McDonnell F2H-1 Banshee, NASA history collection
McDonnell F2H-1 Banshee: The McDonnell F2H-1 Banshee probably would have had a longer NACA Langley career. However, it was written off in a landing accident on July 12, 1951. NASA Identifier: L69645
B-58 Concept 4 - A black and white photo of a fighter jet
NARA B26606 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
B-36 at Walker 1 - A black and white photo of a plane flying in the sk...
NARA RG342-B..May 1956, Walker AFB, NM Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Canadair CF-104 12817 RCAF (mfr via RJF)
PictionID:42253598 - Title:Canadair CF-104 12817 RCAF (mfr via RJF) - Catalog:17_000002 - Filename:17_000002.tif - ---------Image from the René Francillon Photo Archive. Having had his interest in aviation sp... More
330-PS-6300 (111-SC-84059 AC) (17155271472)
330-PS-6300: (111-SC-84059 A.C.): With reassembly and ground checks completed the MiG is taxied to take off position by a U.S. Air Force test pilot on Okinawa. The Russian-built fighter was flown by five Air... More
United States Navy Military Aircraft - 330-PS-6304-4 (16970717109)
330-PS-6304-4: Aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) off Beirut, Lebanon, October 23, 1953. His Excellency, Camille Chamoun, President of Lebanon (third from left) chats with Vice Admiral John H. Cassady... More
XA2J-1 NAN6-53, US Navy Photogrpah
A North American XA2J-1 Savage. A turboprop-version of the AJ, it never became a success due to the troublesome Allison T40 engines.
Img869 FAA Douglas Skyraider AEW.1 WT944 '301'
Douglas Skyraider AEW.1 WT944 '301' of 778 Naval Air Squadron based at RNAS Culdrose
Public Domain Images - Shackleton MR2 Silh
Avro Shackleton M.R.2 silhouette. The 1952 edition of the Observer's Book of Aircraft used 34 Crown Copyright silhouettes provided by the Controller of H.M. Stationery. An acknowledgements section on page 5 o... More
もく星号. Public domain image of 1950s Japan.
日本語: もく星号（1952年） Public domain photograph related to airlines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
B-52G Roll Out, US Air Force Photo
NARA RG342-B..23 July 58, WICHITA, roll out Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
YB-60 In Flight - A black and white photo of a plane in flight
NARA B26611..Convair 29-608..12 May 52 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
B-52 with SAC Stripe, US Air Force Photo
NARA RG 342-B Records of USAF..1 Feb 56, Castle AFB..Note location of SAC stripe
15_002676 Hawker Hunter GA.11 XE668
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I.Ae. 45 Querandí - A black and white photo of a plane flying over a c...
Argentine light aircraft FMA I.Ae. 45 Querandí Español: Aviones argentinos ligero FMA I.Ae. 45 Querandí Русский: Аргентинский самолёт FMA I.Ae. 45 Querandí
Convair R3Y Tradewind Navy Aircraft - 330-PS-245-1 (20518260389)
330-PS-245-1: First Flight of the Navy’s XF5Y-1: The U.S. Navy’s XP5Y-1 patrol plane is shown airborne over San Diego Bay, California, after a takeoff run of twenty seconds. The 60-tone experimental Navy se... More
XB-35 Model - A toy airplane sitting on top of a table
NARA B25995..16 April 46 Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
B-50 Roll Out - A black and white photo of a propeller plane
NARA B26450..B-50 roll out Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
B-36s at Walker 2 - A black and white photo of two planes flying in th...
NARA RG342-B..Walker AFB, NM 1956 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Flygdirektör Gunnar von Köhler vid flygplan J 28 på F 3 Östgöta flygfl...
Flygdirektören Gunnar von Köhler på väg att leverera F 3:s sista J 28 till annan flottilj.
330-PS-2792 (USN 708618) (17907233805)
330-PS-2792 (USN 708618): Enlisted Pilots. Three of the US Navy’s Enlisted Aviation Pilots are (left to right) Aviation Electronicsman First Class Ted Rivenberge; Chief Aviation Machinist Mate Joseph Richards... More
330-PS-2792 (USN 708626) (17720794379)
330-PS-2792 (USN 708626). Ready to Go. With the customary “Thumbs-Up” signal Naval enlisted pilot Walter E. Coupe, Aviation Controlman First Class typifies the more than 700 enlisted flyers wearing Navy wing... More
330-PS-2938 (USN 708695) (17571403836)
330-PS-2938 (USN 708695): US Navy Develops Refueling System for Carrier Planes in Flight. Successful development of an in-flight refueling system for carrier aircraft. Modeled after the British “Drogue an... More
OH-LCH laskeutuu (34463964845), Finland
Suomi: Aero Oy:n Douglas DC-3 OH-LCH laskussa vuonna 1957.
English Electric Lightning P1.B XA847 during trials
XA847 was one of three prototype P1.B aircraft built and on 25th November 1958 flew faster than Mach 2 (the first aircraft to do so). The pilot Roland Beaumont is seen inset.
B-52G with AGM-86Bs 2 - A large jet sitting on top of an airport tarma...
NARA RG 342-B Records of USAF..Boeing AGM-86B during flyoff
Provflygplan Saab 210 Lilldraken bevakas av militär på flygfältet på F...
I samband med flygning på Stockholms 700-årsjubileum. Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
AD-4Q from USS Essex off Korea c1952
A U.S. Navy Douglas AD-4Q Skyraider (BuNo 124067) from composite squadron VC-35 Night Hecklers from the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CVA-9) off Korea. VC-35 operated detachments from the Essex for two Korean War... More
F2H-2 Banshee of VF-62 landing in 1953
A U.S. Navy McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee (BuNo 123252) of Fighter Squadron VF-62 "Gladiators" landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain (CVA-39) off Korea. VF-62 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 4 (CVG... More
Gloster Gladiator - A black and white photo of a plane flying in the s...
Photo taken by an employee of the British government prior to 1956. Original photo is found on: [1]
X-1-3 Being Mated To EB-50A Superfortress
(November 9, 1951) The third X-1 (46-064), known as "Queenie," is mated to the EB-50A (46- 006) at Edwards AFB, California. Following a captive flight on November 9, 1951, both aircraft were destroyed by fire d... More
IAF Gloster Meteor F8, 1954, Israel
Images of Aircrafts and Aviation Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
04-02064 Ryan VZ-3RY Vertiplane C. 1958
Ryan VZ-3RY Vertiplane ..Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive ( http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/library/stillimages.html )
South China Sea....Two Attack Squadron 85, VA-85, A-6A intruder attack...
Public domain photograph related to US Navy, United States military, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
F2H-3 of VF-194 landing in USS Kearsarge (CVA-33) 1958
A U.S. Navy McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee (BuNo 127534) from Fighter Squadron VF-194 "Yellow Devils" landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge (CVA-33). VF-194 was assigned to Air Task Grouß 3 (ATG-3) aboard ... More
F9F-8 with Sidewinder missiles 1956
A U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-8 Cougar (BuNo 131072) during a test flight at Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) China Lake, California (USA), 26 November 1956. It is armed with AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles.
Oakland Naval Air Reserve FJ-1 in flight 1951
A U.S. Naval Air Reserve North American FJ-1 Fury fighter from Naval Air Station Oakland, California (USA), in flight.
SAS DC-7C, Guttorm Viking LN-MOD in the air, aircraft owned by SAS 195...
SAS DC-7C, Guttorm Viking LN-MOD in the air, aircraft owned by SAS 1956-1967
Saab 29 Tunnan provflygplan 'U' på flygfält på F 8 Barkarby.
Saab 29 Tunnan provflygplan 'U' på flygfält på F 8 Barkarby.
Photograph of Aerial Spraying of Forest Service Plantation on Upper Mi...
Original caption: Aerial spraying of Forest Service plantation on Upper Mich NF. Historic Photographs
D-558-2 Dropped from B-29 Mothership
Description: (November 30, 1956) The D-558-2 #2 is launched from the P2B-1 in this 1956 NACA High-Speed Flight Station photograph. The D-558 Phase Two aircraft was quite different from its Phase One predecessor... More
X-2 in flight after drop from B-50 mothership
Description (1957) The Bell Aircraft Company X-2 (46-674) drops away from its Boeing B-50 mothership in this photo. Lt. Col. Frank "Pete" Everest piloted 674 on its first unpowered flight on 5 August 1954. He m... More
B-36 with B-58 3 - A black and white photo of a plane on a runway
NARA RG342-B..WPAFB 12 Mar 57 Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
15_002668 Avro Vulcan XM605, Space and Aviation museum SDASM
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No. 77 Sqn RAAF in Korea (AWM JK0024)
Pilots of 77 Squadron RAAF, being briefed by their Commanding Officer, Squadron Leader Richard (Dick) Cresswell (centre, facing camera), on the Kimpo airfield tarmac in front Meteor aircraft A77-616, prior to a... More
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, National Archives %
330-PS-3057 -1: U.S. Navy JRF-5 test-bed airplane equipped with hydro-ski is undergoing tests by Edo Corporation under Bureau of Aeronautics contact. This is a fixed, non-retractable installation used to obt... More
330-PS-561 (USN 707907) (19094930723)
330-PS-561 (USN 707907) The Navy’s New Antitank Rocket – the “Ram”. An F4U “Corsair” with the Navy’s aircraft rocket, the “Ram.” The “Ram”, an adaptation of the conventional 5-inch High Velocity Aircraft... More
US Navy ejection seat test with TV-2 in 1954
View of an ejection seat test involving U.S. Navy Lockheed TV-2 Shooting Star aircraft (BuNo 124572, 124571 as chase plane) at the Naval Parachute Unit flying from Naval Air Facility El Centro, California (USA)... More
B-36 Far East 10 - A black and white photo of two airplanes on a runwa...
NARA B40575..Far East Deployment, 25 August 1953 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Canadair Sabre Mark I A067389
Canadair "Sabre" Mk. I aircraft 19101 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
United States Navy Military Aircraft - Lot-799-14 (35739862666)
Lot-799-14: A U.S. Navy Martin PBM-1 Mariner of Patrol Squadron 55 (VP-55) in flight, circa in 1940-1941. U.S. Navy photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2017/07/07).
A Japan-based "Superfort" crew in the last hour of sunlight completes ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
U-Tapao Air Base,Thailand. Low angle, 3-4 front view of a U.S. Air For...
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F7U-3 Cutlass fighters of VF-81 in flight in 1954
Four U.S. Navy Vought F7U-3 Cutlass of Fighter Squadron VF-81 "Waldomen" in flight near Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia (USA).
US Navy ejection seat test with JD-1 1951
U.S. Navy Chief Machinist C.E. Storm is shot out of a Douglas JD-1 Invader during ejection seat tests over Naval Auxiliary Air Facility El Centro, California (USA), in 1951.
Fallskärmsjägarskolan i Karlsborg 1954.Flygplan DC 3.
Fallskärmsjägarskolan i Karlsborg 1954.Flygplan DC 3. Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
B-36 at Eglin 2 - A black and white photo of a plane flying in the sky
NARA RG342-B..Eglin AFB May 1956 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
330-PS-3175 (A 48668) (16769972634)
330-PS-3175 (A 48668): F3D-2, VMF (542), flying over El Toro, California. Photographed by Staff Sergeant Mary Carabba and released February 1953. (5/5/2015).
330-PS-487 (USN 707863) (19527824558)
330-PS-487 (USN 707863): The famed carrier fighter Chance-Vought “Corsair” F4U is being flown over an American carrier in sorties against the invading North Koreans is here shown in a ground shot which display... More
T-33B US Navy in flight 1950s
A U.S. Navy Lockheed TV-2 Shooting Star trainer of Advanced Training Unit ATU-200 in flight in 1953. The TV-2 was redesignated T-33B in 1962.
B-47 with F-86, US Air Force Photo
Nara b26321 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
B-36 Eglin - A black and white photo of a plane on a runway
NARA B26019..14 Sep 50 Eglin AFB..48942AC Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
B-52G with Bump, US Air Force Photo
NARA RG342-B..Note strnage bump uder aft fuselage..Octobver 1958
XB-51 JATO Take Off, US Air Force Photo
NARA B26523..13 Apr 53..Edwards..USAF photo by SSGT Joseph A. Wolff
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Lockheed XV-4B 62-4504 c64 [mfr via RJF]
PictionID:42765954 - Title:Lockheed XV-4B 62-4504 c64 [mfr via RJF] - Catalog:17_000183 - Filename:17_000183.tif - --------Image from the René Francillon Photo Archive. Having had his interest in aviation spark... More
330-PS-322 (USN 707764) (19946211291)
330-PS-322 (USN 707764): New Navy Carrier Plane “Skyshark” Undergoes Initial Flight Tests. A powerful new Navy carrier-type attack plane, designed to combine the high speed of jet propulsion with the fast t... More
Photograph of President Truman's airplane, a DC-6 called "The Independ...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph related to the Ronald Reagan administration, 40th President of the United States, 1981-1989, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
AJ Savage launching from USS Midway (CVA-41) 1955
A U.S. Navy North American AJ Savage of Composite Squadron VC-6 Fleurs launching from the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVA-41). Note "Dai Jobi!" painted on the left side of fuselage under cockpit. In the backgr... More
English Electric Canberra., Bernard Spragg Photo
The English ElecThe English Electric Canberra is a British first-generation jet-powered medium bomber that was manufactured during the 1950s. It was developed by English Electric during the mid-to-late 1940s in... More
330-PS-6607 (USN 709149) (16890781390)
330-PS-6607 (USN 709149): WV-2 – Early Warning Aircraft “Super Constellation”. Photograph released March 24, 1954. (4/7/2015).
WV-3 Hurricane Hunter at NAS Jacksonville in 1950s
A U.S. Navy Lockheed WV-3 Warning Star assigned to Weather Reconnaissance Squadron 4 (VW-4) "Hurricane Hunters" at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA). Note the aircraft in the background: two Grumman... More
XF3H Demon in flight in 1951
The first U.S. Navy McDonnell XF3H-1N Demon (BuNo 125444) in flight. It made its first flight on 7 August 1951.
Flygplan Saab 210, Lilldraken, i luften
Flygplan Saab 210, Lilldraken, i luften Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
B-52G with AGM-86Bs 3 - A large airplane sitting on top of an airport ...
NARA RG 342-B Records of USAF..18 May 79..Boeing AGM-86B during flyoff
B-36 Far East 01 - A black and white photo of an airplane
NARA B40542..Far East Deployment, 25 August 1953 Public domain photograph of a bomber aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
B-50 with X-2 - A black and white photo of a plane on a runway
NARA B27849..17 Aug 55 Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
B-36 at Eglin 4 - A black and white photo of a plane flying in the sky
NARA RG342-B..Eglin AFB, FL 13 May 56 Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
B-36 with B-58 2 - An airplane is taking off from an airport runway
NARA RG342-B...WPAFB, 12 Mar 57 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
15_002663 Dehavilland Vampire, Space and Aviation museum SDASM
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SNCAC NC 702 Martinet early 1950s
A French Aéronavale SNCAC NC.702 Martinet at the Base d'aéronautique navale d'Hyères Le Palyvestre near Toulon.
D-558-2 in flight with F-86 chase
Description (1950) This 1950s photograph shows the Douglas D-558-2 and the North American F-86 Sabre chase aircraft in-flight. Both aircraft display early examples of sweptwing airfoils. The Douglas D-558-2 "Sk... More
B-58 Concept 3 - A drawing of a fighter jet flying in the sky
NARA B26605 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Vought Regulus I, NAS NI, Space and Aviation museum SDASM
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive ( http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/library/stillimages.html )
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, National Archives %
330-PS-793-1: U.S. Army Radiophoto: Conflict in Korea fully loaded for combat,, combat paratroopers pile out of C-119 cargo airplanes for the U.S. Far East Air Forces Combat Cargo Command over the Sunchon ar... More
Japan-cube-1-16. Public domain image of 1950s Japan.
1951 photograph Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
NASA X-15, Dryden history gallery
EC93-41012-5 NASA research pilot Milt Thompson stands next to a mock-up of X-15 number 3 that was later installed at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. Milton 0. Thompson was a researc... More
ERM-5 MISSILE PRIOR TO MISSILE OPERATION
ERM-5 MISSILE PRIOR TO MISSILE OPERATION NASA Identifier: C-1955-38567
XB-51 Take Off 3, US Air Force Photo
NARA B26528..29 Jun 50 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
NASA X-15, Dryden history gallery
EC93-41012-6 NASA research pilot Milt Thompson is seen here with the mock-up of X-15 #3 that was later installed at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. Milton 0. Thompson was a research... More
X-15 Mated to B-52 Captive Flight
One of three X-15 rocket-powered research aircraft being carried aloft under the wing of its B-52 mothership. The X-15 was air launched from the B-52 so the rocket plane would have enough fuel to reach its high... More
NASA AJ-2 AIRPLANE - Glenn Research Center History
AJ-2 AIRPLANE NASA Identifier: C-1959-52278 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
D-558-2 on ramp. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
This 1949 NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit photograph shows the Douglas D-558-2 #1 at the South Base, Edwards Air Force Base. The aircraft was turned over to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics on 31 Aug... More
NASA B-29 Mothership Aircraft, Dryden history gallery
E58-03663A B-29 #800 with X-1B attached taxi's in off of the lakebed. April 9, 1958 NASA Photo / NACA B-29 Project Description NASA Identifier: 302543main_E58-03663A
X-5 on Ramp, NASA history collection
This NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph of the X-5 was taken at the South Base of Edwards Air Force Base in 1952. The photograph is a left side view of the aircraft on the ramp. The Bell, X-5 wa... More
X-1A on lakebed, NASA history collection
The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1A (48-1384) is photographed in 1955 sitting on the Rogers Dry Lakebed at Edwards, California. This view of the right side of the aircraft shows a middle section that contrasts q... More
SCENES FROM AIRPLANE CRASH FIRE TESTS USED IN TALKS AT STAFF CONFERENC...
SCENES FROM AIRPLANE CRASH FIRE TESTS USED IN TALKS AT STAFF CONFERENCE - S-5 AND S-3 NASA Identifier: C-1955-38195
X-4 in Flight, NASA history collection
The NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station X-4 research aircraft is seen in this 1950s in-flight close-up photograph. The two large "X"s seen connected by a line painted on the aircraft were used as an aid in ... More
Dryden B-52 Launch Aircraft on Dryden Ramp
NASA's venerable B-52 mothership sits on the ramp in front of the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. Over the course of more than 40 years, the B-52 launched numerous experimental aircraft, ran... More
X-1B on Lakebed, NASA history collection
One of three second generation X-1 aircraft built by Bell Aircraft Corporation is seen here parked on Rogers Dry Lake. The Bell X-1B, along with its sister ship's, the X-1A and X-1D, had better propulsion syste... More
Flygplan SK 16 märkt nummer 58 flyger över moln. Flygplan tillhörande ...
Flygplan SK 16 märkt nummer 58 flyger över moln. Flygplan tillhörande Krigsflygskolan F 5. Sett snett framifrån.