Captivating Images Of Old Military Aircraft
![JC-130B with nose cone,](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/OWP4.jpg)
An Air Force JC-130B practices catching a satellite “bucket” with grappling gear and winch at Edwards AFB, Calif., 1969. These old war aircraft images were photographed by military veterans and service members.
![Boeing B-29 View from Cockpit](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/OWP26.jpg)
View from the cockpit of a US Boeing B-29 during bomb raid.
![UH-1 Helicopter Vietnam](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/UH-1-Helicopter-Vietnam.jpg)
MEKONG DELTA, Vietnam — An Air Force crew from the 211th Helicopter Squadron fly on a combat assault mission July 18, 1970 in a UH-1 Helicopter over southeastern Asia.
![Air Force C-130 Vietnam](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Air-Force-C-130-Vietnam.jpg)
1960’s — A U.S. Air Force C-130 transport turns at the end of the short runway at Bam Bleh, Vietnam. These old war aircraft images were photographed by military veterans and service members.
![F-86 Sabre aircraft](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/F-86-Sabre-aircraft.jpg)
KOREA — The F-86 Sabre, the United States Air Force’s first swept-wing jet fighter, made its initial flight Oct. 1, 1947.
![F-100 Super Sabre Firing](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/F-100-Super-Sabre-Firing-.jpg)
1960’s — South Vietnam — An Air Force F-100 Super Sabre fires a salvo of rockets at a jungle target May 1967.
![Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Boeing-B-17-Flying-Fortress-aircraft.jpg)
1940s — The vapor trails from two Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft light up the night sky. The B-17 prototype first flew on July 28, 1935.
![US Navy J2F Duck aircraft WWII](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/WW2-duck-aircraft.jpg)
Two US Navy J2F Duck aircraft in flight over Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, early 1940s.
![DH-4 Gun](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DH-4-Gun.jpg)
2nd Lt Bleckley in the observer’s seat of his DH-4.
![Lockheed U-2A](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Lockheed-U-2A-.jpg)
Lockheed U-2A in flight. These old war aircraft images were photographed by military veterans and service members.
![Hawker Siddeley XV-6A Kestrel](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Hawker-Siddeley-XV-6A-Kestrel.jpg)
The Kestrel could operate from grass, semi-prepared surfaces, or ship decks, offering great operational flexibility.
![Republic YRF-84F Aircraft](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Republic-YRF-84F-Aircraft.jpg)
The YRF-84F flying underneath its B-36 carrier aircraft.
![Republic XF-91 Aircraft](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Republic-XF-91-Aircraft.jpg)
The museum’s XF-91 in its original configuration. The Thunderceptor’s wing had an inverse taper (meaning it was wider at the tips than at the roots).
![WWII Aircraft on USS Saratoga](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/F9F-on-USS-Saratoga.jpg)
F4F-3 Wildcat (foreground), SBD-3 Dauntless (center forward and background), and TBD-1 Devastator (center rear) aircraft on the flight deck of USS Saratoga, 1941. These old war aircraft images were photographed by military veterans and service members.
![Avro Lancaster Aircraft](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Avro-Lancaster-Aircraft.jpg)
Avro Lancaster in flight.
![Phosphorous Bombs](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Phosphorous-Bombs.jpg)
The result of phosphorus bombs and how they worked on a Betty and a Zeke on Lakunai Field during the attack at Rabaul.
![Escadrille Lafayette](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Escadrille-Lafayette-.jpg)
Escadrille Lafayette.
![Northrop P-61C-1-NO](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Northrop-P-61C-1-NO.jpg)
Northrop P-61C-1-NO “Thunderstorm.” These old war aircraft images were photographed by military veterans and service members.
![P-61B Project Thunderstorm](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P-61B-Project-Thunderstorm.jpg)
P-61B Project Thunderstorm, November 1946.
![P-51 Mustangs Aircraft](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P-51-Mustangs-Aircraft.jpg)
The sleek, highly maneuverable P-51 Mustang proved ideal for long range escort missions and an equal match to the Luftwaffe’s fighters.
![North American X-15A-2](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/North-American-X-15A-2.jpg)
North American X-15A-2 carried by a NASA Boeing NB-52 mothership. These old war aircraft images were photographed by military veterans and service members.
![SR-71 Blackbird aircraft](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/SR-71-Blackbird-aircraft.jpg)
SR-71, unofficially known as the “Blackbird,” is a long-range, advanced, strategic reconnaissance aircraft.
![Lockheed T-33](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Lockheed-T-33.jpg)
![Fairchild AC-119](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Fairchild-AC-119.jpg)
![B-17g Aircraft](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/B-17g-Aircraft.jpg)
![Lockheed HC-130P Hercules tanker](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Lockheed-HC-130P-Hercules-tanker.jpg)
A U.S. Air Force Sikorsky HH-3E Jolly Green Giant refuels from an Lockheed HC-130P Hercules tanker during the Vietnam War. These old war aircraft images were photographed by military veterans and service members.
![Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Bombing](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Boeing-B-52-Stratofortress-Bombing.jpg)
A U.S. Air Force Boeing B-52D-35-BW Stratofortress dropping bombs over Vietnam.
![Air Force Parachuters](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Air-Force-Parachuters-.jpg)
![MIG-15 Air Force](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/MIG-15-Air-Force.jpg)
![North American B-25B Aircraft Carrier](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/North-American-B-25B-Aircraft-Carrier.jpg)
View of the after part of the flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) during the “Doolittle Raid” on 18 April 1942. Visible are eight of 16 U.S. Army Air Force North American B-25B Mitchell bombers and four of Hornet´s Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers. |
![Aircraft Invading Normandy](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Aircraft-Invading-Normandy.jpg)
![P-38 Lightning Aircraft](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P-38-Lightning-Aircraft.jpg)
![usaf b-36b peacemaker](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/usaf-convair-b-36b-peacemaker.jpg)
![Cessna A-37 Dragonfly](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Cessna-A-37-Dragonfly.jpg)
![McDonnell Douglas YC-15](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/McDonnell-Douglas-YC-15.jpg)
![Aircraft Unloading tanks](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Aircraft-Unloading-tanks.jpg)
![xb-51-dragon panther](https://militarymachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/xb-51-dragon-panther.jpg)
XB-51 Dragon Panther takes off. These old war aircraft images were photographed by military veterans and service members.