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The gritty black and white image is of an F4U-1A Corsair. The Corsair is one of the most iconic fighters of WWII.  With its bent 'gull' wing to accommodate its 13 foot propeller, the aircraft was very recognizable.  This particular aircraft, built in mid-1943, is one of the oldest F4Us still flying.  This specific aircraft saw combat service in the Pacific Theater, in part, with the famed VMF-214 \
Vintage Douglas DC-3 propellor airplane ready for take off at the runway of an empty airfield. Image with a retro look.
Irvine, California, USA - August 7, 2024: Afternoon light illuminates a historic Marine Corps Plane and hanger at the Orange County Great Park.
Old style B&W Douglas DC-3
historical bomber on a runway
1946 Luscombe 8A airplane photographed in 1948. Ames, Iowa, USA. Scanned film with significant grain.
Miramar, California, USA - September 23, 2023: The side view of a US Navy V-22 Osprey on display at America's Airshow 2023.
Decommissioned Canadian Air Force aircraft.
Photo taken in Berlin, Germany
WW2 Mitchell B-25 Medium Bomber
Beja Airport, Portugal: sonar buoys chutes - sonobuoys are used in anti-submarine warfare and submarine rescue - there are two main types, active buoys send out sonar pulses, which reflect off of the submarine, and the return is datal inked back to the aircraft, passive buoys listen for any radiated noise from the submarine contact -  hydrophone sensors and stabilizing equipment are below the water surface, the buoy relays acoustic information from its hydrophone via UHF/VHF radio to operators on board the aircraft - Lockheed P-3 Orion aircraft, a military derivative of the Lockheed L-188 Electra. Image obtained in a public non ticketed area.
Classic airliner from the 50s
Vintage Douglas DC-3 propellor airplane ready for take off at the runway of an empty airfield. Image with a retro look.
historical biplane on a runway
Exterior panel of a decommissioned Navy helicopter.
Close up on old airplane (biplane) with enormous propeller engine
Doha, Qatar - December 12, 2016: Airplane on the runway of Hamad International Airport.
Miramar, California, USA - September 24, 2023: The nose of a US Marine Corps V-22 Osprey on display at America's Airshow 2023.
A propeller-driven, four engine airliner built by Lockheed Corporation in 1943.  The first pressurized cabin civil airliner.
Evocative black and white image of a 1930s propeller airliner. The photo shows the tail and passenger door, with the aircraft parked on a snowy airport. Boeing 247 of United Air Lines
Commercial passenger airplane in 1951. DC-3. Scanned film with significant grain.
historical aircraft in a hangar
De Havilland Dragon Rapide: a short-haul airliner designed and built by British company de Havilland. Known in the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy as the de Havilland Dominie during WWII.
The door and windows are the square shape of an old military aircraft. Riveted heavy metal. Aviation door.
Light streams through windows of an old-style aircraft hangar to reveal the icons form of a DC-3 Dakota aeroplane. Model photography.
Doha, Qatar - December 3, 2016: Exterior of Hamad International Airport at night as seen from the airplane.
Logo of the U.S Air Force on a jet that was shot down during Vietnam war. The war ended in 1975.
OQ-19 Radioplane radio-controlled aerial target airplane on display at dedication of new terminal at Livingston Betsworth Field (Waterloo Municipal Airport), Waterloo, Iowa, USA in June 9-10, 1951.
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