depicts a General Dynamics F-16 Falcon on a low level run over the Sinai Desert.


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