Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

Original Caption: Mike Anderson taxis his Curtiss P-40 Warhawk to the runway before take-off at Tyler Pounds Regional Airport in Tyler, Texas, July 2, 2011. Anderson was preparing to participate in the Cedar Creek Lake Air Show...

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Grumman F6F-5 Hellcats converted to drones for use during the Operation Crossroads atomic tests on the Bikini Atoll in July 1946. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)

F6F-5 Hellcat Drones

Grumman F6F-5 Hellcats converted to drones for use during the Operation Crossroads atomic tests on the Bikini Atoll in July 1946. The drones were flown through the radioactive cloud to measure radioactivity. (U.S. Navy...

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A P-40N Warhawk Air Force Heritage aircraft on the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., during the Heritage Flight Training Course (HFTC) March 1, 2014. Additional aircraft participating in the HFTC were the P-51 Mustang, the P-38 Lightning, the P-47 Thunderbolt and the F-86 Sabre. Air Combat Command aircraft include the F-22 Raptor, A-10 Thunderbolt II and the F-16C Fighting Falcon.

P-40N Warhawk

Original Caption: A P-40N Warhawk Air Force Heritage aircraft on the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., during the Heritage Flight Training Course (HFTC) March 1, 2014. Additional aircraft participating in the...

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A Chance Vought F4U Corsair is displayed during the 70th anniversary celebration of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, April 26. The squadron displayed the Corsair to show what its capabilities were when it first began in 1944. (U.S. Dept. of Defense Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Johns.)

F4U Corsair

A Chance Vought F4U Corsair is displayed during the 70th anniversary celebration of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, April 26. The squadron displayed the Corsair to show...

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